138. Trust Me: Cults & Stalking

After decades of marriage, Annette discovered that the man she trusted most had been secretly watching her. When she decided to leave, his behavior escalated into relentless stalking, terrifying threats, and disturbing discoveries inside their family home. Despite restraining ord ...  Show more

After rebuilding her life following the end of a 17-year marriage, Amanda had found independence again, raising her three children, building her career, and creating a life of her own. Then a chance encounter with someone from her past led to an unexpected relationship. The relat ...  Show more

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

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

Sara & Danny, hosts of Not Another True Crime Podcast, join Lola and Meagan to discuss the tragic cases of Matthew Coleman and Anthony Todt and delusional conspiracy theories that they believed, the recent wave of con men documentaries, the cults of Reddit and SoulCycle, t ...

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 coming out as a lifelong Mormon, the hardship she experienced on her mission, h ...