Episode #266 | 2.24.26
The Grateful Dead Pt. 3: What the Epstein Files Tell Us About Bob Weir's Bohemian Grove Ties and MKULTRA
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In this episode
Why was the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir a member of the secretive Bohemian Club? Maybe the answer lies in the Epstein Files or in early MKULTRA efforts? Listen to find out why a counterculture icon, one of the architects of the most consequential communities in music history, was part of a community that included conservative presidents and war criminals.
Sources
Alex Shoumatoff on the Bohemian Club (Vanity Fair)
A Guide to the Bohemian Grove (Vanity Fair)
Weir Science (Metro Silicon Valley)
The ‘unusual life’ of a Palo Alto kid named Bob Weir (SF Gate)
Bohemian Grove secrets and stories told by Bob Weir
Robert Hunter and the CIA: how MK-ultra gave the Grateful Dead their voice (Far Out)
Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 (NY Times)
Clarence Thomas and Bohemian Grove: What goes on at the all-male club? (BBC)
Credits
Hosted by Jake Brennan.
Written by Jake Brennan.
Mixed by Matt Beaudoin.
DISGRACELAND theme song, “Crenshaw Space Boogie,” written and produced by Jake Brennan. Performed by Jake Brennan, Bryce Kanzer, Jay Cannava, and Evan Kenney. Mixed and engineered by Adam Taylor.
*illustrations by Avi Spivak @avispivak