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Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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A podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation – from two hosts who’ve actually lived it. Hosted by Lola Blanc and... more

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Episodes

Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson

Today our guest is Madi Stroud. She was featured on the HBO docu series Love Has Won, and is late... more

16 May 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists

Dr. Inna Kanevsky, psychologist, professor, and debunker of pseudoscience psychology TikToks, discusses the misinformation videos that got her started on... more

09 May 2024 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult

Today is part two with Warren Kohl, former member and religious leader within the 2x2s (Meagan's secretive childhood group that... more

01 May 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult

Today's guest is Warren kohl, a fifth generation member and former “worker” (or minister) in the 2x2’s, the group that... more

25 Apr 2024 · 48 minutes
Nadine Macaluso - Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds

Psychologist, trauma bond expert, and author of Run Like Hell: A Therapist's Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma... more

17 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
Zoe & Lillian, Part 2 - Troubled Teens, Midwest Academy, and Solitary Confinement

In part two with Zoe and Lilly, survivors of Midwest Academy, one of the abusive troubled teen programs in the... more

03 Apr 2024 · 53 minutes
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - The Program, Ivy Ridge and Casa by the Sea

Survivors of the infamous WWASP schools, Zoe & Lillian, share about their experiences being forced to join Ivy Ridge, Midwest... more

27 Mar 2024 · 55 minutes
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family

In part two with former LuLaRoe seller, Roberta Blevins, they discuss everything about LuLaRoe's founder DeAnne Brady and her family,... more

21 Mar 2024 · 58 minutes
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe

In part one with former LuLaRoe seller and Life After MLM podcast host, Roberta Blevins, she'll share how she first... more

13 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?

This week, Lola and Meagan's guests are... Lola and Meagan! They talk about the cult of seeing everything as a... more

06 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson

In part two of this listener story with Operation Light Force survivor, Katelyn Hlavaty, Lola and Meagan unpack how the... more

28 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force

In part one of this wild listener story, Katelyn Hlavaty chats with Lola and Meagan about her experience in the... more

21 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts

Sara Gorman, public health expert, CEO & founder of Critica, and author of Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore... more

14 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology

Former Sea Org member and niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about leaving "The Ranch" in order... more

07 Feb 2024 · 51 minutes
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization

Former Scientology Sea Org member and niece of current Scientology leader David Miscavige, Jenna Miscavige, talks about being a third... more

31 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion

Crystal Hefner, former Playboy Playmate, Hugh Hefner's widow, author of Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself shares... more

24 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path

In part two of their conversation with Michelle Dowd, Lola & Meagan dig into when Michelle and her family moved... more

17 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field

Professor, survivor of The Field, and author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, Michelle Dowd, discusses growing... more

10 Jan 2024 · 57 minutes
Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults

Two formerly closeted religious men, Thomas and Micah, share how they came out to their families and left their beliefs... more

27 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion

One is a former Mormon. The other was a child of evangelical missionaries teaching a doctrine called Accelerated Christian Education.... more

20 Dec 2023 · 48 minutes
Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS

Musician and former FLDS member, Marji Mozart, discusses her wedding day as an underage bride who had never been taught... more

13 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Marji Mozart, Part 1 - Growing up in the FLDS

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

07 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
Barak Hardley - Where Belief Intersects Creativity

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

29 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Annie Taylor - The Garden: Commune or Cult

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

22 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Alice Hines & Lorraine - Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe

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

15 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Jill Duggar Dillard & Derick Dillard

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

25 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Marlene Winell - Leaving The Fold, Religious Trauma, and Emotional Recovery

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

18 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Listener Stories - Independent Baptist Movement & Capoeira Teacher

Two new listener stories! One from Shelly about her time in the Independent Baptist Movement under pastor Jack Hyles and... more

11 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 2 - Military Life & Parallels to The Children of God

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

04 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 1 - Children of God, 9/11, & Escaping the Cult

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

27 Sep 2023 · 57 minutes
Andrew Seidel - Christian Nationalism & Information Warfare

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

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
THROWBACK: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi

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

13 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy

Tech and media expert Simon Fung joins Lola and Meagan to discuss the heartbreaking story behind his new podcast, Dear... more

06 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Dr. Marc Feldman & Jordyn Hope - Munchausen by Proxy aka Medical Child Abuse

Dr. Marc Feldman, professor of psychology and expert in Munchausen by Proxy, talks to the girls along with survivor Jordyn... more

30 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
Kyle & Kari, Part 2 - The 2x2s: Uncovering Widespread Sexual Abuse

In part two of their interview, Kyle and Kari, former members of the 2x2s (the group that Meagan grew up... more

23 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Kyle & Kari, Part 1 - Deconstructing The 2x2s

Former members of the Two by Twos Kyle and Kari (the group that our Meagan grew up in) discuss the... more

16 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Martin - Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, & The I.D.W.

There's order. And there's chaos. Simple, right? Today our new friend Martin shares how he used to be a big... more

09 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Guinevere Turner, Part 2 - Group Exile, Culture Shock, & Recovery

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

02 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Guinevere Turner, Part 1 - The Lyman Family, Compound Life, and Queen Jessie

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

26 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
Emily Lynn Paulson - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

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

19 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation
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Tech and media expert Simon Fung joins Lola and Meagan to discuss the heartbreaking story behind his new podcast, Dear Alana. When... more