Enter: The Acid King. People were equal parts inspired by and terrified of David Jove. He sold acid to the Rolling Stones, fled Canada on a felony charge, and… oh yeah, he created New Wave Theater.

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This episode features information and audio from the following sources:

New Wave Theater

Rarefied Heir 

LIFE, Keith Richards

In Heaven Everything is Fine, Josh Frank

Sex, Drugs & Rock N’ Roll: The Rolling Stones’ Story

Marianne Faithfull, Queen of British Pop

The Great Rolling Stones Drug Bust

Lotus Weinstock; Comedian and Author

How the Acid King confessed he DID set up Rolling Stones drug bust for MI5 and FBI

The surprising afterlife of a ’70s L.A. cult: How the Source Family became hot IP in 2023

Father Yod: the 1970s cult leader whose wild psychedelia was more suited to Disneyland than dive bars

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