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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Today our guest is Amanda Rae, host of YouTube channel by the same name and former member of the Kingston... more
Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her... more
Former evangelical Christian and pastor's son Caleb Ward continues his story of growing up in evangelical culture in the early... more
Former pastor's son Caleb Ward joins Lola and Meagan to share his experience about the height of evangelical culture in... more
Today is part 2 with Uriah Wesman, former member of THREE different cults. This week he’ll talk to us more... more
Creator of the one man show 3 Cults Walk Into a Bar, Uriah Wesman, shares about his FIRST cult experience... more
Today our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy,... more
Episode 23: Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth continue to interview Frank Lyford, former member of Heaven's Gate. In part 2,... 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
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Episode 15: Lola and Meagan interview Jitarth Jadeja, former QAnon believer. He tells the girls about how, despite being Australian, he first... more