219 Episodes

  1. Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

    Published: 5/18/2022

  2. Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton

    Published: 5/11/2022

  3. Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno

    Published: 5/4/2022

  4. Jordan Harbinger: Scams, Influence, & The Law of Attraction

    Published: 4/27/2022

  5. Nitai Joseph, Part 2: When Meditation Gets Culty

    Published: 4/21/2022

  6. Nitai Joseph, Part 1 - Hare Krishna, Cool Gurus, & Labor Exploitation

    Published: 4/13/2022

  7. Lynn Short - The New Gnostic Society, Sexual Alchemy, & Lucid Dreaming

    Published: 4/6/2022

  8. Anne Speckhard - How Terrorists Are Made

    Published: 3/30/2022

  9. Terra Newell, Part 2 - Killing Dirty John

    Published: 3/23/2022

  10. Terra Newell, Part 1 - Meeting Dirty John

    Published: 3/16/2022

  11. Sinasta Colucci – Romance, Racism, & Cover-Ups in Twelve Tribes

    Published: 3/9/2022

  12. Sinasta Colucci - Twelve Tribes, Farm Life, and The End Times

    Published: 3/2/2022

  13. The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett - My Childhood in Synanon

    Published: 2/23/2022

  14. Jillian Lauren, Part 2 - Return to Brunei and Meeting a Serial Killer

    Published: 2/9/2022

  15. Jillian Lauren, Part 1 - Life in a Harem

    Published: 2/2/2022

  16. Banachek, Part 2 - Critical Thinking vs Skepticism

    Published: 1/26/2022

  17. Banachek, Part 1 - Mentalism vs Psychic Ability

    Published: 1/19/2022

  18. Drew Amstutz - Surviving Conversion Therapy

    Published: 1/12/2022

  19. Amanda Knox & Christopher Robinson - Understanding Cognitive Bias

    Published: 1/5/2022

  20. Bob Nygaard, Part 2 - How Psychics Manipulate

    Published: 12/22/2021

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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.