{"id":78248,"date":"2018-02-09T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=78248"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:13:24","slug":"podcasts-on-jonestown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=78248","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts on Jonestown: A Compendium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Note<\/strong>: These podcasts are listed in reverse chronological order. Reviews of most of them can be found in the annual reviews, listed here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 American Loser <\/strong>(09\/25\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Conspirashy<\/strong> (09\/17\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Supernaturals <\/strong>(8\/20, 8\/27\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Paranormal Lovers <\/strong>(08\/24, 08\/27\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Why We Do What We Do <\/strong>(7\/16, 7\/23\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Drink about Something <\/strong>(7\/11, 7\/18, 7\/25, 08\/01\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dawn of Mantis <\/strong>(14 episodes running from 4\/11 \u2013 7\/11\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Graveyard Grumbler <\/strong>(04\/28, 5\/19\/2024)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Borrowed Bones <\/strong>(04\/01\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 History Dweebs <\/strong>(04\/07\/2025)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Red Handed <\/strong>(12\/12, 12\/19\/2024)<\/p>\n

\u2022 American Scandal: Jonestown <\/strong>(09\/12, 09\/19, 09\/26, 10\/03, 10\/10, 10\/17, all 2023)<\/p>\n

\u2022 What\u2019s Wrong with Us <\/strong>(7\/13\/2023)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Eyewitness History <\/strong>(06\/20\/2023)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Remember that Time <\/strong>(05\/22\/2023)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Escape from Jonestown<\/a> <\/strong>n.d. only available through Audible<\/p>\n

\u2022 Leaving Eden <\/strong>(1\/02\/2023)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Programmed to Chill <\/strong>(11\/04, 11\/11, 11\/18, all 2022)<\/p>\n

\u2022 History Buffs <\/strong>(05\/31\/2022)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Morning Cup of Murder<\/strong> (May 13, 2022<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Weird Darkness <\/strong>
\nMay 10, 2022: \u201cDid the CIA orchestrate the Jonestown Massacre?\u201d<\/a><\/span>
\nJuly 8, 2022: \u201cIssues caused to First Responders\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Return of the Repressed <\/strong>(May 11<\/a>, May 18<\/a>, May 25<\/a>, June 1<\/a>, 2022)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sz\u00fcrke Z\u00f3na Podcast (“Grey Area Podcast”), Hungarian (Magyarorsz\u00e1gr\u00f3l), “A jonestowni t\u00f6meges szekta\u00f6ngyilkoss\u00e1g” (“The Jonestown mass cult-suicide”) (2022)
\nPart 1<\/a><\/span>
\nPart 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Alarmist (<\/strong>April 5, 2022<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Profiling Payne<\/strong> (08\/02\/2021 & 12\/14\/2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cultish<\/strong> (08\/24, 08\/31, 09\/07, 09\/14, 09\/21, 09\/28, all 2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dying to Know<\/strong> (August 20, 2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Paranoid Planet<\/a><\/strong> (March & April 2021)<\/p>\n

Episode 3.4: \u201cThe Cultic Culture Club\u201d (part 4)<\/a>, an interview with Jonestown Institute co-director Fielding McGehee by Michel Gagne (111 minutes)<\/div>\n

\u2022 Give Us Morgue (<\/strong>04\/15\/2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 What\u2019s Wrong with Them? (<\/strong>March 8, 2021<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Conservations to Die For<\/strong> (02\/23\/2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Promised Land <\/strong>(02\/15, 02\/23, 03\/03, 03\/10, 03\/18, 03\/26, 04\/03, 04\/11, 04\/19, 05\/02, 05\/18, 07\/13\/, 10\/23, all 2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 BBC Heart & Soul: Jonestown: From Socialism to Slaughter<\/strong> (December 2020)<\/p>\n

Part 1, 12\/4, 2020 (27 minutes)<\/a>) & Part 2, 12\/11 2020<\/a> (27 minutes), by Erin Martin
\nOriginally broadcast on BBC World Service, this two-part program explores \u201cintimate questions of faith and spirituality\u201d from around the world. The basic Peoples Temple story is presented along with warning signs, which are paired with segments of interviews with Tim Carter, Leslie Wagner-Wilson, Jordan Vilchez, Stephan Jones, Vera Washington, and Fielding McGehee, and recordings from the Peoples Temple archives.<\/div>\n

\u2022 Sofa Spuds <\/strong>(01\/04\/2021)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Silent Command<\/strong> (November 2020)<\/p>\n

Hurry, My Children: A Jonestown and Peoples Temple Audio History<\/a>, by Mike Appelstein (114 minutes)
\nThe podcaster’s discussion of the program and his listing of sources appears here<\/a>.<\/div>\n

\u2022 Let\u2019s Start a Cult <\/strong>(10\/06\/2020)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stranger Than Podcast <\/strong>(07\/02\/2020)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Martyr Made<\/strong> (03\/04\/2019, 04\/15\/2019, 06\/23\/2019, 02\/10\/2020, 06\/14\/2020, 06\/15\/2020, 10\/17\/2020)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mr. Bunker\u2019s Conspiracy Time (<\/strong>March 4, 2020<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vice Extremes<\/strong> (February 27, 2020)<\/p>\n

Escaping a Cult<\/a>, an interview with Vernon Gosney (45 minutes)<\/div>\n

\u2022 Something Was Wrong <\/strong>(01\/31, 02\/07, 02\/14, 02\/22, 02\/29, 03\/07, 03\/21, all 2020)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Even the Podcast is Afraid <\/strong>(formerly known as \u201cStorytime\u201d) (January 20<\/a>, February 2<\/a>, February 10<\/a>, \u00a0& February 24<\/a>, 2020)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oversight: Jonestown<\/strong> (November-December 2019)<\/p>\n

Introducing Oversight: Jonestown<\/a> (2 minutes)
\n24 Hours<\/a> (31 minutes)
\nDescent Into Madness<\/a> (30 minutes)
\nThe Cover Up<\/a> (19 minutes)
\nFinal Warnings<\/a> (36 minutes)
\nWho’s To Blame<\/a> (34 minutes)
\nEpilogue: Shattered Lives<\/a> (30 minutes)<\/div>\n

Additional online articles from CQ Roll Call Magazine<\/em> appear at https:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/jonestown\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Historic.ly<\/strong> (October 18, 2019)<\/p>\n

A People’s History of Jonestown with Fielding McGehee<\/a> (110 minutes)<\/div>\n

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\u2022 Anthology of Horror <\/strong>(June 27<\/a>, July 3<\/a>, July 6<\/a>, July 11<\/a>, 2019)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Necromipod<\/strong> (April 2019)<\/p>\n

Jonestown Part 1: The Ends Justify the Means<\/a> (97 minutes)
\nJonestown Part 2: Consequences of Absolute Power<\/a> (82 minutes)
\nJonestown Part 3: The Last Year<\/a> (106 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Midnight Writer News <\/strong>(April 9, 2018<\/a> & July 31, 2018<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Infamous Indy <\/strong>(03\/18\/2019 & 03\/25 \/2019)
\n<\/a>\u2022 The Truth about True Crime with Amanda Knox<\/strong> (2018-2019)<\/p>\n

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle<\/strong>
\nPart 1: Making a Monster<\/a> (25 minutes)
\nPart 2: Rainbow Family<\/a> (21 minutes)
\nPart 3: California Dreaming<\/a> (27 minutes)
\nPart 4: Losing Control<\/a> (25 minutes)
\nPart 5: Promised Land<\/a> (26 minutes)
\nPart 6: No Escape<\/a> (34 minutes)
\nPart 7: Life After Jonestown<\/a> (25 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 AllOutAttack<\/strong> (February 14, 2019)<\/p>\n

Conversation with Jonestown survivor Laura Johnston Kohl<\/a> (55 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Transmissions from Jonestown<\/a><\/strong> (2017-2018) (Article by Shannon Howard<\/a>, podcast creator)<\/p>\n

Episode 1: The Peoples Temple<\/a> (45 minutes)
\nEpisode 2: Life In The Promised Land<\/a> (46 minutes)
\nEpisode 3: Revolutionary Suicide<\/a> (48 minutes)
\nEpisode 4: The Death Tape<\/a> (56 minutes)
\nEpisode 5: The Consequences Of Apathy<\/a> (62 minutes)
\nEpisode 6: Apostolic Socialism<\/a> (55 minutes)
\nEpisode 7: The Electric Koolaid Acid Tests<\/a> (62 minutes)
\nEpisode 8: The Psychodelic Elephant<\/a> (66 minutes)
\nEpisode 9: Q875, Is It Too Late For Russia?<\/a> (60 minutes)
\nEpisode 10: Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself<\/a> (65 minutes)
\nEpisode 11: Ockham’s Razor, Solving The Mystery Of Q875<\/a> (63 minutes) (also available on Youtube<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Bloody Classic<\/strong> (January 7, 2019)<\/p>\n

“Episode 35. The People\u2019s Cult in Jonestown (AKA Do Not Drink The Kool Aid)”<\/a> (29 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Criminal Broads: The Podcast<\/strong> (November 14, 2018)<\/p>\n

“Episode 14: Jim Jones’ Right-Hand Woman: Carolyn Layton”<\/a> (35 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Open Minds on Air<\/strong> (July 28, 2018)<\/p>\n

Episode 5 \u2013 Brainwashing and Cult Apologists<\/a> (97 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Murder Made Me Famous<\/strong> (July 27, 2018)<\/p>\n

Jim Jones<\/a> (49 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 RadioJustice.org<\/strong> (March 2018)<\/p>\n

The Breakdown<\/a> (59 minutes)
\nAn interview with Jonestown survivor Leslie Wagner Wilson and writer Sikivu Hutchinson<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/a>The Last Podcast on the Left<\/strong> (2018) [2023 note: The links below are through the Wayback Machine<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Episode 300: Jonestown Part I – Everyone in the World Is My Friend<\/a> (96 minutes)
\nEpisode 301: Jonestown Part II – Sidestep and Bullshit<\/a> (117 minutes)
\nEpisode 302: Jonestown Part III – Check Please<\/a> (121 minutes)
\nEpisode 303: Jonestown Part IV \u2013 The Box<\/a> (110 minutes)
\nEpisode 304: Jonestown Part V – The Last Year<\/a> (2 hours, 22 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Cults<\/strong> (2017 \u2013 2018)<\/p>\n

Part 1: \u201cThe Peoples Temple\u201d – Jim Jones<\/a> (58 minutes)
\nPart 2: \u201cThe Peoples Temple\u201d Pt. 2 – Jim Jones<\/a> (63 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 The After Midnight Podcast<\/strong> (2017)<\/p>\n

Jim Jones, The People\u2019s Temple & The Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (121 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Casefile True Crime<\/strong> (2017) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Jonestown<\/a> (Part 1) (83 minutes)
\nJonestown<\/a> (Part 2) (59 minutes)
\nJonestown<\/a> (Part 3) (58 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Dark History Podcast<\/strong> (2017) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Episode 05: The Rise of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple (Part 1)<\/a> (91 minutes)
\nEpisode 06: The Jonestown Massacre (Part 2)<\/em> (88 minutes) [Editor’s note<\/strong>: The URL for this podcast edition is defunct.]
\nMinisode 01: Jonestown Conspiracy Theories (Part 3)<\/em> (40 minutes) [Editor’s note<\/strong>: The URL for this podcast edition is defunct.]<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 History Untold<\/strong> (2017)<\/p>\n

Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (13 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Jim Harold’s Crime Scene<\/strong> (2017)<\/p>\n

The Road To Jonestown and Jim Jones – Crime Scene 122<\/a> (43 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Secret Transmission Podcast<\/strong> (2017)<\/p>\n

Episode 65 Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (89 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Killers, Cults & Nutjobs<\/strong> (2016) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Tradgety at Jonestown \u2013 Jim Jones<\/a> (67 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Unpopular Culture<\/strong> (2016)<\/p>\n

Cults: The Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (47 Minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Ask Historians<\/strong> (2015) (Reviews by Jason Dikes<\/a> and Ailsa Lung<\/a>)<\/p>\n

AskHistorians Podcast 052 – The People’s Temple and Jonestown<\/a> (83 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Liar City<\/strong> (2015) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Drinking The Kool-Aid With Jim Jones<\/a> (58 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 The Podcast of Doom<\/strong> (2015)<\/p>\n

Episode 20 – The Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (70 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Sword and Scale<\/strong> (2015)<\/p>\n

Episode 50<\/a> (108 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Thinking Sideways<\/strong> (2015)<\/p>\n

The Mills Family<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Those Conspiracy Guys<\/strong> (2015) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Jim Jones and The Jonestown Massacre<\/a> (4 hours, 32 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Timesuck<\/strong> (2015) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

34 – Jonestown Massacre: Cult leader Jim Jones<\/a> (87 minutes)<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022 Eavesdrop<\/strong> (2015) (Reviewed by Jason Dikes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Episode 2- Jim Jones, People\u2019s Temple<\/a> (42 minutes)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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