Episode 119: Stephen Kinzer - The Secret Truths of MK-Ultra
Description
Stephen Kinzer is a historian, a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University, and the author of various books including, "Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control."
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(00:00 ) Intro
(01:00 ) What was MK-Ultra? Who was Sidney Gottlieb?
(08:55 ) The U.S.'s collaboration with Nazi and Japanese torturers
(14:43 ) The historical context that justified MK-Ultra
(24:25 ) Examples of torture from the MK-Ultra program
(30:53 ) LSD and MK-Ultra
(39:14 ) The eventual conclusion from the MK-Ultra program
(43:21 ) Speculating on the full scope and details of the MK-Ultra program
(49:13 ) Stephen's ethical judgments on Gottlieb
(53:25 ) Has Stephen received pushback for his revelations?
(57:04 ) Is something like MK-Ultra happening now?
(59:47 ) Why do so few Americans know about MK-Ultra?
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