Coffee and Cults  Episode 14 - Oneida Community

Jon tells Sam the curious and mostly icky tale of how a nineteenth century sex cult became a famous silverware company. Hear all about the unsusual teachings of John Noyes and his doctrine of complex marriage and how it inspired a community to sex their way to immortality. 

Also: free love, eugenics and spoons. 

CWs: child abuse, incest and domestic violence

Episode 14 - Oneida Community

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Join us for Part 2 of Aum Shinrikyo, where Sam tells Jon about crimes on crimes on crimes and cults on cults on cults. We cover the crimes leading up to and leading away from the 1995 Tokyo Subway attack, including more chemicals than you can put on a bingo card, murder, and surprising things to find in a raid. 
Also: Sam's phobia, Jon's pitch for a musical and oh, did I say crimes? 
CW: Murder, death, infant death (no gore), poison. 

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Episode 58 Aum Shinrikyo Part 2

Join us for part one, as Sam tells Jon the story of Aum Shinrikyo, who were responsible for a huge terrorist attack in 1995. This episode we get into their origins, their founder and their beliefs and practices- and you can tick some things off your cult bingo card! 

We’ve been away for a little while so the first 6 mins is catching up with where we’ve been, for those of you who hate our waffling. 
Also: When to listen to the voices in your head, Jon’s hot take on acupuncture, we discuss the qualities of whips, as well as a surprise Nostradamus revelation… 

CW: Strong language, crimes, some references to but not descriptions of sexual assault and murder. 
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Episode 57- Aum Shinrikyo Part 1

Join us as Jon tells Sam the story of Gudni Gudnason and the Modern Mystery School, including mystical salmons, sex magic, UFOs, and ideas to create world peace that are definitely NOT A pyramid scheme. 
Also, exciting voices, weaving timelines, and some new age/ occult word salad- an incredible opportunity to fill out your Cult Bingo card…! And in case of any doubt, find out our opinions on Bare-Knuckle Child Boxing. 

CW: Mentions of but not descriptions of sexual assault/ coercion. 

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Episode 56- Modern Mystery School

Happy Halloweeeeeen! 

Join us for a typical Sam Halloween Episode, expect lots of murder, gore, all your halloween favourites and the wild story of a sect within a sect within a Bible Group. 

Electus Per Deus, led by Cecilia Steyn were responsible for a series of murders in Krugersdorp, South Africa.

Also, terrible Africaans pronunciations, we choose a halloween tattoo, and we choose which fictional character we would have as an alter ego?!

CW: gore, murder, mentions but not descriptions of CA/SA. 

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Episode 55- Electus Per Deus

Episode 54- Updates! 
Join us as we regale each other with updates from a whole bunch of our previously researched cults. 
Also, Jon's alien voice and a surprising Oppenheimer connection.
CW- strong language, mentions of but not descriptions of death and SA. 
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Episode 14 - Oneida Community

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