Failed Utopia

This is a podcast about utopian ideas and paradise lost. We look at utopian concepts from the past, present and future, as well as utopian societies and communes, which promise the world to eager followers but inevitably fail when it all starts to unravel. Some of these utopias just fall apart, while others devolve into true horrors and even brutal cults. I’ll break down what these groups’ leaders were thinking, what attracted their devotees in the first place, and how it all went wrong.



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Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day

Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day

The utopia of love; weird stories about Saint Valentine, Cupid, and Charles, Duke of Orleans; fun facts about candy, venereal disease, and celebrating around the world; why I'm jealous of Juliet's mai...

9 Helmi 202119min

Trumpworld

Trumpworld

Did Donald Trump create a #MAGA utopia during his presidency? What’s the deal with QAnon? Is Trumpism a cult? Trigger warning: realityConnect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & Resour...

2 Helmi 20211h 4min

Heaven's Gate

Heaven's Gate

UFOs, Jesus, meat suits, Ti and Do, Luciferians, the Human Evolutionary Level, spading under, Star Trek . . . oh, and the largest mass suicide ever to take place on American soil. It's Heaven's Gate.C...

19 Tammi 20211h 1min

Gloriavale

Gloriavale

Gloriavale is a fundamentalist Christian cult in the beautiful country of New Zealand. Not only do they observe some strange practices but they also face decades worth of accusations of brainwashing, ...

5 Tammi 202145min

Bonus Episode: Holiday Special!

Bonus Episode: Holiday Special!

What’s the secretive alternative community that only gets talked about once a year? Listen on to find out!Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Preventi...

23 Joulu 202011min

Naked in the Woods

Naked in the Woods

Get ready to hear about Naked in the Woods, an aptly titled book by Margaret Grundstein about her years spent in a utopian hippie commune in the woods in Oregon.Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Ut...

22 Joulu 202028min

Oneida Community

Oneida Community

What do you think of when you hear “free-love commune”? If you’re an American like me, I’m guessing you’re thinking 1960s or 70s alternative communities and hippies, not devout Christians in the 1800s...

8 Joulu 202020min

Disney World

Disney World

What does Walt Disney have to do with utopia? Is Disney World really the happiest place on Earth?Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741...

24 Marras 202027min

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