Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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223 Folgen
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Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
Vom: 10.3.2021 -
Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult
Vom: 3.3.2021 -
M.E. Thomas & Arya - Two Sociopaths (Who Are Dating)
Vom: 18.2.2021 -
Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)
Vom: 10.2.2021 -
Nicoletta Heidegger - BDSM vs. Abuse
Vom: 3.2.2021 -
Yuval Laor - Fervor, Awe, and Hyperreligiosity
Vom: 27.1.2021 -
Lucien Greaves - The Satanic Temple, Satanic Panic, & Recovered Memory
Vom: 19.1.2021 -
Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
Vom: 13.1.2021 -
Amber Dawn Lee - Zion Society (Fundamentalist Mormon Cult)
Vom: 6.1.2021 -
Amanda Montell - The Language of Cults and Fanaticism
Vom: 30.12.2020 -
Cliff "Fifth" Henderson - Jehovah's Witnesses
Vom: 23.12.2020 -
Naomi Gibson - Children of God and NXIVM, Part 2: Recruited into NXIVM
Vom: 17.12.2020 -
Frank Meeink - From Neo-Nazism to Anti-Racism
Vom: 10.12.2020 -
Naomi Gibson – Children of God and NXIVM, Part 1: Life on an Abusive Commune
Vom: 2.12.2020 -
Vikram Gandhi - Being Kumaré, the Fake Guru
Vom: 25.11.2020 -
Noël Wells - Scam Psychic Retreat
Vom: 18.11.2020 -
India Oxenberg - NXIVM
Vom: 11.11.2020 -
Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon
Vom: 4.11.2020 -
Esther & Lori - Current FLDS Members
Vom: 27.10.2020 -
Will Allen - Buddhafield
Vom: 20.10.2020
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.
