Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Marji Mozart, Part 1 - Growing up in the FLDS

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and former FLDS member, Marji Mozart, shares about her childhood in Colorado City, living with a rebellious mother within a high control comm...

Barak Hardley - Where Belief Intersects Creativity

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lola's friend, actor, artist, director, and the next Bob Ross, Barak Hardley talks about his previous life as an evangelical pastor, getting kicked ou...

Annie Taylor - The Garden: Commune or Cult

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Annie Taylor, Executive Producer of Discovery's The Garden: Commune or Cult, shares about her time living in an off the grid community that went viral...

Alice Hines & Lorraine - Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Alice Hines and former Twin Flames Universe member Lorraine, both featured in the Amazon docuseries Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping ...

Jill Duggar Dillard & Derick Dillard

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Members of the Duggar family, former cast members of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, and Counting The Cost authors, Jill Duggar Dillard & Derick Dill ...

Marlene Winell - Leaving The Fold, Religious Trauma, and Emotional Recovery

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Psychologist, educator, and Leaving The Fold author, Marlene Winell, talks with Lola & Meagan about how she came to study the negative impacts of ...

Listener Stories - Independent Baptist Movement & Capoeira Teacher

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two new listener stories! One from Shelly about her time in the Independent Baptist Movement under pastor Jack Hyles and the cult recovery work she is...

Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 2 - Military Life & Parallels to The Children of God

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of her interview with Lola & Meagan, Children of God survivor and military veteran, Daniella Mestyanek Young, talks about joining the ...

Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 1 - Children of God, 9/11, & Escaping the Cult

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part one of her interview with Lola & Meagan, Children of God survivor and military veteran, Daniella Mestyanek Young, discusses being raised i...

Andrew Seidel - Christian Nationalism & Information Warfare

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Constitutional attorney, author, and YouTuber Andrew Seidel joins Lola & Meagan to discuss Christian Nationalism, why its based on a myth, how it ...

REWIND: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

UNC Charlotte professor and psychology researcher Dr Richard Tedeschi discusses his pioneering work on post-traumatic growth, how his field is differe...

Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tech and media expert Simon Fung joins Lola and Meagan to discuss the heartbreaking story behind his new podcast, Dear Alana. When Alana Chen took her...

Dr. Marc Feldman & Jordyn Hope - Munchausen by Proxy aka Medical Child Abuse

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Marc Feldman, professor of psychology and expert in Munchausen by Proxy, talks to the girls along with survivor Jordyn Hope for an information-pac...

Kyle & Kari, Part 2 - The 2x2s: Uncovering Widespread Sexual Abuse

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of their interview, Kyle and Kari, former members of the 2x2s (the group that Meagan grew up in), talk about the Facebook group they creat...

Kyle & Kari, Part 1 - Deconstructing The 2x2s

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Former members of the Two by Twos Kyle and Kari (the group that our Meagan grew up in) discuss the apocalyptic focus on the religion, personal stories...

Martin - Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, & The I.D.W.

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's order. And there's chaos. Simple, right? Today our new friend Martin shares how he used to be a big fan of Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro, ho...

Guinevere Turner, Part 2 - Group Exile, Culture Shock, & Recovery

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of her two-part interview, Guinevere Turner, renowned screenwriter (writer of films like American Psycho and Charlie Says), actress, and a...

Guinevere Turner, Part 1 - The Lyman Family, Compound Life, and Queen Jessie

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part one of her two-part interview, Guinevere Turner, renowned screenwriter (writer of films like American Psycho and Charlie Says), actress, and a...

Emily Lynn Paulson - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When #BossBabe culture goes wrong. Author of Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing and former member ...

Madison McGhee - The Dark Side of Sorority Life

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever joined a sorority? It's all Greek to us! Former sorority member and Ice Cold Case podcast host Madison McGhee shares how she always dreamed of jo...

Christy Carlson Romano - Child Actors & the Toddler to Trainwreck Pipeline

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From Even Stevens to Kim Possible, Disney Channel legend and Vulnerable podcast host Christy Carlson Romano talks about the difficulties of being a wo...

Lindsey Williams, Part 2: Going to IBLP Headquarters & The Downfall of Bill Gothard

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shiny Happy People's Lindsey Williams shares how Institute in Basic Life Principles leader Bill Gothard would recruit young girls to headquarters, the...

Lindsey Williams, Part 1: Shiny Happy People, The Institute in Basic Life Principles, and Meeting Bill Gothard

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Makeup artist, podcaster, and former Institute in Basic Life Principles member, Lindsey Williams (who is featured in Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family...

Allison Miller - Interstitial Cystitis, Orthorexia, and an Alternative Medicine Cult

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Million Little Things star Allison Miller shares with Lola & Meagan how she was once a client of a culty alternative medicine clinic run by a co...

Jimanekia Eborn - Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Trauma

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jimanekia Eborn, sex educator, trauma counselor, podcast host, and founder of non-profit Tending the Garden, shares the traumas she's experienced in h...

Mubin Shaikh, Part 2: 9/11, Reinterpreting Islam, and Going Undercover

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of their conversation with deradicalized extremist and former Canadian government operative, Mubin Shaikh, Lola and Meagan dig into Mubin'...

Mubin Shaikh, Part 1: Islamic Extremism, Meeting the Taliban, and Getting Radicalized

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mubin Shaikh, deradicalized Islamic extremist and former security intelligence & counter-terrorism operative, discusses his upbringing balancing s...

Jennings Brown & Justice - Liana Shanti's Conspiracy Sisterhood

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist Jennings Brown returns, this time with a guest who goes by Justice, to talk about a new internet cult leader named Liana Shanti and her soc...

Kara Goucher - Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Accomplished Olympic runner and The Longest Race author Kara Goucher shares how she and her partner were invited to join the prestigious Nike Oregon P...

Perfectionism & Purity

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No one is perfect. Not even Lola and Meagan. Today the ladies delve into the extreme belief of perfectionism, its connection to purity culture, Lola a...

Robert Fitzpatrick - The History of MLMs

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time to level up. MLM expert and author of Ponzinomics, the Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing, Robert Fitzpatrick, discusses the history of MLMs i...

Priscilla Tucker, Part 2: Escaping the Kingstons, Forced Rehab, and a Billion Dollar Tax Fraud

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the second half of their conversation with Kingston Clan survivor Priscilla Tucker, Lola and Meagan learn more about the leader of the group, why b...

Priscilla Tucker, Part 1: The Kingstons, Polygamy, and a Cousin Engagement

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Priscilla Tucker, friend of the show and survivor of Mormon-offshoot polygamist group the Kingstons, talks about the origins of the group and how it d...

Adam Levin - Romance Scams, Hackers, & Protecting Your Identity

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you been scammed? Lola and Meagan have... and one of them was even part of one. What the Hack podcast host Adam Levin joins Trust Me to chat abou...

Zacch Comfort, Part 2: The Bride of Christ Church, and an Important Story From Lola

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of Lola & Meagan's interview with Bride of Christ Church survivor Zacch Comfort, they discuss how leader Thomas Clyde Smith Jr's contr...

Zacch Comfort, Part 1: The Bride of Christ Church and a Sex Offender Turned Prophet

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Survivor of The Bride of Christ Church and creator of the Boiled Frogs podcast, Zacch Comfort, shares how convicted child molester Thomas Clyde Smith,...

Sam Ciavarella - When CrossFit Gets Culty

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If the shoe CrossFits... Former employee and enthusiast of CrossFit, Sam Ciavarella, shares about a time when she constructed her whole identity aroun...

Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the episode you've been dying to hear. Keith Page, funeral celebrant, hospice chaplain, and death doula/midwife, shares what it was like being a ...

Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, director, and activist Rosanna Arquette discusses her childhood growing up on a commune that was part of the Subud spiritual movement, her mom'...

Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

08 Feb 2023

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...

Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get your pocket constitution ready. Antonio Perez, a former conspiracy theorist who followed Alex Jones, shares why Jones' over-the-top theories about...

Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cognitive anthropologist Chris Kavanagh and psychologist Matthew Browne, hosts of the podcast Decoding the Gurus, share some of their criteria for wh...

Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of their discussion with former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain, she'll share how she was kicked out of the group and struggle...

Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Banished author, fitness model, and registered nurse Lauren Drain joins Lola and Meagan to talk about her upbringing in the Westboro Baptist Church. T...

Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology

04 Jan 2023

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, ...

Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Metal musician and filmmaker Pablo "Morbid" Vergara, who appeared in the Netflix docuseries "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel," shares wh...

Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Don't panic! Writer Aja Romano shares how they became interested in the history of the Satanic Panic in the US, how it ramped up in the 60s and 70s, t...

Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lola and Meagan chat with Mikey Biddlestone, post-doc researcher at the Cambridge social decision making lab whose focus is on conspiracy beliefs, mis...

Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's Conspiracy Month! In our first episode of the series, Lisa Fazio, Associate Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, discusses how we co...

Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker and Lola's pal Josh Lobo shares his experiences as a teenager dealing with a militant small-town religious group in Wyoming. He'll discuss h...

Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jan Broberg, kidnapping survivor and subject of the Peacock documentary Friend of the Family: True Evil (plus scripted series Friend of the Family), d...

Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jan Broberg, kidnapping survivor and subject of the Peacock documentary Friend of the Family: True Evil (plus scripted series Friend of the Family), s...

Trust Me 100!

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lola and Meagan celebrate their 100th episode by looking back at some of their most awe-inspiring, informative, and touching moments from their interv...

Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lola and Meagan continue their conversation with Elishaba Doerksen, author of Out of the Wilderness: Escaping My Father's Prison and My Journey to For...

Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elishaba Doerksen, author of Out of the Wilderness: Escaping My Father's Prison and My Journey to Forgiveness, describes how her father rejected his w...

Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Abigail Kochunas and our very own Meagan Elizabeth share stories of what they saw and were subjected to as students in Gloria Gifford's Acting C...

Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sari Crawford, host of podcast The Sunshine Place, details her father's involvement with Synanon, the notorious drug rehabilitation program turned cul...

Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Author and anti-revenge porn activist Charlotte Laws details her battle against the infamous founder of IsAnyoneUp.com and the subject of Netflix's Th...

Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lola & Meagan re-open up the hotline to Stephanie in Los Angeles as she shares how she was stalked and subjected to financial abuse by her narciss...

Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Bail, professor and director of the Polarization Lab at Duke University, talks about his work in computational social science, why social echo c...

Cheryl Nichols - High School Teacher Grooming, Patriarchy, and "Passing the Trash"

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker and subject of Freeform's "Keep This Between Us," Cheryl Nichols, shares how her high school teacher groomed her for a sexual relationship w...

Camille & Trillium - A Pagan Coven and a Southern Fried Narcissist

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You're a bisexual Libra living in the south trying to make friends when a guy you're dating invites you to attend a coven meeting... just as the proph...

Strictly Stalking's Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why do people stalk? The answer is more complicated than you think. Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula of the Strictly Stalking podcast drop by to discus...

Welcome To The Sunshine Place

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical cl...

Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You're struggling to advance your writing career. You reach out to a mysterious book agent who seems to be the key to success, along with his exclusiv...

Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian

03 Aug 2022

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...

Spencer Schneider: Sharon Gans, School, & a Manhattan Cult Story

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can you keep a secret? Lawyer and author of Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival discusses his attract...

Luis Favela & Honor Academy

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jesus bootcamp, anyone? Musician Luis Favela shares what it was like attending the Christian youth training camp Honor Academy, part of an evangelical...

Hank Nuwer & Hazing Culture

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and author of several books including Hazing: Destroying Young Lives, Hank Nuwer, discusses the various forms that hazing can take, why he star...

Evan McNary: Assisting Exorcisms, Speaking in Tongues & Pastors in Sunglasses

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Evan McNary discusses his childhood in an exorcism focused church, believing in demons, helping with church exorcisms, having "possessed" pe...

G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Casting director and former Christian G Charles Wright talks about growing up Christian and struggling with his sexuality, a natural disaster he was c...

Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sara & Danny, hosts of Not Another True Crime Podcast, join Lola and Meagan to discuss the tragic cases of Matthew Coleman and Anthony Todt and de...

Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Former One Direction stan Monia Ali shares her involvement in various fandoms throughout her life, how old she was when she became a One Direction sta...

Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to learn how to levitate? Cult Interventionists and Founders of Cult News 101, Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly, talk about their work with ICSA (the I...

Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

UK consultant clinical psychologist and one of the authors of the power threat meaning framework Lucy Johnstone shares how her work is meant to re-con...

Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

UNC Charlotte professor and psychology researcher Dr Richard Tedeschi discusses his pioneering work on post-traumatic growth, how his field is differe...

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

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we self-regulate when faced with triggers? CEO of the Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International Dr Robert Rh...

Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're taking May to dive into trauma: how we think about it, how it works, and what we can actually DO abou...

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

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast veteran Jordan Harbinger joins Lola and Meagan to talk magical thinking, the law of attraction, influence vs manipulation, how to be an ethica...

Nitai Joseph, Part 2: When Meditation Gets Culty

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A little meditation never hurt anyone... right? Lola and Meagan chat with former Hare Krishna monk Nitai Joseph about meditation and how it isn't nece...

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

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nitai Joseph, talks about being a former Hare Krishna Monk, what the general beliefs are, going to California to learn from a seemingly cooler guru, d...

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

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 72: Lynn Short, former member of the Armageddon cult the New Gnostic Society, shares how her relationship drew her to the group, the belief th...

Anne Speckhard - How Terrorists Are Made

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 71: Anne Speckhard, Director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at G...

Terra Newell, Part 2 - Killing Dirty John

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 70: Terra Newell shares why her mom took John back after they broke up (despite his criminal history), not being able to file a restraining or...

Terra Newell, Part 1 - Meeting Dirty John

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 69: Terra Newell, life coach and animal lover who survived an attack from the now-infamous con man and manipulator Dirty John, shares how her ...

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

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 68: In part two of their conversation with Sinasta Colucci, Lola and Meagan dive into the dramatic forbidden romances he experienced while in ...

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

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 67: In part one of his conversation with Lola & Meagan, Better Than a Turkish Prison: What I Learned From Life in a Religious Cult author ...

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

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 66: Rockstar and Hollywood Park author Mikel Jollett shares how he spent his childhood in the drug rehab cult Synanon, how it impacted his fam...

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

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 65: Author Jillian Lauren shares what brought her back to Brunei after leaving the first time, her relationship with the Prince, meeting the S...

Jillian Lauren, Part 1 - Life in a Harem

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 64: You're young and struggling to make ends meet. Then you get invited to live in the lap of luxury in a place far away... with no guarantee ...

Banachek, Part 2 - Critical Thinking vs Skepticism

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 63: Mentalist and magician Banachek shares how he exposed a scam by televangelist and debunked faither healer Peter Popoff in the 80s, why he ...

Banachek, Part 1 - Mentalism vs Psychic Ability

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 62: World famous mentalist and magician Banachek joins Lola & Meagan to discuss the difference between mentalists, magicians and psychics,...

Drew Amstutz - Surviving Conversion Therapy

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 61: Lola & Meagan share a heartfelt conversation with conversion therapy survivor Drew Amstutz about growing up gay as a pastor's kid, bei...

Amanda Knox & Christopher Robinson - Understanding Cognitive Bias

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 60: It's Lola's favorite topic. And today she and Meagan are joined by hosts of the Labyrinths podcast Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson as...

Bob Nygaard, Part 2 - How Psychics Manipulate

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 59: In part two of their interview with psychic tracker Bob Nygaard, Lola & Meagan dig into what its like fighting with police and prosecu...

Bob Nygaard, Part 1 - Investigating Psychic Fraud

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 58: The notorious private investigator and psychic tracker Bob Nygaard joins Lola & Meagan to talk about his early career as a cop, gettin...

Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 2: Buried Bodies & the Dark Triad

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 57: In part two of their interview with hosts of the Hidden podcast, Lauren and Dr John Matthias, Lola and Meagan discuss the the chronology o...

Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 1: Murder, Zombies, & LDS Fan Fiction

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 56: In part one of their interview with true crime power couple and hosts of the Hidden podcast, Lauren and Dr John Matthias, Lola and Meagan ...

Angie Kehler & Yahanna Masimer - The Assembly of YHWHhoshua

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 55: Two best friends in a cult. Angie Kehler & Yahanna Masimer share their experience growing up in the Assembly of YHWHhoshua, founded by...

Listener Stories - Purity Culture & Narcissist Dads

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 54: Lola & Meagan open up the hotline to Mlee in Houston as she shares her culty childhood with a narcissist "Super Dad", and Holly in Wes...