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May 2023
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Transmissions from Jonestown

Daniel Denvir
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A sonic memorial to the Black women of the People’s Temple.

Produced and reported by Babette Thomas. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis.

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