Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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235 Episoder
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Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists
Publisert: 9.5.2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult
Publisert: 1.5.2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult
Publisert: 25.4.2024 -
Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
Publisert: 17.4.2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement
Publisert: 3.4.2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea
Publisert: 27.3.2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
Publisert: 21.3.2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
Publisert: 13.3.2024 -
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
Publisert: 6.3.2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
Publisert: 28.2.2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
Publisert: 21.2.2024 -
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
Publisert: 14.2.2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
Publisert: 7.2.2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
Publisert: 31.1.2024 -
Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion
Publisert: 24.1.2024 -
Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path
Publisert: 17.1.2024 -
Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field
Publisert: 10.1.2024 -
Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults
Publisert: 27.12.2023 -
Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion
Publisert: 20.12.2023 -
Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS
Publisert: 13.12.2023
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.
