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Episode 15 The Nuclear Family

Transmissions From Jonestown by shannon howard

Dec 16, 202001:04:27Society & Culture

Long before Jonestown, Jim Jones was preaching a prophecy of nuclear annihilation down to the exact minute it would begin. In this episode, we trace how Cold War hysteria, doomsday visions, and a now-infamous article in...

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