This episode considers a detailed world history of techniques of individual and mass mind control and perception of reality, from entheogens and shamanistic experiences, through religious ritual, mesmerism/hypnosis, Freudian psychoanalysis, and new techniques of electronic stimuli via the Computer and Internet Age, the latter of which control our impulses and perceptions of our world and issues today, in more dominant fashion than ever, including another Pew study in a Contemporary Case file showing the degradation of mental and social skills resulting today, as a precursor to a future show exploring a disturbing case study. This episode was originally broadcast on WRFN on Feb. 16, 2023. (c) Joseph Michael Bennett 2023