Journey into the underworld of American organized crime and the stories behind the rise and fall of the most notorious mobsters in history. From Charles “Lucky” Luciano and John Gotti, to Donnie Brasco, “Bugsy” Siegel and Dutch Schultz–Mafia explores the lives of our greatest gangsters and the cops and attorneys who worked to bring them down.
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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 Guardian
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- Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
- About: Kyle and Adam are more than just your hosts, they’re your close friends sharing intriguing stories from tales from the darker corners of true crime, the annals of your forgotten history books, and the who's who of incredible people.
- Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland by Aleksey Chistilin
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1. Sneak peak (00:00:00)
2. Welcome to The Compendium (00:00:54)
3. Todays topic introduction (00:01:55)
4. All the latest things (00:04:46)
5. Topic of the week (00:09:56)
6. [Ad] The Hospitality Harbor (00:39:21)
7. (Cont.) Topic of the week (00:39:43)
8. Outro (01:15:43)
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