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Jonestown pt. 1

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One of the largest mass murders of American citizens in history took place in 1978 in Guyana at the hands of cult leader, Jim Jones. This discussion delves into the circumstances that gave rise to Jones' power and influence of hundreds of people that lead to a tragic mass death of hundreds of people young and old. This first episode chronicles Jones' life as he rose to prominence and eventually moved his congregation to South America. The next episode will unravel the tragedy that took place in 1978, as well as an discussion about how this cult was so influential, whether this could happen again, and what we can do about it.
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Links and References:
  1. https://adst.org/2012/11/the-jonestown-massacre/
  2. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-18/mass-suicide-at-jonestown
  3. https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(11)01340-0/fulltext
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/an-apocalyptic-cult-900-dead-remembering-the-jonestown-massacre-40-years-on
  5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestown
  6. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/yorklr2&div=6&id=&page=
  7. https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjso.12772
  8. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/jonestown.htm?s1sid=a48k3z9p1i7wvnlvcw1lrfbq&srch_tag=ben5nf7at4ksnp6j5hq3de3buxzfctat

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