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Who Blew Up The Guidestones?

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12 Episodes Jul 6, 2026

For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were a kitschy roadside attraction nicknamed 'America's Stonehenge,' commissioned by a secretive funder named R.C. Christian with ten 'commandments' for surviving the apocalypse. Wrapped in rumors, they became magnets for religious panic, conspiracy theories, and political extremism. In 2022, the Guidestones became a flashpoint resulting in a real-world act of domestic terror that remains unsolved. This podcast from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Goat Rodeo takes listeners to Elberton, Georgia, exploring granite quarries, graves, cults, Confederate monuments, and explosives.

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BONUS: Four Years Since the Explosion Jul 6, 2026 1581 July 6, 2022 marks the four-year anniversary of the Guidestones bombing, and still no arrests, and no official suspects have been announced. No one has heard a word about the investigation, but our Guidestones hotline has been...well hot. In this special bonus episode of Who Blew Up The Guidestones?, we share what we’ve learned so far from our callers. If you like this series, be more than a lis

Ep 7: Down the Rabbit Hole Apr 28, 2026 3275 The team uncovers glaring red flags unknown to the GBI. The deeper they go, the harder it becomes to understand how they were ever missed. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BONUS: The Georgia Trust Apr 17, 2026 1052 New episodes of Who Blew Up the Guidestones? drop Tuesdays. In between, we’re taking small detours—stories that echo the mystery in unexpected ways. In this special episode, we talk to Ben Sutton from the Georgia Trust about whether the Georgia Guidestones should be preserved and how preservationists decide what should be saved. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go

Ep 6: Revelations Apr 14, 2026 1829 The AJC locates the long‑hidden remains of the Guidestones. The culture war around the monument erupts, and the team identifies people the GBI should have talked to. The question now is whether they ever did? If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 5: Jesus, Guns and Babies Apr 7, 2026 1964 The AJC uncovers evidence the GBI overlooked. The swatting of Kandiss Taylor reveals blind spots, missteps, and a shocking lack of urgency from the GBI. Can the team solve this crime on their own? Has too much time passed? A wild hunt of car records leads to a surprising discovery. What we choose to ignore has bigger ripple effects than we understand. If you like this series, you’re only scrat

BONUS: Paradise Garden Apr 3, 2026 679 New episodes of Who Blew Up the Guidestones? drop Tuesdays. In between, we’re taking small detours—stories that echo the mystery in unexpected ways. In this special episode, we encounter a self-taught preacher who claims a vision from God, and builds a strange, sprawling paradise in rural Georgia. But instead of becoming a conspiracy figure, he becomes one of the most famous folk artists of the

Ep 4: We Bring the Boom Mar 31, 2026 2161 When sources go quiet, the data starts talking. AJC data journalist Charles Minshew follows a hidden trail through records and digital clues—pushing the investigation further than anyone has before. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 3: Prophets and Fanatics Mar 24, 2026 2166 How did a roadside oddity become a culture-war flashpoint? During the 2022 governor’s race, the Guidestones move from roadside curiosity to political target—and conspiracy theories start becoming marching orders. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

BONUS: Dutchy Mar 20, 2026 581 New episodes of Who Blew Up the Guidestones? drop Tuesdays. In between, we’re sharing bonus stories from the cutting room floor. Like this one: the first granite Confederate monument to fall in Georgia… and the unexpected reason it came down. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choi

Ep 2: Monuments Men Mar 17, 2026 2201 The mythology of the Georgia Guidestones begins to crack. As journalists pursue the mysterious man known only as “R.C. Christian,” a hidden past starts to emerge—raising unsettling questions about the ideas that shaped the monument. If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ⁠ajc.com⁠, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Ep 1: The Granite Capital of the World Mar 17, 2026 1970 A man with a fake name shows up in Elberton, Georgia and commissions six massive granite slabs inscribed with 10 “commandments” for society. Deals are made, The Guidestones appear, and the conspiracies begin… If you like this series, you’re only scratching the surface. Go to ajc.com, become a subscriber, and find out for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing: Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Mar 2, 2026 160 For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana…a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue…and the occasional pagan ritual. But something changed in 2022. The Guidestones became a flashpoint. How did a kitschy southern oddity become the site of an act of domestic terrorism? Tune in March 17, wherever you get your podcasts, to find out. Learn more about y

Who Blew Up The Guidestones?

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