S4E6: The CIA Family Jewels

In this episode, we unravel one of the most infamous documents in CIA history: the Family Jewels. This 700-page dossier, compiled in the 1970s, exposes decades of covert and often illegal activities carried out by the agency.

We’ll dive into some of the most shocking revelations, including:

• ​ Assassination Plots: Covert plans to remove foreign leaders who challenged U.S. interests.
• ​ Surveillance Programs: Wiretapping journalists and spying on U.S. citizens in direct violation of the CIA’s charter.
• ​ MKULTRA: Experiments in mind control and drug testing on unwitting participants.
• ​ Illegal Detentions: Kidnapping and holding individuals without due process.
• ​ Domestic Spying: Monitoring civil rights leaders, anti-war activists, and political dissidents during the 1960s and beyond.
• ​ Cover-ups: Internal efforts to bury these actions and protect the agency’s image.

This is the story of power, secrecy, and the ethical dilemmas that defined a critical chapter in U.S. intelligence history. Tune in for the full story of the CIA’s Family Jewels.