Helen Zuman describes herself as “a tree-hugging dirt worshipper devoted to turning waste into food and the stinky guck of experience into fertile, fragrant prose.” Her memoir ‘Mating in Captivity’ details her experiences joining Zendik Farm, a commune in North Carolina with the motto ‘Stop Bitching, Start a Revolution’, which she came across in 1999. Helen stayed until 2004, but it wasn’t until the following year that she recognised she’d been in a cult.   Special Guest: Helen Zuman   Full research sources listed on each episode page at www.ltaspod.com. You can support the creation of this independent podcast at www.patreon.com/ltaspod.   With thanks to Audio-Technica, presenting partner for season 4 of Let's Talk About Sects.   If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com).   If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at www.iasp.info.   Credits: Written and hosted by Sarah Steel Music by Joe Gould   Links: Mating in Captivity: A Memoir — by Helen Zuman, She Writes Press, 2018 The Green Alternative At Zendik Arts Farm, a Commune Strives for a Dollar and Change — by Fredrick Kunkle, The Washington Post, 22 January 2006 Who Are These People? — by Ryan Grim, Washington City Paper, 4-10 November 2005 Commune Unplugs From the World to Save It — by Tom Gorman, Los Angeles Times, 19 April 1987 Leaving Zendik Farm — by Alison Rooney, The Highlands Current, 9 May 2017 Wulf Zendik — Facebook page Arol Wulf-Zendik — Facebook profile The Work of Wulf Zendik — online archive of Wulf Zendik’s writings Zendik — thread on The Hip Forums, with posts from various former members A Tangled Web: Sex at Zendik Farm — by Helen Zuman, Global Ecovillage Network US, 11 June 2019 Fifty Shades of Community — by Helen Zuman, Foundation for Intentional Community, 5 April 2020 Zendik FAQ — blog post by Helen Zuman, 27 December 2011 God Rocks — by Darcy Steinke, SPIN, July 1993 Carolina Commune: Just who are these Zendiks? — by Joe Tarr, Metro Pulse, Vol. 11, No. 22, 31 May 31 2001 Marketing the Revolution – My 13 Years at Zendik Farm — by ObbieZ, purpleearth blog, 21 March 2013 Cult Comfort — by Helen Newman, Washington City Paper, 6 January 2006 Zendik Farm For Sale: West Virginia Commune, Maybe Cult, On The Market For $950,000 — HuffPost, 21 February 2013 How to Join a CULT (Zendik) — YouTube video by Triad Travelogues, 5 August 2019 Zendik: The Album — Wulf Zendik, 1972 Wulf Died This Day 11 Years Ago — blog post by Arol Wulf-Zendik, 12 June 2010, see also Is Zendik Farm a Cult? (11 September 2009) and Is Zendik Farm a Cult? part 2 (31 October 2009) Helen Newman’s Apocalypse — Observer, 8 May 2006 Customer Reviews of Mating in Captivity: A Memoir — Amazon, accessed August 2020 Fawn Wulf: The Zendik Perspective — archived video of Fawn speaking about the Zendik approach, unknown date   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.