A new three-episode documentary series from National Geographic and Hulu focuses on the last day of The Peoples Temple. Why are we fascinated with these stories of trauma, violence, and horror? Why can't we look away from Jonestown?
Links:
You’re Wrong About episode, “The Jonestown Massacre”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jonestown-massacre/id1380008439?i=1000465289969
J.Z. Smith chapter on Jonestown: http://faculty.trinity.edu/mbrown/whatisreligion/PDF%20readings/Smith-Devil%20in%20Mr%20Jones-Imagining%20Religion.pdf
Nora Stone’s book How Documentaries Went Mainstream https://global.oup.com/academic/product/how-documentaries-went-mainstream-9780197557303?cc=us&lang=en&#
Grumpster's album Grumpster: https://open.spotify.com/album/0jGwE9dthw7rKVkUdO9W45
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Production assistance from the Department of Religious
Studies at the University of Alabama.
Theme music produced with Udio.
