About this episode
The episode explores the hidden history of Operation Midnight Climax and MK-ULTRA, revealing insights from George White's posthumous testimony about the CIA's LSD experiments.
Sidney Gottlieb thought he’d erased all traces of Operation Midnight Climax and MK-ULTRA from the government’s collective memory. While the world will never know the full extent of the CIA’s experimentation with LSD, an unlikely source revealed many of the victims. These breakthroughs came courtesy of George White, who testified from beyond the grave. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: George White
Topics covered
- CIA experimentation
- LSD
- Operation Midnight Climax
- MK-ULTRA
- government secrecy
- testimony
- true crime
Keywords
- Sidney Gottlieb
- George White
- CIA
- LSD
- MK-ULTRA
- Operation Midnight Climax
- experimentation
- testimony
- government
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA, Operation Midnight Climax, MK-ULTRA
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