Scott Eastwood Says Film Industry Brainwashing Could Create Assassins Like MKUltra Subjects
"How strong is the government to like brainwash, you know, the MKUltra stuff? Like the stuff where it's like you get like a patsy or get someone to do something that you want them to do, kill somebody, whatever. That's like really terrifying."
About this episode
Joe Rogan speaks with actor Scott Eastwood about his upcoming World War II film Lucky Strike, but the conversation ranges far beyond Hollywood into conspiracy theories about political assassinations, food industry corruption, and the dark realities of fame. Eastwood, son of Clint Eastwood, reveals he took a year off acting at age 40 after 20 years of continuous work, only to find himself more depressed without the creative outlet. He criticizes unethical behavior in Hollywood, specifically calling out an unnamed director who abandoned a film project after taking investor money. The pair spend considerable time dissecting inconsistencies in the Thomas Crooks and Charlie Kirk shooting cases, with Rogan arguing both show signs of intelligence operations rather than lone wolf attacks. Rogan challenges forensic details like weapon reassembly and wound characteristics while questioning why Crooks was quickly cremated before full toxicology results were released. They discuss MKUltra-style mind control programs potentially still operating today. Eastwood describes his experience portraying World War II soldiers and meeting 107-year-old veteran Colonel Herbert Stern, who liberated a concentration camp in 1945, calling it emotionally devastating work that requires lending your own grief to the role. Rogan delivers an extended critique of American food industry practices, arguing that ultra-processed foods containing glyphosate, potassium bromate, and other chemicals banned in Europe are systematically poisoning Americans. Both men advocate for psychedelic experiences, with Eastwood describing a life-changing 5-MeO-DMT session that left him crying for 45 minutes. They criticize toxic masculinity rhetoric, defend Second Amendment rights, warn about authoritarian trends in the UK with mass surveillance and social media arrests, and discuss the importance of maintaining intellectual flexibility rather than tribal political thinking. Eastwood promotes his new supplement company North Performance while discussing the importance of staying grounded despite Hollywood fame.
Key takeaways
- Rogan claims Thomas Crooks and Charlie Kirk shootings show intelligence operation hallmarks including professionally scrubbed apartments, missing electronics, and implausible weapon logistics that trained shooters question.
- Scott Eastwood reveals unnamed director abandoned film project after taking investor money, criticizing unethical celebrity behavior Hollywood tolerates that other industries would not.
- Eastwood discloses year-long acting break at age 40 led to increased depression, concluding constant creative work essential to his mental health after 20 years in Hollywood.
- Rogan argues American food industry systematically poisons population with glyphosate, potassium bromate, and chemicals banned in Europe, contributing to obesity and illness despite national wealth.
- Eastwood describes emotionally devastating experience portraying World War II soldiers and meeting 107-year-old veteran who liberated Nazi concentration camp, calling it profound responsibility to honor that generation.
- Both discuss MKUltra-style government mind control programs potentially still operating to manipulate vulnerable individuals into violent acts through drugs and psychological conditioning.
- Eastwood advocates psychedelic medicine after life-changing 5-MeO-DMT experience left him crying 45 minutes, saying it provided complete ego death and universal connection perspective.