Introducing Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

True Crime, Talk Radio, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

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-hand accounts from people who’ve been manipulated, love-bombed and pulled into systems of control—and lived to tell the tale.

Each week, Lola and Meagan talk to people who’ve escaped, those still inside and the experts to unpack how extreme belief works. Listen to voices from inside the illusion and the truth that waited on the other side.

Trust Me joins the Exactly Right network on Wednesday, July 30. Follow the show now on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	This is exactly right.
0:07.1	Marsha P. Johnson is the trans icon of the queer movement,
0:11.7	and it's time to listen to her.
0:13.9	I want to be one of the world's biggest drag queens.
0:18.3	Today, you can buy t-shirts with her face on them, but her death in 1992 was never solved.
0:25.3	I'm dying, dying, dying.
0:27.8	Hear how Marsha's life and legacy reshaped our world.
0:31.5	Just get your heart ready.
0:33.4	Listen to After Lives on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:42.7	Hey, it's Lola Blanc and Megan Elizabeth.
0:45.8	We're so excited to announce the return of our podcast, Trust Me, on Wednesday, July 30th.
0:51.4	Trust Me is a podcast about cults, extreme belief, manipulation, and high control groups,
0:56.3	and we know all about it because we're survivors ourselves.
0:59.3	Each week we talk to former believers, experts, and sometimes even the people still inside,
1:04.7	to analyze how these systems work and how smart everyday people get pulled out.
1:09.2	Because it's not just robes and compounds.
1:12.4	Sometimes it's your friend group, your yoga studio, your unlicensed therapist.
1:16.8	We know what this experience feels like, and we're here to make sense of it.
1:20.3	And now you can find us on the Exactly Right podcast network.
1:24.3	That's right. We're so excited to announce that Trust Me has officially joined the ranks along with exactly rights, captivating true crime hits like my favorite murder and buried bones.
1:34.6	Same show, same us, new charismatic leader. So if you're into cults, coercion, or just wild human behavior, you're in the right place.
1:44.0	Trust Me returns on July 30th
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