True Crime and Other Shit

Selling a Dream, Living a Nightmare: Nature Boy & Carbon Nation (Part 1)

55 min · 22. mai 2026
episode Selling a Dream, Living a Nightmare: Nature Boy & Carbon Nation (Part 1) cover

Beskrivelse

In 2015, amid a backdrop of intense societal fear, racial injustice, and trauma in America, a charismatic voice emerged online promising a radical escape. Eligio Bishop—a former barber, army veteran, and dancer—rebranded himself as “Nature Boy” (and later, “3God”). He used social media to recruit young, vulnerable Black creatives, selling them a dream of a “Black utopia.” He urged them to leave the United States, drop out of "grind culture," and return to a pure, communal life in nature. But the dream quickly soured. Moving his followers across remote pockets of Central and South America, Bishop transitioned from a fatherly spiritual guide into a textbook cult leader.

Kommentarer

0

Vær den første til å kommentere

Registrer deg nå og bli medlem av True Crime and Other Shit sitt community!

Prøv gratis

Prøv gratis i 14 dager

99 kr / Måned etter prøveperioden. · Avslutt når som helst.

  • Eksklusive podkaster
  • 20 timer lydbøker i måneden
  • Gratis podkaster

Alle episoder

24 Episoder