Episode Mentions
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast · Mar 31, 2026
MK Ultra fact vs. fiction: Exaggerated claims of mind control and Manchurian candidates | with Stephen Kinzer
“Government-funded organization created in 1980s as overt alternative to CIA covert interventions in foreign countries”
MKUltra program history and declassified factsMind control claims vs. scientific evidenceConspiracy theory psychology and belief formation
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Blowback · Feb 16, 2026
S6 Episode 10 - "Zero-Sum"
“US soft power organization directing funds to Angola's Electoral Commission to support 1992 elections”
Angola Civil War 1992-2002Jonas Savimbi and UNITA rebel movementCold War to post-Cold War conflict transition
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