A Slow Burn [PART 1] - Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple

Wife of Crime

Jess & Russ

True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Wife of Crime I am telling Russ all about the diabolical cult leader Reverend Jim Jones and his church The Peoples Temple. Most people have heard the expression "Don't drink the kool aid..." but not everyone knows where this warning actually stemmed from. Jim Jones started his church with a mission to help Black Americans at a time when racial tensions were at an all time high. He preached a socialist message and in the early years did many good things for the poor and homeless as well. But as time passed something sinister was growing inside of him. The power he held went unchecked and that power became a hell of a drug... In Part 1 we discuss Jim's childhood and the early years of his church. You may find yourself asking... can someone who does evil things also have good in them?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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