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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Zacch Comfort, Part 1: The Bride of Christ Church and a Sex Offender Turned Prophet contributed by Lukas · Mar 15, 2023
Sam Ciavarella - When CrossFit Gets Culty contributed by Lukas · Mar 9, 2023
Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula contributed by Lukas · Feb 22, 2023
Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein contributed by Lukas · Feb 15, 2023
Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence contributed by Lukas · Feb 8, 2023
Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction contributed by Lukas · Feb 1, 2023
Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus contributed by Lukas · Jan 25, 2023
Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro contributed by Lukas · Jan 18, 2023
Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church contributed by Lukas · Jan 11, 2023
Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology contributed by Lukas · Jan 4, 2023
Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing contributed by Lukas · Dec 28, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic contributed by Lukas · Dec 21, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down contributed by Lukas · Dec 14, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real contributed by Lukas · Dec 7, 2022
Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult contributed by Lukas · Nov 30, 2022
Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie contributed by Lukas · Nov 23, 2022
Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping contributed by Lukas · Nov 16, 2022
Trust Me 100! contributed by Lukas · Nov 9, 2022
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery contributed by Lukas · Nov 2, 2022
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness contributed by Lukas · Oct 19, 2022
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#185 Society & Culture · United States

🇨🇱 #60 · 🇵🇭 #79 · 🇨🇦 #128 · 🇿🇦 #128 · 🇮🇪 #145 · 🇳🇿 #150 · 🇩🇰 #159 · 🇫🇮 #161 · 🇨🇭 #169 · 🇦🇺 #176 · +16 more

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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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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇫🇮 Finland as of 2026-09-16

🇫🇮 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