Jonestown

Research begins at 26:18

It goes without saying that Jonestown is one of the most horrific and tragic events in US History. It’s memory lingers on even to this day. An event so unfathomable; so needlessly heinous that today we are still left asking - how? How did the self-made preacher fanatic, Jim Jones, convince almost 1,000 people to end their lives on November 18th, 1978? How did he amass such a following? Well, today, bunk funkers, we won’t be drinking any kool-aid - oh no- but we will be serving up a whole enchilada on the entire timeline of Jim Jones and Jonestown. And for a little extra spice we’ll cover some of the most common conspiracies associated with this horrific tragedy.

Andy and Art are captured once again by the titular Mr. Bunker - how did he fool them this time? 

In the second segment, Andy and Art give you, the listeners, an uninterrupted presentation of their research into Jonestown.

Finally, Andy and Art discuss Jonestown at length. They also talk about Burn After Reading, Andy’s lack of human empathy, SoThicc the HugeHog, and so much more!

Send us your thoughts to @MrBunkerPod and mrbunkerpod@gmail.com using the hashtag #KoolAidJammers

Music by Michael Martello
Artwork by Hannah Ross
Audio Editing by Arthur Stone

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Links Mentioned:

• Jonestown conspiracy theories - Wikipedia
• Jonestown - Wikipedia 
• Was Jonestown a CIA medical experiment?, by Michael Meiers -Steve Warren Blog
• People's Temple Massacre: Welcome to Jonestown - The Unredacted
• APPEALS COURT REBUKES C.I.A. IN JONESTOWN INFORMATION CASE - NY Times
• The Jonestown Death Tape (FBI No. Q 042) : The Rev. Jim Jones, et al. (The Peoples Temple cult) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming - the “death tape”
• Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple,” sponsored by the Special Collections of Library and Information Access at San Diego State University
  • Tapes recorded in Jonestown, 1978
  • Reconstructing Reality: Conspiracy Theories About Jonestown - conspiracies
  • Was Jonestown A CIA Medical Experiment?
  • The Secret Life of Jim Jones: A Parapolitical Fugue
  • The Black Hole of Guyana: The Untold Story of the Jonestown Massacre
  • Inside People's Temple
• 605 Adults 304 Children - Vimeo 
• Jonestown: Paradise Lost (Documentary) - PBS YouTube 
• Jonestown The Life and Death of Peoples Temple 2006 - YouTube 
• Jim Jones Biography: Progressive to Predator - Jim Jones Biographic, YouTube
• Jim Jones (Documentary) - YouTube
• The Final Report-Jonestown Documentary - YouTube

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