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Is there a site or place where I can find more stories like this? Cults like this fascinate me, especially from like the 60s and 70s. I know about the rainbow f

by tictoc 7y ago

Is there a site or place where I can find more stories like this? Cults like this fascinate me, especially from like the 60s and 70s. I know about the rainbow family a little bit, but I'd like to learn more about the underbelly of the flower power movement.

dmix 7y ago
Last Podcast on the Left is a great series on cults and serial killers, they cover some of the best stories in history: https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ Here's one on the Order of Solar Temple (3 parts) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-341-order-solar-temple-part-i-beginning/id437299706?i=1000424019221 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-341-order-sola... (skip their alien and conspiracy stuff which they mostly do jokingly or any of their "side story" stuff which is always filler)
Analemma_ 7y ago
[1] is a 20-part article about the rise and fall of Rajneeshpuram, a city built in Oregon (why is it always Oregon?) in the 80’s to house the followers of an Indian guru-slash-cult-leader. If you’ve never heard of Rajneespuram, definitely check this out (there are other resources if you don’t have time for the long article, I think 99PI did an episode on it): the story meanders into gold Rolls-Royces, international drug and arms smuggling, and bioweapon terrorist attacks. [1]: https://longform.org/archive/tags/rajneesh https://longform.org/archive/tags/rajneesh
- tictoc 7y ago
  Oh this is perfect! I was worried that it was a podcast or a documentary.
  - defen 7y ago
    There is a documentary on Netflix about it called Wild Wild Country that's almost entirely primary-source video (they recorded everything) and modern-day interviews with former members and government officials. It's fascinating.
liability 7y ago
The Casefile podcast has an excellent series of scripted podcasts about Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre. https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-1/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-1/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-3/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-3/

by tictoc 7y ago

dmix 7y ago

Last Podcast on the Left is a great series on cults and serial killers, they cover some of the best stories in history: https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/ Here's one on the Order of Solar Temple (3 parts) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-341-order-solar-temple-part-i-beginning/id437299706?i=1000424019221 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-341-order-sola... (skip their alien and conspiracy stuff which they mostly do jokingly or any of their "side story" stuff which is always filler)

Analemma_ 7y ago

[1] is a 20-part article about the rise and fall of Rajneeshpuram, a city built in Oregon (why is it always Oregon?) in the 80’s to house the followers of an Indian guru-slash-cult-leader. If you’ve never heard of Rajneespuram, definitely check this out (there are other resources if you don’t have time for the long article, I think 99PI did an episode on it): the story meanders into gold Rolls-Royces, international drug and arms smuggling, and bioweapon terrorist attacks. [1]: https://longform.org/archive/tags/rajneesh https://longform.org/archive/tags/rajneesh

tictoc 7y ago
Oh this is perfect! I was worried that it was a podcast or a documentary.
- defen 7y ago
  There is a documentary on Netflix about it called Wild Wild Country that's almost entirely primary-source video (they recorded everything) and modern-day interviews with former members and government officials. It's fascinating.

liability 7y ago

The Casefile podcast has an excellent series of scripted podcasts about Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre. https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-1/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-1/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-3/ https://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-3/