
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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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.
Came here to hear cool stuff about cults. . . .but too much politics. I love you guys, but I am conservative. do I deserve to be bashed every episode?
so they got to bye.... the tagline is don't trust me, and I know you said you were going to play softball with these people, but the overlying message was absolutely you can trust that flds. I feel doubt because of the thousands of reports of people coming out of flds that are opposite to everything was said here
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Good one... But I still think of you buy into that bullshit... Your either weak or very gulable. Sorry...
Wow! I am familiar with her because my mother was born in 1914 and was devout Southern Baptist, although she allowed her children to become Catholic. She informed me one day in the late 1970s that I wasn't such a 'big shot' bc I was a woman pursuing a duo graduate major and expecting my first child. She let me know in no uncertain terms that she, too, had had aspirations beyond being a wife and mother...that, in fact, she wanted to be an Evangelist like Aimee Simple-Mcferson. I was amazed
Are you kidding me? The cult of whiteness?
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This episode just abruptly ends while the conversation is a still going. 😩 I hate it when that happens and there are several episodes like that!
As a female Air Force vet, listening to this really opened my eyes. I was in for 11 yrs, and when I was discharged (for being 1/8th " oversized in my waist, as a 5'7" muscular, broad 175lb woman) I was so lost. I was looking for meaning. I had 10 days notice before discharge. I never connected it to a cultish experience, but it totally makes sense. Thank you for this podcast, and this episode especially.
The Will Smith movie is Hancock!
this podcast was like the most effective grounding exercise I've ever experienced.
I think I was lead to and gifted this particular episode. this made me step back and think a lot. I want to say thank you and keep making this content! peace and ❤️
Absolutely not bad person. I have been through loss, recently losing my father too, despite how horrible it feels often - he was so ill and even if you are alone, you can handle more than you think. This was the most amazing intro I have heard.love to this podcast 💫❤️❤️❤️
This is so crazy. Within the last 10ish years... I had a man that worked for me. His 'minor' brother required a blood transfusion to hopefully save his life. The mother refused because of their religion. Within a month or two, he passed away. It was so sad to be on the outside looking in.
Need to talk about people who aren’t soldiers. A lot of people are ignorant and don’t believe regular people can have ptsd.
I have to admit, I fell into that rabbit hole very hard, when I was locked down during covid. Melbourne, Victoria (in Australia) was locked down to a level not seen anywhere. I'd just bad my second child and was not coping mentally.
love the podcast. please speak with ex members also. the flds members lie. some of what these women said is false and has been proven over and over.
This episode was amazing. Seriously! Very insightful.