Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Miercuri
221 Episoade
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Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru
Publicat: 19.06.2024 -
Ian Rafalko, Part 1 - Former Scientology Auditor
Publicat: 12.06.2024 -
Aliia Roza - Former Russian Secret Agent and Sex Spy
Publicat: 05.06.2024 -
Rabia Chaudry - Serial, True Crime, & Countering Violent Extremism
Publicat: 29.05.2024 -
Jessica Kahn - Y2K Cult
Publicat: 23.05.2024 -
Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson
Publicat: 16.05.2024 -
Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists
Publicat: 09.05.2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult
Publicat: 01.05.2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult
Publicat: 25.04.2024 -
Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
Publicat: 17.04.2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement
Publicat: 03.04.2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea
Publicat: 27.03.2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
Publicat: 21.03.2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
Publicat: 13.03.2024 -
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
Publicat: 06.03.2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
Publicat: 28.02.2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
Publicat: 21.02.2024 -
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
Publicat: 14.02.2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
Publicat: 07.02.2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
Publicat: 31.01.2024
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.
