Understory - An InoculateTheWorld Podcast

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Join us for conversations about consciousness, psychedelics, and the mycelial threads that tie the world together.

  1. Oct 10

    Can Psychedelics Change the Way We See the World? | Ramzi Fawaz

    Ramzi Fawaz is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of several books on everything from superhero comics to queer and feminist pop culture and, more recently, psychedelics. He teaches a course called Psychedelic Imaginaries and leads workshops at Esalen. In this wide-ranging and lively discussion, Ramzi traces his path from Cold War cultural historian to democratic political theorist, and explains why he thinks a good humanities class functions like a psychedelic experience.  We get into the weeds on sticky questions of cultural appropriation and the surprisingly recent origins of some ayahuasca ceremonies, Wendy Brown's idea of wounded attachment and what it means for the left, what he sees in his Gen Z students, and why he thinks constant moralizing gets people nowhere. Ramzi is a fearless scholar, a man committed to truth, and a refreshingly unorthodox thinker.

    Can Psychedelics Change the Way We See the World? | Ramzi Fawaz

  2. Oct 2

    The War on Drugs Is Blocking Science | Brooke Sanders

    Brooke Sanders refuses to separate her online persona from her academic one, and that fusion is the core of what makes her so special. A cannabinoid neuroscientist turned SSDP policy staffer, she walks us through what it actually looks like when the DEA schedules a compound out from under a working lab, including one case where federal prosecutors submitted printed Reddit posts as evidence of a drug crisis. We get into SR-17018, the 7-OH scheduling fight, harm reduction on the ground at a syringe exchange, and what Shulgin's legacy still owes the next generation of scientists willing to test on themselves.

    The War on Drugs Is Blocking Science | Brooke Sanders

  3. Sep 24

    Shocking Stories From The Acid King’s Roommate - Charles Perry

    In the first recorded interview of its kind, we speak to a legendary figure of underground psychedelic history: Charles Perry, longtime friend and roommate of Owsley “Bear” Stanley. There would be no Grateful Dead, no LSD craze, and no iconic dancing bear imagery without Owsley Stanley, and few knew him as closely as Charles Perry. This interview blows the lid on many of the most treasured icons in psychedelic history as we’re regaled with tales of Timothy Leary, crime and chaos in the Haight Ashbury, touring with the Grateful Dead, dining on Baklava with the President of Türkiye, and so much more. Charles Perry is among the greats of his psychedelic generation, and this interview is the deepest dive to date on his incredible life story.

    Shocking Stories From The Acid King’s Roommate - Charles Perry

  4. Sep 17

    Guatemalas Famous Mushroom School - Jasper Degenaars of Fungi Academy

    Jasper Degenaars co-runs Fungi Academy, a mushroom education center and intentional community on Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. He has been growing mushrooms for over 15 years and teaching cultivation and ecology to a huge group of devoted students for the last seven. In this conversation Jasper talks about what fungi model for human community. He walks through the Dutch truffle loophole that made his early age experiments legal, the archetypes of people who show up to learn cultivation, and his case against the inbred Cubensis mutants currently dominating the hobby. We get into plastic-eating fungi, yeast engineered to produce psilocybin, the fungicide resistance problem nobody is talking about, and the mushroom-lightning connection that shows up in mythological traditions all over the world.

    Guatemalas Famous Mushroom School - Jasper Degenaars of Fungi Academy

  5. Sep 10

    Fighting the System With Native Plants - Joey Santore of "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't"

    We’re joined this week by the legendary Joey Santore, the man behind the viral YouTube channel Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t. Joey is an authority on all things plant-life, and this conversation is an expansive dive into his fascinating mind. We talk native habitat conservation, deep desert lore, and strategies for staying sane in a world bent on self-destruction.  There’s truly something for everyone in this episode, and we’re grateful that Joey was down to chat.

    Fighting the System With Native Plants - Joey Santore of "Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't"

  6. Sep 3

    Can Psychedelics Really Heal Us? — Dr. Pamela Kryskow

    Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a preeminent researcher and practitioner working at the intersection of frontline medicine and psychedelic care. She is a chair of the Psychedelic Association of Canada, and a lead study therapist on the microdose.me citizen science study. Having spent 8 years fighting fires in the Canadian wilderness, Dr. Kryskow is intimately acquainted with the unique challenges that face first responders: daily traumas, exposure to extreme environments, and less attention to their pain from the general public.  We go deep in this week’s episode, exploring themes of memory, resilience, and the many promises of psychedelic medicines.

    Can Psychedelics Really Heal Us? — Dr. Pamela Kryskow

  7. Aug 27

    He Inspired Millions to Grow Mushrooms - The Rookie Mycologist

    Rookie Mycologist is a dominant content creator in both the mushroom and the 420 space. He has single-handedly built a massive educational platform and continues to inspire millions of people to explore the world of home cultivation.  Rookie joins us this week for a deep-dive into mycology, economic self-determination through content creation, and the politics of online censorship. Stick around to learn how you, too, can build an empire by doing what you love.

    He Inspired Millions to Grow Mushrooms - The Rookie Mycologist

  8. Aug 19

    The Dark Truth of Medicalized Psychedelics

    Dimitri Mugianis is an underground psychedelic legend and one of the most celebrated figures in the ibogaine movement. A former addict himself, Dimitri traveled extensively through Holland and West Africa in search of an answer to the pain that led him to heroin and crack. After being initiated into Bwiti, the indigenous African tradition that uses ibogaine as a sacrament, Dimitri became a traveling medicine man and an evangelist of sorts, serving ibogaine to bohemians and artists and activists in his native New York City.  This conversation is a searingly honest journey through Dimitri’s life—the joy, the triumph, and the many ways in which he got things wrong.

    The Dark Truth of Medicalized Psychedelics
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