223 Episodes

  1. Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping

    Published: 11/16/2022

  2. Trust Me 100!

    Published: 11/9/2022

  3. Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery

    Published: 11/2/2022

  4. Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness

    Published: 10/19/2022

  5. Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts

    Published: 10/12/2022

  6. Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult

    Published: 10/5/2022

  7. Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet

    Published: 9/28/2022

  8. Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out

    Published: 9/22/2022

  9. Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber

    Published: 9/14/2022

  10. Cheryl Nichols - High School Teacher Grooming, Patriarchy, and "Passing the Trash"

    Published: 8/31/2022

  11. Camille & Trillium - A Pagan Coven and a Southern Fried Narcissist

    Published: 8/24/2022

  12. Strictly Stalking's Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula

    Published: 8/17/2022

  13. Welcome To The Sunshine Place

    Published: 8/15/2022

  14. Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web

    Published: 8/10/2022

  15. Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian

    Published: 8/3/2022

  16. Spencer Schneider: Sharon Gans, School, & a Manhattan Cult Story

    Published: 7/27/2022

  17. Luis Favela & Honor Academy

    Published: 7/21/2022

  18. Hank Nuwer & Hazing Culture

    Published: 7/14/2022

  19. Evan McNary: Assisting Exorcisms, Speaking in Tongues & Pastors in Sunglasses

    Published: 7/6/2022

  20. G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting

    Published: 6/22/2022

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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.