Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
A podcast by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts - Wednesdays
235 Episodes
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Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists
Published: 09/05/2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult
Published: 01/05/2024 -
Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult
Published: 25/04/2024 -
Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
Published: 17/04/2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement
Published: 03/04/2024 -
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea
Published: 27/03/2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
Published: 21/03/2024 -
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
Published: 13/03/2024 -
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
Published: 06/03/2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
Published: 28/02/2024 -
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
Published: 21/02/2024 -
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
Published: 14/02/2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
Published: 07/02/2024 -
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
Published: 31/01/2024 -
Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion
Published: 24/01/2024 -
Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path
Published: 17/01/2024 -
Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field
Published: 10/01/2024 -
Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults
Published: 27/12/2023 -
Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion
Published: 20/12/2023 -
Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS
Published: 13/12/2023
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.
