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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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Episode 15 The Nuclear Family is an episode from Transmissions From Jonestown by shannon howard. Long before Jonestown, Jim Jones was preaching a prophecy of nuclear annihilation down to the exact minute it would begin. In this episode, we...

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Published Dec 16, 2020, 01:04:27 long, audio available.

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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 Esquire magazine led Jones from Indiana to Brazil, chasing fallout-free havens and gathering power through fear. Was he fleeing scandal, unraveling mentally, or being drawn into something more sinister? Fear, especially irrational fear opens the floodgates of our imaginations, unleashing upon ourselves the monsters and demons we let live in our subconscious.Did Jim Jones learn to weaponize that fear, or was he its most devout believer? Featuring interviews with former Peoples Temple members and rare archival recordings, The Nuclear Family investigates how atomic dread became doctrine laying the foundation for one of the most infamous cults in American history. Transmissions from Jonestown is produced using archival tapes, first-person interviews, and original research for educational purposes.

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Published Dec 16, 2020 and 01:04:27 long