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In this episode of the Compendium, we uncover how the Sex Cult led by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, also known as the Osho movement, nearly took over Antelope, Oregon. We explore the rise of Rajneeshpuram, the Rajneeshee cult's transformation, and Ma Anand Sheela's pivotal role in the Rajneeshee plot that led to the biggest bioterror attack in U.S. history.We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:“Wild Wild Country” (2018) - Documentary series on Netflix:“Searching for Sheela” (2021) - Follow-up documentary on Netflix:“Building Utopia” - Podcast by Russell King:“What it was like to be a child in the commune” - Article in The Guardian“A journalist's recent experience at an Osho retreat” - Article in The GuardianMessage Kyle and AdamConnect with Us:

Step inside the twisted world of the Rajneeshpuram cult with our latest episode, where an enigmatic Indian guru's quest for utopia leads to a scandalous slice of Oregon's history. We spotlight the tumultuous rise and fall of the Rajneeshpuram commune, starting from their head-scratching financial prowess in acquiring a vast ranch, to their audacious attempts at sculpting a city of their own. Our conversation isn't just a history lesson; it's a deep dive into a community's struggle with an ambitious cult's explosive impact, where salad bars became vectors for bioterrorism, and small-town America clashed with an influx of red-clad devotees.As we thread through the intricate legal battles that the Rajneeshpuram faced, we dissect the blurred lines between church, state, and the ownership of sacred space. The narrative gets personal as the residents of Antelope, Oregon, stand their ground against the commune's expansion, making their town a symbol of the broader conflict. We don't shy away from the darker side either, revealing how a utopian dream distorted into a narrative of crime, eventually branding the group with terrorist undertones. Our exploration goes beyond the headlines, correcting historical inaccuracies and examining the legal repercussions for the commune's most prominent figures, like Ma Anand Sheela.In our final musings, we reflect on the Rajneesh legacy, pondering the transformation of their ranch and mulling over the philosophical echoes of Rajneesh's "ten commandments." Our hosts grapple with defining the group—cult, criminal organization, or a misunderstood community? We also step into the wider realm of cults and terrorist organizations, humorously comparing their evolution to stages of Pokémon, while engaging in rigorous debate about international law, extradition, and the enigmatic Edward Snowden. Join us on this historical rollercoaster, and you might just find that the line between cult and terrorist is finer than you think.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the showIf you want to try Dubby products please go to https://www.dubby.gg/ and when you're ready to check out in the code area punch in "ISTHISREALPC" for 10% off your entire order!

In this week's episode, we look at the bioterrorism attack committed by the Rajneeshees.

When in 1984 751 people in The Dalles, Oregon, suddenly contracted salmonella after eating at a number of salad bars, the authorities put it down to poor hygiene of the food handlers, despite local residents suspecting the involvement of the Rajneeshees, a cult of 7000 people who had overtaken a nearby ranch. This is the tale of everything that happened before and after.

Sonja Ulrich is a true survivor. Born in Germany, raised by a single mother in high society and at times move from town to town. Her mother joined the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and become a Rajneeshee. Ulrich lived alone in Germany from ages 12 to 13, then at different European satellite communes for the next four years, all the while separated from her mother. When she turned 17, she was finally old enough for her chance to join Rajneeshpuram in Oregon. Despite swirling rumors of criminal activity and FBI infiltration of the site, Ulrich still wanted to go. As she arrived it was all falling apart and she found her self alone in the US. Ulrich enrolled at CSUDH in the early 2000s as a human services major, but then discovered her love of anthropology—the study of humans, and why they do what they do. Sonja graduated from CSUDH in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology and minor in bellydance history, then went on to earn her master's degree in anthropology from CSU Long Beach. She began teaching as an adjunct professor at CSUDH in 2015, and over the course of her academic career, has found “amazing healing” through her discipline. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-brown57/support

AFTER THE ELECTION, the new formerly homeless residents of Rajneeshpuram were the most pressing problem for Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers. They cost a lot of money to feed and house, and they started fights and made trouble. Rajneeshee leaders started out giving them bus tickets home, but that got very expensive very fast. After all, it had cost $1 million to bring them in by busloads; sending them home one or two at a time would be many times more than that. So finally, the Rajneeshees gave up and, herding them all aboard buses, simply hauled them to downtown Madras and dropped them off. Social-services agencies were forced to take on the task of getting them all home. The Salvation Army alone spent more than $100,000 taking care of them. (Near The Dalles, Wasco County; 1980s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/23-08d.rajneeshpuramPart4of5.html)

IN THE COURTYARD at the Antelope Post Office today, there stands a large bronze plaque attached to the base of a flagpole. It reads, “Dedicated to those of this community who throughout the Rajneesh invasion and occupation of 1981-1985 remained, resisted and remembered.” Most visitors probably roll their eyes at this, thinking it a bit melodramatic. Invasion? Occupation? Puh-leeze, they might mutter. But the Rajneeshee takeover of Antelope was not an anodyne bureaucratic exercise. To those who lived through it, it really did feel like a foreign military power had rolled into their town and occupied it. It started out very stealthily. Several properties in the town were up for sale, and suddenly there were offers on all of them. Very ordinary-looking people signed the documents and took possession. Then some more very ordinary-looking people moved into the properties.... (Rajneeshpuram, Wasco County; 1980s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/23-08c.rajneeshpuramPart3of5.html)

Jim Moore is a well-known political commentator and the Director of Political Outreach for the Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement at Pacific University. Moore also recently completed a soon-to-be released biography of Vic Atiyeh, the 32nd Governor of Oregon. This episode centers on Atiyeh's tenure as Governor and some of the lasting impacts of his administration. We cover how he managed through crisis (including the largest bioterrorism attack in US history and the Rajneeshee crisis in Wasco County) and the ways his legacy are still felt today. Moore helps us think through the similarities and differences between our current political environment (and current Governor) with Atiyeh and his tenure. Atiyeh was a special man who led Oregon during a challenging and fascinating period of history.

My guest is epidemiologist and biosecurity expert, Raina MacIntyre. Dr MacIntyre is Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, and Professor of Global Biosecurity at UNSW. Today we discuss her latest book DARK WINTER: An insider's guide to Pandemics and biosecurity. We discuss a series of unnatural outbreaks [lab leaks or deliberate misuse] that have occurred over the past 70 years: Sverdlovsk anthrax release, Rajneeshee bioterror attacks, Amerithrax attacks, and others... Raina breaks down the patterns and features they have in common.  We discuss the highly unusual features of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the 2019 COVID-19 outbreak that raise questions about a possible unnatural origin of these outbreaks. In every case, the outbreak was initially deemed a natural occurrence by scientists, but later [often many years later] were determined to have had an unnatural origin.  Common features in these cases are denial, a cover-up, silence, and often an “information war” led by scientists to control the narrative. The conclusions are inescapable and unsettling: When it comes to investigating an unusual outbreak, we cannot leave the scientists in charge of the investigation. And second, in an era of widely available synthetic biology, accelerated natural selection, and covert DUROC, we face an existential threat from bioweapons of mass destruction. The odds have already shifted dramatically in favor of any outbreak being due to a lab leak or deliberate misuse rather than due to a natural occurrence.

By Roberta Lippi | After years of impositions and dramatic acceptance of a world totally out of reality, Deeksha realizes how fundamental her role was in the birth, growth and fall of the sannyasin world. Too many voices of those who have suffered and those who have been lost who have remained silent, too much violence and abuse. This is the definitive delivery of the truth, so that history does not repeat itself.To learn more: Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopiaby Russell KingSins of My Father: A Daughter, a Cult, a Wild Unravellingby Lily DunnCharisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram: A Community without Shared Values(American Sociological Association Rose Monographs)by Lewis F. CarterMy Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guruby Tim GuestBreaking the Spell: My life as a Rajneeshee, and the long journey back to freedomby Jane StorkThe Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powerby Joel Kramer and Diana AlstadBounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cultsby Janja A. LalichThe Mother of Godby Luna TarloHoly Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness by Gail TredwellCombating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-Selling Guide to Protection,Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cultsby Steven Hassan, Daniel Greenberg, et al.Bhagwan: The God That Failedby Hugh MilneWhen she comes backBy Ronit PlankWild Wild Sheela - Le 100 cose che Wild Wild Country non vi ha detto e state cercando su GoogleBy Roberta Lippi

di Roberta Lippi | Dopo anni di imposizioni e drammatica accettazione di un mondo totalmente fuori dalla realtà, Deeksha si rende conto di quanto il suo ruolo sia stato fondamentale per la nascita, la crescita e la caduta del mondo sannyasin. Troppe le voci di chi ha sofferto e di chi si è perso che sono rimaste in silenzio, troppe le violenze e i soprusi. Questa è la consegna definitiva della verità, perché la storia non si ripeta.Consigli di lettura sull'argomento: Rajneeshpuram: Inside the Cult of Bhagwan and Its Failed American Utopiaby Russell KingSins of My Father: A Daughter, a Cult, a Wild Unravellingby Lily DunnCharisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram: A Community without Shared Values(American Sociological Association Rose Monographs)by Lewis F. CarterMy Life in Orange: Growing Up with the Guruby Tim GuestBreaking the Spell: My life as a Rajneeshee, and the long journey back to freedomby Jane StorkThe Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Powerby Joel Kramer and Diana AlstadBounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cultsby Janja A. LalichThe Mother of Godby Luna TarloHoly Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness by Gail TredwellCombating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best-Selling Guide to Protection,Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cultsby Steven Hassan, Daniel Greenberg, et al.Bhagwan: The God That Failedby Hugh MilneWhen she comes backBy Ronit PlankWild Wild Sheela - Le 100 cose che Wild Wild Country non vi ha detto e state cercando su Google

Oz returns, to discuss cults! Also, Bigfoot has a huge ass. We talk about the Rajneeshee and Heaven's Gate. Two organizations that could only be made worse if Daniel Snyder took them over.  Come hang out!Show links:Our Brains Hurt Website: https://www.ourbrainshurt.com/Our Brains Hurt on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurBrainsHurtRon on Twitter @thecaffeinepunk: https://twitter.com/TheCaffeinePunkMatt on Twitter @MattAlive13: https://twitter.com/MattAlive13Punk Rock Joe: https://punkrockjoe.comPunkBox:Punk Box Website:  https://punkboxrox.com/Punk Box Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/punkboxroxPunk Box Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/punkboxrox/MerchSlut links:MerchSlut Store: https://merchslut.com/MerchSlut Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MerchSlut-103064031228978Rock N Roll Bedtime Stories Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jnyKfqk6SuX7FxNfLRcqhApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rock-n-roll-bedtime-stories/id1487577580

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In this episode, Sad Girl Syllabus explore the dark side of food and spirituality, namely poison and cults. From the Heaven's Gate poisoned pudding to the Rajneeshee poisoned salad bars to the dark underpinnings of Celestial Seasonings' Sleepytime tea, Bethany and Mary discuss the use of food in US cult practices, especially as a method of control. Be careful out there and watch what you eat!

You may have heard of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and his followers, commonly known as Rajneeshees or sannyasins, from the incredibly popular Netflix documentary “Wild, Wild Country.” Well in today's episode we speak with a former follower of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh cult to get a better understanding of how this society functioned, what it was like to live in normal society as a member of the cult, and what it was like on the famous Oregon ranch. With our guest, Annie (who has asked to remain anonymous but showed her mala that she wore during her time as a Rajneshee to prove her affiliation with the cult), we find out how she first find out about Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the Rajneeshees, and what inspired her to join their cult, where she goes into great detail about how she found them when she was 16 at an Alcoholics Anonymous event. She also shares why life as a Rajneeshee was difficult off the ranch in normal society, as society often treated them with a mixture of suspicion, curiosity, and fear. In fact, she was fired from all of her jobs due to her membership in the cult, but she also explains how she saw this as a positive, “a trial by fire” as she claims. Annie also goes into detail about what it was like visiting the ranch in 1983, when, she believes, much of the footage used in the documentary was filmed. She talks about the important role meditation played in being a Rajneeshee and what a normal day was like on the ranch. She also shares her thoughts on how accurate the documentary was, how close she came to meeting Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and finally, how she left the cult in the end. Overall, Annie explains why she doesn't see the following as a religion or cult, but instead as a community and how this community had such an overall, lasting positive experience in her life.

In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in The Dalles, Oregon. At first, no one in the town could figure out why. Those sickened had all eaten at ten different restaurants in the area, but local health officials couldn't find a common food that may have caused their illness. A year later, the public learned the sinister reason the town fell ill. Then we dive into the case of April and Michael Holton. Less than 15 minutes after a deputy left the home of the former mayor, gunshots went off, killing both Michael and his estranged wife, April, in 2016. At first, the scene looks like a murder-suicide. But when facts don't start lining up, the police focus the investigation on an unlikely suspect.Sources:Forensic Files Season 7, Episode 16 “Bio-Attack”https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/a-strange-but-true-tale-of-voter-fraud-and-bioterrorism/372445/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/guru-poison-bioterrorrists-spread-salmonella-oregon-article-1.1373864Dateline – 11 Minuteshttps://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/did-madison-holton-kill-parents-michael-and-aprilhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6940203/19-year-old-accused-killing-parents-breaks-silence.htmlhttps://heavy.com/news/2019/04/jesse-madison-holton/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badsign)

Cultmas season presses on with a heavy hitter in the cult world. Fire up your Rolls-Royce as we dive into The Rajneeshee's. This is part one (we ran out of time and wine), which looks at the background and building tension surrounding the cult and the locals of Oregon. Bhagwan would fully endorse shameless plugging...see our Patreon ;)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/tellmesomethingterrible)

Ma Anand Sheela is an Indian-born Swiss who was the spokeswoman of the Rajneesh movement (aka Osho movement). As the secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1981 through 1985, she managed the Rajneeshpuramashram in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. In 1986, she pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role in the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack. She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and paroled after 39 months. Her story has been detailed in the immensely successful Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country & Searching for Sheela.Sheela now lives in Switzerland, where she runs two care homes for seniors and people with degenerative illnesses.Instagram: @maanand.sheela *The views expressed by our guests are their own. We do not endorse and are not responsible for any views expressed by our guests on our podcast and its associated platforms.

In the early 80's an Indian spiritual leader and his followers moved in near a tiny Oregon town. It didn't take long for them to start causing problems, and quickly devolved into debauchery that included assassination attempts, murder of a member, and the first bioterror attack in US history. Thanks to this week's sponsors: Smile Brilliant: www.smilebrilliant.com Enjoy 30% off site wide at https://www.smilebrilliant.com/?coupon=upperleft#podcast Elite Executive Services https://www.ee-services.com/ Sources: Sources: https://www.thequint.com/news/india/was-osho-killed-7-haunting-questions-return-after-26-years https://twentytwowords.com/facts-about-the-rajneeshpuram-cult-that-wild-wild-country-never-told-you/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56945902/longview-daily-news/ https://www.biography.com/religious-figure/bhagwan-shree-rajneesh https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cult-wild-wild-country-netflix_n_5ab2b37de4b054d118df49c1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope,_Oregon https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/central-oregon-range-wars/#.YNJnamhKiUk https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_three_mystery_sickness_su.html https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_four_paranoia_takes_hold.html https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_five_utopian_dreams_die_i.html https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/central-oregon-range-wars/#.YNJnamhKiUk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Rajneeshee_assassination_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_Sheela https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_one_it_was_worse_than_we.html https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_two_thwarted_commune_goes.html

Well, Joel is drunk, but everyone else is reasonably sober to discuss the New York City mayoral election, the Oakland Athletics ongoing threat to relocate, and the possibility of them moving to rural Oregon and restarting the Rajneeshee cult from the 80's.

Author Lily Dunn’s father joined Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh’s movement about the same time that And Then Everything Changed host Ronit Plank’s mother followed him to India. They both grew up in the shadow of Bhagwan (also known at Osho, the guru at the center of Netflix’s docuseries Wild Wild Country), each with a parent more devoted to his teachings and the lifestyle he extolled than to them. Lily shares some of what she witnessed at the Rajneeshee house she visited on weekends and she and Ronit discuss how their relationships with their father and mother respectively irrevocably changed when they chose freedom over parenting. In this special episode to mark the release of Ronit's memoir When She Comes Back and Lily's forthcoming memoir, the authors discuss their books, writing about family, and how watching Wild Wild Country which became a media sensation affected them.  Connect With Lily: Website A Wild and Precious Life Twitter   Connect With Ronit: For more about this episode click here! Instagram Facebook

It's a weird one, Babes. Have you heard anything about The Moonies or Teal Swan? Or are you curious about the type of people that get pulled into cults? Spoiler: it's easier than you think! Give it a listen and crack a favorite spring beer. Grace and Alida pop open some Irish Style Coffee Stout from Lift Bridge Brewing Co. - brewed with Five Watt Coffee!Notable NotesLift Bridge BreweryIrish Coffee StoutFive Watt CoffeeCults, Explained on NetflixI grew up in a cult - articleWild Wild Country Documentary1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attackMoonie Cult Leader - The GuardianThe Moonies and Trump"Drink the Kool-Aid"The Peoples TempleWhat is a cult? Bikram Yoga DocumentaryTeal Swan

In place of a diagnostic review, Adare and Lesley chat about Lesley's experience at Osho's ashram in India, their ideas for diagnoses, and cult psychology. Full interview and video on Patreon only

This week we talk about a crazy unsolved murder that could be a cult murder, or just a cover up, and then we talk about the cult who took over a whole townJeannette DePalma-https://weirdnj.com/stories/mystery-history/jeannette-depalma/https://thecurrentatahs.com/5563/unsolved/death-by-witchcraft-the-murder-of-jeannette-depalma/https://www.justiceforjeannette.com/https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/13413864/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-explainedhttps://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/courts/2019/09/09/nj-unsolved-murder-judge-denies-dna-test-jeannette-depalmas-clothes/2265134001/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/cold-cases/2019/08/23/nj-cold-case-jeannette-depalma-springfield-1972-watchung-reservation/1889140001/https://deathonthedevilsteeth.blogspot.com/p/deathonthedevilsteeth.htmlRajneesh Puram- https://www.equip.org/article/the-rajneesh-cult/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneesh https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/a-strange-but-true-tale-of-voter-fraud-and-bioterrorism/372445/ https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/04/03/a-photo-gallery-of-the-rajneesh-commune-thirty-years-ago-and-what-the-land-looks-like-today/ https://www.netflix.com/watch/80145244?trackId=14170287&tctx=1%2C0%2C28fe64a9-479c-43f6-8ec1-dd5913f4ebf8-168381963%2C4b34c2c3-c928-4651-a588-59c45e2f182e_115746985X3XX1607290353671%2C%2C https://www.eastoregonian.com/community/news/wild-country/article_741205ee-98f1-55a4-9de0-978948419ef8.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-23-mn-21578-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Anand_SheelaSupport the show

Ma Anand Sheela  was the spokeswoman of the Rajneesh movement (aka Osho movement) and star of the Netflix series Wild Wild Country. In 1986, she pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role in the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack.As the personal secretary of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh from 1981 through 1985, she managed the Rajneeshpuram ashram in Oregon.  In 1986, she pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault for her role in the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack.  She was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and served 39 months.Sheela now lives in Switzerland where she manages a care home, and it was from here that she was kind enough to take some time out to speak to me.Books - https://www.amazon.co.ukWild Wild Country - https://www.youtube.comTitle track composed by Jerry Hyde and Nick Van Gelder, produced by Nick Van Gelder, keyboards by Kenny Dickenson, brass by Noel Langley, vocals by Sian O'Gorman.     

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In 1984, the Oregon town of The Dalles suffered a mass outbreak of food poisoning. More than 700 of its residents were affected. Health officials looked at hygiene in local restaurants, but an investigation led them to a local spiritual commune who had a plot to taking over the city’s government. Sponsored by Philo – TV for everyone (http://philo.tv/evidence) . Sign up at http://philo.tv/evidence and get 25% off your first two months. For pictures and more information, join us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/evidencelockerpodcast/) Want to become a Patron of the podcast? Visit our page at Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/evidencelocker) For a full list of resources and credits visit Evidence Locker Website (http://evidencelockerpodcast.com/2020/04/01/93-the-rajneeshee-bioterror-attack-usa) This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.

Are you in the market for niche cult memorabilia? For just $8,000, you could be the new owner of a small building formerly used by the Rajneeshees as a guardhouse on their Wasco County 1980s commune. Jake French, whose family owns the guardhouse, tells us how he discovered it belonged to followers of guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and why he wants to sell it.

(0:00) Local News Chat: Oshkosh Changes & UWO Foundation (10:48) Rep Jim Steineke on Born Alive & Gov Evers Veto Threat (18:31) Your Take on Drawing Blood w/o Getting Consent First (36:38) Phil Anderson, Chair, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (56:09) "Weird Religion" hosts Help Us Understand Cults (1:26:05) The Takeaway: What If We Prepare Too Well for Future?

[Intro: 12:40] In this episode, I speak with sociologist Milton Bennett, director of the Intercultural Development Research Institute, and the creator of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (also known as the “Bennett Scale”). I was introduced to Milton and his work by journalist Dahr Jamail, after a private discussion Dahr and I had about the dynamics of cults and "culting" within certain political groups, in particular between President Donald Trump and his base of supporters, as explored in Dahr's interview with Milton in the Truthout article 'Is There a Cult of Trump?' What is a cult in the literal sense, and what is "culting"? As can be observed in the hardcore base of support for leaders such as Donald Trump, and other examples Milton is very familiar with, like the Rajneeshee cult in Oregon in the 1980's (explored in the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country), "culting" is a very specific form indoctrination, often with a central figure that is actively, whether consciously or not, building an unquestioning base of followers. The first step in the “culting” process is to aggressively recruit; the second is control, which “includes specifically controlling the boundaries of the group”; the third step is coercion — “the cult leader always uses the limitation of alternatives as a strategy”; generate a conversion process — “which is a fast, transformative experience, not a long-term development. It is like the scales fall from your eyes.”*; finally, the maintaince of the group after this conversion process is instrumental. In the exploration of this topic with Milton, we inevitably lead into his broader work in defining the development of intercultural sensitivity and communication, as expressed in the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS). As Milton explains, American society and culture is not, in a general sense, progressing toward intercultural understanding and sensitivity at all, and is in fact moving backwards on the scale, away from the third step of “minimization of difference” (which we have been stuck on, as Milton says) and toward step two and ultimately toward step one — “the denial of difference.” Trump, like all leaders that have engaged in this process, take advantage of the historical and sociological conditions of the societies in which they rise to prominence within, particularly ones that are in a state of crisis, ideologically or otherwise. Professor Milton J. Bennett is the director of the Intercultural Development Research Institute, and is the creator of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. Milton is an adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Milano Bicocca in Italy. He holds a Ph.D. in intercultural communication and sociology and a Masters in psycholinguistics. *Source: http://bit.ly/CultOfTrump Episode Notes: - Read Milton’s interview with journalist Dahr Jamail in Truthout: http://bit.ly/CultOfTrump - Learn more about Milton’s work at the Intercultural Development Research Institute website: https://www.idrinstitute.org - The songs featured in this episode are “Specters of the Future,” “Variations,” and “Être” by Nicolas Jaar from the album Space Is Only Noise. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: http://bit.ly/LBWPATREON SHOP: http://bit.ly/LBWmerch DONATE: Paypal: http://bit.ly/LBWPAYPAL Ko-Fi: http://bit.ly/LBWKOFI DROP ME A LINE: (208) 918-2837 FOLLOW & LISTEN: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/LBWSOUNDCLOUD iTunes: http://bit.ly/LBWITUNES Google Play: http://bit.ly/LBWGOOGLE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/LBWSTITCHER RadioPublic: http://bit.ly/LBWRADIOPUB YouTube: http://bit.ly/LBWYOUTUBE NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/LBWnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LBWFACEBOOK Twitter: http://bit.ly/LBWTWITTER Instagram: http://bit.ly/LBWINSTA

It’s the third installment of our Cults series and this week we’re seeing red! Travel with us to the Big Muddy Ranch in Oregon and learn about the Rajneeshee movement of the early 1980’s. Made popular by the Netflix documentary series Wild, Wild Country, they’re not quite as sinister as some of other cults we’ll cover in this series, but a freaky deaky sex cult nonetheless. Hippies and semi-automatic weapons DO NOT MIX WELL in the small town of Antelope, causing friction between the Rajneeshees and the old crotchety town folk. As always, we’ll compare the actual definition of a cult with the practices and antics of the Sannyasins and see where we land. It’s about to get Wild! **we do not own the music used in this episode and no copyright infringement is intended** --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/notreligiouspod/message

It’s the holiday season in Rajneeshpuram! We’ll explore the Rajneeshees’ three major holidays and see how they were celebrated during Bhagwan's first year in America. This culminates in the First World Festival in July 1982, which attracted 5,000 visitors and helped lay the foundation for the city of Rajneeshpuram. We’ll close by hearing Bhagwan’s thoughts on Santa Claus.

Please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes by searching the Plunge with an exclamation point at the end, and share the show with all of your friends, enemies, colleagues, whatever. This week, we discuss the near-endless outpouring of videos of white people freaking out on people of color in public. We’ll also put to rest the needless adulation for ailing Republican Senator John McCain, the warmongering quote-on-quote maverick who brought us Sarah Palin. In pop culture, we’ll start off wacky and New Age-y with a discussion of Netflix’s Rajneeshee documentary Wild Wild Country, then we’ll get cynical as hell talking about Obama’s upcoming Netflix content and the unmitigated disaster that is the Solo movie. Linkz: Trump Loves Race Car https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/donald-trump-nascar-championship-remarks-601653 Staffers put intentional grammatical errors into ghost-written Trump tweets to make them sound authentic https://mashable.com/2018/05/22/trump-tweets-grammar-errors/#hu8P8lHnoPqM DC is a swampy cesspool https://qz.com/1284955/donald-trumps-white-house-has-a-growing-sinkhole-on-the-north-lawn/ Hilldawg with the sick Russia burn https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/05/21/hillary-clinton-pulls-out-russia-hat-while-speaking-yale-graduates/628887002/ Yas Queen Gina https://www.advocate.com/women/2018/5/21/gina-haspel-officially-becomes-first-woman-lead-cia Barack and Michelle get that Netflix cheddar https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/barack-michelle-obama-ink-deal-produce-content-netflix-n876046 Solo movie is an ongoing disaster http://theweek.com/articles/773677/why-everyone-hates-solo

The new Netflix documentary “Wild, Wild Country” delves into the strange world of the Rajneeshees, a religious group that moved to Oregon in the 1980s and clashed with local townspeople. The documentary reveals plenty about those tensions, but left us hungry for more detail about everyday life at the Rajneeshee Ranch. Writer Melissa Locker tells us about the group’s cookbook, Zorba the Buddha. Then Maddie talks to chef and restaurant owner Tanya Holland about the challenges of opening a restaurant as a black woman. Bonus: Tanya plays Gross or Tasty—drawing from her time as a judge on Iron Chef.

We said we had to win the whole damn thing - and we did! THANKS TO LISTENERS LIKE YOU we won Podcast Madness, vanquishing This America Life in the championship bracket. Now we take a victory lap! We return to normal programming with news from the Dirty John TV show. Plus, there's a "cheeky" news story out of Albuquerque that must win all the awards. Wild Wild Country is the topic of a wild wild panel discussion. It's the Netflix documentary about the times, town, and troubles created by a group of Rajneeshee followers who flocked to Oregon in the 1980s. The material covered is a mile wide and an inch deep. For the original Oregonian expose on the Rajneeshees, click here. TO GET OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF WILD WILD COUNTRY, SKIP AHEAD TO 1:01:52. And in Crime of the Week - rotten eggs. Sponsors this episode Namely - Get a free demo by visiting namely.com/crime Squarespace-  use the offer code CWO to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Without Mercy - from author Lisa Jackson. On sale where ever books are sold RXBAR - RXBAR.com/crime, PROMO CODE: CRIME, for 25% off your first order LegacyBox - legacybox.com/crime and enter code CRIME to save 40% on your Legacybox Havenly - visit havenly.com/crime and get 25% off your design package Support the show.

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine the city of Rajneeshpuran, Oregon. Tour Dates Dollop MerchEPISODE SOURCES - Main from a 6 Part OregonLive.com series on the Rajneeshee commune collapse by Les Zaitz.

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