A podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation – from two hosts who’ve actually lived it. Hosted by Lola Blanc and... more
Today our guest is Madi Stroud. She was featured on the HBO docu series Love Has Won, and is late... more
Dr. Inna Kanevsky, psychologist, professor, and debunker of pseudoscience psychology TikToks, discusses the misinformation videos that got her started on... more
Today is part two with Warren Kohl, former member and religious leader within the 2x2s (Meagan's secretive childhood group that... more
Today's guest is Warren kohl, a fifth generation member and former “worker” (or minister) in the 2x2’s, the group that... more
Psychologist, trauma bond expert, and author of Run Like Hell: A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma... more
In part two with Zoe and Lilly, survivors of Midwest Academy, one of the abusive troubled teen programs in the... more
Survivors of the infamous WWASP schools, Zoe & Lillian, share about their experiences being forced to join Ivy Ridge, Midwest... more
In part two with former LuLaRoe seller, Roberta Blevins, they discuss everything about LuLaRoe's founder DeAnne Brady and her family,... more
In part one with former LuLaRoe seller and Life After MLM podcast host, Roberta Blevins, she'll share how she first... more
This week, Lola and Meagan's guests are... Lola and Meagan! They talk about the cult of seeing everything as a... more
In part two of this listener story with Operation Light Force survivor, Katelyn Hlavaty, Lola and Meagan unpack how the... more
In part one of this wild listener story, Katelyn Hlavaty chats with Lola and Meagan about her experience in the... more
Sara Gorman, public health expert, CEO & founder of Critica, and author of Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore... more
Former Sea Org member and niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about leaving "The Ranch" in order... more
Former Scientology Sea Org member and niece of current Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about being a third... more
Crystal Hefner, former Playboy Playmate, Hugh Hefner's widow, author of Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself shares... more
In part two of their conversation with Michelle Dowd, Lola & Meagan dig into when Michelle and her family moved... more
Professor, survivor of The Field, and author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, Michelle Dowd, discusses growing... more
Two formerly closeted religious men, Thomas and Micah, share how they came out to their families and left their beliefs... more
One is a former Mormon. The other was a child of evangelical missionaries teaching a doctrine called Accelerated Christian Education.... more
Musician and former FLDS member, Marji Mozart, discusses her wedding day as an underage bride who had never been taught... more
Musician and former FLDS member, Marji Mozart, shares about her childhood in Colorado City, living with a rebellious mother within... more
Lola's friend, actor, artist, director, and the next Bob Ross, Barak Hardley talks about his previous life as an evangelical... more
Annie Taylor, Executive Producer of Discovery's The Garden: Commune or Cult, shares about her time living in an off the... more
Journalist Alice Hines and former Twin Flames Universe member Lorraine, both featured in the Amazon docuseries Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping... more
Members of the Duggar family, former cast members of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, and Counting The Cost authors, Jill... more
Psychologist, educator, and Leaving The Fold author, Marlene Winell, talks with Lola & Meagan about how she came to study... more
Two new listener stories! One from Shelly about her time in the Independent Baptist Movement under pastor Jack Hyles and... more
In part two of her interview with Lola & Meagan, Children of God survivor and military veteran, Daniella Mestyanek Young,... more
In part one of her interview with Lola & Meagan, Children of God survivor and military veteran, Daniella Mestyanek Young,... more
Constitutional attorney, author, and YouTuber Andrew Seidel joins Lola & Meagan to discuss Christian Nationalism, why its based on a... more
UNC Charlotte professor and psychology researcher Dr Richard Tedeschi discusses his pioneering work on post-traumatic growth, how his field is... more
Tech and media expert Simon Fung joins Lola and Meagan to discuss the heartbreaking story behind his new podcast, Dear... more
Dr. Marc Feldman, professor of psychology and expert in Munchausen by Proxy, talks to the girls along with survivor Jordyn... more
In part two of their interview, Kyle and Kari, former members of the 2x2s (the group that Meagan grew up... more
Former members of the Two by Twos Kyle and Kari (the group that our Meagan grew up in) discuss the... more
There's order. And there's chaos. Simple, right? Today our new friend Martin shares how he used to be a big... more
In part two of her two-part interview, Guinevere Turner, renowned screenwriter (writer of films like American Psycho and Charlie Says),... more
In part one of her two-part interview, Guinevere Turner, renowned screenwriter (writer of films like American Psycho and Charlie Says),... more
When #BossBabe culture goes wrong. Author of Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing and... more
UNC Charlotte professor and psychology researcher Dr Richard Tedeschi discusses his pioneering work on post-traumatic growth, how his field is different from... more