Topic: Plato S Retreat

A discussion of 1970s "wild parties" highlights Plato's Retreat, a notorious swingers club in New York City that became a symbol of the sexual revolution. Writer Buck Henry famously documented the club's activities for Playboy magazine. The era of organized public orgies largely ended in the mid-1980s due to the onset of the AIDS epidemic.

The discussion shifts from secret societies to historical sex clubs in New York and the potential for small-town corruption. The hosts describe how groups can take over local offices to misappropriate government grants, citing examples from California's history.