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MK Ultra: The CIA’s Mind Control Experiments

Episode 189 · May 26, 2025 · 71 min

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In this week’s episode we discussed the dark and often unbelievable truth behind MK Ultra, the CIA’s top-secret mind control program that ran during the Cold War. From LSD experiments on unwitting citizens to psychological manipulation and covert operations, we explore how far the U.S. government went in its quest for control and what it means for us today.

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