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Feb 18 2010

Five Crazy Government Experiments

25 min 2 movies discussed
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Chuck and Josh discuss five of the most bizarre experiments ever undertaken by governments, from transplanted puppy heads to Cold War psychics, in this episode.

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Josh and Chuck dive into five fascinating and bizarre government experiments that sound like science fiction but actually happened. From Soviet scientists transplanting dog heads and the CIA's million-dollar "acoustic kitty" spy program, to Nazi anti-gravity research and secret studies on sex in space, this episode explores the weird intersection of Cold War paranoia, scientific ambition, and questionable ethics. You'll learn about everything from remote viewing psychic spies to the accidental invention of the microwave oven, proving that reality is often stranger than fiction when governments get experimental.


Movies Discussed

The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009 1h 34m
★ 6.0
"did you see Men Who Stare at Goats? I loved that movie. — Josh mentions this movie when discussing the psychic Cold War experiments and government research into paranormal activities." — Josh
The Thing with Two Heads
The Thing with Two Heads
1972 1h 31m
★ 4.8
"If you have ever seen the movie The Thing with Two Heads and want to tell us what you thought about it — Josh references this movie at the end when asking for listener feedback, relating it to their discussion of head transplant experiments." — Josh

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