Shock Doc
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 75
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Today's True Weird Stuff - Shock Doc
In the 1950's, the CIA launched a program aimed at developing methods for interrogating and controlling human behavior; part of the program involved funding tests on children. Dr. Lauretta Bender at Bellevue Hospital would conduct electroshock therapy on kids as young as three years old to treat childhood schizophrenia. The CIA called it "Project Artichoke."
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