205 - Oneida Community: From Sex Cult to Dinnerware

Which 19th Century sex cult evolved into a dinnerware company? The Oneida Community! Set up by John Humphrey Noyes in the mid 1800s, hear about the Oneida Community (aka Perfectionists aka Bible Communists) and Noyes' bizarre theories about sex and the afterlife. Tickets are selling fast for our upcoming live shows in IRELAND AND THE UK, grab tickets here: https://dogoonpod.com/events/Second LONDON show is on sale on Monday September 30 at 11am London time. Check out Matt's YouTube panel show Footy Footy Foot! http://youtu.be/fnRZobFTWpA Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodSubmit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/Submit-a-TopicTwitter: @DoGoOnPodInstagram: @DoGoOnPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoGoOnPod/Email us: [email protected] out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Buy tickets to see Matt and Jess live:https://mattstewartcomedy.com/gigshttps://www.jessperkins.com.au/showsOur awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasREFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://timeline.com/it-was-sex-all-the-time-at-this-1800s-commune-with-anyone-you-wanted-and-none-of-the-guilt-c7ea4734e9cahttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_Communityhttps://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/20/business/why-the-keepers-of-oneida-don-t-care-to-share-the-table.html?pagewanted=allhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Oneida-Communityhttp://www.nyhistory.com/central/oneida.htmhttps://gawker.com/inside-the-19th-century-free-love-commune-powered-by-el-1774756002https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Humphrey_Noyeshttps://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Humphrey-Noyeshttps://biography.yourdictionary.com/john-humphrey-noyeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18MrYQrpAeI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.