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Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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Amanda Rae - The Kingston Clan and Escaping Polygamy

12.03.2025 • 01:19:13

Today our guest is Amanda Rae, host of YouTube channel by the same name and former member of the Kingston Clan, or the Order, a polygamist group in Ut...

Maggie Rowe - Sinning Bravely and Moral Scrupulosity

05.03.2025 • 01:20:12

Today our guest is Maggie Rowe, former writer on Arrested Development and author of Sin Bravely, a book about her experiences with moral scrupulosity,...

Caleb Ward, Part 2 - Disneyland for Christians and Exiting the Church

26.02.2025 • 00:54:14

Former evangelical Christian and pastor's son Caleb Ward continues his story of growing up in evangelical culture in the early 2000s. We discuss some ...

Caleb Ward, Part 1 - Kingdom Life Ministries and Evangelical Youth Culture

19.02.2025 • 00:57:07

Former pastor's son Caleb Ward joins Lola and Meagan to share his experience about the height of evangelical culture in the early 2000s in a church ca...

Uriah Wesman, Part 2 - Growing Up in Three Cults (The Hearts Center and The Ideal Society)

12.02.2025 • 01:05:00

Today is part 2 with Uriah Wesman, former member of THREE different cults. This week he’ll talk to us more about cult #2, the Hearts Center (which was...

Uriah Wesman, Part 1 - The First Cult: Church Universal and Triumphant

05.02.2025 • 00:53:05

Creator of the one man show 3 Cults Walk Into a Bar, Uriah Wesman, shares about his FIRST cult experience in Church Universal and Triumphant, how they...

Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin - 3HO,Kundalini yoga, & Yogi Bhajan

24.01.2025 • 01:33:07

Today our guests are historian Philip Deslippe and writer Stacie Sutkin, who together have done investigative reporting on 3HO (“happy, healthy, holy ...

REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away

15.01.2025 • 00:34:45

Episode 23: Lola Blanc & Meagan Elizabeth continue to interview Frank Lyford, former member of Heaven's Gate. In part 2, they discuss the growing numb...

REWIND: Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle

10.01.2025 • 00:43:37

Episode 22: Lola & Meagan interview Frank Lyford, survivor of Heaven's Gate who left after 18 years--just a few years before discovering his friends a...

Ashlen Hilliard - The Evolution of Cult Intervention Practices

01.01.2025 • 01:21:28

Cult interventionist and founder of People Leave Cults, Ashlen Hilliard, talks about her path to working in cult intervention and recovery, her person...