On this episode of Skeptico, how to create a super soldier.

So am I to understand that you men completed your training on your own?

That's the fact, Jack! That's the fact, Jack!

Captain?

Yes, sir.

These are exactly the kind of go-getters I want working on my EM-50 project in Italy.

And why we need them in the first place?

We just weren't getting, you know, the results from the troops that we want out.

I mean, and that was a big concern.

You had a lot of people deserting, and we were looking at these, you know, communist cadres who seemed almost fearless,

and what were they doing that we were missing. And that was kind of what started all these investigations

and the brainwashing. The first clip was a real oldie from Bill Murray way back, Stripes movie

80s, I think 90s. And the second was from today's guest returning guest Steven Snyder this is a deep deep

dive I almost thought about breaking this up and coming in and making about a hundred comments on it

because we could talk for a long long time and it intersects with so many other things

that we've been talking about on this show. But I can't

really do that, but I'd love to do that with you afterwards if you want to chat about any of

this stuff and there will be an invite to do that at the end. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the

interview. Welcome to Skepticoico where we explore controversial science and spirituality

with leading researchers, thinkers, and their critics. I'm your host Alex Sikaris. Today we welcome

Steven Snyder, aka Reclose, back to Skeptico. Stephen, always great to have you here. You know, it wasn't too long ago. He was here.

529, parololitical Q&ON. Great conversation. If you haven't, guys haven't heard that.

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