#451 – Rick Spence: CIA, KGB, Illuminati, Secret Societies, Cults & Conspiracies

Rick Spence is a historian specializing in the history of intelligence agencies, espionage, secret societies, conspiracies, the occult, and military history.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(09:04) - KGB and CIA
(23:21) - Okhrana, Cheka, NKVD
(38:53) - CIA spies vs KGB spies
(45:29) - Assassinations and mind control
(52:23) - Jeffrey Epstein
(59:15) - Bohemian Grove
(1:11:09) - Occultism
(1:22:20) - Nazi party and Thule society
(2:02:38) - Protocols of the Elders of Zion
(2:35:43) - Charles Manson
(3:02:30) - Zodiac Killer
(3:13:24) - Illuminati
(3:20:48) - Secret societies

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