Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies
OCT 30, 2024216 MIN
#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies
OCT 30, 2024216 MIN
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<p>Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history.<br />
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<p><b>Transcript:</b><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(09:04) – KGB and CIA<br />
(23:21) – Okhrana, Cheka, NKVD<br />
(38:53) – CIA spies vs KGB spies<br />
(45:29) – Assassinations and mind control<br />
(52:23) – Jeffrey Epstein<br />
(59:15) – Bohemian Grove<br />
(1:11:09) – Occultism<br />
(1:22:20) – Nazi party and Thule society<br />
(2:02:38) – Protocols of the Elders of Zion<br />
(2:35:43) – Charles Manson<br />
(3:02:30) – Zodiac Killer<br />
(3:13:24) – Illuminati<br />
(3:20:48) – Secret societies</p>
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