An Incomplete History

Episode 42 - Cults in 20th Century America


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This week we continue the discussion we started last time about utopian experiments and cults by covering two of the most fascinating and disturbing figures of the twentieth century, Jim Jones and Charles Manson. What made these two men turn to violence and how did their lives and the people they convinced to do unspeakable things reveal deep fissures and anxieties in post-war America. Join us this week to find out.

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An Incomplete HistoryBy Geoffrey West and Hilary Coulson

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