Mind Games: MKUltra & The C.I.A. Episode 1: Forces Of Fate

November 1953: a cozy Maryland cabin hides a chilling secret. Frank Olson, a biochemist and family man, sips coffee at a CIA retreat, unaware it’s spiked with LSD. That sip sparks a tragedy, launching MKUltra—the CIA’s audacious program to control minds. American Declassified digs into Olson’s story, a scientist torn by his work at Fort Detrick, caught in Cold War paranoia and MKUltra’s shadowy rise. Subscribe to uncover the secrets beneath the American Dream.