Episodes List
Ep.1 The Psychedelic Toad
Air Date: 2017-11-28
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
Ep.2 Peyote: The Divine Messenger
Air Date: 2017-12-05
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
Ep.3 Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
Air Date: 2017-12-12
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
Ep.4 Wizards of DMT
Air Date: 2017-12-19
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
Ep.5 Ketamine: Realms and Realities
Air Date: 2017-12-26
Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.
Ep.6 A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
Air Date: 2018-01-02
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
Ep.7 A Fungal Fairy Tale
Air Date: 2018-01-09
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
Ep.8 The Cactus Apprentice
Air Date: 2018-01-16
Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.
