Podcast Episodes

Megan Elizabeth Cox - The Remnant Fellowship, Gwen Shamblin, and the Worship of Skinny

Megan Elizabeth Cox–not to be confused with our Meagan Elizabeth–shares how she first started Gwen Shamblin’s weight loss program as a child, when her mom began listening to the cassette tapes in the…

Published on 1 day, 15 hours ago

Claire Hoffman - The Rise and Vanishing of Evangelist Megastar Aimee Semple McPherson

Journalist Claire Hoffman joins us again, this time to discuss her new book Sister, Sinner: the unbelievable true story of Aimee Semple McPherson, a glamorous Pentecostal preacher who pioneered enter…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Claire Hoffman - Levitation, Meditation, and a Childhood in a Transcendental Meditation Trailer Park

In Part 1 of our interview with journalist Claire Hoffman, Claire shares what it was like growing up in an Iowa trailer park community built around the Transcendental Meditation (or TM) movement and …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Carol Merchasin - The Cult Assassin: Suing High-Control Groups

Attorney Carol Merchasin didn’t set out to expose cults, but after investigating allegations about a high-control Buddhist organization and discovering that the abuse had run more rampant than she’d …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Akina Cox - Part 2: The Moonies, ICE, and the Cult Tactics of Trump

Artist and writer Akina Cox returns to share more about her experience growing up in the Unification Church (also known as the Moonies), its physical punishment rituals, and where the church stands n…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Akina Cox - Part 1: Unification Church, Mass Weddings, and Unpaid Labor

Artist and writer Akina Cox shares about her childhood growing up in the Unification Church, also known as the Moonies. They discuss the background of the church and its late leader Reverend Moon, ho…

Published on 1 month ago

Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Trust Me is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on cults, high-control groups and the psychology of belief. Hosted by cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth, the show features raw, first-…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

REWIND: Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie

Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th.

You’re a teenage girl in the late 60s, bouncing between communes, …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

REWIND: Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God

Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th.

End time prophecies? Memorizing the bible? Required church vacatio…

Published on 2 months ago

REWIND: Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member

Trust Me has joined Exactly Right Media. Hosts Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth will be back with new episodes on Wednesday, July 30th.

What do you model your life after? For producer, actor, and former…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago