Brainwashed investigates the CIA’s covert mind control experiments – from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. It’s the story of how a renowned psychiatrist used his unwitting patients as human guinea pigs at a Montreal hospital, and the ripple effects on survivors, their families, and thousands of other people around the world. It also e ... Show More
Yesterday
How the UFC became a stage for Trump
At Donald Trump’s election victory event in 2024, he was flanked on stage by a collection of family, senior staff, and Ultimate Fighting Championship president and CEO, Dana White. The UFC has, in many ways, functioned as the sporting arm of the MAGA movement. Fighters and the or ... Show More
34m 48s
Mar 2024
The Alarming Findings Inside a Mass Shooter’s Brain
<p><i>Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence and self harm.</i></p><p>Last fall, an Army reservist killed 18 people at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, before turning the gun on himself.</p><p>Dave Philipps, who covers military affairs for The T ... Show More
25m 24s
Sep 2020
S8 "Brainwashed" E6: Never too late to say sorry
MKULTRA has entered popular culture, becoming the butt of jokes, television plot points, and the darling of internet conspiracy theorists. At the very least, the secrecy that still surrounds MKULTRA, or the CIA’s post-9/11 programs, sows distrust of governments, and medical profe ... Show More
34m 9s