On November 18, 1978, 918 people died in a tragic mass murder-suicide in a remote agricultural settlement deep in the jungle in Guyana. Led by Jim Jones, a charismatic preacher and self-styled Marxist revolutionary, Peoples Temple members abandoned their lives in the United States and settled in Jonestown. Once isolated in the promised land, their egalitarian dream spiraled out of control when Jim Jones ordered his followers to drink cyanide-laced Flavor Aid in what he called a revolutionary suicide.
Thousands of tapes and documents recovered in the aftermath tell a far more complex and nuanced story than we’ve been told. Former members and Jonestown survivors have come forward sharing their stories and insights into what led to the death of their utopian dream.
Join us as we explore the history of Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by examining the tapes and documents the Temple left behind and listening to former members' first-hand experiences.
Latest Episodes
Episodes
The Attention Span Recovery Project is proud to present “Transmissions From Jonestown”. A true crime podcast about the Jonestown tragedy and the history of Peoples Temple.
“Collect all the tapes, all the writing, all the history. The story of this movement, this action, must be examined over and over. It must be understood in all of its incredible dimensions.
Let all the story of this Peoples Temple be told.” - Suicide note found in the aftermath of Jonestown