219 Episodes

  1. Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member

    Published: 7/7/2021

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

    Published: 6/30/2021

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

    Published: 6/23/2021

  4. Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions

    Published: 6/16/2021

  5. Danny Gold & Sean Williams - Mafias & Organized Crime

    Published: 6/9/2021

  6. Liz Maupin - The Two by Twos

    Published: 6/2/2021

  7. Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs

    Published: 5/26/2021

  8. Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 2: The Tate-LaBianca Murders

    Published: 5/19/2021

  9. Dianne Lake – The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie

    Published: 5/12/2021

  10. Janja Lalich - Democratic Workers Party and Bounded Choice in Cults

    Published: 5/5/2021

  11. Avital Ash - Orthodox Judaism

    Published: 4/28/2021

  12. Anna LeBaron - Ervil LeBaron, the "Mormon Manson"

    Published: 4/21/2021

  13. Kilian Aulenbacher - Church Universal and Triumphant

    Published: 4/14/2021

  14. Gerardo Lopez - MS-13 & the Police, Part 2: The Rampart Scandal

    Published: 4/7/2021

  15. Gerardo Lopez - MS-13, Part 1: LA in the 80s and 90s

    Published: 3/24/2021

  16. Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away

    Published: 3/17/2021

  17. Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle

    Published: 3/10/2021

  18. Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult

    Published: 3/3/2021

  19. M.E. Thomas & Arya - Two Sociopaths (Who Are Dating)

    Published: 2/18/2021

  20. Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)

    Published: 2/10/2021

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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.