Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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223 Folgen
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Akina Cox - Part 1: Unification Church, Mass Weddings, and Unpaid Labor
Vom: 30.7.2025 -
Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Vom: 16.7.2025 -
REWIND: Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
Vom: 9.7.2025 -
REWIND: Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
Vom: 2.7.2025 -
REWIND: Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
Vom: 25.6.2025 -
REWIND: Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
Vom: 18.6.2025 -
An Exciting Update from Lola and Meagan!
Vom: 11.6.2025 -
Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy
Vom: 12.3.2025 -
Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity
Vom: 5.3.2025 -
Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church
Vom: 26.2.2025 -
Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture
Vom: 19.2.2025 -
Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)
Vom: 12.2.2025 -
Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant
Vom: 5.2.2025 -
Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan
Vom: 24.1.2025 -
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
Vom: 15.1.2025 -
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
Vom: 10.1.2025 -
Ashlen Hilliard - The Evolution of Cult Intervention Practices
Vom: 1.1.2025 -
REWIND: Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
Vom: 26.12.2024 -
Carolyn Costin - The Link Between Cults and Eating Disorders
Vom: 18.12.2024 -
Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy
Vom: 11.12.2024
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.
