Some Place That Hope Runs Out
In the final episode of Promised Land, we begin with the infamous "death tape," a chilling audio recording capturing Jim Jones’ final address, urging his followers towards "revolutionary suicide." Ami...
12 Jul 202451min
The Congressman
In episode seven Congressman Leo Ryan gives up being cordial in his attempts to visit Jonestown, and travels to Guyana. Peoples Temple lawyers Mark Lane and Donald Freed continue to fuel Jones' parano...
6 Jul 20241h 20min
I Will Fight
In episode six Jim Jones officially arrived in Jonestown, and the mood of everything turned dark. The custody dispute over John Victor came to a head, and Jones introduced the first of many White Nigh...
28 Jun 20241h 27min
The New West Article
In episode five Jim Jones finds a place to start building Jonestown. Jones has another run-in with law enforcement, and starts to insert himself with prominent San Francisco politicians. Jim Jones' eg...
21 Jun 20241h 12min
Lester Kinsolving and the Gang of Eight
Jim Jones faces bad publicity for the first time, when Lester Kinsolving writes an eight page series on The Peoples Temple. Jones would escape these articles, but find himself on the radar of the LAPD...
14 Jun 202448min
Show Me a Capitalist, and I'll Show You a Bloodsucker
Jim Jones starts to ask more from his followers financially. He experienced failures in returning to Indiana to show off his accomplishments, and failures in taking over Mother Devine's Peace Mission....
7 Jun 20241h 6min
A Revolutionary Cause
Episode two looks at Father Devine, his Peace Mission, and the impact he had on Jim Jones. Jim would use Father Devine's model to mold The Peoples Temple, and make real change for race relations in In...
31 Mai 202448min
