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The Underground Bunker Podcast
Tony Ortega has been investigating and writing about the Church of Scientology since 1995, and daily since 2012 at The Underground Bunker. The Underground Bunker podcast allows him to discuss that news with important sources who know David Miscavige's cabal better than anyone.
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Episodes
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 19: The Danny Masterson appeal ruling, and Leah at the California Supremes!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Scientology’s D-Day arrives!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 191: Alex debriefs us on the shenanigans at Saint Hill!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Guilty pleas for Scientology spies!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 190: Scientology continues to spy on Tom Cruise
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Scientology banned for the first time!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 189: Tom Cruise’s shocking decision in ‘Digger’
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Ron’s biggest fan loses the faith!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 188: Tom Cruise goes for an Oscar, and Mark Bunker gets smeared!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 18: Leah at the state supremes, and could a California governor pardon Masterson?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 187: Tom Cruise and Scientology staffers go to the movies!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 185: Jeffrey Augustine’s big challenge
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Ron’s post-war hospital stay!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 17: Leah Remini’s lawsuit goes to the State Supreme Court!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 184: Alex, Patty and Phil discuss phantom celebs in Scientology photos!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Ron’s ill-fated northern exposure!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 183: Alex hears from the UK government, and Suri gets a high-five!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Lieutenant Ron shows up at the Parsonage!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 182: Alex is back, and dishes on the Times investigation!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Ron offers JFK a boost to the Moon!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 181: Amir Essalhi tells us about the Times undercover investigation!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Ron creates his own Navy!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 180: Claire Headley on Dave's new hall, and books for kids!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastThis Week in Scientology History: Kicking things off with Chris Shelton!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have former Sea Org official Chris Shelton to help us…
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 16: The Leah Remini court ruling!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 179: Suri sends Top Gun packing!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 15: Danny Masterson's Scientology Hail Mary!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 178: The Leah Remini appeal hearing!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastTX Lawyer 14: What to expect in Leah Remini's appeal hearing Thursday!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com We’re fortunate to have appellate attorney TX Lawyer at the Underground…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy 177: Kids on the cans, a new celebrity, and the state AG's killer response!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit tonyortega.substack.com Once again we discussed the week’s revelations with our gang of jokers…
The Underground Bunker PodcastGroup Therapy Live: Ron is 114!
Yesterday evening, Alex Barnes-Ross joined your proprietor as we made our first experiment with Substack’s new live video feature. Paid subscribers got to…
The Underground Bunker PodcastVIDEO: US courts keep letting down Valeska Paris
We had a feeling that Judge Barber was going to reject the motion for reconsideration by Valeska Paris and the Baxters. But that doesn’t make their situation…
The Underground Bunker PodcastHow is David Miscavige removing judges in months-old lawsuits?
We’re still reeling over what happened in a Los Angeles courtroom today, when Scientology managed to keep a ruling that was devastating for them from becoming…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Phil Jones on the billboard, Scientology, and the Aftermath Foundation
What a week Phil Jones has had, with his stealth operation in Los Angeles to put up a billboard on behalf of the Aftermath Foundation, and then the controversy…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Mark Bunker on Scientologists stealing his campaign signs
With a little more than a week before election day (and with early voting already underway), it was great timing for Mark Bunker that Tracey McManus revealed…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: She infiltrated Scientology in Austin, and returned for its ‘Ideal Org’
We waited a long time for the four-year drought to end and for Scientology leader David Miscavige to start putting on his Ideal Org dog-and-pony shows again…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: She spied on the FBI for Scientology and lived to tell about it
Readers have been raving about the pieces that Val Ross has been writing for us lately, so we thought it would be fun to have a conversation with her for our…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Emails show which local politician was trying to stop IAS protest for Scientology
Well, we’ve done it again. We’ve gone and collaborated with Apostate Alex and we think you’re going to like the result. Over at his website, Scientology…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: The three lives of Dennis Erlich, Scientology’s original Internet nemesis
November 1966. February 1995. December 2021. Those are the three epochal turning points in a remarkable life that is the subject of this week’s podcast. Last…
The Underground Bunker PodcastDanny Masterson's attorneys want him released while he appeals conviction
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The Underground Bunker PodcastVIDEO: Apostate Alex's MP calls for government investigation of Scientology
Alexander Barnes-Ross continues to produce results, and this time he has a remarkable update: His meddling with Scientology's affairs has resulted in an MP…
The Underground Bunker PodcastToday’s hearing in the Leah Remini lawsuit was a gas
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The Underground Bunker PodcastYou read about her encounter on a plane, now hear Tammy Synovec's Scientology saga
Tammy Synovec’s tale about sitting down next to a Scientologist on a flight out of Los Angeles generated a big reaction. For three hours, she had an…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Remembering Andreas Heldal-Lund with Tory Christman
In August 2022, we talked to Andreas Heldal-Lund about his diagnosis with terminal cancer, and the brave way he was facing the end of his life. So his death…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Apostate Alex helps us deconstruct David Miscavige's recent speeches
Twice now, we’ve partnered with “Apostate Alex” Barnes-Ross to bring you the speeches of Scientology leader David Miscavige. On November 3, Dave addressed the…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Apostate Alex exposes English mayor for sucking up to Scientology
Alex Barnes-Ross, a/k/a ‘Apostate Alex,’ continues to be on a roll. Fresh off of his success with his three days of protest at Scientology’s IAS weekend, he…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Fresh off protest success, getting into a Scientology org to judge its futility
Alex Barnes-Ross, the former London Scientology staffer who goes by ‘Apostate Alex,’ just can’t stop getting into trouble. After the triumph of last week’s…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Apostate Alex says things really got weird on Day 3 of the IAS protest
On Friday, we had a great time checking in with Alex Barnes-Ross after what turned out to be a very successful day protesting Scientology’s IAS gathering at…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Has Scientology nixed the protest's road closure? Alex has the update
Yesterday we told you that Alexander “Apostate Alex” Barnes-Ross had succeeded at getting the main road to Scientology’s UK headquarters shut down for his…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Big protest planned for Scientology in England, and Alex fills us in
We’ve really enjoyed working with Alexander “Apostate Alex” Barnes-Ross lately, and we’re pretty thrilled by the idea that he’s planned a major protest to…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Trish Conley returns for more dish on Scientology abuses
Last week, we had a great time talking with Trish Conley and her sister Liz about what it’s been like for these former third-generation Scientologists to…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Trish Conley and her sister Liz on how Scientology destroyed their family
It was pretty big news around here last month when “Ellen,” the woman who we featured in our 2015 story about a Scientology “Daycare from Hell,” decided to…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Look who's running for re-election in Clearwater. Mark Bunker wants your support!
It’s Day One of Mark Bunker’s campaign for re-election, and we’re fortunate that he stopped by to spell out his platform! Want to help? You can support the…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: This week’s sentencing and letters drama left us needing some group therapy
The gang is back together this week for some Group Therapy, but given the magnitude of this week’s Scientology news, we thought we’d make this episode…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Apollo crew member Sandy Holeman on serving L. Ron Hubbard and fleeing Scientology
We’ve been talking to Sandy Holeman for years, and we should have introduced you to her long ago. And when she told us that she had attended the San Jose world…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Jonny Jacobsen, our man in Paris, was on Scientology's abuses before most
We’ve had a lot of fun recently talking to great reporters who have covered Scientology like John Sweeney, Mark Ebner, and Steve Cannane. So of course we…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Sands Hall updates us on her Scientology memoir adventure!
We’re such huge admirers of Sands Hall, a luminous writer and musician, whose memoir about her time in Scientology was first published in 2018. It’s out in…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: When the ‘Brothers Broken’ lured David Miscavige to their Hollywood celeb blowout!
Oh wow, what a treat it was to get to talk to both “Brothers Broken” — musicians and former Scientology Sea Org members Geoff and Robbie Levin — for our…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: Spanky Taylor and Karen Pressley assess Leah Remini's damage on Scientology!
Karen Pressley is in Los Angeles to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her decision to leave the Church of Scientology, and she’s visiting other escapees…
The Underground Bunker PodcastPODCAST: ‘Oppenheimer’ and Scientology, with physicist Bruce Hines
The highly anticipated new film Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, hit theaters yesterday, and we had a crazy idea: Watch the film on opening day here…