Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity Involvement, Escape w/ Lola Blanc + Meaghan Elizabeth| Listen on Anghami

Aug 27

Meghan Markle + Prince Harry, Amanda Batula + West Wilson, Deux/U Hotline

This week on Deux/U, Deux is talking about the hottest topics of the week, including:Updates: Annie Murphy, Olivia Rodrigo, Rachel Bilson + Zach Braff, Kylie + Kendall Jenner, Katseye, Meghan Markle + Prince Harry, Post MaloneAmanda Batula + West WilsonMiss USAVirgin RiverDeux/U ... Show More

54m 10s

Aug 20

Kendall Jenner + Jacob Elordi, François Arnaud + Jack Cameron Kay, Deux/U Hotline

This week on Deux/U, Deux is talking about the hottest topics of the week, including:Maruchan Hot Mess AwardUpdate: Hudson WilliamsKendall Jenner + Jacob ElordiTaylor SwiftFrançois Arnaud + Jack Cameron KayDeux/U hotline: Annie Murphy, Law Roach, Josh Lucas, Jonathan Bailey, Luke ... Show More

1h 4m

Aug 13

Mikey Madison, Michael B. Jordan + Raye, Deux/U Hotline

This week on Deux/U, Deux is talking about the hottest topics of the week, including:Update: cheating athleteMikey MadisonJon HammMichael B. Jordan + RayeRachel Bilson + Zach Braff'Love Island USA' ReunionHudson WilliamsThe White LotusDeux/U Hotline: Cooper Hoffman, Tate McRae + ... Show More

1h 1m

Sep 2022

138. Trust Me: Cults & Stalking

<p>Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth are cult survivors who turned their harrowing experiences into a true crime podcast. As a child, Lola and her mother fell prey to a charismatic "prophet," who turned out to be a cult leader. Meagan was raised in a high control Christian group kn ... Show More

47m 2s

Apr 2025

Surviving a Doomsday Cult

This week, special guest & friend of the pod Cherish joins Lucy to discuss her experience leaving the Children of God cult, building a new life in the US, and her reflections since.Additional resources on the Children of God:BooksSex Cult Nun by Faith JonesNot Without My Sister b ... Show More

39m 56s

May 2021

Sneak Peak!

This is Sounds Like A Cult, a podcast about the zeitgeisty cults that have inducted us all—from SoulCycle and Peloton to spiritual influencers to fraternities and sororities to flat earth conspiracy theorists, and beyond. Each episode, your co-hosts Isa and Amanda discuss a diffe ... Show More

3m 28s

Feb 2021

Caught Up With Cults

It’s happened to more people than we think. You go to a meeting and end up devoting your life to a cult. Okay maybe not. This week the ladies discuss their thoughts on cults, experiences they’ve had that may be cultish, and explore some cults that have made an impact on society.N ... Show More

50m 42s

Nov 2025

“We Had To Pluck Our Eyebrows A Certain Way” | Avoiding Cults

Have you ever been in a cult? (Are you sure?) Are Disney Adults in a cult? What about Serious Coffee People? How obsessed with Mother God are you? On today’s episode, Stephanie and Melissa discuss all of the cults and cult-ish groups they’ve encountered in their lives, share whic ... Show More

47m 43s

Mar 2022

How To Escape A Religious Cult - by Lola Blanc

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, ... Show More

49m 19s

Oct 2022

S2: Break Down Bonus: Former 'cult' member explains why people join them + S2E13 Reaction!

[SCROLL FOR CW] - LCSW Kat Schneider joins Abby at the end of this episode to talk about what it was like being a part of a religious cult! Kat also explains the mental health side of why people join, choose to stay, and some of the complications of leaving. Lexi and Coworker Jus ... Show More

25m 10s

Cults: Manipulation Tactics, Celebrity I...