Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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235 Episoder
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Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Publisert: 8.2.2023 -
Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction
Publisert: 1.2.2023 -
Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus
Publisert: 25.1.2023 -
Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro
Publisert: 18.1.2023 -
Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church
Publisert: 11.1.2023 -
Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
Publisert: 4.1.2023 -
Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing
Publisert: 28.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic
Publisert: 21.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down
Publisert: 14.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real
Publisert: 7.12.2022 -
Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult
Publisert: 30.11.2022 -
Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie
Publisert: 23.11.2022 -
Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping
Publisert: 16.11.2022 -
Trust Me 100!
Publisert: 9.11.2022 -
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery
Publisert: 2.11.2022 -
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness
Publisert: 19.10.2022 -
Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Publisert: 12.10.2022 -
Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult
Publisert: 5.10.2022 -
Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Publisert: 28.9.2022 -
Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out
Publisert: 22.9.2022
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.
