Secret History of MKULTRA: The CIA's Mind Control Program

In this conversation, Andrew Sabia interviews Stephen Kinzer, an author and journalist, about MKUltra, the CIA's mind control program. Kinzer discusses the origins of MKUltra the CIA's mind control program, its objectives, and the role of Sidney Gottlieb as its architect. He delves into the involvement of Nazi scientists like Jolly West and Werner Von Braun through Operation Paperclip, the gruesome experiments conducted on people viewed as expendables, and the use of LSD in these experiments. The conversation also touches on the lack of oversight within the CIA, the question of whether mind control was ever successful, and the CIA's efforts to control the Media and hence the population's perceptions on reality with Operation Mockingbird.

https://stephenkinzer.com/

Chapters
00:00Introduction to Stephen Kinzer and MKUltra
06:44The Origins and Objectives of MKUltra
12:41The Role of Nazi Scientists in MKUltra
18:08Operation Midnight Climax and Gottlieb's Methods
24:36The CIA's Lack of Supervision and Mind Control Experiments
30:12The Legacy of Mind Control Experiments
31:48Cultural Conditioning and the CIA's Fascination with Mind Control
34:54The Role of LSD in CIA Experiments
39:21The Counterculture Movement and CIA's Influence
43:31Speculations on Ongoing Mind Control Practices
46:07Press Freedom and the Role of Media
52:16The Narrative of American History and Future Projects