01 | PREFACE TO JONESTOWN - Cult Speak

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Welcome to the People's Temple Agricultural Project, located in the impoverished country of Guyana in South America. This is not your typical church congregation that has cleared out the land, this is a cult in the making. This is the Cult Speak Podcast, where we will explore the mind control tactics of cults around the world, starting with the infamous People's Temple or later known colloquially as Jonestown. Led by the charismatic and drug-addled pastor Jim Jones, who is slowly losing grip of reality each week he is in the dense jungle of South America.Visit CultSpeak.com for more information about what we have planned for this season.

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This episode was published on March 17, 2025.

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Welcome to the People's Temple Agricultural Project, located in the impoverished country of Guyana in South America. This is not your typical church congregation that has cleared out the land, this is a cult in the making. This is the Cult Speak...

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