This book by Norman Ohler has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Norman Ohler. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2024-08-01 and the most recent from 2025-09-19. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
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Norman Ohler: Hitler, Nazis, Drugs, WW2, Blitzkrieg, LSD, MKUltra & CIA | Lex Fridman Podcast #481
“He also wrote Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age.”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Norman Ohler: German novelist and non-fiction author of Blitzed, Tripped, and The Bohemians. He researches the role of drugs in history using primary archival sources and is working on a new book, Stoned Sapiens, about human civilization through the lens of drugs. Norman Ohler reveals how methamphetamine fueled Nazi Blitzkrieg and how Hitler's opioid addiction warped his wartime decisions.
Joe Rogan Experience #2183 - Norman Ohler
“this is your book it's called tripped Nazi Germany the CIA and the dawn of the Psychedelic Age”— Norman Ohler
The guest here is Norman Ohler: German novelist-turned-nonfiction author of Blitzed and Tripped, who works directly in archives uncovering the hidden drug history of Nazi Germany and the psychedelic age. Author Norman Ohler reveals how Nazi Germany, the CIA, and Hitler himself shaped the history of meth, LSD, and the drug war.
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