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Shock Doc
Episode 75

Shock Doc

True Weird Stuff · Tony Garcia

July 26, 20241h 19m

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<p>Today's True Weird Stuff - Shock Doc</p> <p> </p> <p>In the 1950's, the CIA launched a program aimed at developing methods for interrogating and controlling human behavior; part of the program involved funding tests on children. Dr. Lauretta Bender at Bellevue Hospital would conduct electroshock therapy on kids as young as three years old to treat childhood schizophrenia. The CIA called it "Project Artichoke."</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>