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Jonestown - The Making of a Massacre

Jonestown - The Making of a Massacre

By: Inception Point Ai
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 Journey into the jungle of Guyana where charisma turned deadly and utopian dreams became a nightmare. This gripping series unravels how Jim Jones transformed from civil rights champion to architect of America's largest mass death, exploring the psychology of manipulation, the appeal of his message, and the brave voices who tried to sound the alarm before it was too late.

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  • Jonestown - Unravel the path to tragedy with Ava Grey

    Jonestown - Unravel the path to tragedy with Ava Grey
    Feb 18 2026
    Join host Ava Grey as she dismantles the dangerous myth that 900 people "simply drank the Kool-Aid" and uncovers the calculated manipulation, systematic isolation, and chilling rehearsals for death that made Jonestown's tragedy inevitable. This gripping investigative series explores how Jim Jones exploited genuine idealism and constructed an inescapable architecture of control, revealing the ignored warnings and psychological tactics that transformed a utopian dream into one of history's most devastating massacres.

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    1 min
  • Jonestown - The Voices That Tried to Warn Us

    Jonestown - The Voices That Tried to Warn Us
    Feb 18 2026
    Host Ava Grey delivers a haunting examination of the journalists, defectors, and Congressman Leo Ryan who risked everything to expose the dangers of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple—and the devastating institutional failures that allowed their desperate warnings to go unheeded before the 1978 massacre. This gripping episode explores how Deborah Layton's chilling affidavit, Lester Kinsolving's silenced investigation, and other courageous voices tried to prevent tragedy while facing coordinated intimidation campaigns and systemic indifference. A powerful reminder of what happens when society fails to listen to those brave enough to speak truth against dangerous power.

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    17 mins
  • Jonestown - Promises of Paradise

    Jonestown - Promises of Paradise
    Feb 18 2026
    Ava Grey examines the overlooked question at the heart of the Jonestown tragedy: why did thousands of intelligent, idealistic people join the Peoples Temple in the first place? This episode explores how Jim Jones's genuine early commitment to racial integration and social justice in 1950s and 1960s America created an authentically appealing community—and how those same bonds of belonging, purpose, and dignity became the very mechanisms of entrapment that made escape feel impossible.

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    25 mins
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