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. Today we’re talking about the Oneida Community—the only cult that turned itself into a silverware company. Connect on Facebook or at the Failed Utopia website.Links & ResourcesNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741 741Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-799-7233VictimConnect, a referral helpline for victims of crime: 1-855-484-2846Make The ConnectionHidden Brain episode “Playing Favorites” about what happens when we treat people close to us with more kindness than we show to others Pierrepont Noyes’ My Father's House; An Oneida BoyhoodEllen Wayland-Smith’s OneidaWritten and produced by Anna RobertsBurning palm tree artwork by Perry VasquezIntro music by Elliot Middleton