490 - Trust Me

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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True Crime

4.6 • 177.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week, Karen and Georgia sit down with the hosts of Exactly Right’s newest podcast, Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation. Survivors Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth share their firsthand experiences, discuss what draws people into high-control groups like Heaven’s Gate, the Manson Family and NXIVM and explore how to find a way out.

Trust Me premieres on July 30 with new episodes every Wednesday.

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:07.4	Everyone thinks they've never joined a cult.
0:09.7	But the truth is, it happens to smart, grounded everyday people like us.
0:14.3	I'm Lola Blanc.
0:15.3	And I'm Megan Elizabeth.
0:16.8	We host Trust Me, a podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation.
0:20.7	And now, Trust Me, has a new home on the Exactly Right podcast network, alongside shows like my favorite murder and buried bones.
0:27.2	New episodes of Trust Me, premiered July 30th on Exactly Right.
0:30.7	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.5	Hey, y'all, this is Maggie Freeling from Wrongful Conviction,
0:39.8	here to tell you about my latest podcast called Up and Vanish Weekly.
0:44.1	Tune in each week as Payne Lindsay and I are joined by other true crime experts
0:48.5	to take a fresh look at some of the most puzzling crimes
0:51.8	and shine a spotlight on the cases that have stumped investigators
0:55.9	for far too long.
0:58.3	So go right now and search Up and Vanish Weekly
1:00.5	in your podcast app to follow the show.
1:03.4	Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts.
1:10.0	My favorite Hello.
1:24.6	Hello. And welcome to my favorite murder.
1:26.9	That's Georgia Hardstar.
1:28.1	That's Karen Kilgariff.
	...

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