O is for Operation Midnight Climax Part I - Breakin‘ Brains

<p>What's got three letters, can change your brain chemistry, and messed a lot of people up in the 60s. Why, it's the CIA of course! Alisha and Will take a look at everybody's favorite spooks and the beginnings of their infamous MKUltra program. Did the CIA unlock the secrets of mind control, or is it just torture? Hint: it's mostly just torture. So sit back, relax, and pop this episode directly on your tongue as we once again Enter the Rabbit Hole. (WARNING: ETRH SHOULD ONLY BE INGESTED VIA THE EARS)</p> <p> </p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>Articles:</p> <p>Guide to the George White Papers, 1932-1970 M1111</p> <p><a href='https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6k40059b/'>https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6k40059b/</a></p> <p>The Secret History of Fort Detrick, the CIA’s Base for Mind Control Experiments (Stephen Kinzer, Politico, Sep 2019)</p> <p><a href='https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/15/cia-fort-detrick-stephen-kinzer-228109/'>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/15/cia-fort-detrick-stephen-kinzer-228109/</a></p> <p>The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A 'Poisoner In Chief' (Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR Sep 2019)</p> <p><a href='https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief'>https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief</a></p> <p>Brainwashed : The Secret CIA Experiments in Canada (The Fifth Estate, Dec 2017)</p> <p><a href='https://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2017-2018/brainwashed-the-secret-cia-experiments-in-canada'>https://www.cbc.ca/fifth/episodes/2017-2018/brainwashed-the-secret-cia-experiments-in-canada</a></p> <p>Project MKUltra: When the CIA Tested LSD on Unsuspecting Americans (Josh Clark, How Stuff Works, Jun 2019)</p> <p><a href='https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/cia-lsd.htm'>https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/cia-lsd.htm</a></p> <p>1953–1964: Operation Midnight Clima