219 Episodes

  1. Guinevere Turner, Part 2 - Group Exile, Culture Shock, & Recovery

    Published: 8/2/2023

  2. Guinevere Turner, Part 1 - The Lyman Family, Compound Life, and Queen Jessie

    Published: 7/26/2023

  3. Emily Lynn Paulson - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

    Published: 7/19/2023

  4. Madison McGhee - The Dark Side of Sorority Life

    Published: 7/12/2023

  5. Christy Carlson Romano - Child Actors & the Toddler to Trainwreck Pipeline

    Published: 7/5/2023

  6. Lindsey Williams, Part 2: Going to IBLP Headquarters & The Downfall of Bill Gothard

    Published: 6/21/2023

  7. Lindsey Williams, Part 1: Shiny Happy People, The Institute in Basic Life Principles, and Meeting Bill Gothard

    Published: 6/14/2023

  8. Allison Miller - Interstitial Cystitis, Orthorexia, and an Alternative Medicine Cult

    Published: 6/7/2023

  9. Jimanekia Eborn - Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Trauma

    Published: 5/31/2023

  10. Mubin Shaikh, Part 2: 9/11, Reinterpreting Islam, and Going Undercover

    Published: 5/24/2023

  11. Mubin Shaikh, Part 1: Islamic Extremism, Meeting the Taliban, and Getting Radicalized

    Published: 5/17/2023

  12. Jennings Brown & Justice - Liana Shanti's Conspiracy Sisterhood

    Published: 5/10/2023

  13. Kara Goucher - Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project

    Published: 5/3/2023

  14. Perfectionism & Purity

    Published: 4/27/2023

  15. Robert Fitzpatrick - The History of MLMs

    Published: 4/19/2023

  16. Priscilla Tucker, Part 2: Escaping the Kingstons, Forced Rehab, and a Billion Dollar Tax Fraud

    Published: 4/12/2023

  17. Priscilla Tucker, Part 1: The Kingstons, Polygamy, and a Cousin Engagement

    Published: 4/5/2023

  18. Adam Levin - Romance Scams, Hackers, & Protecting Your Identity

    Published: 3/29/2023

  19. Zacch Comfort, Part 2: The Bride of Christ Church, and an Important Story From Lola

    Published: 3/22/2023

  20. Zacch Comfort, Part 1: The Bride of Christ Church and a Sex Offender Turned Prophet

    Published: 3/15/2023

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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.