{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/293c3043-0316-4f41-80cf-037ced3466c1/64ffaba58d235a001161e84a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Theatre of All Possibilities / Odyssey Study Group","description":"<p>In many ways, this theatre troupe and Fourth Way school became the most secretive this podcast has looked into yet. Most members didn’t know each other’s jobs, marital status, or even surnames. They didn’t see each other outside of what they referred to as ‘the work’, they didn’t know the classes they were going to each week had anything to do with the teachings of Russian philosophers, and they didn’t tell anyone outside what it was they were attending two nights each week.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Full research sources listed <a href=\"https://www.ltaspod.com/41\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. You can support us on <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=7859667\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon</a> or Acast+, with a <a href=\"http://paypal.me/SarahPSteel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one-off donation</a>, or grab some <a href=\"https://www.ltaspod.com/merch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch</a>. Sarah Steel's debut book <em>Do As I Say</em> is <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3dEBQuF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">available on audiobook now</a>, and you can order Joe Gould's LTAS soundtrack album <a href=\"https://joegouldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-joins-a-cult\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With thanks to <a href=\"https://audio-technica.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audio-Technica</a>, presenting partner for season 6 of Let's Talk About Sects. Head <a href=\"https://www.ltaspod.com/win\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a> to enter our competition to win a pair of ATH-SQ1TW Wireless Earbuds!</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.survivorshandbook.com/wp-content/articles/ProgressArticle1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Theater group, cult or stage?</a> — by Jack Brooks, The San Francisco Progress, 22 December 1978</li><li><a href=\"https://www.survivorshandbook.com/wp-content/articles/ChronicleArticle.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strange School</a> — by Michael Taylor and Bernard Weiner, The San Francisco Chronicle, 23 December 1978</li><li><a href=\"https://www.survivorshandbook.com/wp-content/articles/ProgressArticle2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Theater of All Possibilities’ deserves a second look</a> — by Jack Brooks, The San Francisco Progress, 10 January 1979</li><li><a href=\"https://www.easthamptonstar.com/20191216/my-life-cult\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Life in a Cult</a> — by Spencer L. Schneider, The East Hampton Star Magazine, 16 December 2019</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cultrevolt.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Manhattan Cult Story</a> — Spencer Schneider’s blog ‘Exposing the Sharon Gans Cult’</li><li><a href=\"https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Manhattan_Cult_Story/PN9IEAAAQBAJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival</a> — by Spencer Schneider, Arcade Publishing, 2022</li><li><a href=\"https://seeingintotheheartofthings.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Seeing Into the Heart of Things</a> — Bette Leahy’s blog about OSG</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cultconfessions2.com/boston-cult-bi-weekly-classes-experiments-commitment/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Gentle Souls Revolution</a> — Esther Friedman’s blog about ‘The School’</li><li><a href=\"https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/The_Gentle_Souls_Revolution/uqGizwEACAAJ?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Gentle Souls Revolution</a> — by Esther Friedman, GSR Healing Arts, 2023</li><li><a href=\"https://soundcloud.com/indoctrinationshow/a-safety-guide-for-gentle-souls-westher-friedman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Safety Guide For Gentle Souls w/Esther Friedman</a> — IndoctriNation podcast with Rachel Bernstein, 30 August 2022</li></ul>","author_name":"Sarah Steel"}