Author and Filmmaker John Potash joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the ways in which the CIA has used drugs to de-radicalize musicians and activists. On this episode, Potash discusses the opium trade and how it influenced the Ivy League universities, the rise of secret societies, how and why the CIA got into the culture business, Acid Tests, Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey, Eldridge Cleaver, why Timothy Leary went to Algeria, how the Black Panthers were infiltrated by Elaine Brown, and more on the suspicious deaths of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and John Lennon. For our free archives, go to www.MidnightWriterNews.com  

MWN Episode 113 - John Potash on the CIA and Its Use of Drugs Against Musicians and Activists

Midnight Writer News is a podcast and website hosted by Editor-in-Chief S.T. Patrick. Midnight Writer News challenges the mainstream historical and political establishment in search of truth. Many of today's best alternative writers, speakers, and researchers will join S.T. Patrick in this ongoing search for truth in alternative history, conspiracy theories, contrarian thought, and new theories on classic tales.

News & Politics

To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you’d like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via  PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show and the magazine. Author Nikolas Schreck (The Manson File) joins S.T. Patrick for the third time to discuss Charles Manson and the Tate-Labianca murders of August 1969. This year was the 50-year anniversary of the murders and Schreck hosted a sold-out talk in Los Angeles in August. In this episode, Patrick asks Schreck about the history of his communication with author Tom O’Neill, his perspective on O’Neill’s book Chaos (including its breakthroughs and faults), the media and Manson (50 years later), the wide-scale dissection of Vincent Bugliosi and the farce known as the Helter Skelter narrative, Schreck’s thoughts on Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (and what Schreck believes was hidden within), and the continuous public interest in the case. Patrick and Schreck also fielded questions from The Education Forum about Bugliosi’s duping of Susan Atkins, whether Manson or anyone had been to the Cielo Drive house before or after the murders took place, the Patricia Krenwinkel-William Garretson rumor, Rudy Altobelli, Schreck’s thoughts on Nuel Emmons’s Manson In His Own Words, whether Manson ever discussed Reeve Whittson with Schreck, and much more. As usual, Schreck proves why he is one of the foremost experts on Manson the the Tate-Labianca murders. Schreck has been on the Midnight Writer News Show twice before, both times going over three information-packed hours. To hear those, check out  episode 026 and  episode 089. There is a good Facebook group for the upcoming, updated release of The Manson File. You can find it HERE. To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews.

MWN Episode 133 - Nikolas Schreck on Charles Manson and the Tate-Labianca Murders 50 Years Later

To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you’d like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via  PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show and the magazine. Author and director Nikolas Schreck joined S.T. Patrick to discuss the life and legacy of Charles Manson and the former members of his commune. Schreck discusses the update to his mammoth book, The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman. He also addresses the bizarre fight over Manson’s remains and estate, as well as how trash TV producers used the funeral for a documentary. When discussing his legacy, Schreck and Patrick talk about how Reagan-era California impacted the story and how it was used by the GOP. Because the story was both hyper-political and a-political all at once, they also address how the Democratic left used Manson as the epitome of the dangerous alt.right. Many other issues are also addressed in this 3 1/2 hour presentation: How did President Richard Nixon’s public statement that Manson was guilty almost cause a mistrial? Why is Manson the the “epitome of evil”? Knowing Manson, what can Schreck tell us about him that we may not know?  Did Manson like being a “star”? And what of the Manson Conspiracies – Was the CIA involved in the planning or execution of the case? Was it part of an MK-ULTRA project? Did the CIA supply the drugs to Spahn Ranch? Was there any link between Manson’s commune and the murders of Marina Habe and Reet Jurvetson? And what happened to Uncle Darwin Orell Scott? The murdered director Laurence Merrick? Defense attorney Ronald Hughes? What does Schreck think of Dave McGowan’s Manson work? And what does he think of Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme’s new autobiography? How does Manson’s death affect the futures of Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwenkel, and Tex Watson? All of this and more! If you’d like to hear Nikolas Schreck go into detail about the actual murders and the rise of the commune and its inhabitants, check out the last episode we did with Nikolas,  episode 26 of the Midnight Writer News Show, which we released on October 28, 2017.

MWN Episode 089 - Legacy of Charles Manson with Nikolas Schreck

To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you’d like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via  PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show and the magazine. Author NIKOLAS SCHRECK (The Manson File: Myth and Reallity of an Outlaw Shaman) joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the alternative view of the Charles Manson story and the 1969 Tate-Labianca murders. Schreck not only delves into Manson’s history and personality, but he also sheds light on the pre- and post-stories of those who were around Manson at the Spahn Ranch. Nikolas Schreck fills in the gaps on Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, Linda Kasabian, and Charles “Tex” Watson. For those who are interested in the JFK assassination, Schreck details the parallels and characters that exist in both the Manson story and JFK assassination research. Schreck, highly critical of Vincent Bugliosi, spends three hours setting the record straight and presenting the case as you’ve never heard it before!

MWN Episode 026 - Charles Manson and the Myth of Helter Skelter

Researcher Rick Russo presents decades of research on the JFK assassination, focusing on the autopsy and the events surrounding what happened at Bethesda. if you've ever heard others reference potential "alteration," multiple morgues, multiple caskets, multiple entrances and exits, multiple drop-offs, and the confusing and conflicting stories of those who were there, this is an episode you need to hear. All of our other new episodes are now at our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/MidnightWriterNews. To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you’d like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via  PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show and the magazine.

MWN Episode 181 - Rick Russo on JFK at Bethesda

Author NIKOLAS SCHRECK (The Manson File: Myth and Reallity of an Outlaw Shaman) joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the alternative view of the Charles Manson story and the 1969 Tate-Labianca murders. Schreck not only delves into Manson's history and personality, but he also sheds light on the pre- and post-stories of those who were around Manson at the Spahn Ranch. For those who are interested in the JFK assassination, Schreck details the parallels and characters that exist in both the Manson story and JFK assassination research. Schreck, highly critical of Vincent Bugliosi, spends three hours setting the record straight and presenting the case as you've never heard it before!   All new episodes are now at our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/MidnightWriterNews. To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you’d like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via  PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show and the magazine.  

MWN Episode 113 - John Potash on the CIA and Its Use of Drugs Against Musicians and Activists

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