Failed Utopia

Over twenty years ago, Dubai began constructing the world's largest artificial archipelago of islands, designed to be a lavish oasis for the super-rich. Today, the islands stand mostly empty and some are sinking back into the sea, but the developers and government of Dubai refuse to give up on the mind boggling mega-project. Let me tell you about this astonishing feat of engineering, how it did work--kind of, but also hasn't panned out the way they hoped, and why they'll probably never let this one go no matter how bad an idea it was.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Nakheel PropertiesDubai Set To Open Heart Of Europe With 6 Outrageous Themed IslandsThe World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'Owner of Dubai's 'little Britain' jailed for non-payment of chequesSecond Irish property investor kills himself over financial problemsWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Why most New Year's resolutions fail, the Babylonians and Romans, putting our hands on a peacock, setting and getting goals, habit formation, motivation vs. discipline, believing you deserve to have what you want, and what procrastination really is (you're not lazy).Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionAmerica's Top New Year's Resolutions for 2023 StatistaAtomic Habits by James ClearHow Long Does it Actually Take to Form a New Habit? (Backed by Science) James ClearWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Theranos saga continues. Updates on Elizabeth Holmes' sentencing and Sunny Balwani's trial and verdict.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesTheranos Full Explainer: https://failedutopia.com/theranos/Holmes Trial & Verdict Updates: YouTube https://youtu.be/P9xR6jn84kU Audio only https://failedutopia.com/theranos-update/Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Colonialism and utopianism, as Thomas More coined the term, have been linked since the early sixteenth century when European explorers began taking stock of newly accessible lands that would later become colonies. Colonists had the expectation of achieving a much better life by settling in "new" lands, while producing a dystopia for the original inhabitants. Optimistic colonists didn't always find what they expected, but for centuries they continued to emigrate and settle, driven by utopian projections of what their new lives would be like. Today we talk about one of the first colonies in the New World and how it all went wrong.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesRoanoke Colony World History EncyclopediaThe Roanoke Colonies Encyclopedia VirginiaThe Roanoke Colonies James Horn, The First Colony FoundationHave We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Disappearance of Roanoke's Lost ColonyRoanoke's ‘Lost Colony' Was Never Lost, New Book SaysWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Let's talk about an environmental catastrophe that turned a tourism and wildlife paradise into a toxic wasteland. This is something that we're starting to see happening all over the world and that's only going to become more of a problem in the future thanks to climate change. Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Ghost towns and toxic fumes: How an idyllic California lake became a disasterHow California's Salton Sea went from vacation destination to toxic nightmareAs the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces an ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb'Lake Urmia, Iran's Tarnished GemWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Church of Love: Chonda-Za, Love Angels, lonely hearts, and a whole lot of questionable love letters. Plus, self-delusion and seeing things for what they are.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionUseful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam & Bill MeslerHidden Brain: Lonely HeartsChurch Of Love Drama: Sex, Money, Angels And Broken Dreams AP News 1988Knights of Chonda-Za Chicago Tribune 1988Church of Love operators plead innocent to fraud The Daily Dispatch 1987‘Church of Love' wasn't quite angelic Quad-City Times 1989Successful love angel: ‘Pure and wholesome' The Des Moines Register 1988Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In Part 2, hopefully we're gonna have a little more fun talking not about techno-utopia, but actual physical utopian communes based around the love of crypto. Cryptoland, Cryptopia, Satoshi Island, Bitcoin Beach, Bitcoin City, and actually, the entire country of El Salvador.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesTragic Cryptoland trailerCryptoland websiteWhen Your Island Paradise Goes Bankrupt...Thailand's Crypto Utopia — ‘90% of a cult, without all the weird stuff'Satoshi Island websiteBitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia' in South PacificSix months in, El Salvador's bitcoin gamble is crumblingWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Cryptocurrency is one of the most buzzy techno-utopian ideas out there. Is it really a disruptive technology of the future? Or a bunch of esoteric, elitist, crypto-bro BS? Even a scam? Let's talk about what crypto is and what it's good for... or not.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesComputer Scientists Say Crypto Industry Is Misleading the Public About Blockchain TechnologyWhy This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire”The Ramps Killing Bitcoin's Dissident ThesisLuxury cars seized from 23-year-old 'Crypto King' as investors try to recoup millionsTerra Co-Founder Do Kwon Faces Arrest Warrant in South KoreaNearly All NFTs Created With OpenSea's Free Minting Tool Are Fake, Plagiarized, or SpamMan who threw away £150m in bitcoin hopes AI and robot dogs will get it backLost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin FortunesWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Farm was once the largest hippie commune in U.S. history, and it still exists today albeit in a somewhat different form.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & Resourceshttps://thefarmcommunity.comhttps://www.thefarm.orgWhat life is like when you're born on a commune Erika AndersonStephen Gaskin obituary“40 Years on the Farm” documentaryWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

A spiritual Indian utopia that's over 50 years old, but still very much a work in progress.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Better to Have Gone: Love, Death, and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville by Akash KapurBulldozing a dream? Auroville's importance as an experiment in alternative livingBulldozers, violence and politics crack an Indian dream of utopiaWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

On this episode, the fascinating story of Biosphere 2, the largest closed ecological system ever created… or, how eight people went nuts and almost starved in a vivarium for humans.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & Resourceshttps://biosphere2.orgMark Nelson's 2018 article Biosphere 2: What Really Happened?Spaceship EarthWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Helicon Home Colony was the brainchild of the renowned author and muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair. It lasted less than 6 months and went down in a literal blaze. "We stood in the snow and watched our beautiful utopia flame and roar, until it crashed in and died away to a dull glow."Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesThe Project Gutenberg eBook of The Autobiography of Upton SinclairUtopia, New Jersey: Travels in the Nearest Eden by Perdita BuchanRadical Innocent: Upton Sinclair by Anthony ArthurWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P9xR6jn84kUUpdates on the verdict in the trial of former Theranos founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, including charges, sentencing, appeal, Ramesh Sunny Balwani's upcoming trial on the same charges, and more.Full Theranos explainer episode: https://failedutopia.com/theranos/Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In this replay from 2020, find out about the secretive alternative community that only gets talked about once a year.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Picture a chain of tropical islands with white sand beaches, turquoise blue waters, breathtaking sunsets, palm trees swaying in a tropical breeze, and a culturally rich population of native people fishing the bountiful waters of their homeland as they have for generations. Sounds pretty ideal, right? Maybe even the closest we've ever gotten to an actual utopia. But there are a couple of problems.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionBikini atoll “evacuation” propaganda filmCastle Bravo detonation footageCTBTO's Castle Bravo writeupA piece from ABC News Australia with footage of The Dome, the islands, and interviews with native Marshallese people and Enewetok veterans. Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise: www.failedutopia.com/shopSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Today, Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own defense in a trial for criminal charges stemming from the collapse of the company she infamously founded, Theranos. The startup claiming to revolutionize the medical industry, and at one point valued at $9 billion, went down in a blaze of allegations of fraud as one of the worst disasters in Silicon Valley history. What went wrong?Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionU.S. v. Elizabeth Holmes, et al.SEC Press Release: Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive FraudWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

VIDEO VERSION on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZYtpBV2EfUUThis is my results update on my etheric surgery with Mother God in the 5th dimension and the 5D full disclosure team, also known as psychic surgery from a cult leader who's been deceased for several months.Previous Love Has Won & 5D Full Disclosure episodes:https://failedutopia.com/love-has-won/https://failedutopia.com/love-has-won-updates-5d-full-disclosure/Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionRising Above Love Has Won support websiteWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

This is an update about Love Has Won, now known as 5D Full Disclosure. I have a bunch of new information for you guys, and there have been some developments in this case. Today I'll be updating you on the criminal cases related to the discovery of Amy Carlson's body, some things that aired recently in a special on Dateline NBC, what the group is up to now, and my personal experience getting etheric surgery by Mother God from the fifth dimension. Yes, I got psychic surgery from a deceased cult leader.If you haven't listened to my first episode about Love Has Won, you're going to want to go and listen to that first because you need the background information. That was episode 18 of Failed Utopia, which aired on May 25th. Link: Failed Utopia Episode 18: Love Has Won. Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionFailed Utopia Episode 18: Love Has Won (Listen to this first if you haven't already)Missing woman: Jenifer DriverRising Above Love Has Won support websiteWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Vampire lore has fascinated humans for centuries, starting as far back as the Greeks. From Nosferatu and Dracula to Interview with the Vampire and Twilight, everybody loves a good vampire story. But way before team Edward and team Jacob, a much less attractive teen was taking the vampire thing way too far.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionDaily Commercial ‘Vampire Killer' keeps his life sentenceOrlando Sentinel Sondra Gibson Isn't WelcomeOrlando Sentinel 2006 Interview With Heather WendorfWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

This is the continuation of the previous Earth: Climate Crisis episode. Renewable energy, pros and cons of nuclear, geoengineering, why carbon emissions will rise for the foreseeable future, climate vs. economics, and more.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionFast Company These carbon-capturing robotic seaweed farms are like planting forests in the oceanUSA Today Scientists created the world's whitest paint. It could eliminate the need for air conditioning.DW Germany opens world's first plant for clean jet fuelUS Renew News Breaking Down the Climate Provisions in the “Hard” and “Soft” Infrastructure Bills (Keep in mind, we don't know what will be in the final bills yet.)Eco Watch Fossil Fuels Kill Nearly 9 Million Annually, More Than Twice Previous Estimate, Study FindsThe New York Times Indian Point Is Shutting Down. That Means More Fossil Fuel.FiveThirtyEight Why Carbon Capture Hasn't Saved Us From Climate Change YetInside Climate News The Rate of Global Warming During Next 25 Years Could Be Double What it Was in the Previous 50Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Planet Earth is a utopia for human life in the cosmos. But how much longer will it stay that way? Scientists say we are running out of time to avert climate catastrophe.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionFast Company's Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Here's how we find outEnergy and Technology's Global carbon emissions: the world keeps polluting after Covid-19Climate Accountability Institute Carbon MajorsWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Credit card rewards. Who knew they had a dark side? Crazy, right? Well, not if you know the old adage, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionEmily Stewart at Vox Who Pays For Credit Card RewardsConsumer Reports How to Fix Your Credit ScoreWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Today, you get to hear about an Australian new-age, nuclear-apocalypse doomsday, child-stealing cult called The Great White Brotherhood of Initiates and Masters. Or for short, The Family. They stole babies, and they also dropped a lot of acid.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The final chapter of Thomas More's Utopia.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Part seven is all about the Utopians' military, and this might actually be one of the few times Thomas More manages to stay on topic.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In part six, Thomas More makes us think with the chapter title, Of Their Slaves, and Of Their Marriages, that we're just going to hear about slaves and marriage in Utopia. But somehow he manages to talk about euthanasia, suicide, and the pitfalls of having an overly-complex legal code.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In part five of the series, we'll continue Book 2 by reading Of the Travelling of the Utopians and find out how they they regard the pleasures and pains of life.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Today in the fourth part of the series, I'll talk about weird old Greek words and mention Final Fantasy for no real reason at all and read you the introduction to Book 2 and the first four chapters, which include: Of Their Towns, Particularly of Amaurot; Of Their Magistrates; Of Their Trades, and Manner of Life; and Of Their Traffic.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In the third part of this series, Hythloday continues his discourse, and the friends discuss communism, greed, money, property, wealth inequality, Plato, religious men who make spiritual compromises for political convenience, and whether it is better to put forth radical ideas or “cast about” and stay in your lane.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In the second episode of this series on Thomas More's Utopia, Hythloday continues his discourse. We'll hear more about the death penalty, Renaissance humanism, how kings who are selfish stupidly act against their own interests, the fictional land of the Polylerits, and a socially awkward exchange between a court jester and a monk.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

It's Failed Utopia's inaugural fiction takeover! I'm doing something a little different for the next few episodes and talking not about real world stuff but about a fictional utopia. And what better place to start than with the book that gave us the modern meaning of the word: Thomas More's Utopia. The book is a discourse on a fictional island called Utopia. Not only did Thomas More coin the phrase, this 16th Century work is widely considered to be the ancestor of the entire utopian and dystopian fiction genre.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

It's Pride month, and today I'm bringing you a story about a trans and queer haven in southern Colorado. It's an alpaca ranch founded by a group of trans people who wanted to create a little utopia where they could thrive away from persistent discrimination and hostility they faced as trans people out in the world. While they just want to live their lives and exist, they aren't willing to hide in order to be left alone, and unfortunately, just being who they are, where they are has led to some backlash that threatens their safe haven.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionTrans Lifeline:US (877) 565-8860Canada (877) 330-6366LGBT National Hotline: (888) 843-4564Tenacious Unicorn Ranch website9NEWS' video Tenacious Unicorn Ranch a safe haven for trans community – and 180 alpacaADL's write-up on the Three PercentersHRC's report An Epidemic of Violence: Fatal Violence Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People In the U.S. in 2020Written and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Today I'm filling you in on something you might have seen in the headlines recently—the death of Love Has Won leader Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God. The bizarre circumstances reported by the media have put the spotlight on this group for the public, but for cult watchers, this group has been on their radar for a while now. What is this group all about, and what could have led to the remains of its leader being discovered decomposing in a house in Colorado, decorated with glitter and string lights, and the arrests of seven cult members?Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionRising Above Love Has Won support websiteLive Science's Mummification: The Lost Art of Embalming the DeadStimmel Law's Rights and Obligations As To Human Remains and BurialFrazer Consultants' Grief and Loss: How Long Can You Keep a Loved One's Body at Home?FDA and FTC warning letter to Gaia's Whole Healing Essentials, LLCSeason Two of Up and VanishedWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Divine Order of the Royal Arms of the Great Eleven was one of many cults operating in Southern California in the 1920s. It was also known as The Great Eleven or the Blackburn Cult. Botched resurrections, cultists pissing off an Italian organized crime syndicate, possible poisonings and mysterious disappearances, and ritual sacrifices . . . of puppies.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionSamuel Fort's Cult of the Great ElevenWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonMerchandise www.failedutopia.com/shop Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Our planet is awash in garbage, especially plastic. Our land, oceans, lakes and rivers are choked with plastic. It's even been found in the Marianas Trench 6.5 miles under the sea and all over Mount Everest. It has permeated the food chain, and the air we breathe, and it falls in rainwater. For decades, recycling was billed as the panacea that would save us from our garbage. Why didn't it work?Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionNPR's Is Plastic Recycling a Lie? How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be RecycledThe Atlantic's Is This the End of Recycling? What Happens Now That China Won't Take U.S. RecyclingKurzgesagt's Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into PlasticWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The Weimar Republic was the prosperous, post-World War I period in Germany, which lasted from 1918 to 1933. It was during this time that Germany transitioned from a monarchy to a republic. It ended when Hitler ascended to power as a dictator. How could a golden age of economic prosperity and cultural renaissance possibly have failed so miserably that it gave way to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust?Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The ConnectionAnti-Defamation LeagueFacing History and Ourselves: Weimar RepublicYad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance CenterUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Antisemitism and Holocaust DenialWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

This is the story of a dream about Black pride and religion that turned into a reality of corruption, fear, and murder: Nation of Yahweh and its leader, Yahweh Ben Yahweh.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The Connectionwww.yahwehbenyahweh.comAn article about Arthur McDuffieWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Today you'll hear about The Narcotic Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, addiction, science, wacky graham crackers, jazz, prison, unethical medical experimentation, and a weird diversion about William S. Burroughs that I really didn't plan on talking about but that made me feel very indignant.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesAddiction Help:USAThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) findtreatment.gov or 1-800-662-HELPThe National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) can also help with drug and alcohol abuse.Faces & Voices of RecoveryThe Partnership at Drugfree.org for parents of teens (1-855-378-4373)NIDA's DrugPubs Research Dissemination Center UKA list of UK resources CanadaA list of helplines for provinces and territories in CanadaAustraliaAlcohol and Drug Foundation 1300 85 85 84Mental Health Help (USA):National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846For veterans, Make The Connection Official website of The Narcotic Farm documentary and book BBC's Hitting the High Notes (Dr. Sally Marlow's excellent program about jazz musicians, addiction, and The Narcotic Farm includes interviews, footage, and some recordings of jazz concerts at Narco.) Claire Clark's The Recovery Revolution: The Battle Over Addiction Treatment in the United StatesWilliam White's Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in AmericaWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot MiddletonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Big cats, colonizers, the slave trade, cannibalism, supernatural strength-granting rituals, and a whole lot of blood and entrails. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 For veterans, Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Britannica’s Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories ( https://www.britannica.com/story/cannibalism-cultures-cures-cuisine-and-calories ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

1970s dudes claim a reef, turn it into an island, declare sovereignty, and get chased off by the King of Tonga. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 For veterans, Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * The New York Times 1976 South Sea Reef Proclaimed A Republic by 3 Americans ( https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/30/archives/south-sea-reef-proclaimed-a-republic-by-3-americans.html ) * Wired’s The Quest for a New Tech Land of the Free ( https://www.wired.com/insights/2014/02/quest-new-tech-land-free/ ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton "Stringed Disco" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

The utopia of love; weird stories about Saint Valentine, Cupid, and Charles, Duke of Orleans; fun facts about candy, venereal disease, and celebrating around the world; why I'm jealous of Juliet's mail; badly read poetry; and much more! Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* * An image of Charles, Duke of Orleans’ original 1415 letter ( http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/english/all/pastonletter-wl.jpg ) at The British Library * History’s Oldest-Known Valentine Was Written in Prison ( https://www.history.com/news/historys-oldest-known-valentine-was-written-in-prison ) * History of the Conversation Heart ( https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/61510/history-conversation-heart ) * Cherubic Cupid Is Everywhere on Valentine’s Day. Here’s Why That Famous Embodiment of Desire Is a Child ( https://time.com/5516579/history-cupid-valentines-day/ ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Did Donald Trump create a #MAGA utopia during his presidency? What’s the deal with QAnon? Is Trumpism a cult? Trigger warning: reality Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 For veterans, Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Watch this video ( https://youtu.be/JN42cZFcz8M ) ! It features a great breakdown of QAnon, an interview with cult expert Rick Ross, and tips on how to help someone out of QAnon or another cult. * David Neiwert’s book Red Pill Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51235933-red-pill-blue-pill ) * Rick Alan Ross’ book Cults Inside Out ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23962853-cults-inside-out ) * Steven Hassan’s book The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43261495-the-cult-of-trump ) (Hassan is a former “Moonie” cult member turned cult expert) * The ‘Shared Psychosis’ of Donald Trump and His Loyalists ( https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-shared-psychosis-of-donald-trump-and-his-loyalists/ ) (Forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee explains the outgoing president’s pathological appeal and how to wean people from it.) * A former QAnon believer answers all your questions about how the cult really works ( https://www.upworthy.com/former-qanon-believer-q-and-a ) * An eye-opening interview with a former QAnon believer ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/24/qanon-believer-conspiracy-theory/ ) * r/QAnonCasualties ( https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/ ) , a Reddit board where people tell their stories of what QAnon cost them * The psychological needs QAnon feeds ( https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202008/the-psychological-needs-qanon-feeds ) * What makes people believe in conspiracy theories? ( https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/201904/what-makes-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories ) * Why people latch on to conspiracy theories, according to science ( https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2021/01/why-people-latch-on-to-conspiracy-theories-according-to-science/ ) * An Analysis of Trump Supporters Has Identified 5 Key Traits ( https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201712/analysis-trump-supporters-has-identified-5-key-traits ) * A game designer’s analysis of QAnon ( https://medium.com/curiouserinstitute/a-game-designers-analysis-of-qanon-580972548be5 ) * Teleological Thinking ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982218308637 ) * Hyperactive Agency Detection ( https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/hyperactive-agency-detection/ ) * The Dunning-Kruger Effect ( https://www.britannica.com/science/Dunning-Kruger-effect ) * The people who died in the Capitol attack ( https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/who-died-in-capitol-building-attack.html ) * USA Today’s timeline of Capitol Hill riot ( https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2021/01/06/dc-protests-capitol-riot-trump-supporters-electoral-college-stolen-election/6568305002/ ) * Biden inauguration leaves QAnon believers in disarray ( https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-55746304 ) * The QAnon 'Storm' Never Struck. Some Supporters Are Wavering, Others Steadfast ( https://www.npr.org/sections/inauguration-day-live-updates/2021/01/20/958907699/the-qanon-storm-never-struck-some-supporters-are-wavering-others-steadfast ) * QAnon Supporters Think Donald Trump Will Be Sworn in as President on March 4 ( https://www.distractify.com/p/what-is-happening-on-march-4-2021 ) * Vox’s timeline of Trump encouraging hate groups and political violence ( https://www.vox.com/21506029/trump-violence-tweets-racist-hate-speech ) * GQ's timeline of Trump corruption scandals ( https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-corruption-timeline ) * Business Insider’s list of Trump’s biggest accomplishments and failures ( https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biggest-accomplishments-and-failures-heading-into-2020-2019-12?op=1 ) * It can happen here: Latin America's lessons about autocrats unpunished ( https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/autocracy-examples ) * Faulty US Covid-19 response meant 130,000 to 210,000 avoidable deaths, report finds ( https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/health/covid-response-deaths-columbia-report/index.html ) * The Conservative Cult of Victimhood ( https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/conservatism-reaches-dead-end/617629/ ) * The Belief That Trump Is a Messiah Is Rampant and Dangerous ( https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201905/the-belief-trump-is-messiah-is-rampant-and-dangerous ) * There’s a Term for What Happened at the Capitol This Week: ‘Whitelash’ ( https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/09/capitol-siege-georgia-elections-whitelash-black-progress-456724 ) * Mass Delusion in America: What I heard from insurrectionists on their march to the Capitol ( https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/among-insurrectionists/617580/ ) * The Deep Story of Trumpism: Thinking about the Republican Party like a political psychiatrist ( https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/deep-story-trumpism/617498/ ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

UFOs, Jesus, meat suits, Ti and Do, Luciferians, the Human Evolutionary Level, spading under, Star Trek . . . oh, and the largest mass suicide ever to take place on American soil. It's Heaven's Gate. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 For veterans: Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * NPR interview of Glynn Washington ( https://www.npr.org/2018/01/29/581532036/for-heaven-s-gate-podcast-host-the-cult-story-hits-close-to-home ) , Heaven’s Gate podcast creator (8-minute listen) * Heaven’s Gate website ( https://www.heavensgate.com/ ) * Heaven’s Gate’s videos on Vimeo ( https://vimeo.com/heavensgate ) * Sawyer’s Ti & Do Father & Jesus Heaven's Gate UFO Two Witnesses ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34007915-ti-do-father-jesus-heaven-s-gate-ufo-two-witnesses ) * Deuteronomy 23:1 ( https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Deuteronomy-23-1/ ) I haven’t figured out why Do and some of the other guys thought it was okay to castrate themselves when it clearly states in the bible that if something goes wrong with your testicles or if somehow your dick gets cut off, God does NOT want to see you! * Pedestrian’s article The Heaven’s Gate Website Is Still Active & They Will Send You Video Tapes ( https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/heavens-gate-website-active-videotapes/ ) * This article ( https://www.escondidograpevine.com/2021/01/02/20-years-ago-heavens-gate-couldnt-wait/ ) from The Escondido Grapevine is interesting because it talks, among other stuff, a little bit about how uncomfortable it is that many of Heaven’s Gate’s beliefs were similar to those in mainstream religions. * This article ( https://www.escondidograpevine.com/2017/03/01/heavens-gate-survivor-20-years-later/ ) is another one from The Escondido Grapevine and you’re going to want to read through to the bottom and then check out the FLAME WAR between Sawyer and somebody else in the comments! Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Psychedelic music by www.bensound.com ( http://www.bensound.com/ ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Gloriavale is a fundamentalist Christian cult in the beautiful country of New Zealand. Not only do they observe some strange practices but they also face decades worth of accusations of brainwashing, abuse, and violence. They still operate today with about 500 members. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Gloriavale’s website ( https://gloriavale.org.nz/ ) * Lilia Tarawa’s Tedx Talk ( https://youtu.be/qS7mBbXxJYA ) * Lilia Tarawa’s Daughter of Gloriavale ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36107356-daughter-of-gloriavale ) * A three-part documentary ( https://www.amazon.com/Gloriavale/dp/B07DJVR3C5 ) on Amazon Prime about Gloriavale featuring interviews and footage inside the community * A video about an abuse case ( https://youtu.be/bEYky9vZOJQ ) from Gloriavale that actually went to court (fair warning: disturbing first-hand account of domestic violence) * An article about child sexual abuse ( https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123782987/nz-teaching-council-investigating-gloriavale-principal-over-concerns-he-failed-to-ensure-safety-of-children ) at the Gloriavale school. * A fantastic interview ( https://youtu.be/rAYSBY8hnhg ) with Lilia Tarawa Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

What’s the secretive alternative community that only gets talked about once a year? Listen on to find out! Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

Get ready to hear about Naked in the Woods, an aptly titled book by Margaret Grundstein about her years spent in a utopian hippie commune in the woods in Oregon. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Margaret Grundstein’s Naked in the Woods ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23604106-naked-in-the-woods ) * An article about how the world is getting better ( https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/2017-progress-illiteracy-poverty.html ) and another one ( https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190111-seven-reasons-why-the-world-is-improving ) * An article about May Day, 1970 ( https://www.wnpr.org/post/50-years-after-new-havens-may-day-yale-alum-reflects-role-black-student-leaders ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Psychedelic music by www.bensound.com ( http://www.bensound.com/ ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

What do you think of when you hear “free-love commune”? If you’re an American like me, I’m guessing you’re thinking 1960s or 70s alternative communities and hippies, not devout Christians in the 1800s. Today we’re talking about the Oneida Community—the only cult that turned itself into a silverware company. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Hidden Brain episode “ Playing Favorites ( https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/870352402/playing-favorites-when-kindness-toward-some-means-callousness-toward-others ) ” about what happens when we treat people close to us with more kindness than we show to others * Pierrepont Noyes’ My Father's House; An Oneida Boyhood ( https://archive.org/details/myfathershouse0000unse ) * Ellen Wayland-Smith’s Oneida ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114413-oneida )  Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

What does Walt Disney have to do with utopia? Is Disney World really the happiest place on Earth? *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Walt Disney’s 1966 EPCOT film ( https://youtu.be/sLCHg9mUBag ) (EPCOT comes in at 10:25 if you’re impatient) * Richard E. Foglesong’s Married to the Mouse ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/980930.Married_to_the_Mouse ) * James B. Stewart’s DisneyWar ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/414096.DisneyWar ) * Forbes’ Why McDonald’s Employee Budget Has Everyone Up In Arms ( https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2013/07/18/why-mcdonalds-employee-budget-has-everyone-up-in-arms/?sh=1cbefb3d5216 ) * Los Angeles Magazine’s Disney Heiress Says She’s “Livid” About Disneyland Wages and Working Conditions ( https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/disneyland-wages-abigail-disney/ ) * NPR’s Some Disneyland Employees Struggle To Pay For Food, Shelter, Survey Finds ( https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/28/589456403/some-disneyland-employees-struggle-to-pay-for-food-shelter-survey-finds ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

This is a bonus episode that builds on the previous episodes Jonestown Parts 1 and 2. This will make more sense if you finish those two episodes first. So much of the research I did for those episodes didn’t make it into the final cut. So today I’m giving you a little bonus content--what you could consider the silver lining: those who survived and those who tried to save the lives of others. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). Failed Utopia merch now available! www.failedutopia.com/shop ( https://failedutopia.com/shop/ ) *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Laura Johnston Kohl’s “I Am a Cultist, Two Times Over" ( https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=67567 ) * Laura Johnston Kohl’s Jonestown Survivor: An Insider's Look ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8454825 ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

In today’s episode we are going to talk about the granddaddy of utopian fails, Peoples Temple. Or, as you might know it, Jonestown. This is Part 2. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Jeff Guinn’s The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40726412-the-road-to-jonestown ) * Leigh Fondakowski’s Stories from Jonestown ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13795336-stories-from-jonestown ) * Deborah Layton’s Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/345220.Seductive_Poison ) * 1983 interview with Stephan Jones ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/11/07/jonestowns-haunted-son/f9369588-008b-497a-9ad3-b303dc01a8df/ ) * 2018 interview with Laura Johnson Kohl ( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46241372 ) * Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9139006/ ) —an ABC documentary 40 years after Jonestown * The Jonestown “Death Tape” ( https://archive.org/details/ptc1978-11-18.flac16 ) (Content warning: disturbing material!) * Jonestown Institute ( https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/ ) Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations

On this episode we’re talking about an ecovillage in Scotland. There won’t be any maniacal cult leaders or rattlesnake bites on this one, but there will be fairies, nature spirits, failed guru takeovers, and meditation in the public toilet at an RV park. Connect on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/failedutopiapod ) or at the Failed Utopia website ( http://www.failedutopia.com/ ). *Links & Resources* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741 Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233 VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846 Make The Connection ( https://www.maketheconnection.net/what-is-mtc/ ) * Findhorn Ecovillage ( https://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/ ) * Findhorn Foundation ( https://www.findhorn.org/ ) * The Jim Rutt Show Episode 74 ( https://jimruttshow.blubrry.net/daniel-christian-wahl-2/ ) Daniel Christian Wahl on Regeneration Dynamics (and about 30 seconds at the beginning on Findhorn!) * Paul Hawkins’ The Magic of Findhorn ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228239.The_Magic_Of_Findhorn ) * Eileen Caddy’s books ( https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/234457.Eileen_Caddy ) * Scientific American’s Can Plants Hear? ( https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-plants-hear/ ) * Freakishly large vegetables and a bunch of ladies dressed up as cabbages in Alaska ( https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/20/341884706/why-vegetables-get-freakish-in-the-land-of-the-midnight-sun ) * I’m Farming and I Grow It ( https://youtu.be/48H7zOQrX3U ) by Peterson Farm Bros Written and produced by Anna Roberts Burning palm tree artwork by Perry Vasquez ( http://www.perryvasquez.com/ ) Intro music by Elliot Middleton Special thanks to Peterson Farm Bros Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/failedutopia/donations