Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Miercuri
221 Episoade
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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 -
Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber
Publicat: 14.09.2022 -
Cheryl Nichols - High School Teacher Grooming, Patriarchy, and "Passing the Trash"
Publicat: 31.08.2022 -
Camille & Trillium - A Pagan Coven and a Southern Fried Narcissist
Publicat: 24.08.2022 -
Strictly Stalking's Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula
Publicat: 17.08.2022 -
Welcome To The Sunshine Place
Publicat: 15.08.2022 -
Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web
Publicat: 10.08.2022 -
Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
Publicat: 03.08.2022 -
Spencer Schneider: Sharon Gans, School, & a Manhattan Cult Story
Publicat: 27.07.2022 -
Luis Favela & Honor Academy
Publicat: 21.07.2022 -
Hank Nuwer & Hazing Culture
Publicat: 14.07.2022 -
Evan McNary: Assisting Exorcisms, Speaking in Tongues & Pastors in Sunglasses
Publicat: 06.07.2022 -
G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting
Publicat: 22.06.2022 -
Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast
Publicat: 15.06.2022 -
Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom
Publicat: 08.06.2022
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.
