Evil Genius, Brainwashed, Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions

<p>The Castologists are at it again, with podcast recommendations for your aural pleasure. Liz looks at whether historical figures were evil or genius with Evil Genius, Nick looks at some of the really bad experiments the CIA have been involved in with Brainwashed. And Zane looks at exactly what big questions billionaires can actually answer with Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions. Then we review last week’s submissions.</p><p><a href="https://www.climactic.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.climactic.com.au/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.podcastersdeclare.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.podcastersdeclare.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Liz Recommends - Evil Genius</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0605sx6/episodes/downloads" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0605sx6/episodes/downloads</strong></a></p><p>Award-winning comedian Russell Kane will be joined by a panel of non-experts each week, to delve into the lesser known sides of some of the world’s great geniuses to see who was the ‘most brilliant’ of all time.</p><p><strong>For </strong>both: pick a person you love (or hate!) and see if you still feel the same way after.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/evil-genius-with-russell-kane/id1356142765" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/evil-genius-with-russell-kane/id1356142765</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nick Recommends - Brainwashed</strong></p><p>Brainwashed investigates the CIA’s covert mind control experiments – from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. It’s the story of how a renowned psychiatrist used his unwitting patients as human guinea pigs at a Montreal hospital, and the ripple effects on survivors, their families, and thousands of other people around the world. It also examines the cultural impact — how the CIA brought LSD to America and inadvertently created counterculture influencers