Probably Cancelled Podcast Burning Man Is an Inside Job: Psychedelic Culture as MKULTRA Bio-Warfare w/ John Potash
Jan 1, 2025
John Potash, an author and documentarian known for exposing government drug conspiracies, dives deep into the unsettling connections between psychedelics and covert operations. He reveals how the hippie movement may have been crafted as MKULTRA experimentation and discusses the implications of cultural events like Burning Man as potential tools for control. The conversation critiques modern psychedelic treatments and the alarming normalization of practices devoid of medical oversight, raising ethical concerns about the influences shaping today's mental health landscape.
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1960s Counter-Culture: An Inside Job
- The CIA socially engineered the 1960s counter-culture movement, pushing drugs onto the youth.
- This was done to disrupt the anti-war and civil rights movements.
Psychedelics and Academic Performance
- John Potash's grades dropped drastically after experimenting with psychedelics in college.
- College seemed much harder after his experiences.
Grateful Dead and the CIA
- Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, a band associated with psychedelic use, frequents Bohemian Grove.
- He has openly discussed his friendly relationship with the CIA head.