Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

This book by Norman Ohler has been genuinely recommended 2 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. The people who vouched for it on air: Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, depression & mood, psychedelics, trauma & ptsd. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Mar 2023 and the most recent from May 2025. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “Have you read Blitzed by Norman Oer? ... Uh, phenomenal book on the drug use by the Nazis.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “phenomenal book on the drug use by the Nazis”
  Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · May 202501:59:03

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2319 - Rick Doblin". The episode features Rick Doblin: Founder of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), which he started in 1986 to make MDMA-assisted therapy a legal medicine. A leading figure in the psychedelic research movement for nearly 40 years. MAPS founder Rick Doblin walks Joe Rogan through four decades fighting to turn MDMA and psychedelics into legal medicine.

• “just read blitzed which is this oh I want to read that yeah it was really good it's uh it gives a theory of Nazi Germany”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it was really good”
  Lex Fridman · Lex Fridman Podcast · Mar 202301:50:05

  Said during "Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367". The episode features Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex and Whisper. Former president of Y Combinator and a leading voice on AGI development and safety. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on GPT-4, AGI safety, the iterative-deployment philosophy, bias, jobs, and the future of intelligence.