EP 3: Military Mind Control (W/Stephen Kinzer)

from Slow Learners · host Asher Dark + John Semley

We get further into the weeds, covering Gravity's Rainbow, Part 1, Chapters 10-13. We're joined by Stephen Kinzer, author of the Sidney Gottlieb biography ⁠Poisoner In Chief⁠ to talk about the history of military mind-control, and Project MKUltra. Other topics discussed: toilets, jive accessories, having sex with a snake, racism, genocide, LSD. Read ⁠Proverbs For Paranoids,⁠ John's guide to Gravity's Rainbow. E-mail us your questions, queries, and crackpot theories: [email protected]

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