Episode #2183
Norman Ohler
Books mentioned
Tripped
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On the Road
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The Bohemians
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Norman Ohler, author of 'Blitzed' and 'Tripped,' discusses Nazi drug use, the history of LSD, and psychedelics' potential for Alzheimer's treatment. He shares his personal experience using LSD to help his mother and explores how methamphetamine fueled the Blitzkrieg and influenced Hitler's behavior.
What they talked about
- Discovery of LSD at Sandoz
- Nazi methamphetamine use in Blitzkrieg
- Hitler's drug use and health decline
- CIA and Nazi LSD experiments
- Racial origins of US drug prohibition
- Psychedelics and neuroplasticity research
- Stoned ape theory and human evolution
- JFK's potential LSD influence
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