Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Miercuri
221 Episoade
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Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa
Publicat: 21.07.2021 -
Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
Publicat: 14.07.2021 -
Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
Publicat: 07.07.2021 -
April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath
Publicat: 30.06.2021 -
April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre
Publicat: 23.06.2021 -
Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions
Publicat: 16.06.2021 -
Danny Gold & Sean Williams - Mafias & Organized Crime
Publicat: 09.06.2021 -
Liz Maupin - The Two by Twos
Publicat: 02.06.2021 -
Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs
Publicat: 26.05.2021 -
Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 2: The Tate-LaBianca Murders
Publicat: 19.05.2021 -
Dianne Lake – The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
Publicat: 12.05.2021 -
Janja Lalich - Democratic Workers Party and Bounded Choice in Cults
Publicat: 05.05.2021 -
Avital Ash - Orthodox Judaism
Publicat: 28.04.2021 -
Anna LeBaron - Ervil LeBaron, the "Mormon Manson"
Publicat: 21.04.2021 -
Kilian Aulenbacher - Church Universal and Triumphant
Publicat: 14.04.2021 -
Gerardo Lopez - MS-13 & the Police, Part 2: The Rampart Scandal
Publicat: 07.04.2021 -
Gerardo Lopez - MS-13, Part 1: LA in the 80s and 90s
Publicat: 24.03.2021 -
Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
Publicat: 17.03.2021 -
Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
Publicat: 10.03.2021 -
Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult
Publicat: 03.03.2021
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.
