In the aftermath of Jonestown, details emerged of the Temple's deepening relationship with the Soviet Union, a secret petition to emigrate, and the political paranoia that turned the settlement into a Cold War powder keg. Jim Jones promised salvation behind the Iron Curtain inviting Soviet officials to tour his model socialist community and negotiating an escape plan should Jonestown come under attack. Decades later, an artifact buried among hundreds of recovered audio tapes would challenge the official timeline and cast doubt on Jim Jones' death, the inner circle's final moves, and the possibility of an elaborate cover-up. Tape Q875: the mystery tape, conjures theories that challenge what we think we know leaving more questions than answers. What if everything you thought you knew about Jonestown was a lie?

In the aftermath of Jonestown, details emerged of the Temple's deepening relationship with the Soviet Union, a secret petition to emigrate, and the political paranoia that turned the settlement into a Cold War powder keg. Jim Jones promised salvation behind the Iron Curtain inviting Soviet officials to tour his model socialist community and negotiating an escape plan should Jonestown come under attack. Decades later, an artifact buried among hundreds of recovered audio tapes would challenge the official timeline and cast doubt on Jim Jones' death, the inner circle's final moves, and the possibility of an elaborate cover-up. Tape Q875: the mystery tape, conjures theories that challenge what we think we know leaving more questions than answers. What if everything you thought you knew about Jonestown was a lie?

In the aftermath of Jonestown, details emerged of the Temple's deepening relationship with the Soviet Union, a secret petition to emigrate, and the political paranoia that turned the settlement into a Cold War powder keg. Jim Jones promised salvation behind the Iron Curtain inviting Soviet officials to tour his model socialist community and negotiating an escape plan should Jonestown come under attack. Decades later, an artifact buried among hundreds of recovered audio tapes would challenge the official timeline and cast doubt on Jim Jones' death, the inner circle's final moves, and the possibility of an elaborate cover-up. Tape Q875: the mystery tape, conjures theories that challenge what we think we know leaving more questions than answers. What if everything you thought you knew about Jonestown was a lie?

Episode 9 Q875, Is It Too Late For Russia?

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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