Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history.

Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep451-sc

See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

Transcript:

https://lexfridman.com/rick-spence-transcript

CONTACT LEX:

Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey

AMA - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama

Hiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring

Other - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact

EPISODE LINKS:

Rick's Website: https://www.uidaho.edu/class/history/faculty-staff/richard-spence

Rick's Courses: https://bit.ly/40dIZbw

SPONSORS:

To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts:

AG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks.

Go to https://drinkag1.com/lex

NetSuite: Business management software.

Go to http://netsuite.com/lex

BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling.

Go to https://betterhelp.com/lex

MasterClass: Online classes from world-class experts.

Go to https://masterclass.com/lexpod

Shopify: Sell stuff online.

Go to https://shopify.com/lex

OUTLINE:

(00:00) - Introduction

(09:04) - KGB and CIA

(23:21) - Okhrana, Cheka, NKVD

(38:53) - CIA spies vs KGB spies

(45:29) - Assassinations and mind control

(52:23) - Jeffrey Epstein

(59:15) - Bohemian Grove

(1:11:09) - Occultism

(1:22:20) - Nazi party and Thule society

(2:02:38) - Protocols of the Elders of Zion

(2:35:43) - Charles Manson

(3:02:30) - Zodiac Killer

(3:13:24) - Illuminati

(3:20:48) - Secret societies

PODCAST LINKS:

- Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

- Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

- RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

- Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4

- Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips

SOCIAL LINKS:

- X: https://x.com/lexfridman

- Instagram: https://instagram.com/lexfridman

- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lexfridman

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

- Facebook: https://facebook.com/lexfridman

- Patreon: https://patreon.com/lexfridman

- Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman

- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman