True Crime: Sullivanian Sex Cult
We discuss the Sullivanians, a 1970s psychotherapy sex cult in New York City’s Upper West Side. We outline their disturbing evolution, as patient-members were lured and ensnared with promises of sex, parties, low rent, and “chumships” among six hundred cult followers.
CW | TW: This episode discusses a psychoanalytic sex cult, which includes mind and bodily control, talk of sex, abuse, child neglect, and the mention of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.
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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson
Logo Art: Drew Hudson
Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers
Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson
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Sources
Book: The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the American Life of the Commune by Alexander Stille
Article: “The Upper West Side Cult That Hid In Plain Sight” by Jessica Winter (New Yorker)
Article: “The Upper West Side Therapy Cult That Broke All the Rules” by Nellie Hermann (TNR)
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