Episode 194: The Laurel Canyon Hippie Conspiracy

SKIP TO 09:37  TO GET TO THIS WEEK’S STORY!

What if I told you that the entire hippie counter culture music scene of the 1960s and 1970s was actually a CIA operation to discredit the Vietnam anti war effort? This conspiracy theory alleges that U.S. intelligence purposefully divided the working class from the left through a multi pronged attack consisting of drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll. On today’s episode, Nat guides Aly through an alternate version of U.S. history that highlights just how successful this alleged psyop turned out to be. Buckle up! It’s another Nat conspiracy rabbit hole! 

“I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am; Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band.”- U.S. Blues, The Grateful Dead.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 - INTRO

00:09:37 - STORY BEGINS

00:12:33 - BLISSY AD

00:14:32 - LAUREL CANYON 

00:24:21 - DINNERLY AD

00:26:54 - LSD IS “A MILITARY PLOT”

00:43:27 - LA MUSIC SCENE EMERGES

00:48:00 - JIM MORRISON & THE DOORS

01:02:11 - THE WRECKING CREW

01:06:37 - UNCLE SAM HIDING IN THE MUSIC

01:11:12 - LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION

01:22:26 - MILITARY FAMILY TIES

01:26:17- DIVIDING THE ANTI WAR EFFORT

01:32:39 - JARED LETO INTELLIGENCE?

01:36:56 - FINAL THOUGHTS

01:40:21 - DONOR SHOUTOUTS

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SOURCES

[1] Book: Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon by David McGowan

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lookout_Mountain_Air_Force_Station

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd_zUDfeXhc

[4]https://la.curbed.com/2015/1/12/10003142/what-shadowy-conspiracy-led-to-jared-leto-buying-the-nuclear-bomb

[5] https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/secret-celebrity-mansion-military-cold-war-18459922.php

[6] https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp90-00845r000100080005-4

VIDEOS

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtUauXqVGE8

[2] https://youtu.be/kgs_Uq4S0wM?si=9IicLSK68OK0_A0U

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKw9JA66H-A

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srx-SBb5dqc

[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKd6yarfkxA 

[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdPOAhBp2Ag

[7] https://youtu.be/B1i5Y9oHOFo?si=IsTAQrFrbdka2Ppx

[8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxhOEjR0a5E 

[9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXg2P9dx-GM 

MUSIC:

[1]The Scary Werewolf Game Menu Theme Music - No Copyright

[2] LGH Creepy Doll Mix & LGH Dark Piano Mix by Michael Byrnes.

KEYWORDS: Conspiracy, CIA, Laurel Canyon, Hippies, Frank Zappa, Vietnam, Protest, Government cover up, 1970s,1960s, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Wrecking Crew, Sunset Strip, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, counterculture, nixon, anti war, Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, Weird Scenes inside the Canyon, Jared Leto, Rollingstone, capitalism, agenda, Jim Morrison, Intelligence, FBI, WW2, Cold War, Psyop

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