219 Episodes

  1. Sam Ciavarella - When CrossFit Gets Culty

    Published: 3/9/2023

  2. Ashlee Levitch - Narcissistic Abuse

    Published: 3/1/2023

  3. Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula

    Published: 2/22/2023

  4. Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein

    Published: 2/15/2023

  5. Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

    Published: 2/8/2023

  6. Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction

    Published: 2/1/2023

  7. Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus

    Published: 1/25/2023

  8. Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro

    Published: 1/18/2023

  9. Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church

    Published: 1/11/2023

  10. Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology

    Published: 1/4/2023

  11. Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing

    Published: 12/28/2022

  12. Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic

    Published: 12/21/2022

  13. Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down

    Published: 12/14/2022

  14. Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real

    Published: 12/7/2022

  15. Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult

    Published: 11/30/2022

  16. Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie

    Published: 11/23/2022

  17. Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping

    Published: 11/16/2022

  18. Trust Me 100!

    Published: 11/9/2022

  19. Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery

    Published: 11/2/2022

  20. Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness

    Published: 10/19/2022

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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.