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June 14, 1998: Toxic Chemical Waste - Linda Moulton Howe | Mind Control - Steven Jacobson
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Art Bell hosts a two-part Dreamland broadcast beginning with Linda Moulton Howe's report on environmental contamination in the Arctic. She interviews Canadian zoologist Dr. Andrew DeRocher about polar bear cubs discovered near Svalbard, Norway with both male and female sexual organs. The researchers link these abnormalities to extremely high concentrations of PCBs moving up the food chain through contaminated seal blubber, raising broader concerns about toxic chemicals affecting immune function and reproductive development across species, including humans.
The second half features Steven Jacobson, creator of the audio series Mind Control in America, who argues that television inherently induces a hypnotic trance state through its flickering visual pattern at 30 frames per second. He contends that repeating graphics, newscaster speech patterns, and subliminal messaging techniques deepen viewer suggestibility. Jacobson claims there are no enforceable laws against subliminal advertising despite widespread public belief otherwise, citing the Library of Congress magazine Civilization as acknowledging the practice is commonplace.
Jacobson connects media manipulation to economic pressures and educational shifts dating back to John Dewey's progressive reforms, which he says replaced intellectual development with socialization. He argues these combined forces amount to a coordinated psychological warfare campaign designed to produce a controllable population, contributing to the rise of youth violence and societal breakdown.
The second half features Steven Jacobson, creator of the audio series Mind Control in America, who argues that television inherently induces a hypnotic trance state through its flickering visual pattern at 30 frames per second. He contends that repeating graphics, newscaster speech patterns, and subliminal messaging techniques deepen viewer suggestibility. Jacobson claims there are no enforceable laws against subliminal advertising despite widespread public belief otherwise, citing the Library of Congress magazine Civilization as acknowledging the practice is commonplace.
Jacobson connects media manipulation to economic pressures and educational shifts dating back to John Dewey's progressive reforms, which he says replaced intellectual development with socialization. He argues these combined forces amount to a coordinated psychological warfare campaign designed to produce a controllable population, contributing to the rise of youth violence and societal breakdown.