The Mind Control Doctor: Jolly West & MK-ULTRA’s Missing Link
6/4/20261 hr 28 min
This episode follows the controversial career of psychiatrist Louis J. West — his ties to MKUltra, experiments with hypnosis and drugs, the infamous Tusko LSD study, and his role in high‑profile cases from Jack Ruby to cult violence.
Hosts discuss the ethical fallout, the blurred line between research and coercion, and the lingering questions about memory, manipulation, and power.
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First 90 secondsFrank· Host0:00
[gentle instrumental music] Welcome to another episode of Fringe Beyond- limits. Hi, guys.
Lynette· Host0:44
Hi.
Bree· Host0:45
Hi.
Frank· Host0:46
We have something special.
Bree· Host0:49
So special.
Frank· Host0:50
Lynette and I are in studio together.
Bree· Host0:54
What, what? Woo, woo.
Frank· Host0:57
Bree decided to stay home.
Lynette· Host0:59
[laughs] It is a school night.
Frank· Host1:00
It is a school night.
Bree· Host1:02
[laughs] Yeah, and with all the construction going on right now, it takes me almost two hours to get to your house now.
Lynette· Host1:07
[laughs] No kidding, like leaving the airport, I... When I told you I landed- Yeah ... 'cause we were supposed to record yesterday- Yeah ... I l- I landed at 2:30.
Frank· Host1:15
Oh, geez.
Lynette· Host1:16
I didn't even make it from Chicago to Naperville by like 4:00. [laughs] W- when did I get here?
Frank· Host1:21
Yeah, was it like 4:20?
Lynette· Host1:22
Like 4:00, 4:20.
Frank· Host1:23
Wow.
Lynette· Host1:24
Between like the major accidents and the construction, no way, Jose. It was a mess.
Frank· Host1:28
Wow.
Bree· Host1:28
Yeah.
Lynette· Host1:28
I'm so glad I left the state.
Bree· Host1:29
'Cause usually it's like-