Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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.

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Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant

Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant

Episode 42: Executive producer of Netflix's How To Become a Tyrant (and friend of the show!) Jonas Bell Pasht joins Lola & Meagan to talk about the behaviors of infamous dictators like Hitler, Stalin,...

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Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism

Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism

Episode 41: In part two of their conversation with activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER, Lola & Meagan discuss the abuse Torah suffered in her family, escaping the community, grad...

4 Elo 202153min

Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa

Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa

Episode 40: No cars, electricity, or indoor bathrooms - think you could do it? Activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER shares about her upbringing in an Amish community in Wisconsin,...

21 Heinä 202149min

Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God

Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God

Episode 39: End time prophecies? Memorizing the bible? Required church vacations your family can't afford? Snap Judgment host and creator Glynn Washington shares his experiences growing up in the apoc...

14 Heinä 202157min

Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member

Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member

Episode 38: What do you model your life after? For producer, actor, and former supermodel Hoyt Richards, it was the teachings of a charming man from Nantucket who spoke about the impending apocalypse ...

7 Heinä 20211h 19min

April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath

April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath

Episode 37: In part two of Trust Me's first interview with a former Scientologist, April Snow shares her thoughts on how the church treats drug and alcohol addiction, the fallout from her appearance o...

30 Kesä 202150min

April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre

April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre

Episode 36: This one is sure to stimulate your thetans. Trust Me's first former Scientologist guest, April Snow, talks about growing up in the church, living in the LA Celebrity Centre as a child, and...

23 Kesä 202154min

Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions

Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions

Episode 35: Can delusional beliefs be passed on to others? Forensic psychiatrist Brian Holoyda discusses the science of shared psychotic disorders (also known as folie à deux), how cult beliefs can mi...

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