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Sarah Steel

Sarah Steel
Sarah Steel speaking at a conference
Steel speaking at the Decult conference, 2024
OccupationsJournalist, podcast host
Known forLet's Talk About Sects
Notable workDo As I Say (2022)

Sarah Steel is an Australian journalist and podcast host known for her work on cults and coercive control.

In a 2022 feature, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) described Steel as having "spent years interviewing cult survivors" for her podcast Let's Talk About Sects.[1]

Career

Steel is the creator and host of the podcast Let's Talk About Sects, which examines cults and high-control groups. The podcast was launched in 2018.[2]

The podcast won the Independent True Crime category at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards.[3][4]

In 2022, Steel published Do As I Say, a book about cults and coercive control drawing on her research and interviews.[5]

Steel has appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs discussing cults and related issues, including Radio National and triple j.[6][7][8]

In 2019, Mediaweek listed Steel among speakers at the ABC OzPod podcasting industry event, referring to her as the host of the award-winning podcast.[9]

Works

  • Do As I Say: The Essential Guide to Understanding Cults and Coercive Control (2022) ISBN 978-1761262395

Awards

In 2025 Sarah was a co-recipient of the Ethical Media Award from The Freedom Train Project.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Nobody knowingly joins a cult, so why are so many lives ruined by them?". ABC News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Let's Talk About Sects - Episodes". Let's Talk About Sects. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ^ Siemienowicz, Rochelle (21 May 2019). "2019 Australian Podcast Awards Winners Announced". ScreenHub. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ^ "The Age & Tony Martin win big at Australian Podcast Awards". Radio Today. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Nobody knowingly joins a cult, so why are so many lives ruined by them?". ABC News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Don't call it a cult". ABC Listen. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Coercion, control and worship: Where do we draw the line between a religion and a cult?". ABC Listen. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ^ "DEEP DIVE: Cults recruiting on campus and the 'walk up evangelism' controversy". triple j Hack. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ^ "ABC OzPod returns in 2019 with podcast stars & industry executives". Mediaweek. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ^ "Meet the 2025 Freedom Express Award Recipients". The Freedom Train Project. Retrieved 15 August 2026.

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