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Podcast The Commune

The Commune

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Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 13

Hosting podcast Megaphone
A 12-part documentary podcast about the notorious free-love commune, Centrepoint. There are crimes. But this isn’t a whodunnit. It’s a whydunnit ... In 2025, The Commune was chosen as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.
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  • 🇨🇦 Canada - documentary

    28/06/2026
    #93

  • 🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary

    28/06/2026
    #65

  • 🇺🇸 USA - documentary

    28/06/2026
    #81

  • 🇨🇦 Canada - documentary

    27/06/2026
    #84

  • 🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary

    27/06/2026
    #55

  • 🇺🇸 USA - documentary

    27/06/2026
    #85

  • 🇨🇦 Canada - documentary

    26/06/2026
    #81

  • 🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary

    26/06/2026
    #77

  • 🇺🇸 USA - documentary

    26/06/2026
    #79

  • 🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary

    25/06/2026
    #77

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The Wounded Healer

Episode 12

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 01:23:52

Centrepoint is gone, but the trauma remains. Yet for some, those commune years were the best. Everyone grapples with their memories and sense of culpability. And we hear from someone prepared to tell an awful truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Girl on the Lawn

Episode 3

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 35:52

Who the hell was Bert? How Centrepoint’s leader went from buttoned-up businessman to morally transgressive guru. Meanwhile Barri and “Robert” are each witness to moments that reveal the darkness lurking inside the Centrepoint dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awkward Buggers

Episode 2

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 57:06

Locals are fascinated by the sights and sounds of the sex commune next door. Founding members recall the optimism and excitement of Centrepoint’s early years – and the bizarre circumstances that led to the community’s first death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open Day

Episode 1

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 41:55

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trailer: The Commune

dimanche 29 mai 2022 • Duration 00:44

A 12-part documentary podcast about the notorious free-love commune, Centrepoint. There are crimes. But this isn’t a whodunnit. It’s a whydunnit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zombie Commune

Episode 11

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 55:52

Barri deploys a secret weapon in her plot to close Centrepoint down for good: will this be the killer blow? Not if Bert’s loyal lieutenants have anything to do with it. The final battle is on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Writing on the Wall

Episode 10

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 33:24

Centrepoint’s guru is in prison, but the pressure on young people for sex hasn’t stopped. Only now, it’s not just the girls. Barri finally understands she’s been in a cult – but will she ever be free? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That Feeling of Helplessness

Episode 9

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 44:06

After a major police raid, the public finally learns the full horror of what’s been happening at Centrepoint. Barri reaches breaking point. (TW: This episode contains descriptions of sexual abuse.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lying without Lying

Episode 8

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 36:06

Ray is back on the Centrepoint case and he’s determined to arrest Bert. The community hatches a plan to cover up for their guru. Barri tries to make Bert see sense – but is it too late? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cherished Ideas

Episode 7

dimanche 5 juin 2022 • Duration 47:00

Barri finds the answer she’s been seeking but what will she do? Nate tries to raise the alarm about a new arrival. And a humiliated Bert tries chemical assistance to regain the love of his followers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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