Tim Squirrell - Incels, Redpill, and the Manosphere

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This week, researcher Tim Squirrel joins Lola & Meagan to break down the manosphere: incels, redpill, MGTOW, and the differences between some of the misogynistic subcultures in the online world of men. They discuss how isolation can leave boys vulnerable to harmful internet communities, and how the algorithm can radicalize young people looking for identity.

From Andrew Tate to Jordan Peterson, Tim shares why and how hyper-masculine spaces thrive, touting themselves as self-help programs or advocating for withdrawing from society altogether. They chat about why these communities can also be bad for the people inside them, whether Lola has accidentally dated incels, and what to do if someone you know has fallen down the rabbit hole.

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0:46.4	Trust me.
0:47.5	Do you trust me?
0:49.3	Would I ever lead you astray?
0:50.8	Trust me.
0:51.7	This is the truth.
0:52.9	The only truth.
0:54.3	If anybody ever tells you to just trust them, don't.
0:58.1	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation from two squirrels.
1:04.6	I've actually experienced it.
1:05.8	I'm Lola Blanc.
1:07.1	And I'm Megan Elizabeth.
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