Topic: John D Rockefeller

John D Rockefeller comes up in 27 chapters across 22 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from April 2013 to June 2026.

April 2013 June 2026

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Iain Davis | The Technocratic Dark State, AI Everything, & The Neo-nerd Nexus
• 1:01:47 - 1:06:59

Iain Davis | The Technocratic Dark State, AI Everything, & The Neo-nerd Nexus

Rockefeller Funding and the New School for Social Research

The origins of technocratic thought are traced back to the New School for Social Research, which received funding from John D. Rockefeller in 1919. Davis explains how early concepts of "Taylorism" and social engineering were incubated in these institutions. This historical context links the traditional predator class to the modern technological control systems being implemented today.

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Michael Cremo | Extreme Out Of Place Artifacts, More Forbidden Archaeology, & Vedic Cosmology
• 56:34 - 1:03:45

Michael Cremo | Extreme Out Of Place Artifacts, More Forbidden Archaeology, & Vedic Cosmology

Rockefeller Foundation and the Pursuit of Beneficial Social Control

In the early 20th century, the Rockefeller Foundation funded diverse scientific fields, including archaeology and genetics, with the explicit goal of understanding and influencing human social behavior. Documents from the foundation suggest these efforts were part of a unified program to establish "beneficial social control" over humanity. John D. Rockefeller Jr. shifted the foundation's focus from Baptist fundamentalism to a scientific approach that had significant implications for global worldviews.

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Richard Grove | Grand Theft World: Schooling, Diamonds, & Blackmail
• 57:02 - 1:03:34

Richard Grove | Grand Theft World: Schooling, Diamonds, & Blackmail

John Loftus, Nelson Rockefeller, and the Founding of Israel

Richard Grove shares a story from researcher John Loftus regarding the 1947 blackmail of Nelson Rockefeller by Haganah agents. According to the account, Rockefeller was forced to deliver Latin American UN votes for the creation of the State of Israel in exchange for the suppression of records linking his family to Nazi funding. Grove also discusses Loftus's background as a DOJ Nazi hunter with high-level "Cosmic" clearance.

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Dr. Jacob Nordangard | Philanthrocapitalism, Recent UN Policy Briefs, & The Digital World Brain
• 50:53 - 56:08

Dr. Jacob Nordangard | Philanthrocapitalism, Recent UN Policy Briefs, & The Digital World Brain

Ivy Lee, Rockefeller Public Relations Strategy

Following the 1914 Ludlow Massacre, public relations pioneer Ivy Lee advised the Rockefeller family to win back public trust by funding education and magazines to "own the truth." This historical pivot established the family's long-term strategy of controlling scientific and academic institutions to shape public perception. However, the current acceleration of globalist agendas is seen as a sign of desperation as the "natural law" of truth begins to bypass these controlled channels.

Clive De Carle | Tesla’s Healing Device, The Secret Health Club, & Urine Therapy
• 39:11 - 40:48

Clive De Carle | Tesla’s Healing Device, The Secret Health Club, & Urine Therapy

Rockefeller AA Cover-Up, Gold Salts, and Alcoholism

An article in the Secret Health Club archive alleges that the Rockefeller-funded Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) model suppressed a 94% effective cure for alcoholism involving gold mineral salts. Dr. Leslie Enright reportedly discovered this treatment during the Great Depression. The discussion suggests that AA was designed to keep participants in a perpetual state of being "un-cured" victims.

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Dr. Narco Longo | Old World Florida: Lost History, Mystery, Elephants, & Oranges
• 1:01:46 - 1:07:29

Dr. Narco Longo | Old World Florida: Lost History, Mystery, Elephants, & Oranges

Ancient Mounds Hidden on Florida Golf Courses

The discussion reveals how ancient burial mounds and ceremonial sites have been repurposed as features on Florida's numerous golf courses. Dr. Longo explains that builders used these naturally hilly areas because they were less profitable for traditional real estate. He also describes how the Army Corps of Engineers and private interests dismantled many mounds to use the shell material for building high-quality roads in the early 20th century.

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Jerry M. Kantor | Sane Asylums: The Success of Homeopathy Before Psychiatry Lost Its Mind
• 28:54 - 32:13

Jerry M. Kantor | Sane Asylums: The Success of Homeopathy Before Psychiatry Lost Its Mind

Rockefeller Medicine, Medical History Scrubbing and Johns Hopkins

The rise of Rockefeller-funded medicine led to a systematic scrubbing of homeopathic history from medical school curricula and hospital origins. Institutions like Johns Hopkins have historically framed homeopathy as a heresy or sect to maintain the dominance of the pharmaceutical industry. This "hijacking" of history limits modern healthcare choices by obscuring the past success of alternative modalities.

Dean Henderson | The Bloodline Agenda, The Babylon System, & The Simple Life
• 34:52 - 37:25

Dean Henderson | The Bloodline Agenda, The Babylon System, & The Simple Life

San Diego Homelessness, Small Business and Class Warfare

The rise of tent cities and homelessness in San Diego is presented as a deliberate attempt to destroy small businesses and the middle class. The ruling class is accused of using the "underclass" to create social chaos, thereby distracting the middle class from their true enemies. John D. Rockefeller’s quote that "competition is a sin" is used to illustrate the cartel-like nature of modern corporate ownership.

John Klyczek | Ed Tech Privatization & Digitally Dehumanizing The Classroom
• 17:25 - 20:42

John Klyczek | Ed Tech Privatization & Digitally Dehumanizing The Classroom

The Goodlad Study and Annenberg Foundation Funding

The Goodlad Study is identified as a foundational series of manuals from the late 1970s used to propagate the community school model. Klyzik traces the funding for these initiatives through the Rockefeller and Carnegie foundations to the Annenberg Foundation. He connects these educational strategies to political figures including Bill Ayers, Arne Duncan, and the Obama administration, suggesting a consistent multi-decade methodology.

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John Klyczek | Ed Tech Privatization & Digitally Dehumanizing The Classroom
• 42:24 - 46:23

John Klyczek | Ed Tech Privatization & Digitally Dehumanizing The Classroom

Rockefeller Influence and the History of Functionalist Psychology

Klyzik traces the influence of the Rockefeller family in education from modern partnerships with public television to the early 20th-century work of John Dewey. He explains how Dewey’s functionalist psychology, funded by the Rockefellers, evolved from the stimulus-response traditions of Wilhelm Wundt. This historical lineage is presented as the foundation for modern adaptive learning software and behavioral education.

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Dr. Christiane Northrup | COVID Shot Concerns, Medical Freedom, & The Long Game
• 28:36 - 31:44

Dr. Christiane Northrup | COVID Shot Concerns, Medical Freedom, & The Long Game

Flexner Report, Rockefeller Influence and Medical Education

Northrup recounts her personal history in medicine and her early skepticism of hospital practices. She traces the current state of the medical establishment back to the 1910 Flexner Report and the influence of John D. Rockefeller. According to Northrup, this led to the closure of natural medical schools and the branding of non-pharmaceutical practices as "quackery."

James Corbett | The Truth About Bill Gates, Police, & The New Abnormal
• 7:50 - 12:25

James Corbett | The Truth About Bill Gates, Police, & The New Abnormal

Historical Parallels Between Bill Gates and John D. Rockefeller

The conversation explores the similarities between the public image transformations of John D. Rockefeller and Bill Gates. Corbett references his previous work, How Big Oil Conquered the World, to illustrate how wealth is converted into social and political capital. The segment details how both figures used philanthropy to reinvent themselves from perceived "evil monopolists" into celebrated saviors of humanity.

Steven Snider aka Recluse | Strange Tales Of The Parapolitical
• 15:44 - 20:06

Steven Snider aka Recluse | Strange Tales Of The Parapolitical

American Security Council, Propaganda, and Controlled Opposition

The American Security Council (ASC) is described as a private intelligence operation that influenced both the UFO community and the conspiratorial right. Recluse argues that the Rockefellers funded propaganda targeting themselves to create controlled opposition, utilizing tropes that continue to appear in modern discourse regarding globalism and the World Health Organization.

Mark Devlin | Musical Truth 2, Lifetime Actors, & Weaponized Sound
• 48:36 - 51:59

Mark Devlin | Musical Truth 2, Lifetime Actors, & Weaponized Sound

Tritone Devil's Interval, Rockefeller Tuning Standard

The "Tritone" or "Devil's Interval" was historically avoided in music for its dissonant and unsettling effects on the human brain. In the 20th century, the Rockefeller Foundation pushed to change the standard musical tuning from 432Hz to 440Hz, a move some believe was intended to create mass agitation. Disney's "Fantasia" was used as a prominent showcase for this new 440Hz tuning standard.

Dr. Joseph P. Farrell | Common Core & The Cabal
• 22:04 - 26:15

Dr. Joseph P. Farrell | Common Core & The Cabal

Rockefeller Family Education, Elite Stupidity and the Anglo-Saxon Tradition

Farrell shares an anecdote about the Rockefeller brothers attending the progressive Lincoln School, which reportedly left them with lifelong difficulties in reading. He argues that the elite have dumbed themselves down by adopting the same flawed educational philosophies they imposed on the public. This has resulted in a "calcified" political class that is unable to think outside of its own established narratives.

James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown
• 2:52 - 4:59

James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown

William Rockefeller, Snake Oil Salesman and Family Origins

James Corbett details the history of William Rockefeller, the father of John D. Rockefeller, who lived under the alias William Livingston. William is described as a "cad" and a traveling snake oil salesman who was once accused of being a bigamist and a rapist. This background is presented as the foundational ethos for the Rockefeller dynasty, contrasting the official narrative of John D. Rockefeller's devout Baptist upbringing.

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James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown
• 20:29 - 27:18

James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown

Ivy Ledbetter Lee, Rockefeller PR and Modern Image Branding

The conversation shifts to the birth of the modern public relations industry, pioneered by Ivy Ledbetter Lee to rehabilitate John D. Rockefeller's image. Following scathing reports by muckraker Ida Tarbell, Lee transformed Rockefeller from a despised monopolist into a "great philanthropist" through staged events like handing out dimes to children. This campaign successfully shifted public perception of the family's massive wealth and influence.

James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown
• 54:01 - 57:37

James Corbett | Rockefeller History & The Big Conspiracy Breakdown

Ludlow Massacre, Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Strike

Corbett recounts the 1914 Ludlow Massacre, where the National Guard attacked a tent colony of striking coal miners at the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. The event resulted in dozens of deaths, including women and children, and became a major PR disaster for the family. This tragedy accelerated the transition of the Rockefeller image from business moguls to pure philanthropists under John D. Rockefeller Jr.

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David Rodriguez | The Education Conspiracy And The History Of Forced Schooling
• 17:29 - 21:24

David Rodriguez | The Education Conspiracy And The History Of Forced Schooling

Rockefeller, Henry Ford, and the Nation of Workers

Industrialists like John D. Rockefeller and Henry Ford influenced the school system to produce a "nation of workers" rather than a "nation of thinkers." Rockefeller famously viewed competition as a sin and sought to create a social order that favored global monopolization and employee obedience. The system was designed to ensure that laborers would accept orders without dissent to maintain the efficiency of manufacturing facilities.

Jim Marrs | Population Control & How Corporate Owners Are KIlling Us
• 5:58 - 7:21

Jim Marrs | Population Control & How Corporate Owners Are KIlling Us

Eugenics History, Rockefeller Family, Standard Oil Monopoly

The origins of the eugenics movement are traced back to the United States, specifically citing the influence of the Harriman and Bush families. Jim Mars details how John D. Rockefeller utilized railroad monopolies to control the oil industry before the 1909 Supreme Court breakup of Standard Oil. This historical context is used to explain the ideological roots of modern globalist billionaires.