Episode Details

Kaydra dives into another listener request, the story of Rajneeshpuram, a cult in Oregon led by a sex guru named Bhagwan Shree Rashneesh, now known as Osho. The Rashneeshees are responsible for the largest bioterrorism attack in U.S. history to date. Food poisoning, attempted assassinations, arson, practical jokes, fancy cars...this story has it all!

SOURCES:

The podcast "Cults" from Parcast, episode: "Rajneeshpuram"

Wikipedia

An article from Pew Research by Kelsey Jo Starr: https://www.pewresearch.org/

The podcast "Building Utopia" with Rusty King

A 2018 Humanities article by Hugh Urban: https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror

The podcast "The Dollop," with Dave Anthoy and Gareth Reynolds, episode "The Rajneeshees."

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