Failed Utopia

A podcast by Anna Roberts

Categories:

Society & Culture

54 Episodes

  1. Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day

    Published: 2/9/2021

  2. Trumpworld

    Published: 2/2/2021

  3. Heaven's Gate

    Published: 1/19/2021

  4. Gloriavale

    Published: 1/5/2021

  5. Bonus Episode: Holiday Special!

    Published: 12/23/2020

  6. Naked in the Woods

    Published: 12/22/2020

  7. Oneida Community

    Published: 12/8/2020

  8. Disney World

    Published: 11/24/2020

  9. Bonus Episode: Jonestown Survivors

    Published: 11/17/2020

  10. Jonestown Part 2

    Published: 11/10/2020

  11. Jonestown Part 1

    Published: 11/10/2020

  12. Findhorn Ecovillage

    Published: 11/10/2020

  13. Synanon

    Published: 11/10/2020

  14. Trailer

    Published: 10/23/2020

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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.