Rogan reads claim Timothy Leary told author he was a CIA ‘asset’

What was said

"According to Walter Boart, Liry admitted to working for the CIA since 1962 as an important national asset. He's quoted by Boart as follows. I would say that 80% of my movements, 80% of the decisions I made were suggested to me by CIA people. I like the CIA."

Joe Rogan reads out a claim attributed to writer Walter Bowart that psychedelic advocate Timothy Leary said he had worked with the CIA from 1962 and described most of his decisions as suggested by CIA personnel. The exchange arises during a discussion about whether parts of the 1960s counterculture—and the backlash to it—may have been shaped by intelligence operations, alongside references to MKUltra-era interest in mind-altering drugs.