Stitcher & Jonathan Hirsch

Dear Franklin Jones is a history podcast hosted by Stitcher & Jonathan Hirsch. It has 12 episodes, with the latest published July 2025.

Producer Jonathan Hirsch had a childhood much like yours -- except his family had a secret. They were followers of a controversial spiritual leader named Franklin Jones. To Jonathan’s parents, Franklin Jones was a god, but to people outside the group, Jones was a cult leader. Now, Jonathan is going back, trying to find out what happened -- and whether the group really did become a cult.

history ·en-us ·12 episodes