Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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235 Epizód
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Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage
Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 02. -
Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult
Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 27. -
Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On
Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 18. -
Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives"
Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 11. -
Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology
Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 04. -
Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution
Közzétéve: 2024. 08. 28. -
Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
Közzétéve: 2024. 08. 21. -
Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism
Közzétéve: 2024. 08. 14. -
Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy
Közzétéve: 2024. 08. 07. -
Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya
Közzétéve: 2024. 07. 31. -
Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family
Közzétéve: 2024. 07. 24. -
J. Wesley Boyd - When Physician Health Programs Go Wrong
Közzétéve: 2024. 07. 17. -
R. Derek Black, Part 2 - How a White Supremacist Changed Their Mind
Közzétéve: 2024. 07. 10. -
R. Derek Black, Part 1 - Former White Nationalist, Growing Up in the KKK, and Cognitive Dissonance
Közzétéve: 2024. 06. 26. -
Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru
Közzétéve: 2024. 06. 19. -
Ian Rafalko, Part 1 - Former Scientology Auditor
Közzétéve: 2024. 06. 12. -
Aliia Roza - Former Russian Secret Agent and Sex Spy
Közzétéve: 2024. 06. 05. -
Rabia Chaudry - Serial, True Crime, & Countering Violent Extremism
Közzétéve: 2024. 05. 29. -
Jessica Kahn - Y2K Cult
Közzétéve: 2024. 05. 23. -
Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson
Közzétéve: 2024. 05. 16.
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.
