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
Udgivet: 22.10.2025 -
Arabelle Sicardi - Plastic Surgery in Mormonism, Biohacking, and the Beauty Industry
Udgivet: 15.10.2025 -
Anthony Cesar Duncan - ChatGPT Psychosis and the Dangers of AI
Udgivet: 8.10.2025 -
Aaron Goldenberg - Homeschool, Conversion Therapy, and Finally Coming Out
Udgivet: 1.10.2025 -
Sarah Stankorb - Quiverfull, Christian Nationalism, and Why Evangelical Women Are Leaving
Udgivet: 24.9.2025 -
Erika Lantz & Elin Lantz Lesser - Book Burnings, Rapture Drills, & the River Road Fellowship
Udgivet: 17.9.2025 -
Jane Borden - Cults Like Us: Puritans, Demagogues, and America’s Doomsday Obsession
Udgivet: 10.9.2025 -
Megan Elizabeth Cox - The Remnant Fellowship, Gwen Shamblin, and the Worship of Skinny
Udgivet: 3.9.2025 -
Claire Hoffman - The Rise and Vanishing of Evangelist Megastar Aimee Semple McPherson
Udgivet: 27.8.2025 -
Claire Hoffman - Levitation, Meditation, and a Childhood in a Transcendental Meditation Trailer Park
Udgivet: 20.8.2025 -
Carol Merchasin - The Cult Assassin: Suing High-Control Groups
Udgivet: 13.8.2025 -
Akina Cox - Part 2: The Moonies, ICE, and the Cult Tactics of Trump
Udgivet: 6.8.2025 -
Akina Cox - Part 1: Unification Church, Mass Weddings, and Unpaid Labor
Udgivet: 30.7.2025 -
Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Udgivet: 16.7.2025 -
REWIND: Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
Udgivet: 9.7.2025 -
REWIND: Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
Udgivet: 2.7.2025 -
REWIND: Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
Udgivet: 25.6.2025 -
REWIND: Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
Udgivet: 18.6.2025 -
An Exciting Update from Lola and Meagan!
Udgivet: 11.6.2025 -
Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy
Udgivet: 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.
