#481 – Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA

The following is a conversation with Norman Uhler, author of Blitzed, drugs in the Third Reich, a book that investigates what role psychoactive drugs, particularly stimulants, such as methamphetamine, played in the military history of World War two. It is a book that two legendary historians, Ian Kershaw and Anthony Beevor, give very high praise to. Ian Kershaw describes it as very well researched, serious piece of scholarship, and Anthony Beevor describes it as remarkable work of research. And it is indeed a remarkable work of research. Norman went deep into the archives using primary sources to uncover perspective on Hitler and the Third Reich that is before this, but mostly ignored by historians. He also wrote, tripped Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the dawn of the psychedelic age, and he's now working on a new book with the possible title of stoned sapiens. Great title. Looking at the history of human civilization through the lens of drugs. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description or at lexfredeman.com/sponsors. It is in fact the best way to support this podcast. We got Uplift desk for beautiful standing desks, Fin for AI agents, Shopify for selling stuff online, Element for electrolytes, and Hampton for connecting with CEOs. Choose wise then, my friends. And now onto the full ad reads. I try to make them interesting, but if you skip, please still check out the sponsors. I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too. To get in touch with me for whatever reason, go to lexfreeman.com/contact. Alright. Let's go. This episode is brought to you by UpliftDesk, my go to for all office and podcast studio furniture. This very podcast, ladies and gentlemen, had, three desks, Uplift desks involved, and a fourth desk in the same room. So that desk you see sort of me place my hands on, that wooden color desk, that's Uplift desks. And I've had those for many years, and I've enjoyed them for many years, long, long, long before they became a sponsor. I'm a huge supporter of what they do. I'm a huge supporter of the product they create. I spend so much time behind a desk that, really, you might be silly to say, but things like a desk or a Kinesis keyboard are sources of, little and big moments of happiness throughout the day. And, the days add up to weeks, and the weeks add up to years until lifetime. And so the amount of happiness that Uplift desk has brought me is, is a lot immeasurable, really. I'm sitting behind an Uplift desk now as, I'm recording this. Anyway, they have a huge number of combinations of sizes and colors and all that kind of stuff that you can pick. If you go to upliftdesk.com/leks and use code leks to get four free accessories, free same day shipping, free returns, a fifteen year warranty, and an extra discount off your entire order, that's upliftdesk.com/leks. This …