Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies | Lex Fridman Podcast #451

Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep451-sb See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/rick-spence-tr... CONTACT LEX: Feedback - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Rick's Website: https://www.uidaho.edu/class/history/... Rick's Courses: https://bit.ly/40dIZbw SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: AG1: All-in-one daily nutrition drinks. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/ag1-ep451-sb NetSuite: Business management software. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/netsuite-ep4... BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-e... MasterClass: Online classes from world-class experts. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/masterclass-... Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep45... OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:37 - KGB and CIA 14:54 - Okhrana, Cheka, NKVD 30:26 - CIA spies vs KGB spies 37:02 - Assassinations and mind control 43:56 - Jeffrey Epstein 50:48 - Bohemian Grove 1:02:42 - Occultism 1:13:53 - Nazi party and Thule society 1:54:11 - Protocols of the Elders of Zion 2:27:16 - Charles Manson 2:54:03 - Zodiac Killer 3:04:57 - Illuminati 3:12:21 - Secret societies PODCAST LINKS: Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Podcast Playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips Channel: / lexclips SOCIAL LINKS: X: https://x.com/lexfridman Instagram: / lexfridman TikTok: / lexfridman LinkedIn: / lexfridman Facebook: / lexfridman Patreon: / lexfridman Telegram: https://t.me/lexfridman Reddit: / lexfridman