219 Episodes

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

    Published: 10/31/2024

  2. REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer

    Published: 10/23/2024

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

    Published: 10/16/2024

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

    Published: 10/9/2024

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

    Published: 10/2/2024

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

    Published: 9/27/2024

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

    Published: 9/18/2024

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

    Published: 9/11/2024

  9. Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology

    Published: 9/4/2024

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

    Published: 8/28/2024

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

    Published: 8/21/2024

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

    Published: 8/14/2024

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

    Published: 8/7/2024

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

    Published: 7/31/2024

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

    Published: 7/24/2024

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

    Published: 7/17/2024

  17. R. Derek Black, Part 2 - How a White Supremacist Changed Their Mind

    Published: 7/10/2024

  18. R. Derek Black, Part 1 - Former White Nationalist, Growing Up in the KKK, and Cognitive Dissonance

    Published: 6/26/2024

  19. Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru

    Published: 6/19/2024

  20. Ian Rafalko, Part 1 - Former Scientology Auditor

    Published: 6/12/2024

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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.