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Mind-Altering Drugs in Communist Czechoslovakia
34:16 - 43:18 (09:01)
The Czechs purchased acid from pharmacies to potentially cure illnesses they didn't understand, which inadvertently led to people using it recreationally as a mind-altering drug. The podcast also briefly touches on the beautiful island of Koh Tao in Thailand.
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In this episode of Behind the Bastards, the host explains how a running joke about an imaginary island where people hunt children for sport was taken seriously by some listeners who worried that Blue Apron was involved.
34:16 - 36:04 (01:47)
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In this episode of Behind the Bastards, the host explains how a running joke about an imaginary island where people hunt children for sport was taken seriously by some listeners who worried that Blue Apron was involved.
ChapterMind-Altering Drugs in Communist Czechoslovakia
EpisodePart Two: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The CIA was not the only group conducting experiments on LSD during the Cold War.
36:05 - 40:42 (04:36)
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The CIA was not the only group conducting experiments on LSD during the Cold War. The Soviet Union was also conducting experiments and testing the drug to better understand schizophrenia.
ChapterMind-Altering Drugs in Communist Czechoslovakia
EpisodePart Two: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In the mid-20th century, doctors at psychiatric hospitals in Czechoslovakia would take LSD to understand and better treat schizophrenia.
40:42 - 41:55 (01:13)
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In the mid-20th century, doctors at psychiatric hospitals in Czechoslovakia would take LSD to understand and better treat schizophrenia. The use of LSD also expanded to artists, including painters and young intellectuals, who viewed the drug as a unique and formative experience.
ChapterMind-Altering Drugs in Communist Czechoslovakia
EpisodePart Two: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Unconfirmed reports state that hospitals in the Czech Republic have been testing mind-control drugs on children as young as three years old to treat unexplained illnesses, leading to cases of suicide.
41:55 - 43:18 (01:23)
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Unconfirmed reports state that hospitals in the Czech Republic have been testing mind-control drugs on children as young as three years old to treat unexplained illnesses, leading to cases of suicide. Research was reportedly carried out on a large scale in psychiatric hospitals in the region.