A podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation – from two hosts who’ve actually lived it. Hosted by Lola Blanc and... more
Episode 22: Lola & Meagan interview Frank Lyford, survivor of Heaven's Gate who left after 18 years--just a few years... more
Cult interventionist and founder of People Leave Cults, Ashlen Hilliard, talks about her path to working in cult intervention and... more
You're a child living on a remote compound in West Texas. One day authorities show up at your front door... more
FOR OUR 200th EPISODE, we are joined by eating disorder therapist, author, and expert Carolyn Costin to discuss her own... more
Today is part 2 of our interview with Yoni Shrira, former student at the Family Foundation School, also known as... more
Today our guest is Yoni Shrira, friend of the show and survivor of the Family Foundation School, a troubled teen... more
Today our guest is Tory Hess, former member of a small rural group in upstate New York she calls Crazyland.... more
Groups!... I did it again. Jay Van Bavel, NYU Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, Director of the Social... more
Today our guest is actor, musician, and now author Bethany Joy Lenz, whom we will just call Joy. Joy was... more
Today, our guest is a friend who we'll call Anne. We discuss the connection between psychosis and cults, the mental... more
Episode 15: Lola and Meagan interview Jitarth Jadeja, former QAnon believer. He tells the girls about how, despite being Australian,... more
Today our guest is Gareth Gore, journalist and author whose new book Opus is about Opus Dei, an ultra-conservative Catholic... more
Today our guest is a woman whom we’ll call Norah. She tells us about a Facebook group for women in... more
Today is part two with Demetria, survivor of the Oregon new age cult, Twin Ray. This week she shares more... more
Today we're joined by Demetria, survivor of an Oregon new age group called Twin Ray (not to be confused with... more
This week is part two of a fascinating discussion with Joelle Tamraz, author of The Secret Practice: 18 Years on... more
Today is part one of our interview with Joelle Tamraz, author of the book The Secret Practice: 18 Years on... more
Today’s guest is Sara Teitelman, tech consultant and author of a forthcoming book about tech who’s going to talk to... more
In part 2 of our interview with Min Zhou, survivor of the Cultural Revolution and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and... more
Today is part one with Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA, who also grew... more
Episode 15: Lola and Meagan interview Jitarth Jadeja, former QAnon believer. He tells the girls about how, despite being Australian, he first... more