# "101" - Stephen Kinzer on MKUltra, Mind Control, and the CIA’s Darkest Experiments

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Podcast: [No BS with Brad Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-bs-with-brad-smith-7712062)
Published: 2026-07-18T09:50:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1176

## Resource

Stephen Kinzer, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs at Brown University’s Watson Institute and author of Poisoner in Chief, joins Brad Smith to discuss MKUltra, CIA mind-control experiments, LSD, secret torture programs, and the disturbing history behind one of America’s most infamous covert operations.

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