Operation Midnight Climax

Operation Midnight Climax

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Heard in 2 episodes across 1 show since Jul 2026

Operation Midnight Climax was an illegal mind-control research sub-project of the CIA's Project MKUltra that began in the 1950s. Run by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the operation involved using CIA-run safehouses in San Francisco and New York to dose unwitting citizens with LSD and other substances, often using sex workers to lure targets. The project aimed to study the effects of mind-altering drugs for interrogation and mind-control purposes.

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Jul 2026

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  1. Joe RoganNegativeJul 28, 2026· The Joe Rogan Experience: Protect Our Parks

    The CIA administered LSD to brothel patrons during Operation Midnight Climax.

    “the CIA was running brothel and they would give the John's lsd.”

    Listen at 1:19:30

    Open the episode · #2531 - Forrest Galante
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2 episodes featuring Operation Midnight Climax, newest first