This week on Histerical we'll be talking about Jim Jones, the complicated, charismatic leader of the Jonestown cult. The cults of the 1960s and 70s have been a fixture in American cultural consciousness for decades, but how did these secretive organizations start? And what was so different about Jonestown, anyway? Pour yourself a nice cold glass of koolaid and come along to find out.

Hosted by Siobhan Boyle and Natalie Castonguay

Recording by Scott Rosenberg

Editing by Henry Long

Marketing and Graphics by Aleena Fayaz

Music by Jess Makler

Directed and Produced by Scott Rosenberg and Julia Russo