Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Episode 5: Lola and Meagan interview cult expert Steven Hassan on his experience joining the Moonies in the 70s, his book The Cult of Trump, what Trump has in common with cult leaders, how modern cult indoctrination happens online, and how to respond if someone in your life has fallen victim to QAnon. Follow Steve Hassan on Twitter: @cultexpert If you have your own story about cults, high-control groups, manipulation, or abuse of power, shoot us an email at [email protected]. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @trustmepodcast @oohlalola @vibehigherbitch OR TWITTER: @trustmecultpod @ohlalola

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0:00.0	Trust me. I'm like a smart person. Yeah, I've never lied to you. I never have lied to you.
0:09.0	Do you think that one person has all the answers.
0:12.6	Don't!
0:14.2	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast on Cult Extreme Belief
0:17.6	and Abusive Power from to Chicks
0:19.9	who've actually experienced it.
0:22.1	Chicks, party on, I love it.
0:24.0	Today we are Chicks.
0:26.0	I feel cool.
0:28.0	I'm taking back the term.
0:29.0	Some people are funded by that.
0:30.0	Yeah, I mean, I'm taking back all terms.
0:33.0	All terms. You can call me anything, and I'm taking it.
0:35.0	I can call you a cunt?
0:37.0	Yeah, I take it back.
0:38.0	My cunt, Megan.
0:40.0	My co-cun.
0:41.0	My co-cunt.
0:42.0	My co-cun. Cun-cun! Uh, yeah.
0:45.0	I'm Lola Blanc.
0:47.0	That other voice you're hearing is Megan Elizabeth, and today we are talking to Steve Hassan,
0:51.0	cult expert and author of The Book on Cults, combating cult
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