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The episode features a discussion with survivor Jenaé Newell and director Ben Zand about the docuseries 'The Cult of Natureboy', exploring the dark reality of a manipulative cult led by Eligio 'NatureBoy' Bishop.

In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with survivor Jenaé Newell and director Ben Zand about their riveting new docuseries, The Cult of Natureboy. "The Cult of NatureBoy" is a new docuseries examining the dark reality behind online spiritual leader Eligio "NatureBoy" Bishop and his community, Carbon Nation. Promising a liberated "black utopia" through raw living, Bishop lured followers into a manipulative, abusive, and violent sex cult that ended with his life imprisonment. Check out it: https://www.hulu.com/series/ce23eaed-d60d-472f-aa32-294619e7f438. Follow Jenaé Newell: https://www.instagram.com/jenae.alexandrea. Check out Jenaé Newell's book: https://www.amazon.com/Lesson-Learned-Wisdom-Granted-Divine/dp/B0CVF35Q12. Zandland: https://www.zand.land/. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/missing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna

Guests: Jenaé Newell, Ben Zand

Topics covered

• true crime
• cult
• survivor story
• documentary
• spirituality
• manipulation

Keywords

• Natureboy
• cult
• Jenaé Newell
• Ben Zand
• true crime
• spiritual leader
• documentary
• survivor

Sponsors

Quince, Mint Mobile

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crawlspace Media, Hulu, Amazon, Carbon Nation

Books & works: The Cult of Natureboy, Lesson Learned: Wisdom Granted by the Divine

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