Chapman Way

director, “Wild, Wild Country”

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The Netflix series “Wild, Wild Country” is up for a handful of Emmys. It follows Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Indian guru who boasted the power of meditation.

The wild story of a cult leader's utopian city in the Oregon desert

The Netflix series “Wild, Wild Country” is up for a handful of Emmys. It follows Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Indian guru who boasted the power of meditation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The new Netflix series “Wild, Wild Country” follows Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a guru who had a following in the small Indian city of Puna.

'Wild, Wild Country' and the cult that moved to Oregon

The new Netflix series “Wild, Wild Country” follows Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, a guru who had a following in the small Indian city of Puna.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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