Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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235 Episoder
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Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity
Publisert: 5.3.2025 -
Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church
Publisert: 26.2.2025 -
Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture
Publisert: 19.2.2025 -
Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)
Publisert: 12.2.2025 -
Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant
Publisert: 5.2.2025 -
Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan
Publisert: 24.1.2025 -
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
Publisert: 15.1.2025 -
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
Publisert: 10.1.2025 -
Ashlen Hilliard - The Evolution of Cult Intervention Practices
Publisert: 1.1.2025 -
REWIND: Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
Publisert: 26.12.2024 -
Carolyn Costin - The Link Between Cults and Eating Disorders
Publisert: 18.12.2024 -
Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy
Publisert: 11.12.2024 -
Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture
Publisert: 27.11.2024 -
Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune
Publisert: 21.11.2024 -
REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
Publisert: 14.11.2024 -
Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life
Publisert: 6.11.2024 -
Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind
Publisert: 31.10.2024 -
REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
Publisert: 23.10.2024 -
Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025
Publisert: 16.10.2024 -
Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty
Publisert: 9.10.2024
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.
