Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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235 Episoder
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Sarma Melngailis - Part 1: Bad Vegan, Meeting Mr. Fox, and Early Red Flags
Publisert: 22.10.2025 -
Arabelle Sicardi - Plastic Surgery in Mormonism, Biohacking, and the Beauty Industry
Publisert: 15.10.2025 -
Anthony Cesar Duncan - ChatGPT Psychosis and the Dangers of AI
Publisert: 8.10.2025 -
Aaron Goldenberg - Homeschool, Conversion Therapy, and Finally Coming Out
Publisert: 1.10.2025 -
Sarah Stankorb - Quiverfull, Christian Nationalism, and Why Evangelical Women Are Leaving
Publisert: 24.9.2025 -
Erika Lantz & Elin Lantz Lesser - Book Burnings, Rapture Drills, & the River Road Fellowship
Publisert: 17.9.2025 -
Jane Borden - Cults Like Us: Puritans, Demagogues, and America’s Doomsday Obsession
Publisert: 10.9.2025 -
Megan Elizabeth Cox - The Remnant Fellowship, Gwen Shamblin, and the Worship of Skinny
Publisert: 3.9.2025 -
Claire Hoffman - The Rise and Vanishing of Evangelist Megastar Aimee Semple McPherson
Publisert: 27.8.2025 -
Claire Hoffman - Levitation, Meditation, and a Childhood in a Transcendental Meditation Trailer Park
Publisert: 20.8.2025 -
Carol Merchasin - The Cult Assassin: Suing High-Control Groups
Publisert: 13.8.2025 -
Akina Cox - Part 2: The Moonies, ICE, and the Cult Tactics of Trump
Publisert: 6.8.2025 -
Akina Cox - Part 1: Unification Church, Mass Weddings, and Unpaid Labor
Publisert: 30.7.2025 -
Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Publisert: 16.7.2025 -
REWIND: Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
Publisert: 9.7.2025 -
REWIND: Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
Publisert: 2.7.2025 -
REWIND: Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
Publisert: 25.6.2025 -
REWIND: Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
Publisert: 18.6.2025 -
An Exciting Update from Lola and Meagan!
Publisert: 11.6.2025 -
Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy
Publisert: 12.3.2025
Trust Me is a weekly interview podcast about cults, extreme belief, and the fine line between devotion and delusion—told through firsthand accounts from the people who lived it. Hosted by two women who’ve been in cults themselves, Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth, the show features survivors from groups like Heaven’s Gate, the Manson Family, NXIVM, OneTaste and more–sharing personal stories of how they got in, how they got out, and everything in between. Each week, they invite these guests alongside experts who can dive deep into seductive leaders, the darker aspects of organized religion, and the subtler shades of groupthink and the psychology of influence. Trust Me explores it all with unfiltered honesty, dark humor, and a lot of heart. This isn’t a sensationalized deep dive into cults—it’s a compassionate, first-person exploration of what it means to believe, to belong, and to break free. At the end of the day, wanting to believe in something bigger than yourself is one of the most human instincts there is.
