Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

A podcast by Mark Plotkin, Ph.D. - Wednesdays

52 Episodes

  1. Plants of the Gods: S5E10. The Mushroom Moment

    Published: 2/21/2024
  2. Plants of the Gods: S5E9. The Ethnobotany of Amazonian Lianas: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Bruce Hoffman

    Published: 2/7/2024
  3. Plants of the Gods: S5E8. Part 2 — Mescal, Tequila and Magic Toads: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan

    Published: 1/24/2024
  4. Plants of the Gods: S5E7. Part 1 — Mescal, Tequila and Magic Toads: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan

    Published: 1/10/2024
  5. Plants of the Gods: S5E6. Plants of the Gods in Ancient Persia: A Conversation with Dr. Shauheen Etminan

    Published: 12/27/2023
  6. Plants of the Gods: S5E5. Part 2 — Coffee, the World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More

    Published: 12/13/2023
  7. Plants of the Gods: S5E4. Part 1 — Coffee, the World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More

    Published: 11/29/2023
  8. Plants of the Gods: S5E3. How to Save the Rainforest with Mongabay’s Rhett Butler

    Published: 11/15/2023
  9. Plants of the Gods: S5E2. Part 2 — Antibiotic Ales and Lush Lagers: The Ethnobotany of Beer

    Published: 11/1/2023
  10. Plants of the Gods: S5E1. Part 1 — Antibiotic Ales and Lush Lagers: The Ethnobotany of Beer

    Published: 10/18/2023
  11. Plants of the Gods: S4E10. Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke

    Published: 6/14/2023
  12. Plants of the Gods: S4E9. Part 2 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci

    Published: 5/31/2023
  13. Plants of the Gods: S4E8. Part 1 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci

    Published: 5/17/2023
  14. Plants of the Gods: S4E7. Part 2 — Ayahuasca and Tobacco Shamanism: an Interview with Ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shepard

    Published: 5/3/2023
  15. Plants of the Gods: S4E6. Part 1 — Ayahuasca and Tobacco Shamanism: an Interview with Ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shepard

    Published: 4/19/2023
  16. Plants of the Gods: S4E5. Part 2 — Tobacco: The Sacred Shamanic Plant of Freedom and Enslavement

    Published: 4/5/2023
  17. Plants of the Gods: S4E4. Part 1 — Tobacco: The Sacred Shamanic Plant of Freedom and Enslavement

    Published: 3/22/2023
  18. Plants of the Gods: S4E3. Part 2 — Brian C. Muraresku: The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis and the Hallucinogenic Origins of Religion

    Published: 3/8/2023
  19. Plants of the Gods: S4E2. Part 1 — Brian C. Muraresku: The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis and the Hallucinogenic Origins of Religion

    Published: 2/22/2023
  20. Plants of the Gods: S4E1. Richard Evans Schultes and the Search for Ayahuasca

    Published: 2/8/2023

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“Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation” is a new and unique podcast focusing on the hallucinogenic plants and fungi whose impact on world culture and religion – and healing potential - is only now beginning to be appreciated as never before. Unlike other podcasts relating to these issues, “Plants of the Gods” is hosted by renowned ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin, a Harvard and Yale-trained scientist who has been studying the healing plants and shamans of the Amazon rainforest for almost four decades. An award-winning scientist and best selling author, Dr, Plotkin is a spellbinding storyteller who will be speaking from personal experience and will be joined by other leaders in the field.