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Welcome to Transmissions From Jonestown. Leading up to the mass suicides in Jonestown the Peoples Temple recorded hundreds of hours of audio. Now for the first time, listen to the story of the Peoples Temple told by the people who were there. 

Dec 16, 2020

Long before Jonestown, Jim Jones was preaching a prophecy of nuclear annihilation down to the exact minute it would begin. In this episode, we trace how Cold War hysteria, doomsday visions, and a now-infamous  article in Esquire magazine led Jones from Indiana to Brazil, chasing fallout-free havens and gathering power through fear. Was he fleeing scandal, unraveling mentally, or being drawn into something more sinister?

Fear, especially irrational fear opens the floodgates of our imaginations, unleashing upon ourselves the monsters and demons we let live in our subconscious.Did Jim Jones learn to weaponize that fear, or was he its most devout believer?

Featuring interviews with former Peoples Temple members and rare archival recordings, The Nuclear Family investigates how atomic dread became doctrine laying the foundation for one of the most infamous cults in American history.

Transmissions from Jonestown is produced using archival tapes, first-person interviews, and original research for educational purposes.