Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh rose from a precocious boy in India to a spiritual guru to tens of thousands of people worldwide. He became famous for his controversial teachings and lavish lifestyle, leading some to call him a cult leader. Building Utopia paints an immersive, unflinching portrait of Rajneesh and the people who chose to devote their lives to him -- including his top lieutenants, who fled his Rajneeshpuram commune in 1985 amid a cloud of criminal allegations. Building Utopia will capt ...

NiShi a Rajneesh story "Growing up with the mystic drop outs" It is read by the author Kim Lee. Kim first went to India in 1980 with her mother, to Poona where they both became disciples of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, she was four years old at the time. In this memoir Kim takes us through her wild and unique childhood. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-lee8/support

A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an unorthodox Benedictine convent. The true story of trans pioneer who fiercely defied stereotypes and forged her own path through the world. If you enjoy this story, feel free to Venmo: @Ross-Eliot-3 or Palpal: [email protected]

In this podcast we will dive deep into cults and conspiracy theories, in an informative yet chilling way. Join us every Wednesday as Mikesh and Sam dive into the deep abyss of cults and conspiracy theories.

Murder. Local Lawlessness. Court Cases. Religious Fundamentalism. Cults. And anything else macabre we can find. There is also a good chance you will get some trailer time stories. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trailerparkgirls/support

We will explore the rich and fascinating realm of planetary archetypes as they manifest in dreams, Holotropic Breathwork and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, music, art, film, literature, history, and current events. Featured guests will include Todd Butler, Becca Tarnas, James Moran, Erica Jones and others.

“This Week Back Then” is a podcast and blog series born out of Professor Catherine McNeur’s HST411/511 Public History Lab: Podcasts and History course. Students did research, wrote scripts and blog posts, produced and edited podcasts, and collaborated with classmates to bring history to a broad audience. The class worked with producers at KBOO (90.7) to learn recording and editing skills. The students’ podcasts, posted here, will be broadcast during KBOO’s news hour each Monday starting in J ...