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 sickness and pain of others pass through his own body as he healed them. To keep the miracles coming, he began using sleight of hand to "remove" cancers, and strangely, real healings often followed. It was the catalyst to build faith. As more helpers were recruited into the inner circle, secrets were traded amongst them like currency, making Jim Jones the richest man in Peoples Temple. This is part two of the Sunday Service immersive experience. Transmissions From Jonestown is an immersive audio documentary that unearths the history of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy through original research, primary source documents, and survivor interviews.

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 sickness and pain of others pass through his own body as he healed them. To keep the miracles coming, he began using sleight of hand to "remove" cancers, and strangely, real healings often followed. It was the catalyst to build faith. As more helpers were recruited into the inner circle, secrets were traded amongst them like currency, making Jim Jones the richest man in Peoples Temple. This is part two of the Sunday Service immersive experience. Transmissions From Jonestown is an immersive audio documentary that unearths the history of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy through original research, primary source documents, and survivor interviews.

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 sickness and pain of others pass through his own body as he healed them. To keep the miracles coming, he began using sleight of hand to "remove" cancers, and strangely, real healings often followed. It was the catalyst to build faith. As more helpers were recruited into the inner circle, secrets were traded amongst them like currency, making Jim Jones the richest man in Peoples Temple. This is part two of the Sunday Service immersive experience. Transmissions From Jonestown is an immersive audio documentary that unearths the history of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy through original research, primary source documents, and survivor interviews.

Episode 20 Sunday Service Leave Room for the Holy Ghost

On November 18, 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana, over 900 people died in one of the largest mass murder-suicides in modern history. Locked deep within an FBI vault, the audio tapes documenting the rise and fall of Peoples Temple were sealed away until they were finally made public more than 20 years later. From Jim Jones' shadowy beginnings as a faith healer to the final, tragic night when his devoted followers drank cyanide laced Flavor Aid, Transmissions from Jonestown pieces together the story of a movement that spiraled into catastrophe.

Transmissions from Jonestown is a true crime podcast and investigative audio documentary that exposes the untold story of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy using rare archival recordings, interviews with survivors, and original research. More than the story of a cult, this is an important chapter of American history that challenges everything we thought we knew about power, belief, and the cost of blind devotion.

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On November 18, 1978, in Jonestown, Guyana, over 900 people died in one of the largest mass murder-suicides in modern history. Locked deep within an FBI vault, the audio tapes documenting the rise and fall of Peoples Temple were sealed away until they were finally made public more than 20 years later. From Jim Jones' shadowy beginnings as a faith healer to the final, tragic night when his devoted followers drank cyanide laced Flavor Aid, Transmissions from Jonestown pieces together the story of a movement that spiraled into catastrophe. Transmissions from Jonestown is a true crime podcast and investigative audio documentary that exposes the untold story of Peoples Temple and the Jonestown tragedy using rare archival recordings, interviews with survivors, and original research. More than the story of a cult, this is an important chapter of American history that challenges everything we thought we knew about power, belief, and the cost of blind devotion.

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