223 Episodes

  1. Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture

    Published: 11/27/2024

  2. Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune

    Published: 11/21/2024

  3. REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology

    Published: 11/14/2024

  4. Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life

    Published: 11/6/2024

  5. Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind

    Published: 10/31/2024

  6. REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer

    Published: 10/23/2024

  7. Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025

    Published: 10/16/2024

  8. Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty

    Published: 10/9/2024

  9. Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage

    Published: 10/2/2024

  10. Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult

    Published: 9/27/2024

  11. Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On

    Published: 9/18/2024

  12. Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives"

    Published: 9/11/2024

  13. Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology

    Published: 9/4/2024

  14. Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution

    Published: 8/28/2024

  15. Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution

    Published: 8/21/2024

  16. Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism

    Published: 8/14/2024

  17. Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy

    Published: 8/7/2024

  18. Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya

    Published: 7/31/2024

  19. Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family

    Published: 7/24/2024

  20. J. Wesley Boyd - When Physician Health Programs Go Wrong

    Published: 7/17/2024

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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.