Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Professor, survivor of The Field, and author of Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, Michelle Dowd, discusses growing up in the cult founded by her grandfather in the 1930s, how it started as an after school program for boys and evolved into something more sinister, the wild claims that her grandfather made, traveling to perform plays while serving as a magician's assistant and poodle conductor, how children were trained to talk to authorities and outsiders, and being taught to prioritize survival above all else. Learn more about Michelle's work here! https://mdowd.substack.com Follow Michelle here! https://www.instagram.com/michelledowdz Check out our great sponsors! Quince: Love affordable luxury? Go to Quince.com/trust for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Trust Me is sponsored by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/trust to get 10% off your first month! Shopify: Run your own business? Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/trustme 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 of 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 or shoot us an email at trust me pod at gmail.
0:19.0	Trust me.
0:20.0	Trust me.
0:21.0	Dude you trust me.
0:22.0	Trust me I'm like a smart person. I've never lied to you. I never have lied.
0:28.0	If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:32.0	Welcome to Trust Me. The podcast about Colts... has all the answers. Don't!
0:33.0	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about colds, extreme belief, and manipulation from two girls
0:37.3	scouts who've actually experienced it.
0:39.4	I'm Lola Blong.
0:40.4	And I'm Megan Elizabeth.
0:41.6	Today's part one of our interview with Michelle Dowd, professor and author of a book called
0:46.0	Forager, Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult.
0:49.2	She is a survivor of a cult called The Field, which was founded by her own grandpa in the 1930s.
0:53.5	In part one today she's going to tell us about the origins of the group which
0:56.0	started out as an after-school program for boys and how it evolved into something more sinister
1:00.4	as the boys grew up and continued to follow her grandfather who claimed
1:03.7	he'd lived to be 500 years old. spoiler he didn't. We'll talk about her
1:07.6	childhood traveling in the country and what the group called the Trep performing
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