This podcast covers all you’ve ever wanted to know about how the CIA experimented with LSD on prisoners in an attempt to wipe out brain cells and try to gain control of their minds. And you thought The Manchurian Candidate was hogwash. After listening to this Fresh Air podcast interview of Stephen Kinzer as he talks about his book Prisoner in Chief, you’ll be glad you never tried LSD. The shocking revelations about Sydney Gottlieb are enough to give anyone nightmares.

The CIA’s Secret Search For Mind Control : NPR

Stephen Kinzer – Wikipedia