About this episode
The episode explores George White's use of magic to manipulate public perception during Operation Midnight Climax in San Francisco.
As the walls closed in on Operation Midnight Climax, George White took lessons he’d learned from a world-class magician to explore the last uncharted frontier of the psychonaut — the general public. It’s how White would make San Francisco’s sanity disappear. 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
- psychonaut
- magic
- San Francisco
- Operation Midnight Climax
- mental health
- experimentation
Keywords
- George White
- Operation Midnight Climax
- psychonaut
- magic
- San Francisco
- mental health
- experimentation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Operation Midnight Climax
Books & works: Operation Midnight Climax
Places: San Francisco
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