Norman Ohler is an author and screenwriter whose books include "Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany," "The Bohemians: The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis," and "Tripped: Nazi Germany, The CIA and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age." www.normanohler.de Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Nazis were really into meth, basically.
LSD is not a synthetic drug as many people believe, but it actually is based on a fungus extract.
The dosage makes the poison.
LSD is helpful for Alzheimer's patients.
Not examining the potential benefits of psychedelics is not very smart by society.
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Pleasure to meet you.
I'm very happy to be here. I'm actually quite thrilled.
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This is your book, it's called Tripped! Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age.
First of all, how did you get involved in studying this?
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