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Jonestown: The Death of a Cult
Episode 278

Jonestown: The Death of a Cult

American History Hit · History Hit

May 12, 202524m 11s

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Show Notes

<p>Did you ever wonder where the phrase 'drink the Kool-Aid' came from? In this second episode about the Peoples Temple, we rejoin them in Jonestown, Guyana.</p><br><p>How planned was the final 'white night'? Did anyone survive? And what happened to the notorious Jim Jones?</p><br><p>Don is joined once again by author and scholar Annie Dawid, who has spent over two decades researching Peoples Temple.</p><br><p>Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Tim Arstall. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>