Latest Abuseofpower Podcast Episodes
#49: Glenn Carter - UK Raelian Leader, Part 1
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIt's a Trust Me first! Actor / musician / leader of the UK Raelian chapter Glenn Carter joins Lola & Meagan in part one of their conversation about Glenn's religious group with unconventional views on alien life, how he became the regional leader, and all things meditation, evolution, and clonin...
#49: Glenn Carter: UK Raelian Leader, Part One
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIt's a Trust Me first! Actor / musician / leader of the UK Raelian chapter Glenn Carter joins Lola & Meagan in part one of their conversation about Glenn's religious group with unconventional views on alien life, how he became the regional leader, and all things meditation, evolution, and clonin...
#48: The Cult of Hollywood
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 22, 2021 20:44 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsCan success be its own cult? Lola & Meagan delve into how abuse of power plays into the entertainment industry, the experiences they've had firsthand with people in power, and the dark side of the pursuit of stardom. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or a...
The Cult of Hollywood
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 22, 2021 20:44 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 48: Can success be its own cult? Lola & Meagan delve into how abuse of power plays into the entertainment industry, the experiences they've had firsthand with people in power, and the dark side of the pursuit of stardom. If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manip...
#47: Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 2: Trauma Bonding & Lifting the Veil
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 15, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their discussion with author of The First 50, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss the trauma bonding that happened within the group, whether or not the program really worked, and the importance of staying anchored to the outside world. If you have your own story about cults,...
Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 2: Trauma Bonding & Lifting the Veil
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 15, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 47: In part two of their discussion with author of The First 50, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss the trauma bonding that happened within the group, whether or not the program really worked, and the importance of staying anchored to the outside world. If you have your own story ...
#47: Natascia Mallin: Therapy Cult, Part Two
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 15, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their discussion with author of The First 50, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss the trauma bonding that happened within the group, whether or not the program really worked, and the importance of staying anchored to the outside world. If you have your own story about cults,...
#47: Natascia Mallin - Therapy Cult, Part 2
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 15, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their discussion with author of The First 50, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss the trauma bonding that happened within the group, whether or not the program really worked, and the importance of staying anchored to the outside world. If you have your own story about cults,...
#46: Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 1: A Guru Named Stan
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 09, 2021 02:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part one of their chat with author of The First 50: A Saga of Backseats, Bedrooms, Lookout Points, and Dive Bars, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss how Natascia's time working at Cafe Gratitude and the Landmark Forum led her to join a "therapy cult" led by a well-read charismatic guru ...
Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 1: A Guru Named Stan
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 09, 2021 02:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 46: In part one of their chat with author of The First 50: A Saga of Backseats, Bedrooms, Lookout Points, and Dive Bars, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss how Natascia's time working at Cafe Gratitude and the Landmark Forum led her to join a "therapy cult" led by a well-read chari...
#46: Natascia Mallin - Therapy Cult, Part 1
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 09, 2021 01:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part one of their chat with author of The First 50: A Saga of Backseats, Bedrooms, Lookout Points, and Dive Bars, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss how Natascia's time working at Cafe Gratitude and the Landmark Forum led her to join a "therapy cult" led by a well-read charismatic guru ...
#46: Natascia Mallin: Therapy Cult, Part One
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 09, 2021 01:08 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part one of their chat with author of The First 50: A Saga of Backseats, Bedrooms, Lookout Points, and Dive Bars, Natascia Mallin, Lola and Meagan discuss how Natascia's time working at Cafe Gratitude and the Landmark Forum led her to join a "therapy cult" led by a well-read charismatic guru ...
Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 2: Reprogramming Camps
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 01, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 45: In part two of their interview with Children of God survivor, Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss life in the "reprogramming camps," the difficulty coming forward about these kinds of experiences, and finding love after leaving the group. If you have your own story about cults,...
#45: Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 2: Reprogramming Camps
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 01, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their interview with Children of God survivor, Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss life in the "reprogramming camps," the difficulty coming forward about these kinds of experiences, and finding love after leaving the group. If you have your own story about cults, high-contro...
#45: Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 2
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 01, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their interview with Children of God survivor, Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss life in the "reprogramming camps," the difficulty coming forward about these kinds of experiences, and finding love after leaving the group. If you have your own story about cults, high-contro...
#45: Christina Babin: Children of God, Part Two
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - September 01, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their interview with Children of God survivor, Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss life in the "reprogramming camps," the difficulty coming forward about these kinds of experiences, and finding love after leaving the group. If you have your own story about cults, high-contro...
Christina Babin – Children of God, Part 1: Punishment Camps & Flirty Fishing
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 25, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 44: Love bombing. Flirty fishing. Moving from country to country. Just a few standard parts of life as a member of David Berg's Children of God. In part one of their conversation with Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss Christina's experience in punishment camps, the separation from...
#44: Christina Babin – Children of God, Part 1: Punishment Camps & Flirty Fishing
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 25, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsLove bombing. Flirty fishing. Moving from country to country. Just a few standard parts of life as a member of David Berg's Children of God. In part one of their conversation with Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss Christina's experience in punishment camps, the separation from her family,...
#44: Christina Babin: Children of God, Part One
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 25, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsLove bombing. Flirty fishing. Moving from country to country. Just a few standard parts of life as a member of David Berg's Children of God. In part one of their conversation with Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss Christina's experience in punishment camps, the separation from her family,...
#44: Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 1
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 25, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsLove bombing. Flirty fishing. Moving from country to country. Just a few standard parts of life as a member of David Berg's Children of God. In part one of their conversation with Christina Babin, Lola and Meagan discuss Christina's experience in punishment camps, the separation from her family,...
#43: Katherine - Teal Swan
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 19, 2021 22:04 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsLola & Meagan chat with a woman named Kathryn about her experiences as a follower of the charismatic social media guru Teal Swan... who is often accused of being a cult leader. They discuss Teal's online presence and appeal, how she conducts her workshops, controversies of plagiarism, and a conc...
Katherine - Teal Swan
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 19, 2021 22:04 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 43: Lola & Meagan chat with a woman named Kathryn about her experiences as a follower of the charismatic social media guru Teal Swan... who is often accused of being a cult leader. They discuss Teal's online presence and appeal, how she conducts her workshops, controversies of plagiarism...
Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 12, 2021 22:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 42: Executive producer of Netflix's How To Become a Tyrant (and friend of the show!) Jonas Bell Pasht joins Lola & Meagan to talk about the behaviors of infamous dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, and Saddam Hussein, the parallels between tyrants and cult leaders, and how dictators...
#42: Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 12, 2021 22:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsExecutive producer of Netflix's How To Become a Tyrant (and friend of the show!) Jonas Bell Pasht joins Lola & Meagan to talk about the behaviors of infamous dictators like Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, and Saddam Hussein, the parallels between tyrants and cult leaders, and how dictators prey upon s...
#41: Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 04, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their conversation with activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER, Lola & Meagan discuss the abuse Torah suffered in her family, escaping the community, graduating from Columbia University, and Torah's involvement with the fight against the Supreme Court case, Wisc...
Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 04, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 41: In part two of their conversation with activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER, Lola & Meagan discuss the abuse Torah suffered in her family, escaping the community, graduating from Columbia University, and Torah's involvement with the fight against the Supreme Cour...
#41: Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part Two
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 04, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their conversation with activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER, Lola & Meagan discuss the abuse Torah suffered in her family, escaping the community, graduating from Columbia University, and Torah's involvement with the fight against the Supreme Court case, Wisc...
#41: Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - August 04, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsIn part two of their conversation with activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER, Lola & Meagan discuss the abuse Torah suffered in her family, escaping the community, graduating from Columbia University, and Torah's involvement with the fight against the Supreme Court case, Wisc...
#40: Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - July 21, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsNo cars, electricity, or indoor bathrooms - think you could do it? Activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER shares about her upbringing in an Amish community in Wisconsin, speaking the Amish language, the real meaning of Rumspringa, her tumultuous family relationships, the use o...
Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa
Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - July 21, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratingsEpisode 40: No cars, electricity, or indoor bathrooms - think you could do it? Activist / Amish Girl in Manhattan author TORAH BONTRAGER shares about her upbringing in an Amish community in Wisconsin, speaking the Amish language, the real meaning of Rumspringa, her tumultuous family relationship...
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