The Commune

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The Commune ›

39:40 | Jun 5th, 2022

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A free-love commune called Centrepoint springs up in the suburbs of 1970s New Zealand, devoted in equal measure to sex, group therapy, and its guru Bert Potter. What could possibly go wrong?


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jhawthorne recommended:Jul 3rd, 2022

Narrative story of 80s commune and fall

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gertie recommended:Jun 28th, 2022

Long-form true crime podcast about the New Zealand cult ‘Centrepoint’ that operated in the early 80s. Horrifying. This podcast explores how the cultural environment of this time period and the ideological control of the cult allowed atrocities to occur within the group.

I thought this episode was:

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ahsugarbearJun 28th, 2022

@gertie When I listened to the trailer, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to listen to it.

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gertieJun 29th, 2022

@ahsugarbear I didn’t think episode one was handled very well, but it’s very interesting to hear from key members of the time. It’s difficult to understand how these people have processed what happened.

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