Norman Ohler (2024) - Psychedelics and Methamphetamine in World War II
This recap episode captures an engaging discussion between Joe Rogan and author Norman Ohler, focusing on Ohler's non-fiction works, "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich" and "Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age". Ohler shares his unconventional journey into historical research, detailing how discovering Nazi drug use, initially methamphetamine in World War II, led him to uncover deeper connections, including previously unknown Nazi interest in psychedelics like mescaline and potentially LSD. He explains how American forces found Nazi psychedelic research…
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