Bob Costas Show (1980s) and Return Engagement (1984)
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May 24, 20261984
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This items is part of the Leary Videos, a series of DVD compiled by M. Horowitz. Bob Costas Show (1980s) Return Engagement (1984) dir. Alan Rudolph Source: VHS TRT: 2:06:07 Horowitz
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A long debate/interview centers on Timothy Leary defending LSD and psychedelic plants as tools for consciousness, research, and personal growth, while addressing criticism about harm, responsibility, and public influence. The conversation expands into politics, prisons, government power, youth culture, computers, space, cryonics, and the future, with Leary and Liddy repeatedly clashing over authority, morality, and freedom.
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