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Jeff Guinn returns to the show! This week on Last Update, the boys sit down with the acclaimed author of The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple to revisit the legend of cult leader Jim Jones, the rise & fall of the Peoples Temple, and the horrifying events that led to the Jonestown massacre. For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.comKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free, plus get Friday episodes a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
No Plugado de hoje, Carlos Mafia recebe Thiago de Souza para reconstruir a história de Jonestown, desde a infância de Jim Jones e a criação do Templo do Povo até o controle, a exploração, a manipulação e os acontecimentos que culminaram em um dos maiores massacres do século XX.Uma história real e chocante, marcada por fé, poder, isolamento e centenas de vítimas, cercada até hoje por dúvidas, registros e teorias sobre o que realmente aconteceu na Guiana em 1978.Aperte o play e fique Plugado!Carlos Mafia: https://www.instagram.com/carlosmafia/ O que te assombra? https://www.instagram.com/oqueteassombra/Plugado Estúdios: https://www.instagram.com/plugadoestudios/Plugado Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/plugadopodcast/
Join Dawn and some very special guests - including her dear, sweet mom - and a live audience at Flappers Comedy Club (in beautiful Burbank, California). Hear the tragic tale of Jonestown, why you too could have fallen into the charm of Jim Jones, and the stories of hope and resilience among the bloodshed.
How does a nurse, a teacher, a software engineer end up participating in mass death? Shannon walks Cathy through the clinical pathway that turns ordinary people into killers using Heaven's Gate, the Zizians, and Jonestown to prove the same mechanism runs every single time.⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode includes discussions of mass suicide, murder, death by poisoning including the deaths of children, cult coercion and coercive control. Listener discretion is advised.Season 9 opens with the question that sits underneath every cult story ever told: how does a group turn ordinary people into killers?Not people who were always dangerous. A nurse. A teacher. A college student. A software engineer. Someone whose neighbors would describe them as quiet and kind.Shannon takes the lead on this one, and the argument is deliberately uncomfortable; the pathway from ordinary person to cult member to participant in mass death is not about weakness, mental illness, or stupidity. It's about psychology. And it runs the same way every single time, whether you're looking at a California mansion in 1997, a Silicon Valley rationalist community in 2025, or a settlement in the Guyanese jungle in 1978.Same process. Different costume.Three cases, deliberately chosen because they have nothing in common but the mechanism. Heaven's Gate believed human bodies were containers for extraterrestrial souls. The Zizians organized around AI existential risk and analytic philosophy. Peoples Temple organized around socialism and racial justice. Cosmic, rationalist, political; three completely incompatible belief systems, one identical psychological structure underneath.That structure is what Shannon and Cathy spend the episode taking apart. Robert Jay Lifton's eight criteria of thought reform. Margaret Singer's self-dissolution process. Erich Fromm on why freedom is psychologically expensive enough that people will trade it away. Jung's Mana Personality, which explains why a leader's word can override what you can see with your own eyes. And running through all of it, Albert Bandura's moral disengagement — the four specific mechanisms by which a person with an intact conscience does something monstrous and does not experience themselves as monstrous while doing it.The core argument, and where the episode lands:The most dangerous thing about a cult isn't the leader. It's the moment when the group becomes more real to you than your own perception. That isn't weakness. That's how human psychology works. And knowing that is the only protection.Heaven's Gate · Marshall Applewhite · Bonnie Nettles · Rancho Santa Fe, California · March 26, 1997 · 39 dead · the Next Level · "the Demonstration"The Zizians · Ziz LaSota · rationalist and effective altruism communities · AI existential risk · "undead" and "p-zombie" ideology · six deaths, 2025–2026Peoples Temple · Jim Jones · Jonestown, Guyana · November 18, 1978 · 918 dead, 304 of them children · White Night rehearsals · the largest mass death of American civilians before 9/11Clinical terms: thought reform · coercive control · moral disengagement · self-dissolution · cognitive dissonance · milieu control · dehumanization · DDD syndrome · the Mana Personality · the ShadowThis is Part 1 of a three-part Cults series. Part 2 goes into ritual violence. Part 3 goes deeper into contemporary casesUntil then... sleep safe.
Jaymee Jay joins us on a swapcast with William Ramsey & Hans Utter to discuss the Jonestown massacre & it's psychological connections to the Covid-jab campaign of 2021. This is part 19 of our Manchurian Candidate series. Jim Jones was an evil man running multiple mind control experiments in the jungle. With cult programming, psychic driving, shame & humiliation he dominated the individuals who moved to his compound in Guyana. This deep state operation was an experiment to learn how best to manipulate a crowd into murdering themselves and their children. Ironically, this cyanide poison was not only mixed with Flavor-aid, most of the deaths were due to injections from hypodermic needles. Find more from Jaymee here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUSKTphNVIYhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvMyQsiDEYODEel3zK97B44lOyBVmaZE2&si=9_QWFAS28TE0cVf8Find William Ramsey here:https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates/id1388815042https://www.williamramseyinvestigates.com/storeFind The Resonant State & Dr. Hans Utter here:https://hansutter.com/https://open.spotify.com/show/1mlCW7CCQ2rfSavOImbkiA?si=7832d7f9fdfc4b3ahttps://www.patreon.com/c/DrHansUtter/postshttps://www.bitchute.com/channel/oyiUU2hKYQpOhttps://rumble.com/c/c-7513576https://odysee.com/@sacredmusic769:1https://x.com/HansUtteremail: hansutter@hotmail.comPlease donate to Wake the Dead! Send donations toSean McCann, PO box 93, Oberlin, OH 44074https://onegreatworknetwork.com/sean-mccann/donate/BTC (bitcoin) address: 3Ptmi463Pu6HH1duop7rCKaxBriQkb4inahttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/wakethedeadhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/seanmccannabisVisit Wake the Dead's store!https://wakethedead.creator-spring.com/Find Sean McCann on X:https://twitter.com/SeanWakeTheDeadJoin the Wake the Dead telegram:https://t.me/wakethedeadpodcastFind Wake the Dead on Discord:https://discord.gg/W6fDghnf
Sam Harris speaks with James Kirchick about the far left's growing influence over Democratic politics. They discuss Kirchick's article "The DSA Is a Parasite," the group's platform and foreign policy, entryism, the alliance between Islamists and the far left, Third Worldism, Zohran Mamdani, antisemitism on the left, polling on political violence, Kirchick's exit from The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Jim Jones and the Jonestown massacre, JD Vance, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
Apriamo la nuova stagione di Monstrumana con un romanzo ‘cult', è proprio il caso di dirlo, perché si occupa anche delle dinamiche di una setta. È il favoloso mondo di Geek Love, della scrittrice statunitense Katherine Dunn, un diamante degli anni 80, che mescola il romanzo famigliare con la tradizione picaresca e condisce il tutto con elementi orrorifici e fantastici. L'ispirazione del romanzo è duplice: il roseto di Portland e la tragedia di Jonestown. Il risultato è un'opera che ha contribuito a foggiare l'immaginario degli outsider di un'intera generazione, irradiando la propria influenza oltre la letteratura, tra musica, cinema e cultura popolare. Incontreremo la famiglia Binewski e il loro carnival itinerante, il Fabulon, nel quale i coniugi Aloysius e Lillian decidono di ricorrere a veleni, farmaci e altre sostanze per dare alla luce figli destinati a diventare le attrazioni del luna park. A guidarci è la voce di Olympia Binewski, la figlia condannata a sentirsi la ‘meno mostruosa' tra i fratelli, che ricostruisce le incredibili vicende dei Binewski attraverso due linee temporali. Che cosa siamo disposti a sacrificare per sentirci speciali? Cosa succede quando un leader carismatico convince un gruppo di persone a perseguire un ideale a tutti i costi? In Geek Love il confine tra amore e orrore si assottiglia. Mentre osserviamo la mostruosa realtà del freak show dei Binewski, Dunn ci porta a interrogarci sulla mostruosità della realtà da cui la guardiamo: la nostra.
Episode Notes S07E09: Covenant S07E10: It's Only a Paper Moon Justen talks about Hadestown for a surprising amount of time. Covenant: Odo is very co-dependent. It's always a weird time at Empok Nor. It's easy to recognize Pah Wraith cultists. Of course it's goddamn Dukat. Dukat is a freshman in philosophy 101. A commune, huh? Two types of cults. Kira hits Dukat between the eyes. Dukat might... actually believe his own spoonshit? This show earned the weird. Justen loses it. It's Only a Paper Moon: Nog is returning home finally! Nog has MASSIVE ptsd. Nog moves in with Vic. The nightclub owner is a surprisingly good therapist. And also seems to have more control over his own program than most holos. BabSpace9 is a production of the Okay, So network. Connect with the show at @babylonpod.page Help us keep the lights on via our Patreon! Justen can be found at @justen.babylonpod.page Ana can be found at @ana.babylonpod.page, and also made our show art. Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast. Jude Vais can be found at @jude.athrabeth.com. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings. Clips from the original show remain copyrighted by Paramount Entertainment and are used under the Fair Use doctrine. Music attribution: Original reworking of the Deep Space 9 theme by audioquinn, who stresses that this particular war crime is not their fault. The Descent by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @aaron.compleatdiscography.page Find out more at http://babylonpod.page
One random night watching a Yankees and Orioles game somehow turned Ben Maller into the executive producer and kingpin of "The Maller Matchmaker: Friend Edition," a completely spontaneous and unnecessary adventure some 2,300-miles away from the People's Republic of California, co-starring Marlins Man and Sports With Coleman. Because when you see Marlins Man behind home plate, naturally the next move is to start meddling in people’s lives. Along the way, Ben plays the adult version of Where’s Waldo?, while Bob Uecker, Don King, Casey Kasem-style “long-distance dedications,” and the Pentagon somehow wander into the story. Sure, why not? Then there’s the important historical investigation nobody requested: What clothing item did President Truman, Elvis Presley, Tom Selleck, and Jimmy Buffett help make popular? We also squeeze in the Atari 2600, Jonestown, and the philosophical dilemma that has tortured mankind for generations: What exactly qualifies as Kool-Aid? It’s Friday’s Fifth Hour — a perfectly normal podcast made by perfectly normal people, unless it's not. Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/grpodcast/the-fifth-hour-with-ben-maller/id1478163837 #BenMallerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In this episode of Cultish, Jerry and Andrew revisit the disturbing story of Jim Jones and the tragedy of the Peoples Temple. But rather than simply retelling the events of Jonestown, we dig deeper into the worldview that shaped Jones, including the influence of New Thought and its ideas about God, humanity, and the power of the mind. How did these spiritual ideas intersect with Jones' increasingly radical political ideology and his demand for absolute loyalty? We also examine Jones' rhetoric surrounding “revolutionary suicide” and play chilling archival testimony from Peoples Temple members who professed their willingness to die for the cause. What happens when spiritual deception, political revolution, and devotion to a charismatic leader become intertwined? Join us as we revisit Jim Jones and explore the beliefs behind one of the most infamous cult tragedies in modern history. Be Part of the Mission to Change Lives: HERE SHOP OUR MERCH: HERE
Why is North Korea so weird? Is it Stalinism? Maoism? Japan-style emperor worship? Ancient Korean hermit kingdom energy? No, argues Jonathan Cheng, Beijing bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Korean Messiah: The Failed Dynasty That Shaped the Hermit Kingdom. You've all been sleeping on the influence of 19th-century American revival Protestantism. To discuss why Kim Il-sung kind of thought he was Jesus — or at least wanted to convince everyone else he was — we have the honor of Jonathan joining ChinaTalk today, with Alex Boyd. Our conversation covers: Billy Graham meets Kim Il-sung — how America's pastor visited Pyongyang in 1992 and bonded with the dictator over their shared Presbyterian childhoods, while touring a birthplace resembling the nativity story. From “Jerusalem of the East” to totalitarian theocracy — how 22-year-old missionary Samuel Moffett brought eschatological founder energy to the wickedest city in Korea, and transformed Pyongyang into the most Protestant city in Asia, complete with jazz clubs and a Chevrolet dealership. The Manchurian cauldron — how the lawless frontier of 1920s Manchuria blended Christianity, Korean nationalism, and Marxism to forge Kim Il-sung's messiah complex — and why the 33-year-old decided to let peasants believe he could walk on water. Jim Jones, superfan — how the Jonestown cult leader became obsessed with Kim Il-sung, adopted Korean children, and traded tips with North Korean diplomats on running a closed religious society. Christianity as political technology — how Kim weaponized Protestant doctrine and ritual to build a state religion that has outlasted the Soviet Union by three decades. Plus, why North Korea is best understood not as a nation-state but as a religious society, and what Hong Xiuquan and Xi Jinping have to do with any of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dawn is joined by Kat Perkins, one of her best friends (and the voice of the HILF theme song!) for a dive into the dark history of cults. From the strangest real-life rituals, to the made-up cults - and why it's important to know the difference. --
Why is North Korea so weird? Is it Stalinism? Maoism? Japan-style emperor worship? Ancient Korean hermit kingdom energy? No, argues Jonathan Cheng, Beijing bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Korean Messiah: The Failed Dynasty That Shaped the Hermit Kingdom. You've all been sleeping on the influence of 19th-century American revival Protestantism. To discuss why Kim Il-sung kind of thought he was Jesus — or at least wanted to convince everyone else he was — we have the honor of Jonathan joining ChinaTalk today, with Alex Boyd. Our conversation covers: Billy Graham meets Kim Il-sung — how America's pastor visited Pyongyang in 1992 and bonded with the dictator over their shared Presbyterian childhoods, while touring a birthplace resembling the nativity story. From “Jerusalem of the East” to totalitarian theocracy — how 22-year-old missionary Samuel Moffett brought eschatological founder energy to the wickedest city in Korea, and transformed Pyongyang into the most Protestant city in Asia, complete with jazz clubs and a Chevrolet dealership. The Manchurian cauldron — how the lawless frontier of 1920s Manchuria blended Christianity, Korean nationalism, and Marxism to forge Kim Il-sung's messiah complex — and why the 33-year-old decided to let peasants believe he could walk on water. Jim Jones, superfan — how the Jonestown cult leader became obsessed with Kim Il-sung, adopted Korean children, and traded tips with North Korean diplomats on running a closed religious society. Christianity as political technology — how Kim weaponized Protestant doctrine and ritual to build a state religion that has outlasted the Soviet Union by three decades. Plus, why North Korea is best understood not as a nation-state but as a religious society, and what Hong Xiuquan and Xi Jinping have to do with any of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is it. The finale of our series on Jim Jones that will end in the death of 918 people. patreon.com/KentChungusHad to reupload due to the voicemails not showing up for whatever reason. They had to removed.
This is it. The finale of our series on Jim Jones that will end in the death of 918 people. patreon.com/KentChungusHad to reupload due to the voicemails not showing up for whatever reason. They had to removed.
Au cours d'un gigantesque coup de filet en novembre 2023, 175 policiers arrêtaient à Paris l'un des hommes les plus recherchés au monde, ainsi que ses proches lieutenants. De qui s'agit-il ? D'un terroriste international ? D'un parrain de la drogue ? D'un boss de la cybercriminalité ? Non, on parle ici du chef spirituel d'un réseau mondial d'écoles de yoga/tantra, recherché pour traite de personnes, séquestration en bande organisée, viol et abus de faiblesse.Mais que se passe-t-il donc dans ces écoles qui ont pourtant pignon sur rue ? Comment des personnes éduquées voulant pratiquer le yoga ont-elles pu se soumettre à l'exploitation et aux sévices de celui qu'elles voyaient comme un gourou vivant ?Dans cette conférence donnée en mai 2026 aux Mystères de l'UNIL, deux jours pour explorer les coulisses de la recherche organisés par l'Université de Lausanne, j'explique pas à pas et avec des récits de victimes, les mécanismes psychologiques qui permettent de mettre en place l'emprise, quel que soit le groupe ou le leader.•• SOUTENIR ••Méta de Choc est gratuit, indépendant et sans publicité. Vous pouvez vous aussi le soutenir en faisant un don ponctuel ou mensuel : https://soutenir.metadechoc.fr/.•• RESSOURCES ••Toutes les références en lien avec cette émission sont sur le site Méta de Choc : https://metadechoc.fr/podcast/emprise-psychologique-mode-demploi/•• SUIVRE ••Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, PeerTube, YouTube.•• TIMECODES ••00:00 : Introduction.02:05 : Penser et agir sous emprise : le cas de Véra.05:20 : Gregorian Bivolaru et sa secte de yoga tantrique : qui est Gregorian Bivolaru ? Pourquoi est-il recherché par la justice ? Qu'est-ce que MISA ? Quelle différence entre MISA et Atman ?09:42 : Les idées reçues sur l'emprise mentale : pourquoi des personnes instruites adhèrent-elles à ce type de mouvement ? Sont-elles faibles d'esprit, naïves ?10:18 : Chaque mouvement a son produit d'appel : scientologie, anthroposophie, Nouvelle Acropole, mouvement raëlien, Témoins de Jéhovah, Église évangélique. Comment ces organisations attirent-elles de nouveaux adeptes ?12:48 : Les motivations des adeptes13:56 : Quel terrain favorable à l'emprise ?15:31 : Le moment propice.16:44 : Le malentendu de départ : le décalage entre le discours séduisant et la réalité des mouvements sectaires. Que s'est-il passé à Jonestown ?18:53 : D'autres exemples d'emprise mentale.25:22 : Les étapes de l'assujettissement : comment fonctionne l'emprise psychologique ? Qu'est-ce que le "love bombing" ? Que sont les "initiations" des femmes au sein de MISA ?35:50 : La sortie de l'emprise : peut-on critiquer la croyance d'un proche sous emprise ?39:55 : Et les hommes dans tout ça ? Quel rôle joue le yoga tantrique dans le mouvement ?45:25 : Qu'est-ce que le charisme ?54:53 : Y a-t-il moins de sectes aujourd'hui ?56:08 : L'individualisme est-il propice à l'endoctrinement ?57:55 : Consommer de la biodynamie, c'est être endoctriné ? 59:45 : Comment savoir si une école de yoga est sectaire ?01:01:36 : Quelle est la différence entre religion et secte ?01:03:44 : Quelle est la différence entre charisme et manipulation ? 01:05:28 : Existe-t-il des gourous femmes ?01:06:27 : Les jeunes sont-ils plus vulnérables à l'endoctrinement ?01:07:38 : L'emprise au sein du couple.01:08:36 : Comment savoir si l'on est sous emprise ?01:11:55 : Comment aider un proche sous emprise ? Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
The Rizzuto Show has been waiting since January for the moment humanity would supposedly lose gravity for eight glorious seconds, and now the big day has arrived. Do we float? Do we fly? Do we immediately jump out a window based on something we heard on the internet? Thankfully, only one of those ideas gets discussed with any enthusiasm.Episode 26 kicks off with the crew preparing for the alleged gravity event and quickly asking the much more important question: where is the gravity cult? Because if the internet promises a supernatural event, somebody somewhere has probably already purchased matching tracksuits and appointed himself Supreme Gravity Commander. Thus, the Gravitonians are born, Idaho and Arkansas get dragged into the investigation, and a completely reasonable conversation becomes exactly the kind of funny podcast chaos you'd expect from The Rizzuto Show.From there, somehow, things get even stranger.The conversation tumbles into Heaven's Gate, Jonestown, Marshall Applewhite, Nike Decades, purple shrouds, Flavor Aid getting absolutely robbed of its historical brand recognition, and the crew trying to remember which unsettling cult detail belongs to which unsettling cult. This is less of a history lesson and more four people opening the same mental junk drawer at once. Eventually the crew becomes especially fascinated by Heaven's Gate's sneaker selection, because apparently even impending extraterrestrial departure requires a respectable shoe game.Then somebody wisely decides it's time to stop talking about cults and play trivia.This turns out to be only marginally safer.The Rizz Quiz returns with contestants getting 45 seconds to answer as many questions as possible—but one wrong answer immediately ends the run. No passing. No mercy. No blaming the educational system afterward. Questions cover everything from Roman numerals and the Grand Canyon to Nutella, Winnie the Pooh, human anatomy, Peter Pan, baseball, Garfield and the horrifying mathematics of nickels.Chris starts things off before the Colorado River causes problems. Diego gets ambushed by the number of years in a century. Brad suddenly turns into the final boss with a seven-answer run featuring hazelnuts, Rhode Island, Africa, Piglet, club sandwiches and Canada. Jared tries to chase him down until the “white part of an egg” becomes an intellectual brick wall.Then Round Two arrives.Brando tears through Jefferson City, football fields, Cookie Monster and Dr Pepper before the human skeleton ruins his streak. Cameron learns that lions have a pride, not a pack. Aaron encounters a fairy named “Tinder Bell,” which frankly deserves its own dating app. Finally, Brian gets Garfield's least-favorite day correct before informing all of St. Louis that there are 50 nickels in a dollar.There are 20.We checked.Probably twice after this episode.It's another funny podcast packed with daily humor, sarcastic commentary, weird stories, St. Louis radio chaos and the beautiful sound of confident people discovering they are confidently incorrect. If you enjoy comedy podcasts where celebrity gossip and weird news can suddenly give way to a serious debate over cult sneakers and elementary-school trivia, welcome home. Expectations were already low, and somehow we found a basement.Come for the eight seconds without gravity. Stay for the contestants losing their grip on arithmetic.This funny podcast episode proves once again that The Rizzuto Show can turn a ridiculous internet claim, an uncomfortable history detour and a handful of trivia questions into a complete collapse of civilized morning radio.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Alleged gravity event and quickly asking the much more important question: where is the gravity cult? Because if the internet promises a supernatural event, somebody somewhere has probably already purchased matching tracksuits and appointed himself Supreme Gravity Commander. Thus, the Gravitonians are born, Idaho and Arkansas get dragged into the investigation, and a completely reasonable conversation becomes exactly the kind of funny podcast chaos you'd expect from The Rizzuto Show.The conversation tumbles into Heaven's Gate, Jonestown, Marshall Applewhite, Nike Decades, purple shrouds, Flavor Aid getting absolutely robbed of its historical brand recognition, and the crew trying to remember which unsettling cult detail belongs to which unsettling cult. This is less of a history lesson and more four people opening the same mental junk drawer at once. Eventually the crew becomes especially fascinated by Heaven's Gate's sneaker selection, because apparently even impending extraterrestrial departure requires a respectable shoe game.Then somebody wisely decides it's time to stop talking about cults and play trivia.This turns out to be only marginally safer.The Rizz Quiz returns with contestants getting 45 seconds to answer as many questions as possible—but one wrong answer immediately ends the run. No passing. No mercy. No blaming the educational system afterward. Questions cover everything from Roman numerals and the Grand Canyon to Nutella, Winnie the Pooh, human anatomy, Peter Pan, baseball, Garfield and the horrifying mathematics of nickels.Chris starts things off before the Colorado River causes problems. Diego gets ambushed by the number of years in a century. Brad suddenly turns into the final boss with a seven-answer run featuring hazelnuts, Rhode Island, Africa, Piglet, club sandwiches and Canada. Jared tries to chase him down until the “white part of an egg” becomes an intellectual brick wall.Then Round Two arrives.Brando tears through Jefferson City, football fields, Cookie Monster and Dr Pepper before the human skeleton ruins his streak. Cameron learns that lions have a pride, not a pack. Aaron encounters a fairy named “Tinder Bell,” which frankly deserves its own dating app. Finally, Brian gets Garfield's least-favorite day correct before informing all of St. Louis that there are 50 nickels in a dollar.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.Hazardous fire breaks out in Metro East, residents advised to shelter in placeRare Nintendo discovery: 97 unopened games found in WisconsinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Watching a narcissistic young sociopath develop into a charismatic cult leader is so wholesome.
Watching a narcissistic young sociopath develop into a charismatic cult leader is so wholesome.
Midnight Madness Radio Episode 384 with A Nation Rising, Brain Size 61, Element of Fate, Jonny Couch, Bloodstain, Jonestown, and Cÿanide.
Evil isn't always obvious. patreon.com/KentChungus
Evil isn't always obvious. patreon.com/KentChungus
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Comenzamos un nuevo tema del mes en el que hablamos de sectas. En este episodio conocemos la historia del Templo de los Pueblos, la secta liderada por Jim Jones que en 1978 acabó con la vida de 918 personas en Jonestown, en plena selva de Guyana.
Detta är ett avsnitt från januari 2025.I skuggan av den tätvuxna sydamerikanska djungeln rörde sig amerikanska soldater med försiktiga steg. Med varje meter de avancerade blev marken allt mer täckt av stilla, livlösa kroppar. Barn, hårt klamrande till sina föräldrar, gamla och unga, alla låg de där i en tyst, makaber tavla av förlorade liv. Antalet avlidna var överväldigande; det var nästan omöjligt att greppa omfattningen av tragedin. Källor: TheguardianCNNThe Salina JournalThe New York TimesThe Washington PostBBCDaily Mail
You can rent a bedroom where a little girl in a yellow dress still hums lullabies, a miner's casita in a Texas ghost town, or a schoolhouse tucked inside a working cemetery — and every one of these haunted Airbnbs is bookable tonight.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AirBNBREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3s9xb4btFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Spending the night in a haunted house is always unnerving, but would you pay for the experience? If you're looking for a spooky escape, maybe you could try a haunted AirBNB! You might not rest in peace in these haunted homes, but you're bound to have a memorable night preparing for paranormal activity, seeking the supernatural, and greeting ghosts. (Book A Stay At a Haunted AirBNB) *** Sawney Bean, said to be the leader of a 45-member clan in Scotland, is infamously accused of murdering and cannibalizing over 1,000 people in the early 16th century. His story inspired the horror film, ‘The Hills Have Eyes.' But did Sawney Bean ever truly exist? (The Man Who Inspired ‘The Hills Have Eyes') *** Nestled in the Kentish Weald, the quaint village of Stalisfield boasts a thousand-year-old church and timeless tranquility. But beneath its serene surface, whispers of ancient pagan rites and dark ceremonies linger. Could the chilling past of sacrificial rituals still echo through the village today? (The Stalisfield Blade) *** As dusk fell, a pickup truck pulled up to a motel outside Tarzana. Inside, Brother Elzibah and his monks prepared for a perilous mission, recording martyr statements and arming themselves with explosives. Their target on December 10, 1958: Krishna Venta, a self-styled prophet in Box Canyon. This night promised a dramatic showdown that would mark a violent chapter in the history of American spiritual communes, and the country's cults. (The Bizarre Story Behind The Suicide Bombing Of A Southern California Cult)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:41.053 = Show Open00:04:08.300 = Book A Stay At a Haunted AirBNB00:27:56.736 = The Man Who Inspired ‘The Hills Have Eyes' ***00:32:42.960 = The Stalisfield Blade00:40:06.667 = The Bizarre Story Behind the Suicide Bombing of a Southern California Cult ***00:51:40.417 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Stalisfield Blade” by Ken DaSilva-Hill (used with permission)“The Bizarre Story Behind The Suicide Bombing Of A SoCal Cult” by Mattew Duersten, LAist, December 10, 2018: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4s27xpf7“The Man Who Inspired ‘The Hills Have Eyes'” source: Leah Silverman at AllThatsInteresting.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8zy3ec“Book A Stay At a Haunted AirBNB” sources: Lauren Mack at TimeOut.com, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4h75fc6c; Daily Barringer and Caitlin Morton at Thrillest.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8eubbj; Jersey Griggs at TheDiscoverer.com, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yttxryn6; Marissa Laliberte at Reader's Digest:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p86y2em; Julie Pennell at Today.com, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2kwzmdfs; Alexa Erickson at FamilyHandyman.com, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8w39nh(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. 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Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 29, 2024This episode of Weird Darkness roams from haunted rental homes you can book for the night to a Scottish cannibal legend, a Kentish village's whispered sacrifice rites, and the dynamite that ended a Southern California cult.It opens with a tour of haunted Airbnbs scattered across the United States and beyond, from Hobo Hill House in Jefferson City, Missouri — a 1910 American Foursquare where sightings of a man in a top hat drove the Clark family out and onto "The Dead Files" — to the Parks-Bowman Mansion in New Orleans, where guests booking the dead girl's bedroom report a young spirit in a yellow dress who hums lullabies and paces with a limp. The Kahn Hotel in Jefferson, Texas has logged over 300 paranormal investigations and one recording of a woman's scream followed by a gunshot; Farnam Manor in Richfield, Ohio traces its haunting to the owner's daughter drowning in a well in 1834; and a converted 1900 schoolhouse sits inside Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, New York, complete with an 18th-century opium wedding bed. The Creole Mansion in New Orleans, built in 1855 for Louise Vitry, and the Terlingua ghost-town casita overlooking Big Bend round out a list that stretches from Salem, Massachusetts to York, England.From there the episode turns to Sawney Bean, the legendary patriarch of a 45-member clan said to have lived in Bennane Cave along the Scottish coast, robbing, murdering, and cannibalizing more than 1,000 travelers across roughly 25 years before King James VI led a manhunt that ended in the men being executed and the women burned at the stake. Historical records first mention Bean in 1755, a century after he supposedly lived, and Scottish historian Dr. Louise Yeoman argues the tale may have started as English propaganda, with the name "Sawney" serving as a period slur against Scots. Wes Craven credited the Bean legend as the direct inspiration for his film The Hills Have Eyes.Next comes Stalisfield, a tiny hamlet in the Kentish Weald with a thousand-year-old church and The Plough Inn, where old villagers speak of pagan harvest rites tied to a flint sacrifice knife hewn from Kentish stone. The stories describe animals slaughtered on a sarsen stone and, in the darkest tellings, a golden-haired virgin tied to a stake, dismembered with the flint blade, her blood collected in a golden vessel and her ashes mixed with seed and scattered into the corners of the fields — corners locals still avoid after dark, marked by their overgrowth.The episode closes with Krishna Venta, born Francis Herman Pencovic in San Francisco in 1911, a barefoot self-styled prophet who claimed to have been born half a million years earlier on a planet called Neophrates and founded the WKFL Foundation on a 23-acre glen in Box Canyon. Two disaffected monks, Ralph Muller and Peter Kamenoff — who had taken the names Elzibah and Jeroham and accused Venta of sleeping with their wives — recorded martyr statements at a Tarzana motel and drove to the commune on December 10, 1958 with twenty sticks of dynamite in a musette bag. The blast lifted the top off the stone monastery, was heard more than 20 miles away, and killed ten people, including Venta, Cardinal Gene, and two children from the dormitories, seven-year-old Keela Baker and eleven-year-old Elwyn; survivors later scattered into other movements, among them members who died in Jonestown alongside Jim Jones' Peoples Temple in 1978.
In this episode, we focus on the aftermath of the Waco siege, what happened after the fire, and how its legacy shaped law enforcement, American culture, and extremism.If you'd like to hear the full series or others similar like Shadows of Jonestown or The Sky Watchers, check out our Patreon collections at:https://www.patreon.com/theburrosofberea?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creatorThanks for listening!
Eine Gemeinschaft voller Hoffnung. Ein Prediger, der Gleichheit verspricht. Und Menschen, die glauben, endlich angekommen zu sein. Doch hinter den Kulissen des Peoples Temple lauern Angst, Kontrolle und Fanatismus. Warum folgen Hunderte ihrem Anführer Jim bis in den Dschungel von Guyana? Und weshalb erkennt lange niemand, wie gefährlich die Sekte wirklich geworden ist? Links zur Folge: *** Fotos von Jim https://t1p.de/83dpv https://t1p.de/bsydv *** Foto von Jim bei einer Predigt https://t1p.de/ngzlt *** Foto von Deborah im Juni 1978 https://t1p.de/41u0z *** Foto vom Kongressmann Leo https://t1p.de/el6f5 *** Foto von Jonestown und den Leichen https://t1p.de/nwbbe *** Foto von Jonestown aus der Vogelperspektive https://t1p.de/4re1o [Wir übernehmen keine Haftung für die Inhalte externer Links.] --- Credits --- Hosts: Anne Luckmann & Patrick Strobusch Redaktion: Stefanie Eisenlauer Schnitt: Anne Luckmann Intro und Trenner gesprochen von: Pia-Rhona Saxe Produktion: Nadine Lentfer-Unterweger und Teresa Emmert Eine Produktion der Julep Studios Du möchtest Werbung in der Schwarzen Akte schalten? Unsere Kolleg:innen von Julep helfen dir gerne weiter: www.julep.de/advertiser Impressum: www.julep.de/legal/imprint --- Social Media & Kontakt --- Instagram: @schwarzeakte YouTube: @SchwarzeAkte TikTok: @schwarzeakte Mail: schwarzeakte@julep.de Website: www.schwarzeakte.de Pätrick auf Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepaetrick Rabattcodes und Links von unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr unter https://linktr.ee/schwarzeakte Spoiler: Dieser Fall ist gelöst. --- Content Hinweis --- In dieser Folge sprechen wir über Mord. Gewalt an Frauen. Gewalt an Kindern. Gewalt an Männern. Suizid. Massensuizid. Psychische Folter. Folter. Vergewaltigung. Wenn du dich mit diesen Themen nicht wohlfühlst, höre dir die Folge bitte nicht alleine an.
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Maxim W. Furek ( https://www.maximfurek.com/ ) is an avid student of the paranormal. His eclectic background includes aspects of psychology, addictions, and rock journalism. He has a master's degree in Communications from Bloomsburg University and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Aquinas College.He has been interviewed on numerous podcasts, including EXPLORING THE BIZARRE with the legendary, late, Timothy Green Beckley and on PARANORMAL 60 with Dave Schrader. His book, SHEPPTON: THE MYTH, MIRACLE, AND MUSIC was featured on Australia's MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE.He contributes to FATE MAGAZINE, NORMAL PARANORMAL, and PARANORMAL UNDERGROUND.He is the author of SHEPPTON: THE MYTH, MIRACLE, AND MUSIC, as well as COAL REGION HOODOO: PARANORMAL TALES FROM INSIDE THE PIT, FLYING SAUCER ESOTERIC: THE ALTERED STATES OF UFOLOGY, and THE LOST TRIBES OF BIGFOOT.Max returns to Talking Weird to chat about his latest book - released by Hagar 1 Publishing - PARANORMAL APOCALYPSE.Available here:https://hangar1publishing.com/collections/book-catalog/products/paranormal-apocalypse-is-this-how-it-endsIn this book, he addresses the intriguing question: What if our obsession with the end times reveals something extraordinary about human nature?From a forgotten 1969 song that predicted our technological nightmare to the mysterious drone swarms of 2024, something dark threads through human consciousness-an inexplicable attraction to our own destruction.Max has uncovered a hidden pattern-a psychological phenomenon he calls "Apocalyptic Awe" that explains everything from ancient prophecies to modern conspiracy theories, from Hollywood blockbusters to political movements.This show encompasses a wide-ranging overview of various apocalyptic cults, traditions, and beliefs. It is a mind-bending episode that you do want to miss!
America has produced some of the most influential religious movements in modern history. But what happens when charismatic leaders claim new revelation, unique authority, or exclusive access to God's truth?
America has produced some of the most influential religious movements in modern history. But what happens when charismatic leaders claim new revelation, unique authority, or exclusive access to God's truth?
Joseph L. Flatley is a journalist living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who specializes in conspiracy culture. He's spoken with (and written about) Jonestown survivors, realtors for deluxe doomsday bunkers, and Julian Assange, to name only a few. His stories have appeared in a number of publications, including The Verge, Pando, and CounterPunch. Joseph will be presenting live at EnochiaCon 2026 in Austin, Texas and his new book THE OCCULT TIMOTHY LEARY has just been released from Inner Traditions. Get it today: https://amzn.to/3Pv5buR (Only 19.99) Explore the esoteric knowledge and experiences of the psychedelic pioneer • Reveals Leary's immersion in the Western occult tradition, his Eight Circuit Model of consciousness, and his theories on post-terrestrial human evolution • Details Leary's tarot deck by looking at its unique card order, astrological correspondences, and practical uses for divination • Describes Leary's encounters with figures such as Ram Dass and Robert Anton Wilson as well as revolutionary groups like the Weather Underground and the Black Panthers Timothy Leary, American psychologist and countercultural icon, is well known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs and controversial experiments on human consciousness. What is less well known is his deep interest in Western esotericism, a dimension that Joseph L. Flatley explores in-depth. Flatley recounts Leary's early life and career trajectory, highlighting the esoteric influences that informed his occult activities as well as his thoughts on reincarnation and his futuristic views of computers and human evolution. Readers will learn about Leary's encounters with 20th-century groups and figures like Ram Dass, the Weather Underground, the Black Panthers, and Robert Anton Wilson, all of whom influenced his psychic explorations and the development of his eight-circuit model for understanding altered states of consciousness and the potential for transcendent experiences. Flatley also details the role of the tarot in Leary's life and philosophy, showing how Leary created his own version of the deck, which is featured in this book. Flatley then reveals the correspondences between Leary's deck and his eight-circuit model of consciousness and guides readers on how to use this tarot for divination.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/magick-without-fears-frater-r-c-hermetic-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Everybody knows the phrase "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid", but what if I told you Kool-Aid wasn't even the main drink used at Jonestown? This week, we connect one of America's darkest tragedies to a marketing challenge, the rise of multicultural advertising, and how a brand tied to a tragedy became a staple in Black households throughout the 1980's.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Devotion without discernment is just blind obedience. That line builds across an entire episode, and it lands somewhere true. John Cassian, a third-century desert father writing before Augustine reshaped everything, gave us four questions to apply to any belief system, spiritual teacher, community, or practice: is it truly valuable, is it genuine, does it bear the right intention, can it carry the weight of what it claims? Charlie and Brian work through each test with examples ranging from Jonestown to prosperity gospel to billionaire philanthropy, and close with a reframing of utopia as honest direction rather than impossible destination. Discernment isn't the enemy of devotion. It's what keeps devotion from becoming captivity.Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.You left the institution but not the longing. Creation's Paths: A Creation Spirituality Primer is for everyone who still feels the sacred moving through the world and wants a language worthy of that feeling.Creation's Paths is a Christopagan Creation Spirituality community rooted in the conviction that creation is original blessing, not original sin. If this episode found you at the right moment, you are welcome here.New to Creation's Paths? Start here: https://www.creationspaths.com/p/start-hereThe book: Creation's Paths: A Creation Spirituality Primer https://www.amazon.com/dp/1972869019Educational resources: https://wisdomscry.comThis work is listener and reader supported. If it has been nourishing to you, the most direct way to sustain it is a paid Substack subscription: it keeps the teaching flowing and the community growing. All are welcome here regardless of financial capacity. Spiritual nourishment should flow freely to all who seek it.Become a paid subscriber: Other ways to support: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett Patreon: https://patreon.com/cedorsett Cash App: https://cash.app/$CreationsPathsFind us: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/#Discernment #SpiritualTechnology #JohnCassian #FaithDeconstruction #SpiritualAbuse #DesertFathers #Christopagan #CreationSpirituality #CreationsPaths0:00 We Look Under the Hood of Used Cars. Why Not Our Beliefs?1:26 Welcome to the Workshop4:38 When the Message Sounded Good and the Warning Signs Were Right There6:27 Before Augustine: John Cassian and the Desert Elders8:00 Test One: Is It Actually Valuable?12:10 Test Two: Is It Genuine or Counterfeit?20:17 Test Three: Does It Bear the Right Image and Intention?26:41 Test Four: Can It Hold the Weight of What It Claims?34:28 Utopia Is a Direction, Not a Destination40:13 Discernment Is the Vital Aspect of Your Autonomy Get full access to Creation's Paths at www.creationspaths.com/subscribe
Luis and Angelo discuss the terrifying true story of Peoples Temple and the rise of Jim Jones – the charismatic preacher who built one of the most infamous cults in modern history. What began as a movement centered around racial equality, community and activism slowly turned into a nightmare built on paranoia, manipulation and total emotional control, ending with the mass suicide of over 900 people. The guys break down Jones' rise from a small Indiana preacher obsessed with religion and death to a political powerhouse with thousands of loyal followers and connections to some of the most powerful figures in California. They explore how Jones used staged healings and loyalty tests to build godlike authority, and how life inside Jonestown became a closed world shaped by fear, exhaustion, and constant psychological pressure. They also examine the final days leading up to Congressman Leo Ryan's visit to Jonestown in Guyana, the deadly airstrip ambush that resulted in his murder, and the chilling final pavilion meeting that ended in the deaths of nearly the entire congregation. Because the scariest thing about Jonestown isn't just how it ended – it's how many people truly believed they were building a better world before everything collapsed.
Send us Fan MailDeath in the Jungle by Candace FlemingWhat really happened to the people of Jonestown in Guyana, South America on the night of November 18, 1978? Were people there willingly, or had some wanted to leave but were not allowed? This book does a comprehensive dive into the personalities, the reasons and the dreams of the people who died in the jungle that day. Recommended for mature 8th graders and up due to the content and the subject matter. Support the show
Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the new book "Death in the Jungle" with author Candace Fleming. The book tells the bizarre story of the People's Temple, a religious organization which was responsible for the murder of more than 900 temple members in Jonestown, Guyana in November 1978. The temple, which many critics said ultimately became a cult, was led by charismatic leader Jim Jones. This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" oroginally ran on Decermber 29, 2025.Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestownhttps://candacefleming.com/books/death_in_the_jungle/NBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway Murders In January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski.https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0EWashingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River:https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-standWon't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerWTVR CBS News: Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024WAVY TV 10 News: New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
April Fool's Fact or Fiction special! Josie tells Taylor three stories about people deciding to vanish: the masked wrestler who convinced his mother he died in the 1978 Jonestown massacre; the Japanese trend of jōhatsu (蒸発), or disappearing into thin air; and the literary legend who swapped limelight for... lightning? Two of these stories are true, and one is a lie. Guess along with Taylor and see if you can spot the sham!
Our impression of a true crime podcast continues as we cover Ti West's Jonestown inspired film "The Sacrament"! We'll talk about drinking the Kool-Aid, discuss how cults operate, and roast Brent's shoes for being 90's cult-chic!
In 2026, Candace Fleming did something no one else has ever done—she became the first author to receive both the Children's Literature Legacy Award and the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Young Adult Lifetime Achievement in the same year, while also winning the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown. We celebrate that extraordinary moment, then go straight to what really matters to Candace: kids, questions, and story-rich nonfiction that invites readers to think.We talk about why she still shows up in classrooms as a “nonfiction cheerleader,” helping students see that great nonfiction starts with passion and curiosity, not a pile of facts. She shares how she encourages kids to move beyond “Google it” retrieval toward authentic research by starting with something they love, asking big, weird questions, and following those questions wherever they lead.The conversation explores the craft behind tackling complex, often heavy topics for young readers. Candace discusses Death in the Jungle and her current middle grade project on rhino poaching in South Africa, where wildlife forensics, economics, colonial history, and the story of one orphaned calf intersect. We reflect on nonfiction as an imaginative, deeply personal form of writing, and what it means to nurture original thinking and voice in an AI world.This episode offers a rare window into an unprecedented awards year and the curiosity-driven process behind some of today's most compelling nonfiction for young readers.Chapters:01:42: What this triple recognition really means04:26: Writing across age groups & interests07:01: School visits, passion, & kid-chosen topics10:22: Retrieval vs research, big questions, & nonfiction as imaginative work12:17: Nonfiction in an age of AI: voice, perspective, & original thinking15:16: Rhino poaching: crime scenes, orphaned calves, & complex issues 25:54: A “lighter” World War II family story27:27: Finding hopeLearn More:Visit Candace's website and follow her on Instagram.Listen to Episode 18.Check out Candace's books.Learn more about CBCC & Wild Tomorrow.Support the showShare this episodeIf this conversation sparked wonder, gave you a helpful strategy, or offered a needed reminder of hope, please share it with a friend or colleague.Subscribe • Download • Review • Tell a friendStay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.
True Crime Tuesday Presents: The Tylenol Murders: A Father's Confession To His Son with Forensic Psychologist/ Survivor/ Author, Joseph Cibelli! From the son who would not stay silent, THE TYLENOL MURDERS: A Father's Confession to His Son reveals a confession buried under four decades of fear, complicity, and blue-walled denial. Chicago, 1982. Seven people swallowed Tylenol capsules meant to heal, then they died within minutes. America changed overnight, then the killer vanished into darkness, and that darkness lived in Joseph Cibelli's home."I was eleven, and my father was The Tylenol Killer that terrorized a nation. He created chaos and confessed with his last breath. I uncovered the truth and the rot behind his badge. He built lies, and I built a case. I tore the mask from the madness and discovered that each clue led deeper into a labyrinth of deceit. I stripped his name from mine, and I stripped his power too. He found me and threatened my life, but I did not run. Instead, I shone a light into his darkness. "The truth is not a eulogy. It is an indictment. On today's TCT, we are joined by Joseph Cibelli who tells us everything from how the military formed his father into the perfect killing machine, to his fascination with Jim Jones and Jonestown, to the bizarre forms of torture and abuse he reigned down on his wife and children as he began to put together a plot more sinister than ianyone in the sleepy town of Lyons, Il. could ever imagine! Get your copy of "The Tylenol Murders" here...: https://bit.ly/4serW42Get to know more about Joseph Cibelli here: https://josephcibelli.com/PLUS AN ALL-NEW DUMB CRIMES/STUPID CRIMINALS WITH JESSICA FREEBURG!Florida carwash employees subdue a man with an axe! See the video here: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/03/10/video-florida-car-wash-employees-tackle-axe-wielding-man-deputies-say/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_farkDid Dolphins kidnap a Florida Man to help them start a society? Check out the video here: https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/what-people-are-getting-wrong-this-week-did-dolphins-kidnap-a-florida-man?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_farkCheck out Jessica Freeburg's website and get tickets to her events here: https://jessicafreeburg.com/upcoming-events/and check out Jess on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicafreeburgwritesFor the first time, get ALL NEW TRUE CRIME TUESDAY GEAR! Represent your favorite true crime podcast in style! There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store! https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!and subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennis#crime #truecrime #truecrimepodcasts #truecrimetuesday #josephcibelli #thetylenolmurders #afathersconfessiontohisson #wildbluepress #vietnam #jimjones #jonestown #cyanide #chicagotylenolmurders #tylenolkiller #dandrozd #justin #liz #generalmotors #lyonsillinois #serialkiller #deathbydrugging #murder #poisoning #dumbcrimesstupidcriminals #TimDennis #jessicafreeburg #paranormalauthor #ghoststoriesink #floridaman #drugcrimes #foodcrimes #stupidcrimes #funnycrimes #sexcrimes #airplanecrimes
Today Griffey, Heath, Sam, Sophia and Josh Hull try and lure you into their most diabolical Cult Film Festival Drafts. We discuss why we can't escape the pull of movies about cults, what makes these cult leaders such captivating cinema villains, and how their evil deeds take shape in our nightmares. From Giant Burning Men, New York Wrestlefest, Jonestown like reimaginings, Fight Clubs and Children in Corn we have a gargantuan swathe of devious groups. Tell us who you think won this hard fought Draft in the comments or where ever you find Podcast! Youtube: https://youtu.be/VwQ-WGFOMU0 Help us make our first feature length Messed Up Movie: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mr-creamjean-s-hidey-hole-horror-comedy-movie#/ Support the show on the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/messedupmoviespod
In this episode of Timesuck, we're heading to New Zealand to explore Gloriavale - a so-called “Heaven on Earth” founded by charismatic preacher Neville Cooper, where obedience to God somehow turned into obedience to one very, VERY creepy man. What began as a utopian Christian commune devolved into total control, forced labor, a lot of creepy sexual stuff., and generations raised to believe submission was salvation. It's Eden… if Eden had dress codes, unpaid work, and a cult leader who absolutely should not have been anywhere near anyone's bedroom.Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89vWant to join the Cult of the Curious PrivateFacebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcastWanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast.Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
On the afternoon of March 26, 1997, the San Diego County Sherrif's Department received an anonymous call through 911 reporting a mass suicide at an address in Rancho Santa Fe, California. A single sheriff's deputy was dispatched to the address and knocked on the front door, but got no response. Finding a side door to the home unlocked, the deputy entered the house and was horrified to discover nearly forty bodies of adults, all of whom appeared to have taken their own lives in what appeared to be some kind of ritual.Not since the terrible mass deaths at Jonestown decades earlier had Americans seen such a bizarre and ultimately tragic occurrence and few were able to understand how such a thing could have happened in the modern age. What could have caused so many people to willingly give up their lives, and who was he enigmatic man who'd convinced them to do it?ReferencesAyers, B. Drummon. 1997. "Families learning of 39 cultists who died willingly." New York Times, March 29.CNN. 1997. Applewhite sought cure for his homosexual urges. March 29. Accessed January 6, 2026. https://www.cnn.com/US/9703/29/applewhite/.Lamotte, Greg. 1997. Heaven's Gate 911 call eerily calm. April 18. Accessed January 5, 2026. https://www.cnn.com/US/9704/18/cult.911/index.html.Locke, Michelle. 1997. "Comet cult's stairway led to downfall." Record Searchlight (Redding, CA), March 31: 1.Miller, Craig. 1997. "Web page business supported sect's life." North Country Times (Oceanside, CA), March 28: 1.Perry, Tony. 1997. "Cult left no survivors, police say." Los Angeles Times, April 1: 3.Perry, Tony, Michael Granberry, and Anne-Marie O'Connor. 1997. "39 dead in apparent suicide." Los Angeles Times, March 27: 1.Purdum, Todd. 1997. "Videotapes left by 39 who died described cult's suicide goal." New York Times, March 28.Steinberg, Jacques. 1997. "From religious childhood to reins of a U.F.O. cult." New York Times, March 29.Weinraub, Claire, Christina Ng, Acacia Nunes, and Haley Yamada. 2022. Surviving member of Heaven's Gate cult reflects on mass suicide 25 years ago: 'It meant everything'. March 14. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://abc7.com/post/cult-next-door-diane-sawyer-special-heavens-gate-2020/11642749/.Wilkens, John. 2017. "Cilt sought to 'exit' via spaceship." Los Angeles Times, March 20: B2.Zeller, Benjamin. 2014. Heaven's Gate: America's UFO Religion. New York, NY: New York University Press.—. 2014. "Anatomy of a mass suicide: The dark, twsited story behind a UFO death cult." Salon, November 15. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Hi, friends! Happy Wednesday! What if I told you that one of the most influential... and mysterious cult leaders in American history is someone most people have never heard of? And that Jim Jones himself, yes Jonestown Jim Jones, got many of his ideas from same guy? Today, we're diving into the wild and complicated story of Father Divine—the charismatic leader behind the Peace Mission Movement, a man who inspired millions, shaped pieces of the civil rights era, built entire communities from the ground up… and also demanded unwavering loyalty that crossed more than a few lines. This isn't your typical cult story. It's part spiritual revolution, part empire-building, part “wait, WHAT?!” And somehow still a chapter of American history no one talks about. And we should because it brings up an interesting question... Where's the line between a movement that helps people… and one that controls them? And at what point does something become a cult? Let's get into the Dark History of Father Divine. And when you're done... go check out my MMM episode about Jonestown: https://audioboom.com/posts/8164237-jonestown-massacre-apocalyptic-cult-who-was-jim-jones ________ FOLLOW ME AROUND Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3e3jL9v Instagram: http://bit.ly/2nbO4PR Facebook: http://bit.ly/2mdZtK6 Twitter: http://bit.ly/2yT4BLV Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2mVpXnY Youtube: http://bit.ly/1HGw3Og Goodreads: http://bit.ly/3IVnO7N Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3cC0V9d Discord: https://discord.gg/BaileySarian RECOMMEND A STORY HERE: cases4bailey@gmail.com Business Related Emails: bailey@underscoretalent.com Business Related Mail: Bailey Sarian 4400 W. Riverside Dr., Ste 110-300 Burbank, CA 91505 ________ This podcast is Executive Produced by: Bailey Sarian and Joey Scavuzzo Head Writer: Allyson Philobos Senior Writer: Katie Burris Research provided by: Xander Elmore Additional research by: Dr. Thomas Messersmith Special thank you to our Historical Consultant: Poulomi Saha, Professor at UC Berkeley who writes and teaches about our cultural obsession with cults. Director: Brian Jaggers Edited by: Julien Perez Additional Editing: Maria Norris Hair: Angel Gonzalez Makeup: Nikki la Rose ________ Stop putting off those doctor's appointments and go to Zocdoc.com/DARKHISTORY to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today. That's Zocdoc.com/DARKHISTORY. For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura's best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code DARKHISTORY at checkout. Support the show by mentioning us at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. MasterClass always has great offers during the holidays, sometimes up to as much as 50% off. Head over to MASTERCLASS.com/DARKHISTORY for the current offer. Get started today at StitchFix.com/darkhistory to get $20 off your first order—and they'll waive your styling fee. That's StitchFix.com/darkhistory. ________