Oversight: Jonestown
CQ Roll CallOn Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 Americans died in Jonestown, Guyana. Some committed suicide. More were murdered. And until 9/11, it was the largest single mass killing of American citizens. U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan was assassinated as he tried to rescue Jonestown residents desperate for freedom. In CQ Roll Call's new podcast, we investigate Jonestown through the prism of congressional oversight, telling... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Betrayal — it's the tie that binds everyone who was touched by Jim Jones' evil ways. In this final episode of Oversight: Jonestown, we take you into the lives of survivors and victims' families who were shunned, humiliated and then blamed in the days... more
Listen as we detail how nearly every government agency that came into contact with Jim Jones dodged responsibility for the tragedy. We bring you the facts of how investigation and oversight at all levels failed the American public and the more than 9... more
In the waning months of Jonestown, the only primary American officials in touch with the Rev*.* Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple were U.S. diplomats at the tiny embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. We tell you about a 6-year-old boy who became central to J... more
In this episode, we reveal how the FBI refused to investigate Jim Jones, how the San Francisco district attorney was involved with the Peoples Temple and how a mole was working for both Jones and the DA.
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- Really good, just one problem
I’m really enjoying hearing all this information about Jonestown that I’ve never heard before but the way the narrator pronounces Guyana is driving me nuts. Other than that, it’s great 👍🏼
Apple Podcasts5Martha Garv.
United States4 years ago More focused on the events and aftermath of the tragedy at Jonestown than the origins of the cult itself.
Podchaser44 years agoLuciano K- Excellent
I was in my late teens and twenties when this was occurring. I’m also a Californian and remember it very well.
I experienced the same frustration and incredulity listening to this podcast now as I did then ... that nothing every felt ‘done’ and no accountability.
Thank you for the work that was excellently done.
Apple Podcasts5Bubbleto7United States5 years ago - New information and focus
I know this story very well and I found that this podcast discussed a lot of new facts that I had not heard before. A balanced and well produced podcast.
Apple Podcasts5Stefo81
Germany5 years ago - Fantastic and very well researched and narration is engaging through out.
Fantastic job, as someone who thought they knew just about everything their was to know about the event both before, and during Jonestown; I was so pleasantly surprised to find out I barely knew the tip of the iceberg of this story. So much research, this podcast is really, really fascinating, and if your someone like I was; who though they knew all their was to know about this historical event and tragedy, think again. Lot of stuff I had no idea about in this podcast. You won’t be disappointed!... more
Apple Podcasts5EMacrockUnited States6 years ago
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