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The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program
Manage episode 422774303 series 3318965
In his book, “Poisoner-in-Chief,” (Henry Holt & Co.) former New York Times reporter and prolific author, Stephen Kinzer describes the shadowy man responsible for setting up one of the most infamous U.S. government programs. In 1953 during the “Cold War,” MK Ultra was initiated to develop techniques to brainwash people to act as our ‘programmed’ agents, in response to the paranoid misconception that Communist regimes had already succeeded in this objective, as in the film “Manchurian Candidate.”
Kinzer describes how Sidney Gottlieb coldly led this CIA-sponsored program based on heinous human research salvaged from the Nazis and Japanese, unleashing brutal experiments involving drugs, torture, sensory deprivation, and sexual abuse on human subjects. Gottlieb next went on to establish his moniker “Poisoner-in-Chief” as he led efforts to develop assorted poisons and delivery techniques, arming the CIA as it sought to assassinate various figures and world leaders including Fidel Castro.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
챕터
1. The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:08:53)
3. (Cont.) The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program (00:09:28)
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Manage episode 422774303 series 3318965
In his book, “Poisoner-in-Chief,” (Henry Holt & Co.) former New York Times reporter and prolific author, Stephen Kinzer describes the shadowy man responsible for setting up one of the most infamous U.S. government programs. In 1953 during the “Cold War,” MK Ultra was initiated to develop techniques to brainwash people to act as our ‘programmed’ agents, in response to the paranoid misconception that Communist regimes had already succeeded in this objective, as in the film “Manchurian Candidate.”
Kinzer describes how Sidney Gottlieb coldly led this CIA-sponsored program based on heinous human research salvaged from the Nazis and Japanese, unleashing brutal experiments involving drugs, torture, sensory deprivation, and sexual abuse on human subjects. Gottlieb next went on to establish his moniker “Poisoner-in-Chief” as he led efforts to develop assorted poisons and delivery techniques, arming the CIA as it sought to assassinate various figures and world leaders including Fidel Castro.
Heroes Behind Headlines
Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com
Revisit the crime and culture of NYC in the '80s with BFF Gen-Xers Jessica and Meg.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
챕터
1. The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Desperately Seeking the '80s (00:08:53)
3. (Cont.) The Man Behind MK Ultra--the Infamous Government Mind Control Program (00:09:28)
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