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Barnum World, MK Ultra, and the Theatre of Modern Politics
Episode 140
Broadcasts live every Wednesday at 7:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.com
On this lively midweek edition of the Shelley Tasker Show, Mallificus Scott and I bounce from culture and community to media manipulation and modern madness. We kick off with Barnum World and the slow creep of propaganda, contrasting 1950s family norms with today’s programming, then dive into MK Ultra, Operation CHAOS, and the tragic “Tusko the elephant” LSD experiment—asking what mind control looks like in 2025. We tackle gender ideology flashpoints in schools and politics, the cost of identity confusion, and the harms of surgical “solutions,” before turning to a disturbing Cornwall case of a surgeon’s amputation fetish and the wider world of extreme body modification. We round off with the spectacle of mass protests, flag symbolism, and the theatre of modern politics—querying who’s pulling the strings and why local community still matters most. All that, plus secret gardens, chainsaw mushrooms, gym endorphins, and a cracking tune or two. Buckle up.
Note: We deliberately skip sponsor chatter and keep focus on the conversations, callers, culture, and critical thinking that shaped the episode.
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