Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

204 Episodes

1. Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy

   Published: 12/11/2024
2. Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture

   Published: 11/27/2024
3. Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune

   Published: 11/21/2024
4. REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology

   Published: 11/14/2024
5. Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life

   Published: 11/6/2024
6. Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind

   Published: 10/31/2024
7. REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer

   Published: 10/23/2024
8. Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025

   Published: 10/16/2024
9. Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty

   Published: 10/9/2024
10. Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage

    Published: 10/2/2024
11. Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult

    Published: 9/27/2024
12. Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On

    Published: 9/18/2024
13. Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives"

    Published: 9/11/2024
14. Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology

    Published: 9/4/2024
15. Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution

    Published: 8/28/2024
16. Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution

    Published: 8/21/2024
17. Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism

    Published: 8/14/2024
18. Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy

    Published: 8/7/2024
19. Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya

    Published: 7/31/2024
20. Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family

    Published: 7/24/2024