Operation Midnight Climax

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  • Summary

  • George White ran the CIA brothel. He watched from a hidden room while men were dosed with LSD — and he convinced himself the fate of the nation depended on it.
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Episodes
  • Becoming Zaqistani
    Nov 20 2024

    Ryan meets the team of misfits that will accompany him on the journey to rebuild Zaqistan. He gets schooled in Zaqistani history and applies for citizenship, as part of his ultimate quest to Become Zaqistani.

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    42 mins
  • E.T. and Me
    Nov 20 2024

    In 1981, 11-year-old Matt De Meritt got a phone call that would change his life. He wasn’t a child actor, or a performer of any kind. He was just a suburban kid enjoying his summer before he had to go back to school. But Matt had something no other kid had — something Steven Spielberg needed in order to embark on his most ambitious movie yet.

    Note: This episode contains discussions of suicide. Please take care while listening.

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    VERY SPECIAL CREDITS
    Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
    Written by Jake Rossen
    Produced by Josh Fisher
    Story Editor is Marisa Brown
    Editing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher
    Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
    Voice Actors are Jess Krainchich and Juliet English
    Original Music by Elise McCoy
    Research and Fact Checking by Jake Rossen and Austin Thompson
    Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
    Executive Producer is Jason English

    Special thanks to Simon Brew. Check out the Film Stories podcast!

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    51 mins
  • Diplomacy
    Nov 13 2024

    Hosts Ryan Murdock and Gabbie Watts head to Microcon, a convention of micronationalists. Think Model UN meets ComicCon. We’ll engage in light diplomacy, explore invented histories and exchange gratuitous amounts of medals. Plus, there’s a taco bar! Among the characters you’ll meet are Zaq from Zaqistan, the President of Molossia, the Sultan of Slowjamastan, the Princess of Sancrotosia and a bunch of dictator-curious statesmen, all asking the question: if you could start a country from scratch, what would it look like?

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    43 mins

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