Norman Ohler discusses the Nazis' little-known experiments with drugs, and how they were continued by the CIA.
What is so powerful about the psychedelic experience, that successive governments have tried to control and harness it?
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In this interview, Norman Ohler expands on his book 'Blitzed', arguing that the Nazis wouldn't have been such an effective fighting force without Methamphetamine, but that it was also part of what led to their ultimate failure. He also explains the drugs Hitler himself used to boost his charisma. On his other book 'Tripped', he charts the history of LSD from Nazi experiments, to MKUltra and the CIA, and gives his personal views on the controversial drug.
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Norman Ohler is an author, novelist and screenwriter, best known for his popular history book 'Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich'. His most recent book, 'Tripped: Nazi Germany, The CIA and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age', explores the US government's research into LSD as a mind control drug following their discovery of Nazi experimentation during the Holocaust.
00:00 Introduction
00:29 What was drug culture like in early 20th century Germany?
03:20 Did the Nazis’ drug use influence the war?
05:13 What was the impact of meth on the Nazis?
07:13 What was Hitler’s personal journey with drugs?
10:53 How do you think the drugs affected Hitler’s psyche and choices?
11:58 Did the Nazis try to weaponize LSD as a truth drug?
20:03 What’s the role of psychedelics in human culture?
22:21 What do you think the psychedelic experience is?
23:48 What advice would you give for the current psychedelic renaissance?
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