On November 18, 1978 Jim Jones led 918 people to their deaths at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project settlement - better known as Jonestown. This series will detail the story from the beginning in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the tragic end in the jungle of Guyana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode one looks at the early life of Jim Jones, and the things that molded him into the man he would become. Jones would take a by any means necessary approach to spread socialism, including fake faith healings and hiding his atheism.  Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode two looks at Father Devine, his Peace Mission, and the impact he had on Jim Jones. Jim would use Father Devine's model to mold The Peoples Temple, and make real change for race relations in Indianapolis - only to abruptly leave the US for Brazil. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode three, Jim Jones quickly realized the move to Ukiah, CA isn't a fit for The Peoples Temple due to racism. We also take a look at Jim's manipulation of the Vietnam War, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and his infidelity towards Marceline. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode four Jim Jones starts to ask more from his followers financially. He experienced failures in returning to Indiana to show off his accomplishments, and failures in taking over Mother Devine's Peace Mission. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode five Jim Jones refused to stop working, so he turned to drugs. Drugs made him paranoid, and his extramarital affairs spiral out of control. He also introduced the Planning Commission, which was the first step in The Peoples Temple becoming an authoritarian system. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode six Jim Jones faces bad publicity for the first time, when Lester Kinsolving writes an eight page series on The Peoples Temple. Jones would escape these articles, but find himself on the radar of the LAPD. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode seven Jim Jones face a defection from The Peoples Temple that makes him become more strict on members. As a result punishments take a drastic turn. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode eight Jim Jones finds a place to start building Jonestown. Jones has another run-in with law enforcement, and starts to insert himself with prominent San Francisco politicians. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode nine Jim Jones' ego was feeding from his successes in 1976, however in 1977 things came crashing down. New West Magazine did the first investigation of The Peoples Temple, and it changed everything. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode ten Jim Jones officially arrived in Jonestown, and the mood of everything turned dark. The custody dispute over John Victor came to a head, and Jones introduced the first of many White Nights. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode eleven Jim Jones introduces a poison test while armed guards stood by to make sure everyone drank. Debbie Layton defected as Jim Jones' conspiracy thinking was fueled more by Donald Freed, Mark Lane, and Joe Mazor - and at the same time Leo Ryan was finally ready to visit Jonestown. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode twelve Congressman Leo Ryan gives up being cordial in his attempts to visit Jonestown, and travels to Guyana. Peoples Temple lawyers Mark Lane and Donald Freed continue to fuel Jones' paranoia for unclear reasons, and punishments take a turn for the worse. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode thirteen we will cover the final day at Jonestown, as well as play Q042 'The Death Tape'. Research and audio clips are credited to The Jonestown Institute. Visit their website for more information. Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices