Episode
Part Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
1:19:30
Published: Thu Oct 20 2022
Description
Robert is joined again by Jason Pargin for the final part of our series on Project MKUltra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The CIA subcontractor program was massively expanded during the late 1950s, using fake corporations to sponsor reseach at institutions and making use of the sex workers that CIA was paying for.
00:00 - 03:32 (03:32)
Summary
The CIA subcontractor program was massively expanded during the late 1950s, using fake corporations to sponsor reseach at institutions and making use of the sex workers that CIA was paying for. The question arises as to whether these institutions knew about the activities of the program.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Sidney Gottlieb's influence on the CIA's gadgetry for years following his MK Ultra experiments resulted in some out-there and innovative technologies.
03:32 - 08:36 (05:04)
Summary
Sidney Gottlieb's influence on the CIA's gadgetry for years following his MK Ultra experiments resulted in some out-there and innovative technologies.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Mentally handicapped children were subjected to unethical experiments including testing cereal's effect on nutrient uptake and methods of interrogation involving torture and brainwashing.
08:36 - 12:24 (03:47)
Summary
Mentally handicapped children were subjected to unethical experiments including testing cereal's effect on nutrient uptake and methods of interrogation involving torture and brainwashing.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast segment discusses the ethical implications of memory manipulation, including scenarios like tricking someone into carrying out a terrorist attack and the lack of current data and protocols in this field.
12:24 - 18:55 (06:30)
Summary
This podcast segment discusses the ethical implications of memory manipulation, including scenarios like tricking someone into carrying out a terrorist attack and the lack of current data and protocols in this field.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The CIA’s MK-Ultra mind-control experiments of the mid-20th century have become notorious in American popular culture, and become synonymous with the cruel, shadowy world of government experimentation on the human psyche.
18:55 - 25:04 (06:08)
Summary
The CIA’s MK-Ultra mind-control experiments of the mid-20th century have become notorious in American popular culture, and become synonymous with the cruel, shadowy world of government experimentation on the human psyche. These experiments were not limited to LSD trips and electroshock therapy, and their outcome was often as gruesome as their methods, but their ambition and scope provides an insight into the agency’s desperate search for psychological leverage in the spy game.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The CIA's Project MKUltra aimed to study the effects of hypnosis and drugs for the purpose of mind control, with a focus on creating couriers who could carry secret messages embedded in their minds.
25:06 - 31:30 (06:23)
Summary
The CIA's Project MKUltra aimed to study the effects of hypnosis and drugs for the purpose of mind control, with a focus on creating couriers who could carry secret messages embedded in their minds. The project included attempts to replace real memories with fake ones, but this aspect was omitted from the official version presented to the Senate committee.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The potential involvement of the MK Ultra program is discussed in regards to a man who claims no memory of a murder he was accused of committing, but had a history of migraines and participation in an experimental program at Lackland air base.
31:30 - 37:41 (06:10)
Summary
The potential involvement of the MK Ultra program is discussed in regards to a man who claims no memory of a murder he was accused of committing, but had a history of migraines and participation in an experimental program at Lackland air base.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The MKUltra program had such a disturbing agenda that their actions continue to fuel conspiracy beliefs today, even though they may not have achieved their goals.
37:41 - 46:27 (08:45)
Summary
The MKUltra program had such a disturbing agenda that their actions continue to fuel conspiracy beliefs today, even though they may not have achieved their goals. This contributes to the creation of a larger issue of conspiracy culture in American history.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The FBI and CIA had secret programs with well-placed informants which led to violence among competing left-wing factions in California by 1969.
46:29 - 51:40 (05:10)
Summary
The FBI and CIA had secret programs with well-placed informants which led to violence among competing left-wing factions in California by 1969. The MKUltra program was renamed MK search in 1964 and most of the experiments were discontinued after that point.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Some police officers who interacted with Charles Manson claimed that it was well-known within the Los Angeles police department that he had federal agents backing him, indicating possible CIA involvement in the Manson murders.
51:40 - 1:00:19 (08:39)
Summary
Some police officers who interacted with Charles Manson claimed that it was well-known within the Los Angeles police department that he had federal agents backing him, indicating possible CIA involvement in the Manson murders.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A man talks about his father's secret life, which included a gun collection and killing people for the CIA, and how he ultimately chose to reveal the truth.
1:00:19 - 1:07:04 (06:44)
Summary
A man talks about his father's secret life, which included a gun collection and killing people for the CIA, and how he ultimately chose to reveal the truth.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The podcast discusses Ted Kaczynski's involvement in a psychological study similar to the depatterning ones being researched by McGill University, and how it ties to the CIA's mind control experiments.
1:07:05 - 1:10:10 (03:05)
Summary
The podcast discusses Ted Kaczynski's involvement in a psychological study similar to the depatterning ones being researched by McGill University, and how it ties to the CIA's mind control experiments.
EpisodePart Four: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In this podcast, the host shares about people who ask for books by color and the technology available to destroy someone's brain.
1:10:10 - 1:14:35 (04:25)
Summary
In this podcast, the host shares about people who ask for books by color and the technology available to destroy someone's brain. Additionally, he mentions an unconventional job opportunity in the Central Intelligence Agency.