<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
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2021-07-07
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April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath
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2021-06-30
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April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre
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2021-06-23
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Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions
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2021-06-16
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Danny Gold & Sean Williams - Mafias & Organized Crime
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2021-06-09
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Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs
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2021-05-26
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Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 2: The Tate-LaBianca Murders
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2021-05-19
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Dianne Lake – The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
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2021-05-12
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Janja Lalich - Democratic Workers Party and Bounded Choice in Cults
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2021-05-05
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Avital Ash - Orthodox Judaism
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2021-04-28
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Anna LeBaron - Ervil LeBaron, the "Mormon Manson"
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2021-04-21
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Kilian Aulenbacher - Church Universal and Triumphant
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2021-04-14
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Gerardo Lopez - MS-13 & the Police, Part 2: The Rampart Scandal
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2021-04-07
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Gerardo Lopez - MS-13, Part 1: LA in the 80s and 90s
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2021-03-24
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Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
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2021-03-17
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Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
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2021-03-10
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Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult
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2021-03-03
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M.E. Thomas & Arya - Two Sociopaths (Who Are Dating)
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2021-02-18
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Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)
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2021-02-10
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Nicoletta Heidegger - BDSM vs. Abuse
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2021-02-03
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