America's Deal with the Devil- MK ULTRA

Wife of Crime

Jess & Russ

True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Wife of Crime I tell Russ about the CIA’s secret mind-control program known as MK Ultra. In the 1960s, a CIA scientist named Frank Olson fell from a 10th-floor Manhattan hotel window. His family was told it was suicide. But that “official story” would turn out to be the first crack exposing a web of corruption, cover-ups, and shocking experiments performed on unsuspecting citizens. This case isn’t just about one man’s mysterious death, it’s a reminder of how easily truth can be buried when powerful institutions control the narrative. Moral of this story... In the ‘60s it was LSD. Today it’s algorithms. Either way, someone is always trying to influence how you think. Big Shout out to Myrtle for helping me research this heavy hitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Okay, everybody, it's October. It is my absolute favorite
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1:09.9	This podcast is an unscripted, unedited,
1:13.1	unedited conversation about true crime.
1:15.0	We take the cases very seriously,
1:16.9	but I don't take myself seriously at all,
1:19.4	and neither should you.
1:20.8	Welcome to Wife of Crime.
1:22.8	So, Russ.
1:24.4	What if I told you that there was a group of very powerful people conducting mind control
1:31.4	experiments on humans without their knowledge? Well, you'd probably say, oh, this has to be a post-apocalyptic
1:38.8	book or a movie. And sadly, you'd be wrong. Everything I'm about to tell you today is 100% true,
1:47.5	and it happened here in America. This is the case of M.K. Ultra. Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Wife of Crime, a true crime podcast where I tell my husband
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