Actress, singer & “Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and the Abuse Of Power” podcast host, Lola Blanc, was only 12-years old when she and her mom unknowingly joined a religious cult run by a man who claimed to be the new LDS (Church Of Latter-day Saints) Prophet. He split them up, and sex trafficked her mom all in the name of God. Lola recounts the story of h ... Show More
Today
Hardy’s & Dudley’s & Chairs, Oh My – The End Of An Era At Bound For Glory
It’s the reunion fans never thought they’d see, and the farewell that no one wants to miss! For the first time in over a decade, The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) and Team 3D (Bully Ray & D’Von Dudley) are stepping back into the ring together at TNA Bound For Glory, in what might be the ... Show More
1h 5m
Yesterday
John 5: Ghost, Guitar, and Going 50 for 50
Guitar virtuoso John 5 returns to talk all about his brand-new instrumental album, Ghost! He shares the inspiration behind the record, how he wrote and recorded every track live in one take, and why he wanted it to feel like an old-school performance from the 1930s and ’40s. He d ... Show More
25m 34s
Dec 2020
Naomi Gibson – Children of God and NXIVM, Part 1: Life on an Abusive Commune
Episode 9: Lola and Meagan interview Naomi Gibson, former member of both the Children of God (aka the Family) and NXIVM. In part one of this two-part episode, she talks to the girls about living on a commune in the Philippines with the Family, the abuse that went on there, how he ... Show More
50m 51s
Oct 2022
Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity Involvement, Escape w/ Lola Blanc + Meaghan Elizabeth
Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Cult survivors Lola Blanc and Meaghan Elizabeth. On their podcast, Trust Me, they talk to fellow survivors, former and current believers, experts, and everyone in between to try to get to the bottom of how extreme belief happens, who's s ... Show More
1h 7m
Jul 2022
Mormon MomTok Drama Ft. Lola and Meagan From Trust Me
This week, Sara and Danny are joined by Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth from the podcast "Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Beliefs, and the Abuse of Power" to talk all about the scandal that swept through Mormon MomTok. They discuss the Mormon MomToker at the center of it all, Taylor Fra ... Show More
43m 2s
Dec 2022
I Grew Up in a Cult
CW: This episode contains descriptions of CSA, child abuse, suicide, alcoholism, and death.
On this episode of We’re All Insane, Charlie shares her harrowing story of spiritual and physical abuse at the hands of her parents, particularly her father. She also discusses the devasta ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 2022
Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Coming Out, & A Mission Trip to St Louis
Lola & Meagan re-open up the hotline to Stephanie in Los Angeles as she shares how she was stalked and subjected to financial abuse by her narcissist ex-husband, and Annie in Utah who discusses living with limited resources as an LDS missionary in St Louis, her coming out and lea ... Show More
1h 27m