This is exactly right.

Trust me. Do you trust me?

Would I ever lead you astray?

Trust me.

This is the truth. The only truth.

If anybody ever tells you to just trust them, don't!

Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about cults, extreme belief,

and manipulation from two seekers who've actually experienced it. I am Lola Blanc. Yes, you are,

and I am Megan Elizabeth. Yes, you are. And this week, we are joined by Matthew Remski, author and host of the Conspiruality Podcast.

This is a crossover that's been a long time coming.

In part one today, he's going to talk to us about his own personal experiences with gurus and cultic dynamics

and what led him to the topic of cults and conspiracies.

He'll tell us about his own religious upbringing, the mysterious seizures he had that led to his

fascination with spirituality, and what drew him to his own first charismatic guru, Michael Roach.

That's right. He'll explain what an average day was like following Roach for three high-demand

years, traveling with him and attending his classes, what the physical manifestations of Matthew's spiritual experiences were like

in both that group and the next one he joined,

and what led to his disillusionment with the first group.

And next week he will tell us how he cult hopped,

patterns he sees emerging in the world of cults and conspiracies,

and what Marx has to do with any of it.

Stay tuned next week.

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