Podcast appearances and mentions of Leo Ryan

In this gripping episode of Crime Time, Inc., we delve into the harrowing events of the Jonestown Massacre, where over 900 people, including more than 300 children, perished under the influence of cult leader Jim Jones. The episode begins by exploring Jones's early life marked by a disturbing fascination with death and his rise to religious leadership, characterized by charisma and a message of social justice. We then trace the evolution of his teachings from traditional Christianity to apostolic socialism, appealing to marginalized followers seeking a sense of belonging and purpose.As Jones's power grew, so did his manipulation tactics, leading to the establishment of Jonestown in Guyana, a so-called utopia that quickly turned into a nightmare of hard labor, communal living, and psychological abuse. The episode provides chilling details of life inside Jonestown, including suicide drills known as 'white nights' and the isolation imposed on followers.The situation came to a head with the visit of Congressman Leo Ryan in November 1978, which led to a violent ambush at a nearby airstrip and Ryan's subsequent death. This marked the beginning of the end, culminating in the mass suicide orchestrated by Jones, immortalized in the infamous 'death tape.' The episode examines the psychological manipulation that led to such a tragic end and discusses various conspiracy theories surrounding the event.We also hear the harrowing stories of survivors like Leslie Wilson and Vernon Gosney, who provide crucial insights into the psychological hold Jones had over his followers. The episode concludes with a reflection on the Jonestown Massacre's impact on society's understanding of cults, the importance of critical thinking, and the need to safeguard individual autonomy. Tune in for a deep dive into one of the darkest chapters of human history.00:00 Introduction to the Jonestown Massacre00:29 Jim Jones: Early Life and Troubled Childhood01:14 Rise to Power: From Ministry to Manipulation01:52 Apostolic Socialism and the Move to Guyana03:11 Life in Jonestown: Control and Fear04:16 Congressman Ryan's Visit and the Airstrip Attack05:32 The Mass Suicide: Revolutionary Suicide and Its Aftermath12:10 Conspiracy Theories and Alternative Explanations14:57 Survivors' Stories and the Impact on Society16:18 Lessons Learned: Critical Thinking and Vigilance19:14 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we highlight the pressures and motivations that led Jim Jones to migrate his flock to the middle of the jungle in a South American country in a location so remote - escape was almost impossible. Until Leo Ryan, a U.S. Congressman, touches down in jungle on a congressional investigation into the communist settlement known as Jonestown. After offering asylum to Jim Jones' brainwashed, religious hostages; Leo Ryan and his party of reporters and government employees are ambushed at the airstrip which they flew in on and Leo Ryan is murdered. What happens next is horrific and everyone knows about the Jonestown Kool-Aid cocktail.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I dette afsnit ankommer kongresmedlem Leo Ryan til Guyana med repræsentanter fra pressen og Concerned Relatives. Det skal vise sig at blive skæbnesvangert for Jim Jones og Peoples Temple. Kristoffer Lind og Rikke Wettendorff undersøger den sidste tid i historien om Jonestown-massakren.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Le plus grand suicide collectif de l'histoire des sectes est celui du Temple du Peuple, également connu sous le nom de Jonestown massacre. Cet événement tragique s'est déroulé le 18 novembre 1978, dans une colonie agricole isolée en Guyane, établie par le groupe religieux connu sous le nom de Temple du Peuple, dirigé par Jim Jones.Contexte et OriginesLe Temple du Peuple a été fondé dans les années 1950 par Jim Jones, un prêcheur charismatique qui prônait une combinaison de christianisme, de socialisme et de justice raciale. Initialement basé à Indianapolis, le groupe a déménagé à San Francisco et Los Angeles, attirant des milliers de membres en raison de ses messages progressistes et de son travail communautaire.En raison des critiques croissantes et des enquêtes sur les abus physiques, psychologiques et financiers au sein du Temple, Jones a décidé de déplacer son groupe vers une enclave isolée en Guyane, en Amérique du Sud, qu'il a nommé Jonestown. Il a présenté Jonestown comme une utopie socialiste où les membres pourraient vivre en paix et en harmonie, loin de la persécution et de la surveillance du gouvernement américain.La Vie à JonestownLa réalité de Jonestown était bien différente de l'utopie promise. Les conditions de vie étaient difficiles, avec un contrôle strict exercé par Jones sur les résidents. Il y avait de longues heures de travail, une surveillance constante et des punitions sévères pour ceux qui manifestaient des signes de mécontentement ou tentaient de partir. Jim Jones, dont la santé mentale semblait se détériorer, tenait des discours paranoïaques et manipulait psychologiquement ses fidèles.La Visite du CongrèsEn novembre 1978, le représentant du Congrès américain Leo Ryan a conduit une délégation à Jonestown pour enquêter sur les allégations de mauvais traitements. Bien que les membres du Temple aient initialement présenté une façade positive, plusieurs ont exprimé leur désir de quitter la communauté. Ryan a décidé de ramener avec lui quelques dissidents, mais avant de pouvoir partir, lui et plusieurs membres de sa délégation ont été attaqués par des gardes de Jonestown, entraînant la mort de Ryan et de quatre autres personnes.Le Suicide CollectifAprès l'attaque, Jones a ordonné à ses partisans de commettre un suicide collectif. Une grande cuve de punch au cyanure a été préparée, et sous la pression et les menaces des gardes armés, les membres de la communauté ont été forcés de boire le poison. Ceux qui refusaient étaient abattus. Au total, 918 personnes, dont plus de 300 enfants, sont mortes à Jonestown ce jour-là.Conséquences et HéritageLe massacre de Jonestown a choqué le monde entier et est devenu un symbole des dangers des sectes et du pouvoir de la manipulation mentale. Jim Jones est mort d'une blessure par balle, présumée auto-infligée. Les événements de Jonestown ont conduit à une réflexion accrue sur les droits et les vulnérabilités des personnes impliquées dans des groupes religieux extrêmes, ainsi qu'à des enquêtes sur la réglementation des mouvements sectaires.Le massacre de Jonestown reste l'un des suicides collectifs les plus tragiques et les plus importants de l'histoire, mettant en lumière les dangers des cultes et de la dévotion aveugle à des leaders charismatiques mais destructeurs. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

From Guyana to Tragedy – The Fall of Jonestown In this final episode, we follow Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple from their initial move to Guyana to the harrowing events that culminated in the Jonestown massacre. Discover the challenges of life in the isolated settlement, the increasing paranoia and control exerted by Jones, and the tragic visit by Congressman Leo Ryan. This episode captures the final, tragic chapter of Jonestown and its devastating impact. Jim Jones, Peoples Temple, Jonestown massacre, Guyana, Leo Ryan, cult tragedy, mass suicide, Jonestown settlement, final days, isolation, control, paranoia, Congressman visit, 1978 tragedy, cult leader, communal living, historical events, true crime.

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 15th & final study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This genocide has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Con. Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly 50 years, this event has been mostly understood as a bunch of brainwashed blacks following a White charlatan to their demise. Meiers' work suggests something more nefarious. Last week, we heard further analysis of the litany of books published in the immediate days and weeks following the Guyana holocaust. None of these books were authored by black people. Meiers stresses that most of these books fail to mention the connections between Jonestown and the CIA - or the CIA activities in South America at large during this same period. He still recommends reading and scrutinizing these books for details that reveal truth. White female journalist Mae Brussell took the same view on this topic. Gus was surprised to hear Meiers' theory that Mark Lane and Jonestown were used to distract from the 1978 House Select Committee on Assassinations, which was investigating the murders of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mark Lane had written books and publicly suggested that a government conspiracy was involved in these assassinations. He was slated to speak at the congressional inquiry when Jonestown intruded. It's alleged that Lane knew that Jones planned to murder everyone, yet did nothing to alert authorities or prevent the massacre. He profited financially from representing the Peoples Temple and shacked up with "former" member Terri Buford for years. And he was lambasted in the press as an untrustworthy crackpot and likely Jones lackey who aided in the genocide. Meiers points out that Lane was correct about the government conspiracy to murder to Dr. King, which which leads him to think Lane may have been targeted to be neutralized by the rot of Jonestown. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 14th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, listened to the report "death tape" where "father" encouraged hundreds of black people and black babies to "die with dignity." Meiers emphasizes that the original body county from this massacre was a just over 400. He submits that a more credible theory than what we've been told - an additional 500 corpses were obscured by the 400 bodies on top, is that survivors were located and executed over the days after Nov 19th. Meiers also questions if White Peoples Temple members were able to escape the carnage. Meiers also questions to the avalanche of books that commenced being published before all the bodies had been counted in Guyana. Almost all of these books are written by White authors, are rife with lies, and insist on branding this event a "suicide" - which nullifies one's ability to logically, accurately grasp the history and demise of The Peoples Temple. #DrCarltonGoodlett #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 13th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, we began the White Knight chapter, and Meiers told us that he knows this case has been widely investigated. Consequently, he would be focused on more neglected aspects of the carnage in Guyana. Gus thinks that when this book was first published more than 30 years ago, readers were probably more informed about the details of Jonestown than those of us reading all this in the 21st century. We learn about Jones' premeditated plotting to poison everyone in the commune. He ordered the poison in advance and strategically reconfigured millions of dollars in secret international accounts. Meiers emphasizes that all of the black participants in Jonestown had to be slaughtered to make certain the details of the experiment were never publicized. #PlanetOfTheApes #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 12th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers provided historical context for the area known as Guyana - including meddling and disruption by the CIA and White people in the US and UK. Rev. Jones had political clout with non-white government officials in South America, which allowed for the Peoples Temple to access thousands of acres of land for pennies and permitted the sect to traffic guns, narcotics and people with no interference from customs officials. Meiers also began to detail the drug experimentation Jones was conducting. This the main theme for Meiers' work and the reason given for why practically everyone at Jonestown had to be slaughtered. #PlanetOfTheApes #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 11th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers suggested that Jim Jones may have been a part of COINTELPRO to neutralize attempted counter-racist efforts of black and non-white people. Jones had a "life" membership in NAACP, and Meiers tells us that "father" was so aggressive and successful in his efforts to overtake and manipulate the NAACP and other groups of black people, some black members became suspicious and adjusted their organizational laws/codes to counter Rev. Jones. We finally begin to hear the details about the Guyana commune and the geographic significance of this region. Much like 19th century California, there's gold and the coveted mineral bauxite Guyana soil. And there's a contested bitter border between Venezuela and Guyana. The presence of powerful White people like JIm Jones, helped secure the area. Meiers also highlighted how Jones used animals in his charade. The dogs, monkeys, and parrots gave the impression of Noah's Ark, a traveling circus, or at least a kooky, non-Racist White Man. #ChemicalAndBiologicalWarfare #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 10th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly 100 years, this event described as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their death in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers detailed the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk - both classified as White. The White male assassin, Dan White, was branded an "all-American" - which basically means White, and received way more sympathy than all of the hundreds of murdered black Jonestown survivors combined. White employed the "Twinkie Defense," alleging that after binging on junk food the evening of November 26th, a sugar stupor the following day caused him to mindlessly slaughter two White elected officials using hollow point bullets. He reloaded between the murders - and waved to future mayor Dianne Feinstein. White gays rioted in San Francisco to display their outrage over the lenient sentence White received - when he could have landed the death penalty. Meiers suggests that Jones was motivated to kill Mayor Moscone because he knew about the Peoples Temple's crimes and might snitch to investigators of the Guyana carnage. The prosecuting attorney, Joseph Freitas, was roundly criticized for his efforts and subjected to daily reminders and suspicion that he deliberately botched the 1976 investigation of voter fraud involving the Peoples Temple (and Mayor Moscone). Listeners and Gus T. think Meiers failed to present sufficient evidence of Jones' involvement in the murders and/or his motivation to kill these 2 White Men. However, there are many other reports that discuss this extraordinary bit of California history. #BlackPantherParty #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 9th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers outlined the allegations that Rev. Jones masterminded a voter fraud scheme to help install George Mascone as mayor of San Francisco. The new mayor rewarded Jones with an influential appointment to the city Housing Authority - budgeted at more than $10 million. The reverend grew so powerful, when Whites investigated the 1975 mayoral election for voter fraud, he had Temple crony Tim Stoen hired by District Attorney Joseph Freitas - also a Jones lackey - to help conceal truth about the electoral malfeasance. Surprisingly, they found no wrong doing, but, shockingly, all records of the voters for the 1975 mayoral elections have vanished. Along with rigging elections, many journalists and Bay Area citizens thought The Peoples Temple was connected to the 1978 assassinations of Mayor Mascone and Harvey Milk. The two White elected officials were slain in City Hall 9 days after the Jonestown Massacre - which also resulted in the murder of a White politician, Ryan, who made enemies at the CIA. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 8th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in a Racially Restricted Region of Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, we learned about the assassination of the first black superintendent of any major California jurisdiction, Dr. Marcus Foster. Shot with cyanide bullets in November of 1973 (5 years before the November 1978 Jonestown massacre), the Symboinese Liberation Army (SLA) claimed credit for the slaughter and proceeded to kidnap Patricia Hearst, White daughter of publishing titan Randolph Hearst. Meiers suggests that the SLA was a CIA creation and their harebrained kidnapping may have been an elaborate distraction to keep North Americans from paying more attention to the concurrent COINTELPRO and Watergate scandals involving state-sanctioned corruption. Meiers also suggests Rev. Jones was connected to the SLA and may have contracted them to eliminate Dr. Foster, who opposed Jones' unfettered access to Oakland's poor black children. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 7th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, we learned about a number of suspicious deaths of Peoples Temple (PT) members that might be linked to Rev. Jones. The deaths of people like Maxine Harpe and Chris Lewis are often omitted from the standard narratives of Jonestown. Meiers suggests that Jones used his considerable political might in Mendocino County - which included PT members having local government jobs and Rev Jones' own employment as a school teacher and foreman on the Mendocino Co. jury - to squash unfavorably publicity and/or formal investigations of the temple. Gus denounced Meiers for mentioning the murder of 22-year-old Rory Hithe by PT member Chris Lewis, but failing to include that both black males were members of the Black Panther Party. In fact, Hithe was previously convicted for his involvement in the murder of Alex Rackley, who was reportedly accused of being an "agent" sent to spy on the Panthers. Hithe was released early for "excellent behavior." Lewis was found not guilty for killing Hithe, only to be murdered himself years later. Gus and listeners think Meiers fails to provide sufficient evidence and/or motivation for Rev. Jones killing some of these people. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 6th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and orchestrated the assassination of Congressman Leo Ryan. Some were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, we learned about the big move to Ukiah, California for Rev. Jones and the Peoples Temple. The reverend recruited black children from the Oakland slums - which could have included little Bobby Hutton of the Black Panther Party. Rev. Jones and his White staff brandished fire arms and employed German shepherds to dominate the black people at the Ukiah "concentration camp." Meiers says part of the brainwashing included White staff pilfering books from their black captives, all the while, subsidizing the outfit by confiscating the member's social security checks and other valuables. Jones even looted the US Department of Agriculture's supplies of powdered milk and other food stuffs to externalize costs of the experiment. We heard the first rumblings of discontented members ("The Gang of Eight") and learned of Jones' power to silence critical members of the press who might closely scrutinize the new "Golden State" resident's pretend church. #AcresOfSkin #MurderInMemphis #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 5th study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and Congressman Leo Ryan. A few were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers detailed the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Central Intelligence Agencies Counter Intelligence Programs of the 1960's and 70's aimed at controlling and observing black and non-white people around the world. Meiers details the CIA MK-ULTRA program, where Whites scientists studied ways to control and modify human thought, speech and actions (to maintain White Power). Meiers connected these illegal operations to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Powerful White people with global concerns about the System of White Supremacy wanted both King and Kennedy deceased. During this same period, Rev. Jones traveled to Cuba, Brazil and other parts of South America to study black people, non-white religious practices, and possibly other duties for his White bosses. The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and the global resistance against "colonialism" in places like British Guiana , made many White people extremely apprehensive about the future of the global System of White Power and necessitated CIA/White Supremacist counter measures - which may have included men live Rev. Jim Jones. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the fourth study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and Congressman Leo Ryan. A few were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, we learned about Jones' Indiana roots - including his Klu Klux Klan father. The Jones Klan lived in a number of Racially Restricted Regions within the Hoosier state - and Meiers highlights that Jones was poorly regarded by the large population of blond, German immigrants. He studied black congregations, black pastors, and religious activities in general. He used this research to deceive, manipulate and bilk his predominantly black congregations. Meiers states that for the duration of his ministry, Jones sought out black people to dominate. We heard more details about how Jones may have fabricated his medical records to help conceal his death in the massacre and we learned of suspicions that Jones may have been involved in the death of his adopted non-white daughter, Stephanie, and the White superintendent of the church's nursing home, Mable Stewart. They along with 4 others died in a ghastly May 1959 automobile crash in Indiana. Stephanie was not allowed to be buried with White people. #AcresOfSkin #MurderInMemphis #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the third study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment? This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and Congressman Leo Ryan. A few were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed black loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers detailed the US deployment of mercenaries on the continent of Africa. He detailed how Whites funneled money, paid soldiers, and arms into Angola to manipulate and destabilize the newly "independent" nation. One of Jones' henchmen, Phillip Blakey, is alleged to have participated in these Angola mercenary operations. We heard more details about Jones using "antisex" with male members to manipulate and control their thoughts, speech, behavior, and emotions. Jones is also credited with the creation of "direct deposit" to save his elderly parishioners from being mugged before they can invest in the Peoples Temple. He also established private check-cashing outfits to efficiently rob his black congregation. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943# #HoosierRacism #RaciallyRestrictedRegions

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the second study session on Michael Meiers' Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment? Gus selected this book in spite of numerous book club listeners announcing their hopes that we read a book on this 1970's cult. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and Congressman Leo Ryan. A few were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers' work suggests something far more nefarious. Last week, Meiers gave an abridged presentation on Nazi Germany. He emphasized that Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich were explicitly focused on Racial Purity and White Supremacy throughout the universe. Stunningly, Meiers details Hitler's obsession with the occult and (African) religious practices. Following the Nazi defeat, many Nazis/Germans crossed the pond and helped Whites in North America form the Central Intelligence Agency. Some of the White so-called Jews who absconded from the White Terrorism of Hitler were the Layton family. Meiers uses the second chapter to outline this powerful family's connections to nuclear weapons development, espionage, and, eventually, the People's Temple. #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943# #AnticipatoryDread

The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the premier study session on Michael Meiers Was Jonestown a CIA Medical Experiment? Gus selected this book in spite of numerous book club listeners announcing their hopes that we read a book on this 1970's cult. This infamous mass murder has countless parallels to our recent literary selections - Columbine, Michael Swango, and The Hart murder-suicide. The Rev. Jim Jones, a White man born in Indiana, took a thousand people from California to Guyana, South America. On November 18th, 1978, Jones killed nearly all 1,000 of his mostly black followers and Congressman Leo Ryan. A few dozen were shot, but most were poisoned with cyanide, just like "Double-0 Swango." For nearly half a century, this event has been conventionally understood as a bunch of brainwashed loons following a White charlatan to their demise in the jungle. Meiers work suggests something far more nefarious. The historical context of when Jonestown occurred is extremely important to processing the information in this book. Gus thinks listeners should know there are a couple books theorizing about possible CIA involvement in Jonestown. #COINTELPRO #TheCOWS15Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943# #AnticipatoryDread

Prepare for a chilling journey into the darkest corners of human influence as we unravel the twisted narrative of Jonestown. We begin by exploring the charismatic charm of Jim Jones, the founder of the People's Temple, who lured followers with messages of racial equality and communal living. As we delve deeper, we uncover the techniques Jones employed to manipulate his followers - from faith healing services to loyalty tests and even physical punishment. But the darkness doesn't stop there. We take you through the grotesque turn of events when Congressman Leo Ryan visited the Jonestown compound on a fact-finding mission. The repercussions were horrifyingly swift - a brutal ambush that claimed Ryan's life and triggered the infamous Jonestown massacre. Brace yourself as we recount Jones's chilling 'revolutionary suicide' that saw his followers, including children, coerced into ingesting a deadly concoction of cyanide and flavored punch. Our merch: https://bizarre-junkeez.myspreadshop.com/ Be part of the conversation and join our discord: https://discord.gg/C2FBzsnWtC Follow Bizarre Junkeez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrejunkeez/ Follow Bizarre Junkeez on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bizarrejunkeez?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Follow Bizarre Junkeez on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrejunkeez --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bizarrejunkeez/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bizarrejunkeez/support

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This week we look into the counter narrative of the tragedy at Jonestown. Was Jim Jones actually working for the CIA? Was he a product of or operating the MK-Ultra program in Jonestown? Why don't the numbers add up at the compound? What was Rep. Leo Ryan actually at Jonestown to look into and was he killed for it? We look into all this and more.Email us at: downtherh@protonmail.comSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nwczradios-dtrh/message

This week we look into the counter narrative of the tragedy at Jonestown. Was Jim Jones actually working for the CIA? Was he a product of or operating the MK-Ultra program in Jonestown? Why don't the numbers add up at the compound? What was Rep. Leo Ryan actually at Jonestown to look into and was he killed for it? We look into all this and more. Email us at: downtherh@protonmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nwczradios-dtrh/message

In 1978, cult leader Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple decided to orchestrate a mass suicide by forcing over 900 of their followers to drink cyanide-laced Flavor Aid. This shocking event, known as the Jonestown Massacre, took place in the remote settlement of Jonestown, Guyana, where the cult had established a utopian community to escape persecution in the United States.So, what were the consequences of the Jonestown Massacre? Who were the key participants, such as Jim Jones and Congressman Leo Ryan? And what interesting facts or figures are associated with it?More show notesSupport the showConnect with Us:

This week, Ash and Dawn of HILF: History I'd Like to Fuck, bring the saga of The People's Temple to an end with the infamous Jonestown Massacre.The gals wrap things up with Jones' continued spiral into drug addiction and madness, his start of the constant midnight ritual suicide "white night drills", Congressman Leo Ryan's arrival and the fateful day in which the US lost the most civilian lives prior to 9/11, in a mass killing and suicide.TW: consistent talk about suicide. Find Dawn from HILF: History I'd Like To Fck here:https://www.dawnbrodey.com/Follow HILF: History I'd Like To Fck on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HILFpodcast/Dawn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawn_brodey/-Join us for as little as $5 a month on Patreon!-We'd love to see you in our Discord, come hang out!-We have awesome new merch, go take a look!-Follow us on Instagram and Twitter!-Audio editing by Ryan Pregent.-Research assistance by Fallon Morey.-Sources:Forty years after the Jonestown massacre, a new book chronicles the deep ties between the depraved cult leader Jim Jones and prominent Democratic politicians. | City Journal (city-journal.org)Jonestown - Wikipediahttps://www.hulu.com/series/truth-and-lies-jonestown-paradise-lost-fd3b83b5-35dc-4089-bd74-a11b1697ee86https://www.amazon.com/Undaunted-Surviving-Jonestown-Summoning-Fighting/dp/1503903605https://www.amazon.com/Road-Jonestown-Jones-Peoples-Temple/dp/1476763828https://www.lesliewagnerwilson.org/https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=28703https://time.com/6120017/jonestown-massacre-survivors/https://time.com/longform/jonestown-aftermath/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4523794/advertisement

Congresswoman Jackie Speier chose to close out her congressional career at the end of 2022 and did not seek another term. Her departure from Congress brings to an end a Bay Area political career that spans more than 40 years in elected office. She represented California's 14th District in the House of Representatives—which includes San Mateo County and a portion of San Francisco County—from 2008 through 2022. Before serving in Congress, Speier was a California State Assembly member and California state senator; she started her career on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Speier is returning to The Commonwealth Club to discuss her historic career, one that was launched after her near-death experience in Jonestown, Guyana in 1978 when she and her boss, Congressman Leo Ryan, were shot on the tarmac during the People's Temple mass murder suicide. Congressman Ryan did not survive, while Speier recovered and went on to devote her career to public service. In Congress, Speier was known as a fierce advocate for women's rights, including pressing for laws addressing reproductive rights and sexual harassment and assault, including in the military. She served on the Oversight and Reform as well as Intelligence and Armed Services committees during her time in Congress. Please join us for a special event with a Bay Area political legend as she discusses her career as well as the changes she sees ahead for the institution she just departed and for the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for an inspiring and transformative conversation with Breathing & Performance coach Leo Ryan, as we explore the power of breathwork and how it can improve your overall well-being. From endurance and performance to therapy and self-discovery, Leo's teachings are grounded in the principles of breathing and he shares his personal journey and experiences in the field. As a certified Wim Hof Instructor & Master Oxygen Advantage Instructor, Leo will guide you through the differences and similarities of different breathing disciplines, and share tips and techniques for cold exposure, nasal breathing, and breathing for sports. Don't miss this chance to take control of your breath and elevate your life with Leo Ryan's expert guidance.  ************ Get Your Free Program Below***************** Get your free Return to Running Protocol here! Follow Mobility Tutor on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube.

We wrap up our spotlight on Jonestown with Senator Leo Ryan's arrival at the settlement where about a dozen defectors come forward and say that they want to leave with Ryan. We cover the shootings that took place at the airstrip that took Senator Ryan's life and of course the mass suicide that follows. We take a look at the aftermath of the event including some conspiracy theories that the CIA or maybe even the KGB had a hand in taking down Jonestown. Do you have any event you want us to cover? Let us know by emailing bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!

In the summer of 1977, the People's Temple leader Jim Jones fled to Guyana with his almost 1,000 followers to escape "intense media scrutiny." They formed a settlement called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commonly known as Jonestown. In part one we go through a little bit of the background of the Peoples Temple and what led up to them going to Guyana and life in the early days of the settlement. We end with the formation of the "Concerned Relatives" which was a group of former members or family members of those currently in Guyana which led to Senator Leo Ryan paying Jonestown a visit setting up the sequence of events that would follow which we will cover in part 2! Got a request on a subject? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast and let us know!

The cult of Jim Jones, known as the Peoples Temple, is only one of many dangerous groups to deliberately shuffle off their mortal coils in large concerted efforts, but theirs was the most impactful. They are famous for "Drinking the Kool-Aid," an unfortunate and insensitive misnomer...After leading his church to Guyana, in 1978 they became the victims of the single greatest loss of American life in a non-military action until the 9/11 WTC attacks. Jones got a lot of his ideas from Father Divine, from the Peace Mission.Jim Jones was a serious communist, interested in building a diverse "rainbow family", but he was also a doomsday prepper, spouting some serious Incel philosophy, which is on-brand for how things ended.We get some personal details from biographers and childhood friends, too.Congressman Leo Ryan shoulders none of the blame, though his efforts to liberate the group did precipitate Jim's evil actions. Support us at Patreon and SpreadshirtJoin the Community on DiscordLearn more great religion facts on Facebook and Instagram

"... And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, and shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood..." This is where the road ends, and it is a dead-end filled with pain and blood. For the series finale on Jim Jones and the People's Temple, we are going to dark places while we explore Congressman Leo Ryan's fateful visit to Jonestown and the final white night: an event that became (at the time) the singular greatest loss of civilian life in American history. Trigger Warning… this episode contains many segments from the Jonestown Death Tape that feature very real human suffering and death. For those of you that may be triggered by these audio excerpts, it is strongly recommended that you skip this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tooclosepodcast/support

Man Accused of Attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Husband Will Be Arraigned in San Francisco Superior Court Today 42-year-old David De Pape is making his first appearance in court since his arrest on Friday at Pelosi's house.  DePape faces both local and federal charges after the attack, which left Paul Pelosi with a fractured skull. Bay Area Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier Warns Her Colleagues In Congress That There Needs To Be A Change In The Radicalized American Political Culture Representative Speier knows about violence wielded by extremists. In 1978 on a trip to the South American country of Guyana to investigate Jim Jones and his People's Temple cult, the then 28-year-old was shot five times in an ambush by followers of Jones. At the time, Speier worked for congressman Leo Ryan. Ryan and four other people were killed in the attack. This Election Season Voters In San Bernardino Will Vote To Consider Breaking Away From California San Bernardino County is just east of Los Angeles and is home to more than 2 million people. By area, it's the largest county in the USA… and, is bigger than nine states.  But despite its size, some local officials say they're not getting the state support— or resources – they deserve.  That's partly why secession came up in the first place… and, it's not a new idea. Powerball Soars To $1.2 Billion for Wednesday night's top prize No one has hit all six numbers since Aug. 3rd.  Including California, Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Jim Jones was the leader of The Peoples Temple “church” that moved to Guyana and built their own utopian society. Things quickly went the wrong way after Congressman Leo Ryan visited. Case Suggestion form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIiYzvOtN0fXR6MrXkp8Avk6g48GHZFxYS-gSaZPJlc3ZBAg/viewform?usp=sf_linkVictims Advocacy form: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1M5ncHyfXM2wf3EW3FGhWS0VMY2B-fsu4?usp=forms_web&sort=13&direction=aListener Tale Submission form:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1M5ncHyfXM2wf3EW3FGhWS0VMY2B-fsu4?usp=forms_web&sort=13&direction=aFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/293537479516378/?ref=share_group_linkinstagram: @Bookedbaggedandtagged Foul Play: Crime SeriesAward-winning and oldest crime series podcast brings you personally curated crime stories.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Today's episode features performance coach and breathing specialist, Leo Ryan.  Leo is the founder of Innate-Strength.com.  Leo has studied from many elite personal training, physical therapy and breathing schools including Dip. Buteyko Method, Wim Hof, Oxygen Advantage Master Instructor, Fascial Stretch Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Pilates.  Leo previously appeared on episode 219 speaking on many elements of breath training for athletic performance including nose vs mouth breathing in training, breath hold time as a readiness indicator, and more. The use of one's breath for training and overall well-being has become more and more on my radar with each passing year.  From my foray into the endurance end of the competitive spectrum (Spartan Racing in 2019), to understanding the role of rib cage expansion in movement biomechanics, to breathing for energy and recovery, to the training practices of the old-school strongmen, in each year of my life, understanding and training the breath becomes more substantial. On today's show, Leo Ryan returns to dig into the role of breath training, and its role in recovery, both within the workout itself, and in day-to-day recovery from training efforts.  We often talk about having an adequate “aerobic base”, but for some reason, the actual core of that aerobic base, which is “breathing”, is rarely considered, and Leo goes into making capacity workouts even more effective through breathing mechanics, physiology and rhythm.  Leo will also cover the role of CO2 and CO2 tolerance in human and athletic function, rhythmic aspects of breathing in athletic performance, and then some dynamics on breathing in the scope of strength training sessions. Today's episode is brought to you by SimpliFaster, Lost Empire Herbs, and the Elastic Essentials online course. For 15% off your Lost Empire Herbs order, head to lostempireherbs.com/justfly. To try Pine Pollen for FREE (just pay for shipping), head to: justflypinepollen.com View more podcast episodes at the podcast homepage. Timestamps and Main Points: 4:57 – Thoughts on Irish Dancing and athletic performance, from Leo's perspective residing in Ireland 13:00 – Getting deeper into the role of breathing and breath-work in helping athletes recover from intense workouts 27:00 – The state of world health and strength on the human level, in the scope of modern society 32:00 – How one's breathing throughout the day can dictate one's recovery from training 41:27 – The specifics of Leo's breath training that helped his training group to drastically improve their recovery in a 10-day period 46:00 – The dynamics of breathing rhythm on health and performance 52:20 – Controlled exhale dynamics and the importance of CO2 tolerance in athletic development 1:05:40 – Thoughts on breathing in the scope of heavier strength training, from a recovery and pressure dynamics perspective “There is a lot of footwork, a lot of high kicks, and a lot of fast feet (in Irish dancing) so for improving your speed for sport, it's absolutely incredible” “Paul Chek said it beautifully that “every summer has its winter” and if you don't take your winter, winter is going to take you” “The breath is a phenomenal window into how your whole body and mind is working; and then you can use the breath to upregulate or downregulate the system as needed” “(After over-using coffee) when you have your morning coffee, you are just getting yourself up to baseline” “The breath is a beautiful guide to rebuilding your baselines, and making sense of where you are in the world” “My idea of breath training is restoring your breath back to baseline” “They ran (12 minutes max) their way first; then they trained for 10 days in nasal breathing and breath techniques, and then they ran it again; and they ran it my way.  What I found was a 1-2% performance improvement, but I found a 40% recovery improvement”

Rep. Jackie Speier got her start in politics working for Rep. Leo Ryan, then a California state Assemblyman. But what started as a high school assignment ended on an airstrip in Guyana, where Rep. Ryan was killed, and Rep. Speier was shot five times ahead of the Jonestown Massacre. She has since dedicated her life to public service, making a mark when she became the first US Representative to speak about her own abortion on the House floor in 2011. Rep. Speier joined David to talk about her blue-collar upbringing, her experience in Jonestown and its lingering ramifications, abortion rights, gun violence, her concerns for the future of Congress—and what gives her hope. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

We wrap up our spotlight on Jonestown with Senator Leo Ryan's arrival at the settlement where about a dozen defectors come forward and say that they want to leave with Ryan. We cover the shootings that took place at the airstrip that took Senator Ryan's life and of course the mass suicide that follows. We take a look at the aftermath of the event including some conspiracy theories that the CIA or maybe even the KGB had a hand in taking down Jonestown. Do you have any event you want us to cover? Let us know by emailing bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or reach us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/outlaws-gunslingers/support.

Join Kyle and Ardon as they reach the climactic moment of one of the most infamous cults of all time: JONESTOWN. When we left off last week, we had ended in tragedy. Five people, including Congressman Leo Ryan were shot and killed at an airstrip in Guyana by members of Peoples Temple in Jonestown. Nine other people were injured as a result of the shooting. And unfortunately, the tragedy was only going to grow. Please be advised that this episode will be playing several different sections of the Jonestown Death Tape that was saved from that infamous day. Listener discretion is advised. https//linktr.ee/backasswardspod

In the summer of 1977, the People's Temple leader Jim Jones fled to Guyana with his almost 1,000 followers to escape "intense media scrutiny." They formed a settlement called Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commonly known as Jonestown. In part one we go through a little bit of the background of the Peoples Temple and what led up to them going to Guyana and life in the early days of the settlement. We end with the formation of the "Concerned Relatives" which was a group of former members or family members of those currently in Guyana which led to Senator Leo Ryan paying Jonestown a visit setting up the sequence of events that would follow which we will cover in part 2! Got a request on a subject? Email us at bangdangpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @OGMMPodcast and let us know!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/outlaws-gunslingers/support.

Join Kyle and Ardon as they continue their multi-part series on one of the most infamous cults of all time: JONESTOWN. When we left off last week we had detailed some accounts of what life was like in Jonestown; before and after Jim Jones arrived in Guyana. Jim Jones was becoming more paranoid, erratic, and violent than he ever had before. It was all building to a head, and things were about to get a lot worse.  Because of Jim  Jones' paranoia, he started to employ what would become a relatively regular occurrence while Peoples Temple was in Guyana, White Nights. We will also be discussing the visit to Jonestown from United States congressman Leo Ryan, which unfortunately ended in tragedy. Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards! https://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

Sources:history.comfib.gov; time.comwikipedia.orgdateline nbc podcasttheguardian.comTruth and Lies: Jonestown Paradise Lost documentary on Hulu

Jim Jones was a communist who wanted to control the people and gain power. In order to get followers, he created a new religious movement. After attracting suspicion from the government in the mid 1970s, Jones and almost 1,000 of his followers migrated to a 3,800 acre commune called "Jonestown" in the country of Guyana. On November 17, 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan and a party of reporters and cameramen traveled to Jonestown to investigate claims of abuse. Ryan was slipped a note by a member who was asking for help. The next day, November 18th, Ryan and his party, along with several defectors made their way to an air field. Leo Ryan and four others were killed as they were boarding their plane after Jones sent his Temples security to make sure the plane doesn't leave. After this event, Jones forced his followers to drink cyanide laced flavor-aid, with children being the first to drink. Anyone who refused was either injected with poison or shot. In total, 918 Temple members died, including Jones (who shot himself).

Todays episode of the podcast covers a recent presentation I gave to LIT students and staff for their wellness week. I pull from the work of Patrick Mckeown and Andrew Huberman as well as from experience working with and recording podcasts with Leo Ryan. It's a while since I talked on sleep and it's something my clients are always working on and is a very important element of our health and fitness. Breathing is absolutely foundational to human health and performance and something I overlooked for years so I am delighted to tie these elements together in a podcast and share what I have learnt over the past year. 

James Warren "Jim" Jones (13 Mayıs 1931 – 18 Kasım 1978), Amerikalı bir kült lideri idi. Jones, Halklar Tapınağı (Peoples Temple) adlı kült hareketinin kurucusu ve lideri olup bu hareket, 1978 Kasımında Guyana'nın Jonestown şehrinde 918 mensubunun ölümüne neden olan toplu intihar eylemiyle, ABD Kongre üyesi Leo Ryan'ın öldürülmesiyle, Guyana'nın başkenti Georgetown'da başka dört Tapınak üyesinin öldürülmesiyle tanınmaktadır.[1] Jonestown şehrinde yaklaşık 300 çocuk öldürülmüş, bu çocukların hemen hepsi siyanür zehirlenmesi nedeniyle ölmüştür.[2] Jim Jones ise başına aldığı kurşun yarasıyla ölmüş olup ölüm nedeninin intihar olduğu düşünülmektedir. Indiana'da doğan Jones, Halklar Tapınağı hareketini 1950'lerde başlatmıştır. Daha sonra 1960'ların ortalarında Tapınağı Kaliforniya'ya taşımış ve 1970'lerin başında Tapınak merkezinin San Francisco'ya taşınmasıyla birlikte kamuoyunda kötü şöhret kazanmıştır. İnstagram : ortamdasatilacakbilgi Mail: ortamdasatilacakbilgi@gmail.com

On November 18th 1978, over 900 members of People's Temple took part in the act of revolutionary suicide under the instruction of their leader. Hours prior, Congressman Leo Ryan and 4 others were murdered by temple members at the Kaituma airstrip. Until the terrorist attacks of 9/11, this event referred to as the “Jonestown Massacre” was the largest loss of US civilian life not caused by natural disaster. Join us in part two as we discuss the creation of Jonestown, everyday life in Guyana for People's Temple members, and the brainwashing and manipulation they received from their leader Jim Jones.

Todays episode of the podcast is an absolute cracker and I'm delighted to welcome back repeat guest Leo Ryan of innate strength. Leo coached me during the summer and helped me to improve my breathing mechanics, awareness around how I breathe and taught me invaluable lessons and techniques that I use every day since. The topic of todays podcast is breath work, how to start improving your breathing and techniques for reaching states of calm, hype and concentration. Every time I talk to Leo I leave with a deep appreciation for how we breathe and how fundamental it is to everything else we do. Can you think of anything else we do 19500 times a day on average?    IG @ eoindobbin.pt IG @ iamleodaniel

On Episode 28 Bloody and Sutty gets straight into the continuation of the series, March of Cults. This week we take a deep dig into The Peoples Temple and Jim Jones. The derelicts illustrate the barbarism that was this scum bag and the murder of Leo Ryan. Then Sutty brings a pair of stories for This Week in Dumb. After that there's a cult themed Rotten Tomatoes Game.

Hey guys! I'm on this episode with my friend Leo Ryan, and we talk about my work in sneaker reselling, thoughts on social media, and our approaches to money management. Enjoy this wide ranging podcast!

The Peoples Temple was an American Communist Evangelical church led by the charismatic preacher Jim Jones. Due to the persecution of communists, the church had left the U.S. and built a compound in northwestern Guyana, Africa, known as Jonestown. Relatives worried about their family members in the church had written to their Congressman, Leo Ryan, […]

The Peoples Temple was an American Communist Evangelical church led by the charismatic preacher Jim Jones. Due to the persecution of communists, the church had left the U.S. and built a compound in northwestern Guyana, Africa, known as Jonestown. Relatives worried about their family members in the church had written to their Congressman, Leo Ryan, […]