The Orgasm Cult

22:08 | Nov 18th, 2020

Nastaran Tavakoli-Far explores the rise and fall of One Taste. We learn how to practise Orgasmic Meditation with a former member and his wife, and hear co-founder Nicole Daedone’s story of how she enc...Show More

26:35 | Dec 16th, 2020

In 2018, Bloomberg Businessweek published an article by reporter Ellen Huet exposing the toxic culture within One Taste. Shortly afterwards, the FBI started making enquiries into the company over all...Show More

33:25 | Dec 16th, 2020

As One Taste grew, the tensions inside the company escalated. We hear one especially disturbing story of abuse and coercive control, and hear how members were pressured into practising Orgasmic Medit...Show More

21:16 | Dec 9th, 2020

Even from the early days of One Taste, discussion swirled around whether the company was a cult. Co-founder Nicole Daedone even had a tank top which said “cult” on it in big white letters, and staff ...Show More

25:47 | Dec 9th, 2020

One Taste was all about the female orgasm – but a lot of men wanted to get involved too, whether to learn how to relate to women better or just in the hope of more sex. And because Orgasmic Meditatio...Show More

29:22 | Dec 2nd, 2020

One former One Taste member tells us the story of her experiences inside One Taste. Before she encountered One Taste, she had struggled to orgasm, and mainstream doctors hadn’t been able to tell her ...Show More

26:07 | Dec 2nd, 2020

Many One Taste members lived in communal houses, known as OM houses. They would practice Orgasmic Meditation together multiple times a day while also working for One Taste selling and running courses....Show More

26:06 | Nov 25th, 2020

One Taste sold itself as a wellness company – part of a multi-billion dollar industry selling everything from green smoothies to healing crystals to cryotherapy. The wellness industry has grown massi...Show More