Barak Hardley - Where Belief Intersects Creativity

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Lola's friend, actor, artist, director, and the next Bob Ross, Barak Hardley talks about his previous life as an evangelical pastor, getting kicked out of the church, and transitioning to life as an actor in LA. Lola and Barak dive into the philosophy of art, the creative process, skepticism, self reflection, and how art can inform your beliefs about the world. Give the gift of MasterClass! Get TWO memberships FOR THE PRICE OF ONE at MasterClass.com/trust Trust Me is sponsored by Progressive! Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive! NEED GIFT IDEAS?? CHECK OUT OUR MERCH!! bit.ly/trustmemerch Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or abuse of power? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at [email protected] INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

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0:00.0	If you have your own story of being an occult or a high control group, or if you've had experience with
0:04.9	manipulation or abuse to power that you'd like to share, leave us a message on our hotline number
0:09.4	at 34786 trust.
0:12.2	That's 347-868-78-78.
0:16.0	Or shoot us an email at trust-me pod at gmail.
0:20.0	Trust me. Trust me.
0:22.0	Dude you trust me. Trust me. I'm like a smart person. Yeah, I've never lied to you. I never have lied to you.
0:28.0	If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:32.0	Welcome, welcome To trust me, the podcast about
0:35.5	cult extreme belief and manipulation from two creatives who've actually experienced
0:39.8	it. I am Lola Blanc and Megan Elizabeth is not with me today.
0:43.6	Today our guest is Barack Hardly.
0:45.6	He is my friend.
0:46.6	He is a former pastor and current actor, artist, director,
0:50.0	and all around creative who's for sure the next Bob Ross.
0:53.0	Berg is going to talk to me about his previous life as an evangelical pastor,
0:56.5	getting kicked out of the church and transitioning into working as an actor in
1:00.0	creative in LA, and then we're going to go on a total tangent conversation that I loved and
1:04.8	frankly needed in this pretty harrowing year being a person in the world.
1:09.2	We're going to talk about art and
1:15.0	the creativity, the skepticism of the supernatural that we both share,
1:14.0	looking for truth in your art
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