Project Monarch

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

Danielle Mercy

Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Officially, MK-Ultra was shut down in the 1960s—but what if it never truly ended? In this episode, we trace the evolution from MK-Ultra to the alleged Project Monarch, exploring the concept of the Manchurian Candidate and the disturbing claim that trauma-based mind control was perfected rather than abandoned. We connect threads spanning Nazi Germany, occult symbolism, behavioral science, intelligence agencies, mass shootings, Jeffrey Epstein, and pop culture programming to ask a chilling question: did the U.S. government succeed in creating programmable human assets? Buckle up for a deep dive into hidden history, psychological warfare, and the unsettling possibility that fiction was meant to make the truth seem impossible. MK-Ultra Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eJBqnA16wyXgMBjmQEN0J?si=MtQ6URAvRMuvaJZ_Xw4FqA Paperclip, Chatter, and Artichoke Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/250WCniqf4M9XbB4k0JyhN?si=xiDbTYX0QdC20UqfEKKShQ Franklin Scandal Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GK5GpKqvBebh8U4GfJtSY?si=3ePJAjtoRBiWRaFWFHSHtg Bohemian Grove Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/24QDawOSDb85FgxOc88FWP?si=Dqb6a940QuKeuiu8hRFTuA www.stayskeptical.com Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.3	Officially, M.K. Ultra was shut down in 1963, with most of its documents being destroyed by
0:35.3	1973. In the 1970s, federal funding began for the gifted and talented program.
0:40.9	All this culminates in a project that has never been confirmed, Project Monarch.
0:45.1	Did the U.S. government successfully create Manchurian candidates?
0:49.0	Follow me down the rabbit hole to find out.
0:50.9	Music to find out. Hello, friends, and welcome back to the rabbit hole. I'm your host, Danny, and today we are talking about Project Monarch.
1:16.1	Buckle up, because this episode is going to be a roller coaster. I know I was on a roller coaster doing the research for it.
1:22.4	I'm talking like Nazi Germany, the occult, mass shootings, Jeffrey Epstein, so much more. Some things I did not include in this episode because they need to go on Patreon.
1:33.1	I cannot just be putting that out into the world. Also, if you're watching this episode and you notice that the background keeps changing, that's because we are under construction here at the rabbit hole.
1:43.3	So the studio is going to look a lot different in the future.
1:46.0	We keep moving things around, but I have to keep putting out episodes for you guys.
1:48.9	So we just keep making it work.
1:51.4	If you notice that it keeps changing, my apologies.
1:54.2	And before we get started, I love to thank our sponsors.
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