Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Episodes
Dan Olson, Part 1 - Crypto, NFTs, and Tech’s War on Doubt
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dan Olson of the YouTube channel Folding Ideas joins the show for a deep dive into crypto, NFTs, and why so many of these spaces start to f...
Liz Cameron, Part 2 - Christ is on Earth, He’s in Prison, and You’re His Bride
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week is part two with Liz Cameron, author of Cult Bride and survivor of Korean religious group Jesus Morning Star, also known as JMS. Last week s...
Liz Cameron, Part 1 - Jesus Morning Star aka JMS: A Bookstore, a Bible Study Group, and a Prophet on Earth
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week is part one with Liz Cameron, survivor of South Korean religious sect Jesus Morning Star (aka JMS, aka Providence), and author of Cult Bride...
Martina Castro, Part 2 - Allegations, Disappearances, and the Crumbling Cult of John of God
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re back with Martina Castro, creator of new Exactly Right podcast Two Faced: John of God, a series about John of God, the famous Br...
Martina Castro, Part 1 - Psychic Surgeries & John of God's Spiritual Celebrity
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Martina Castro, creator of podcast Two Faced: John of God, Exactly Right’s new podcast series about John of God, the ...
Parvati Shallow - From Surviving a Cult to Winning Survivor
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the show is joined by Parvati Shallow, two-time Survivor winner, current cast member on The Traitors, and author of Nice Girls Do...
Jenny Eliscu - Conservatorships & Freeing Britney Spears
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Jenny Eliscu, journalist, radio host, and producer on Britney vs. Spears, which covered Britney Spears’ infamous cons...
Jonathan Hirsch, Part 2 - Meditation, Getting Blessed, and Leaving Adidam
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 with podcaster & writer Jonathan Hirsch (creator of podcasts like Dear Franklin Jones), Lola & Meagan discuss life in the cult of Fr...
Jonathan Hirsch, Part 1 - A Guru, a Compound, and the Cult of Adi Da
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Jonathan Hirsch, podcaster, producer, and author who grew up in Adidam, a cult led by new age guru Franklin Jones - also kn...
David Farrier - Conspiracies, Cults, and Investigating Arise Church
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Trust Me is joined by David Farrier, journalist and filmmaker known for documentaries like Tickled and Netflix series Dark Tourist. He shar...
Jess Rothschild - SoulCycle and the Cult of Spinning
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Jess Rothschild, creator of documentary podcast "Cult of Body & Soul," which dives into the history of cult fitness bra...
REWIND: Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 19: Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth interview Elana Auerbach, former follower of sexual wellness company OneTaste--elsewhere deemed the Orga...
REWIND: Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Survivor's of Larry Ray's sex cult Felicia and Daniel discuss how they came to meet Larry, how he leveraged his memory and connections to craft an ima...
Theo Pratt - Blue Dresses, Smacking Ladies, and an Isolated Compound: Surviving Gloriavale
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Theo Pratt, survivor of Gloriavale, an isolated Christian cult hidden deep in rural New Zealand, and author of Unveiled: A ...
Renee DiResta - Part 2: Pseudo-Events, More on Disinformation, and Telling Fact From Fiction
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Renee DiResta, professor and author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality, joins the show again to dive deeper into disinformatio...
Renee DiResta - Part 1: Propaganda, Disinformation, and Bespoke Realities
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Renee DiResta, professor, and author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality. In part one this week, she...
Mike & Abbi Prussack – Part 2: Predators in Power, Institutional Denial, and the Fight to Expose It
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lola and Meagan continue their conversation with Mike and Abbi Prussack, former members of Meagan’s childhood church, the 2x2s. In pa...
Mike & Abbi Prussack - Part 1: A Church with No Name, Isolated Childhoods, and Doomsday Fear
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lola and Meagan talk with Mike and Abbi Prussack, former members of Meagan’s childhood church, the 2x2s, also known as The Truth or T...
Tim Squirrell - Incels, Redpill, and the Manosphere
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, researcher Tim Squirrel joins Lola & Meagan to break down the manosphere: incels, redpill, MGTOW, and the differences between...
Sarma Melngailis - Part 2: Isolation, Deeper into the Scam, & Getting Arrested
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2, Sarma Melngailis, subject of the docuseries Bad Vegan and author of The Girl with the Duck Tattoo, tells Lola & Meagan how Mr. Fox cons...
Sarma Melngailis - Part 1: Bad Vegan, Meeting Mr. Fox, and Early Red Flags
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 with guest Sarma Melngailis, subject of the docuseries Bad Vegan and author of The Girl with the Duck Tattoo, Sarma shar...
Arabelle Sicardi - Plastic Surgery in Mormonism, Biohacking, and the Beauty Industry
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the girls are joined by Arabelle Sicardi, writer, image theorist, and author of The House of Beauty: Lessons from the Image Industry. ...
Anthony Cesar Duncan - ChatGPT Psychosis and the Dangers of AI
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the girls are joined by Anthony Cesar Duncan, an artist, mental health advocate, and survivor of ChatGPT psychosis. Anthony opens up about ...
Aaron Goldenberg - Homeschool, Conversion Therapy, and Finally Coming Out
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Goldenberg, actor, comedian, and (hilarious) content creator, joins Lola and Meagan to talk about being gay as a Christian child, what it was li...
Sarah Stankorb - Quiverfull, Christian Nationalism, and Why Evangelical Women Are Leaving
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Sarah Stankorb comes on the show to talk about her book, Disobedient Women, and the deep dive she did on why a series of evangelical women ...
Erika Lantz & Elin Lantz Lesser - Book Burnings, Rapture Drills, & the River Road Fellowship
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guests Erika Lantz and Elin Lantz Lesser join to discuss season 3 of their investigative podcast The Turning, which follows the journey of a young wom...
Jane Borden - Cults Like Us: Puritans, Demagogues, and America’s Doomsday Obsession
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Jane Borden joins the girls to discuss her book Cults Like Us, a gripping investigation into how cultic thinking is woven into the fabric o...
Megan Elizabeth Cox - The Remnant Fellowship, Gwen Shamblin, and the Worship of Skinny
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Elizabeth Cox–not to be confused with our Meagan Elizabeth–shares how she first started Gwen Shamblin’s weight loss program as...
Claire Hoffman - The Rise and Vanishing of Evangelist Megastar Aimee Semple McPherson
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Claire Hoffman joins us again, this time to discuss her new book Sister, Sinner: the unbelievable true story of Aimee Semple McPherson, a g...
Claire Hoffman - Levitation, Meditation, and a Childhood in a Transcendental Meditation Trailer Park
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of our interview with journalist Claire Hoffman, Claire shares what it was like growing up in an Iowa trailer park community built around th...
Carol Merchasin - The Cult Assassin: Suing High-Control Groups
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Attorney Carol Merchasin didn’t set out to expose cults, but after investigating allegations about a high-control Buddhist organization and disc...
Akina Cox - Part 2: The Moonies, ICE, and the Cult Tactics of Trump
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artist and writer Akina Cox returns to share more about her experience growing up in the Unification Church (also known as the Moonies), its physical ...
Akina Cox - Part 1: Unification Church, Mass Weddings, and Unpaid Labor
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artist and writer Akina Cox shares about her childhood growing up in the Unification Church, also known as the Moonies. They discuss the background of...
Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust Me is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on cults, high-control groups and the psychology of belief. Hosted by cult survivors Lola Blanc an...
REWIND: Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th. You...
REWIND: Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th. End...
REWIND: Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th. Wha...
REWIND: Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th. In their firs...
An Exciting Update from Lola and Meagan!
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The rumors are true—Trust Me is coming back this summer on the Exactly Right podcast network! This teaser has everything you need to know about ...
Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Amanda Rae, host of YouTube channel by the same name and former member of the Kingston Clan, or the Order, a polygamist group in Ut...
Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her experiences with moral scrupulosity,...
Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former evangelical Christian and pastor's son Caleb Ward continues his story of growing up in evangelical culture in the early 2000s. We discuss some ...
Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former pastor's son Caleb Ward joins Lola and Meagan to share his experience about the height of evangelical culture in the early 2000s in a church ca...
Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part 2 with Uriah Wesman, former member of THREE different cults. This week he’ll talk to us more about cult #2, the Hearts Center (which w...
Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Creator of the one man show 3 Cults Walk Into a Bar, Uriah Wesman, shares about his FIRST cult experience in Church Universal and Triumphant, how they...
Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy, healthy, hol...
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 23: Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth continue to interview Frank Lyford, former member of Heaven's Gate. In part 2, they discuss the growing ...
REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 22: Lola & Meagan interview Frank Lyford, survivor of Heaven's Gate who left after 18 years--just a few years before discovering his frien...
Ashlen Hilliard - The Evolution of Cult Intervention Practices
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cult interventionist and founder of People Leave Cults, Ashlen Hilliard, talks about her path to working in cult intervention and recovery, her person...
REWIND: Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're a child living on a remote compound in West Texas. One day authorities show up at your front door and an exchange of gunfire breaks out. Just a...
Carolyn Costin - The Link Between Cults and Eating Disorders
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FOR OUR 200th EPISODE, we are joined by eating disorder therapist, author, and expert Carolyn Costin to discuss her own experiences that led to her st...
Yoni Shrira, Part 2 - Hard Labor, Isolation, Running Away, and a Dark Legacy
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part 2 of our interview with Yoni Shrira, former student at the Family Foundation School, also known as Allynwood, the remote troubled teen p...
Yoni Shrira, Part 1 - The Family Foundation School, Troubled Teens, and Snitching Culture
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Yoni Shrira, friend of the show and survivor of the Family Foundation School, a troubled teen sobriety school that became notorious...
Tory Hess - From Second Life to Wilderness Commune
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Tory Hess, former member of a small rural group in upstate New York she calls Crazyland. She tells us about how she always loved re...
REWIND: Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Groups!... I did it again. Jay Van Bavel, NYU Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Director of the Social Identity and Morality Lab, ...
Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is actor, musician, and now author Bethany Joy Lenz, whom we will just call Joy. Joy was the star of hit TV show One Tree Hill, and to...
Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, our guest is a friend who we'll call Anne. We discuss the connection between psychosis and cults, the mental changes Anne experienced when her ...
REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15: Lola and Meagan interview Jitarth Jadeja, former QAnon believer. He tells the girls about how, despite being Australian, he first was a Be...
Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Gareth Gore, journalist and author whose new book Opus is about Opus Dei, an ultra-conservative Catholic sect, its harmful practice...
Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is a woman whom we’ll call Norah. She tells us about a Facebook group for women in Los Angeles that ended up getting very culty. We’...
Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part two with Demetria, survivor of the Oregon new age cult, Twin Ray. This week she shares more about the wild claims that the leaders made ...
Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're joined by Demetria, survivor of an Oregon new age group called Twin Ray (not to be confused with Twin Flames). She describes the beginning...
Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is part two of a fascinating discussion with Joelle Tamraz, author of The Secret Practice: 18 Years on the Dark Side of Yoga. The story gets...
Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives"
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part one of our interview with Joelle Tamraz, author of the book The Secret Practice: 18 Years on the Dark Side of Yoga. She will tell us abo...
Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Sara Teitelman, tech consultant and author of a forthcoming book about tech who’s going to talk to us about the culty elements of...
Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of our interview with Min Zhou, survivor of the Cultural Revolution and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at U...
Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part one with Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA, who also grew up during the Cultural Revolut...
Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 with Tia Levings, author of A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy, Tia she discusses how, in the midst of a church-sancti...
Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part one with Tia Levings, author of A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy. We talk about the church her family joined whe...
Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our interview with Andrew Dunlop, sister of a perpetrator of Medical Child Abuse (aka Munchausen by Proxy) AND host of the podcast No O...
Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Andrea Dunlop, novelist and host of the podcast Nobody Should Believe Me, which is all about Munchausen by Proxy. She talks about M...
J. Wesley Boyd - When Physician Health Programs Go Wrong
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is J. Wesley Boyd, psychiatrist, professor, and the director of education at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. He joins...
R. Derek Black, Part 2 - How a White Supremacist Changed Their Mind
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part two with R. Derek Black, former white supremacist turned anti-racism advocate, and author of The Klansman's Son: My Journey from White N...
R. Derek Black, Part 1 - Former White Nationalist, Growing Up in the KKK, and Cognitive Dissonance
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is R. Derek Black, former poster child for white supremacy (now turned antiracist advocate) and author of the new memoir The Klansman’...
Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two with Ian Rafalko, we go deeper into how he left Scientology, what that meant for his family life, and how his dad's lucrative online prese...
Ian Rafalko, Part 1 - Former Scientology Auditor
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part one Ian Rafalko, a former scientologist from a prominent scientologist family AND son of a prominent YouTube health guru. We explore how...
Aliia Roza - Former Russian Secret Agent and Sex Spy
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Subject of the new Neil Strauss podcast "To Die For", Aliia Roza shares about her childhood in Russia, her father who worked for the government, the t...
Rabia Chaudry - Serial, True Crime, & Countering Violent Extremism
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lawyer, advocate, podcaster, writer, and the reason you know about Adnan Syed from Serial, Rabia Chaudry, talks about her experience advocating for hi...
Jessica Kahn - Y2K Cult
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we chat with Jessica Kahn, former member of a group we're calling "The Narrow Road." She'll tell us about being born into this isolated fundamen...
Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today our guest is Madi Stroud. She was featured on the HBO docu series Love Has Won, and is late cult leader Amy Carlson’s daughter - the one whose...
Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Inna Kanevsky, psychologist, professor, and debunker of pseudoscience psychology TikToks, discusses the misinformation videos that got her started...
Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is part two with Warren Kohl, former member and religious leader within the 2x2s (Meagan's secretive childhood group that technically has no nam...
Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Warren kohl, a fifth generation member and former “worker” (or minister) in the 2x2’s, the group that Meagan grew up in. Warren...
Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Psychologist, trauma bond expert, and author of Run Like Hell: A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds, Nadine Mac...
Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two with Zoe and Lilly, survivors of Midwest Academy, one of the abusive troubled teen programs in the same organization that was spotlighted ...
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Survivors of the infamous WWASP schools, Zoe & Lillian, share about their experiences being forced to join Ivy Ridge, Midwest Academy, and Casa by...
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two with former LuLaRoe seller, Roberta Blevins, they discuss everything about LuLaRoe's founder DeAnne Brady and her family, the mother figur...
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part one with former LuLaRoe seller and Life After MLM podcast host, Roberta Blevins, she'll share how she first got involved in MLMS, what LuLaRoe...
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Lola and Meagan's guests are... Lola and Meagan! They talk about the cult of seeing everything as a cult, discussing how things that might ...
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of this listener story with Operation Light Force survivor, Katelyn Hlavaty, Lola and Meagan unpack how the leader's bogus healing protoco...
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of this wild listener story, Katelyn Hlavaty chats with Lola and Meagan about her experience in the evangelical healing ministry group, Op...
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Gorman, public health expert, CEO & founder of Critica, and author of Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us, joins ...
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Sea Org member and niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about leaving "The Ranch" in order to join the Sea Org, ...
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Scientology Sea Org member and niece of current Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about being a third generation membe...
Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal Hefner, former Playboy Playmate, Hugh Hefner's widow, author of Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself shares how she ende...
Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of their conversation with Michelle Dowd, Lola & Meagan dig into when Michelle and her family moved to the mountain, why discomfort wa...
Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor, survivor of The Field, and author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, Michelle Dowd, discusses growing up in the cult foun...
Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two formerly closeted religious men, Thomas and Micah, share how they came out to their families and left their beliefs behind. Thomas talks about goi...
Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One is a former Mormon. The other was a child of evangelical missionaries teaching a doctrine called Accelerated Christian Education. Both of them wer...
Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Musician and former FLDS member, Marji Mozart, discusses her wedding day as an underage bride who had never been taught about sex, her multiple marria...