Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Miercuri
235 Episoade
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Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Publicat: 08.02.2023 -
Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction
Publicat: 01.02.2023 -
Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus
Publicat: 25.01.2023 -
Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro
Publicat: 18.01.2023 -
Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church
Publicat: 11.01.2023 -
Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
Publicat: 04.01.2023 -
Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing
Publicat: 28.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic
Publicat: 21.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down
Publicat: 14.12.2022 -
Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real
Publicat: 07.12.2022 -
Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult
Publicat: 30.11.2022 -
Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie
Publicat: 23.11.2022 -
Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping
Publicat: 16.11.2022 -
Trust Me 100!
Publicat: 09.11.2022 -
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery
Publicat: 02.11.2022 -
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness
Publicat: 19.10.2022 -
Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Publicat: 12.10.2022 -
Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult
Publicat: 05.10.2022 -
Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Publicat: 28.09.2022 -
Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out
Publicat: 22.09.2022
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.
