Bonus episode. We follow three instructors’ careers at SoulCycle — in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City. Christina Aguilera surprises riders at her own theme class. An instructor is recruited after a life of crime, addiction and losing 100 pounds at Soul. While some charismatic instructors are paid $1K+ per class, others max out at $150.
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Watch all episodes on YouTube
Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker!
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Executive Producer & Host: Jess Rothschild
Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte
Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff
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6. "Boogeyman in the Corner"
Episode 6: Real Housewives of New York City star Sonja Morgan is banned from the studio. Barry's Bootcamp CEO attempts to poach SoulCycle instructors and is banned. Hard-charging instructor training directors use rough, sexual language to intimidate new recruits. A firehose of Soul gossip!
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Watch episode 6 on YouTube
Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker!
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Executive Producer & Host: Jess Rothschild
Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte
Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff
Additional music: Liah Alonso
"Cinderella" performed by: BETTY
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5. "S*x With An Ex"
Episode 5: News leaks that Equinox Chairman Stephen Ross will hold a Trump fundraiser in the Hamptons. Instructors share their pay structures and how they were fired / why they quit. All of SoulCycle's goodwill and reputation for LGBT inclusivity is extinguished. Has anything come close to capturing the zeitgeist the way SoulCycle did?
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Watch episode 5 on YouTube
Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker!
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Executive Producer & Host: Jess Rothschild
Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte
Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff
Additional music: Liah Alonso
"Wishing Well" performed by: BETTY
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4. "You Create Monsters"
Episode 4: Instructors make headlines for s*x & cheating scandals with married riders. SoulCycle co-founders Julie Rice & Elizabeth Cutler resign, walking away with $90 Million each after selling the company to Equinox. The 2016 Presidential election and its aftermath causes a great divide at SoulCycle.
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Watch episode 4 on YouTube
Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker!
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Executive Producer & Host: Jess Rothschild
Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte
Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff
Additional music: Liah Alonso, Left on Red
"Gangway" performed by: BETTY
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3. "Noon on Monday"
Episode 3: The gate-kept details of SoulCycle’s instructor training program are revealed for the first time. Servers crash every Monday at Noon during sign-ups. Hurricane Sandy causes chaos when people cannot access classes. Cults of personality form between riders and instructors.
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Watch episode 3 on YouTube
Live event July 9 in NYC w/ Janet Fitzgerald & Halle Becker!
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Executive Producer & Host: Jess Rothschild
Editing & Sound Design: Caitlin Whyte
Theme Song & Original Music Composer: Elizabeth Ziff
Additional music: Liah Alonso, Left on Red
"Two Cherries" performed by: BETTY
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“Cult of Body & Soul” is a 7-part docu-series that explores how SOULCYCLE transcended fitness as it captured the New York City zeitgeist with ritual, candlelight and cult of personality.
We expose the intoxicating power dynamic between riders and instructors, the gate-kept instructor training program, the true story behind founders Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler, and the political scandal that torched the brand’s image.
Featuring interviews with instructors, studio managers, front desk staff, and corporate insiders.
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