WEBVTT - Introducing: Operation Midnight Climax

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<v Speaker 1>In nineteen fifty two, the CIA's chief chemist was looking

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<v Speaker 1>through George White's file when he stumbled into something fascinating,

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<v Speaker 1>a secret chapter in his life. That minute, the CIA

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<v Speaker 1>decided they needed George White. America needed George White. It

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the most irresponsible decisions this country has

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<v Speaker 1>ever made. From I Heart Radio, the insane true story

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<v Speaker 1>of the secret Cold War project spinning out of control.

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<v Speaker 1>Back in the fifties. The government wouldn't let you watch

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<v Speaker 1>Elvis Presley shake his hips on TV. That seemed too dangerous.

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<v Speaker 1>But the same government was running a brothel in broad daylight,

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<v Speaker 1>drugging random citizens at Christmas parties. For George White, ruining

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<v Speaker 1>a perfectly good person's life was fun, and the fun

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<v Speaker 1>was just beginning. Listen to Operation Midnight Climax on the

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