Podcast

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

Author: Mark Plotkin
Feed episode count: 80
Official site: https://www.facebook.com/PlantsOfTheGodsPod
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Summary

"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.

Episodes

May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E7 Rosa Vásquez Espinoza: Between Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science

Duration seconds: 3135
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May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E6 Richard Evans Schultes' Legacy — Where Science Meets the Sacred

Duration seconds: 1722
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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods S8E5: The Ethnobotany of Coca with Dr. Wade Davis

Duration seconds: 2138
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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E4 The research behind microdosing and medicine (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 2)

Duration seconds: 2332
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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E3 Can Psychedelics Treat "Incurable" Trauma? (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 1)

Duration seconds: 1709
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Mar 9, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E2 Dennis McKenna on new discoveries and emerging psychedelic science (part 2)

Duration seconds: 1781
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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S8E1 Dennis McKenna on the remarkable Amazonian plants that shape human consciousness (part 1)

Duration seconds: 2475
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Feb 19, 2026 · not_requested

Coming Soon: Plants of the Gods Season 8

Duration seconds: 37
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Oct 8, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E10. When Plants Speak: Exploring Ayahuasca with Rebekah Senanayake

Duration seconds: 2462
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Sep 24, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E9. Spice - A New Book by Roger Crowley

Duration seconds: 1102
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Sep 10, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E8. Psychonauts: A New Book by Mike Jay

Duration seconds: 1147
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Aug 27, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E7. The Ethnobotany of Brugmansia, the Tree of the Evil Eagle.

Duration seconds: 1875
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Aug 13, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E6. The Ethnobotany of the Spice Trade: How it Built the Modern World

Duration seconds: 1692
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Jul 30, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E5. Use of Mushrooms and Cannabis in Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Rob Silver

Duration seconds: 3198
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Jul 16, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E4. Dr. Joe Watkins: Indigenous Perspectives on the Psychedelic Renaissance

Duration seconds: 2475
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Jul 2, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E3. Part Two —The Ethnobotany of Salvia with Dr. Chris McCurdy

Duration seconds: 953
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Jun 18, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E2. The Ethnobotany of Kratom with Dr. Chris McCurdy

Duration seconds: 2042
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Jun 4, 2025 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S7E1. Lost Cities, Shamans, Hallucinogens and… King Kong!

Duration seconds: 1483
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Nov 13, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E10. Perils and Pitfalls of Ayahuasca: An Interview with Robert Tindall

Duration seconds: 2827
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Oct 30, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E9. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: From Revolution to Industrialization

Duration seconds: 1966
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Oct 16, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E8. The Ethnobotany of Isolated and Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples

Duration seconds: 1399
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Oct 2, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E7. The Medicinal Plants and Fungi of the Amazon

Duration seconds: 1057
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Sep 18, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E6. Ayahuasca and Other Lianas I Have Known and Loved

Duration seconds: 749
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Sep 4, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E5. From Ayurveda to Acupuncture: An Interview with Herbalist William Siff

Duration seconds: 3527
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Aug 21, 2024 · not_requested

Plants of the Gods: S6E4. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: Maria Sibylla Merian and Sir Hans Sloan, Two Unforgettable Characters

Duration seconds: 1391
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