235 Epizód

  1. Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity

    Közzétéve: 2025. 03. 05.

  2. Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church

    Közzétéve: 2025. 02. 26.

  3. Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture

    Közzétéve: 2025. 02. 19.

  4. Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)

    Közzétéve: 2025. 02. 12.

  5. Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant

    Közzétéve: 2025. 02. 05.

  6. Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan

    Közzétéve: 2025. 01. 24.

  7. REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away

    Közzétéve: 2025. 01. 15.

  8. REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle

    Közzétéve: 2025. 01. 10.

  9. Ashlen Hilliard - The Evolution of Cult Intervention Practices

    Közzétéve: 2025. 01. 01.

  10. REWIND: Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian

    Közzétéve: 2024. 12. 26.

  11. Carolyn Costin - The Link Between Cults and Eating Disorders

    Közzétéve: 2024. 12. 18.

  12. Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy

    Közzétéve: 2024. 12. 11.

  13. Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture

    Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 27.

  14. Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune

    Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 21.

  15. REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology

    Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 14.

  16. Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life

    Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 06.

  17. Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 31.

  18. REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 23.

  19. Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 16.

  20. Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 09.

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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.

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