Becoming a Psychic Spy: Remote Viewing, the CIA, & Uri Geller

Warning: this podcast may unlock your psychic powers! In this episode, we dig into recently declassified CIA documents that suggest psychic phenomena are real... and that famed mentalist Uri Geller was a spy. Plus, Connor defies the brotherhood of magicians by revealing well-guarded secrets, ghostly activity manifests in the studio, and Greg & Dana undergo a series of remote viewing experiments that will blow your mind. No spoon is safe, because we're becoming psychic spies for the CIA, baby!

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SHOW NOTES:

- Uri Geller’s website: https://www.urigeller.com/

- James Randi’s The Truth About Uri Geller: https://amzn.to/3AI3uyU

- The Awkward Johnny Carson appearance: https://youtu.be/zD7OgAdCObs

- Watch The Secret Life of Uri Geller by Vikram Jayanti: https://tinyurl.com/bdfwd925

- Read The Secret Life of Uri Geller: https://amzn.to/3LmzAVT

- Skeptical Inquirer dissects Uri’s claims: https://tinyurl.com/2axd577m

- Astonishing Legends covers remote viewing: https://tinyurl.com/5hetufwd

- CIA documents on Uri: https://tinyurl.com/4sjzbhw7

- CIA documents on remote viewing: https://tinyurl.com/4asa9rp3

- More Remote Viewing Research: https://tinyurl.com/3ffyp3tu

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - “I’ve Got News For Ya, Goblin Guy...”

4:01 -  Uri Geller’s Bent Spoon 

5:26 - Ever Been on a Stakeout?

15:35 - Man, Millionaire, Magician?

24:32 - The Alien Connection

28:28 - P.E.E. Parties

41:29 - The Conjurer is Redeemed

51:43 - Late Night Blunder (Or Was It?)

55:48 - Test Time: Enter the CIA

1:15:27 - The One-Armed Man 

1:24:20 - Paranoia Tornado

1:35:00 - Remote Viewing Crash Course

1:43:54 - Our CIA Application

2:03:05 - Entanglement!

2:08:35 - Over the Spoon on Uri Geller

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