Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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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 t...

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Bethany Joy Lenz - One Tree Hill, a Secret Cult, and Living a Double Life contributed by Lukas · Nov 6, 2024
Anne - Psychosis, Delusions, & the Cult of Your Own Mind contributed by Lukas · Oct 31, 2024
REWIND: Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer contributed by Lukas · Oct 23, 2024
Gareth Gore - Opus Dei, Human Trafficking, & Project 2025 contributed by Lukas · Oct 16, 2024
Norah - Girls Night In: L.A. Facebook Group Gone Culty contributed by Lukas · Oct 9, 2024
Demetria, Part 2 - Twin Ray Mysticism, Spiritual Retreats, and the Necessity of Rage contributed by Lukas · Oct 2, 2024
Demetria, Part 1 - Online Gurus, Mysterious Elixirs, and Joining the Twin Ray Cult contributed by Lukas · Sep 27, 2024
Joelle Tamraz, Part 2 - Meeting The Elders, Emotional Manipulation, and Moving On contributed by Lukas · Sep 18, 2024
Joelle Tamraz, Part 1 - Traveling to India, Meeting a Swami, and "Past Lives" contributed by Lukas · Sep 11, 2024
Sara Teitelman - The Culty Elements of Technology contributed by Lukas · Sep 4, 2024
Min Zhou, Part 2 - Labor Camps, Persecution, and Mass Killings in the Cultural Revolution contributed by Lukas · Aug 28, 2024
Min Zhou, Part 1 - The Cult of Mao Zedong, and Growing Up in the Cultural Revolution contributed by Lukas · Aug 21, 2024
Tia Levings, Part 2 - Questioning Fundamentalism, Motherhood, and the Dangers of Christian Nationalism contributed by Lukas · Aug 14, 2024
Tia Levings, Part 1 - A Well-Trained Wife in the Christian Patriarchy contributed by Lukas · Aug 7, 2024
Andrea Dunlop, Part 2 - A Family Torn, Munchausen by Proxy, & Critiquing Take Care of Maya contributed by Lukas · Jul 31, 2024
Andrea Dunlop, Part 1 - Munchausen by Proxy, a Faked Miscarriage, and a Perpetrator in the Family contributed by Lukas · Jul 24, 2024
J. Wesley Boyd - When Physician Health Programs Go Wrong contributed by Lukas · Jul 17, 2024
R. Derek Black, Part 2 - How a White Supremacist Changed Their Mind contributed by Lukas · Jul 10, 2024
R. Derek Black, Part 1 - Former White Nationalist, Growing Up in the KKK, and Cognitive Dissonance contributed by Lukas · Jun 26, 2024
Ian Rafalko, Part 2 - Son of a YouTube Scientologist Health Guru contributed by Lukas · Jun 19, 2024
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#189 Society & Culture · United States

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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&ndas...

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As of 2026-06-28, Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation ranks #176 on Apple Podcasts in Finland, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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🇫🇮 Finland #176 Society & Culture #195 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#61 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-01-28
Days on chart28
Countries now1
CategoriesSociety & Culture