Episode 15 The Nuclear Family

Episode 15 The Nuclear Family

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.

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Episode 21 Sunday Service Liar's Communion

Episode 21 Sunday Service Liar's Communion

Jim Jones had a gift for recognizing and cultivating a person's capacity for magical thinking or the belief that unrelated events are connected by invisible, supernatural threads. Those who followed J...

15 Aug 20211h 59min

Episode 20 Sunday Service Leave Room for the Holy Ghost

Episode 20 Sunday Service Leave Room for the Holy Ghost

The paranormal healing ministry drew new members to Peoples Temple with Jim Jones' promises of supernatural support for the cause. The divine gifts physically took a toll on Jim Jones as he felt the s...

15 Aug 20211h 20min

Episode 19 Sunday Service Hands Clasped

Episode 19 Sunday Service Hands Clasped

Welcome to the Sunday Service, a 3-part immersive experience exploring Jim Jones' paranormal ministry and the mystery of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit. Your first visit to Peoples Temple will invo...

15 Aug 20211h 7min

Episode 18 Where there's smoke

Episode 18 Where there's smoke

Denise was three years old when her family joined Peoples Temple. Like so many early childhood memories, obscured by the lenses of time, Denise's recollections are vivid emotional snapshots that pain...

21 Maj 20211h 24min

Episode 17 He's Able

Episode 17 He's Able

Music was often peoples first, and last impression of Peoples Temple. From the moment you walked into a temple service, the music created a certain atmosphere. The voices of the choir lifted the spiri...

5 Mars 20211h 45min

Episode 16 MK United

Episode 16 MK United

In the charged atmosphere of the mid-1960s, Jim Jones moved Peoples Temple westward, seeking a new beginning in California's radical counter cultural awakening. In Redwood Valley Jim Jones embedded hi...

2 Jan 20212h 24min

Episode 14 Evangelical Profit

Episode 14 Evangelical Profit

I believe in Jim Jones. Many of you have seen the photograph. An elderly woman dressed in her Sunday best with a resolute, if not revolutionary sparkle in her eye. But what did Jim Jones believe? Jim ...

2 Dec 20201h 38min

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