Congress Reopens the MKUltra Files: Stephen Kinzer Explains What It Means Today | RC109

On June 30 of this year, the House Oversight Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a congressional hearing examining one of the CIA's most controversial covert programs: Project MKUltra. More than 50 years after the program was exposed, lawmakers revisited questions about secret human experimentation, accountability, and whether the legacy of MKUltra still has implications today.

Joining me is Stephen Kinzer, award-winning journalist, historian, former New York Times foreign correspondent, and author of Poisoner in Chief, the definitive book on the CIA MKUltra program. 

In this conversation, we'll discuss what the hearing revealed, what history tells us about the program, whether the CIA's pursuit of mind control worked, and how advances in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and brain-computer interfaces are reshaping the conversation around influence, manipulation, and human consciousness.

Join me as we get rebelliously curious.

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