Episode 194: The Laurel Canyon Hippie Conspiracy

SKIP TO 09:37  TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY! What if I told you that the entire hippie counter culture music scene of the 1960s and 1970s was actually a CIA operation to discredit the Vietnam anti war effort? This conspiracy theory alleges that U.S. intelligence purposefully divided the working class from the left through a multi pronged attack consisting of drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll. On today’s episode, Nat guides Aly through an alternate version of U.S. history that highlights just how successful this alleged psyop turned out to be. Buckle up! It’s another Nat conspiracy rabbit hole!  “I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am; Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band.”- U.S. Blues, The Grateful Dead. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - INTRO 00:09:37 - STORY BEGINS 00:12:33 - BLISSY AD 00:14:32 - LAUREL CANYON  00:24:21 - DINNERLY AD 00:26:54 - LSD IS “A MILITARY PLOT” 00:43:27 - LA MUSIC SCENE EMERGES 00:48:00 - JIM MORRISON & THE DOORS 01:02:11 - THE WRECKING CREW 01:06:37 - UNCLE SAM HIDING IN THE MUSIC 01:11:12 - LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION 01:22:26 - MILITARY FAMILY TIES 01:26:17- DIVIDING THE ANTI WAR EFFORT 01:32:39 - JARED LETO INTELLIGENCE? 01:36:56 - FINAL THOUGHTS 01:40:21 - DONOR SHOUTOUTS THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED!! Find out more about this week’s advertisers below! BLISSY - Get better sleep, hair, and skin, with Blissy and use code LGHPOD to get an additional 30% off at blissy.com/LGHPOD DINNERLY - For 25 meals for just $2.99 per meal, head to Dinnerly.com/offer/HAUNTED and use code HAUNTED. Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted  LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com    Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted   Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] —— SOURCES [1] Book: Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon by David McGowan [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Air_Force_Station [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_zUDfeXhc [4]https://la.curbed.com/2015/1/12/10003142/what-shadowy-conspiracy-led-to-jared-leto-buying-the-nuclear-bomb [5] https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/secret-celebrity-mansion-military-cold-war-18459922.php [6] https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp90-00845r000100080005-4 VIDEOS [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtUauXqVGE8 [2] https://youtu.be/kgs_Uq4S0wM?si=9IicLSK68OK0_A0U [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKw9JA66H-A [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srx-SBb5dqc [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKd6yarfkxA  [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPOAhBp2Ag [7] https://youtu.be/B1i5Y9oHOFo?si=IsTAQrFrbdka2Ppx [8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxhOEjR0a5E  [9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXg2P9dx-GM  MUSIC: [1]The Scary Werewolf Game Menu Theme Music - No Copyright [2] LGH Creepy Doll Mix & LGH Dark Piano Mix by Michael Byrnes. KEYWORDS: Conspiracy, CIA, Laurel Canyon, Hippies, Frank Zappa, Vietnam, Protest, Government cover up, 1970s,1960s, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Wrecking Crew, Sunset Strip, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, counterculture, nixon, anti war, Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, Weird Scenes inside the Canyon, Jared Leto, Rollingstone, capitalism, agenda, Jim Morrison, Intelligence, FBI, WW2, Cold War, Psyop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices