Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Miercuri
221 Episoade
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Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention
Publicat: 01.06.2022 -
Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone
Publicat: 25.05.2022 -
Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi
Publicat: 18.05.2022 -
Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton
Publicat: 11.05.2022 -
Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno
Publicat: 04.05.2022 -
Jordan Harbinger: Scams, Influence, & The Law of Attraction
Publicat: 27.04.2022 -
Nitai Joseph, Part 2: When Meditation Gets Culty
Publicat: 21.04.2022 -
Nitai Joseph, Part 1 - Hare Krishna, Cool Gurus, & Labor Exploitation
Publicat: 13.04.2022 -
Lynn Short - The New Gnostic Society, Sexual Alchemy, & Lucid Dreaming
Publicat: 06.04.2022 -
Anne Speckhard - How Terrorists Are Made
Publicat: 30.03.2022 -
Terra Newell, Part 2 - Killing Dirty John
Publicat: 23.03.2022 -
Terra Newell, Part 1 - Meeting Dirty John
Publicat: 16.03.2022 -
Sinasta Colucci – Romance, Racism, & Cover-Ups in Twelve Tribes
Publicat: 09.03.2022 -
Sinasta Colucci - Twelve Tribes, Farm Life, and The End Times
Publicat: 02.03.2022 -
The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett - My Childhood in Synanon
Publicat: 23.02.2022 -
Jillian Lauren, Part 2 - Return to Brunei and Meeting a Serial Killer
Publicat: 09.02.2022 -
Jillian Lauren, Part 1 - Life in a Harem
Publicat: 02.02.2022 -
Banachek, Part 2 - Critical Thinking vs Skepticism
Publicat: 26.01.2022 -
Banachek, Part 1 - Mentalism vs Psychic Ability
Publicat: 19.01.2022 -
Drew Amstutz - Surviving Conversion Therapy
Publicat: 12.01.2022
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.
