The CIA's 'Poisoner in Chief' with Stephen Kinzer - a podcast by Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University

On Trending Globally's 100th episode, Sarah talks with author and Watson Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer about secret agents, the Cold War, and mind-altering drugs.

Stephen's newest book, 'Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control', pulls back the curtain on MK-Ultra, a top-secret CIA project that tried to learn how to control the human mind. Gottlieb ran sinister experiments on human subjects across the globe, and in the process helped spread the use of psychedelic drugs like LSD.

It’s one of those stories that if it wasn’t true, you’d never believe it. But it is.

You can learn more about and purchase 'Poisoner in Chief' here: [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250140432]

You can read a transcript of this episode here: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZcfdnJce5Zb6A9cM4HRmoFFFlTYjbha3/view?usp=sharing]

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