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Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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Michele McPhee – The Polygamist, the Criminal, and Their Multibillion-Dollar Scam

19.08.2026 • 01:05:20

This week, Meagan and Lola sit down with Michelle McPhee, investigative reporter and host of podcast Kingdom of Fraud, to discuss how Jacob Kingston, ...

Anke Richter, Part 2 - Harem Culture, Leaving ISTA, and DeCult

12.08.2026 • 00:43:05

This week is part 2 with Anke Richter, journalist, author of Cult Trip, former member of Tantric group ISTA, and founder and director of New Zealand’s...

Anke Richter, Part 1 - Ecstatic Dancing, Tantric Sex, and Joining ISTA

05.08.2026 • 00:59:05

Today is part 1 with Anke Richter, journalist, author of Cult Trip, former member of Tantric group International School of Temple Arts, and founder an...

Sophie Fergi, Part 2 - Living with Piper, Constant Control, and Being Shunned by the Squad

29.07.2026 • 01:00:12

This week is part two with Sophie Fergi, former child influencer featured in the Netflix docuseries Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing. In t...

Sophie Fergi, Part 1 - Kidfluencing, Joining the Squad, and the Dark Side of YouTube

22.07.2026 • 00:43:52

This week is part one with Sophie Fergi, former child influencer who told her story in the Netflix docuseries Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluen...

Jasper Hoffman, Part 2 - Undercover Therapy, Leaving the Mennonites, and the Aftermath

15.07.2026 • 00:50:18

This week, the girls are back with Jasper Hoffman, writer, podcaster, and former Mennonite. In part two today, Jasper explains what the perfect Mennon...

Jasper Hoffman, Part 1 - From Atheists to Mennonites

08.07.2026 • 00:52:26

This week, the girls are joined by Jasper Hoffman, writer, podcaster, and former Mennonite. In part one, she explains how her parents went from a bein...

Dr. Christine Marie - Undercover in a Cult Town: Taking Down False Prophet Sam Bateman

01.07.2026 • 01:21:04

This week, Lola’s mom Dr. Christine Marie (and the podcast’s very first guest!) comes back on the show to talk about moving to FLDS town Short Creek, ...

Nikki G, Part 2 - The Seven Mountain Mandate, “Church Hurt,” and Why Cults Aren’t Just a White People Problem

24.06.2026 • 01:01:42

In part two with Nikki G., she discusses more of the high-control groups she joined, the political project of the Seven Mountain Mandate that she was ...

Nikki G, Part 1 - Down the Rabbit Hole, Cult Hopping, and Surviving the Black Church

17.06.2026 • 00:49:21

This week, Nikki G., host of Surviving the Black Church and survivor of FIVE different high-control groups, discusses joining the first church on her ...