Podcast Episodes

REWIND: Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult

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

In their first ever episode, Lola and Meagan interviewed Christine…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

An Exciting Update from Lola and Meagan!

The rumors are true—Trust Me is coming back this summer on the Exactly Right podcast network! This teaser has everything you need to know about our next chapter.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy

Today our guest is Amanda Rae, host of YouTube channel by the same name and former member of the Kingston Clan, or the Order, a polygamist group in Utah, not to be confused with the FLDS. Some of you…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity

Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her experiences with moral scrupulosity, or sin-focused OCD. We talk a lot about OCD on t…

Published on 6 months ago

Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church

Former evangelical Christian and pastor's son Caleb Ward continues his story of growing up in evangelical culture in the early 2000s. We discuss some of the touchstones of his youth including Heritag…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture

Former pastor's son Caleb Ward joins Lola and Meagan to share his experience about the height of evangelical culture in the early 2000s in a church called Kingdom Life Ministries. Caleb discusses gro…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)

Today is part 2 with Uriah Wesman, former member of THREE different cults. This week he’ll talk to us more about cult #2, the Hearts Center (which was an offshoot of cult #1 from last week), what it …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant

Creator of the one man show 3 Cults Walk Into a Bar, Uriah Wesman, shares about his FIRST cult experience in Church Universal and Triumphant, how they combined Christianity and New Age ideas, the par…

Published on 7 months ago

Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan

Today our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy, healthy, holy organization”), Kundalini yoga, and Yogi Bhajan. …

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away

Episode 23: Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth continue to interview Frank Lyford, former member of Heaven's Gate. In part 2, they discuss the growing number of red flags he began to notice after one of t…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago