Season 2

1. The Psychedelic Toad

2017-11-28 · 44m

Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.

2. Peyote: The Divine Messenger

2017-12-05 · 44m

From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.

3. Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

2017-12-12 · 44m

Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

4. Wizards of DMT

2017-12-19 · 44m

Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.

5. Ketamine: Realms and Realities

2017-12-26 · 44m

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.

6. A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

2018-01-02 · 44m

Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

7. A Fungal Fairy Tale

2018-01-09 · 44m

Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.

8. The Cactus Apprentice

2018-01-16 · 44m

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.