{"podcast":{"title":"Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast","slug":"plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226","podcast_index_feed_id":3227226,"rss_url":"https://plantsofthegods.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.facebook.com/PlantsOfTheGodsPod","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/4/6/9/3469f16c499d5ff6/MAIN_POFTG_image_copy_2.jpg","author":"Mark Plotkin","episode_count":80,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226"},"episode":{"title":"Plants of the Gods: S7E2. The Ethnobotany of Kratom with Dr. Chris McCurdy","slug":"plants-of-the-gods-s7e2-the-ethnobotany-of-kratom-with-dr-chris-mccurdy","published_at":"2025-06-18T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226/plants-of-the-gods-s7e2-the-ethnobotany-of-kratom-with-dr-chris-mccurdy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226","url":"https://plantsofthegods.libsyn.com/plants-of-the-gods-s7e2-the-ethnobotany-ofkratomwith-dr-chris-mccurdy","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plantsofthegods/POTG_S7_-_Kratom_FINAL_1.mp3?dest-id=2498504","summary":"The tropical Asian tree kratom – a member of the same botanical family that has given us both coffee and quinine – is showing great potential for successfully treating a variety of serious afflictions, from stress to opioid withdrawal. Ironically – depending on dosage – it can act either as a stimulant or a sedative. The episode features an insightful interview with Dr. Christopher McCurdy, the leading authority on this extraordinary plant of the gods. Show notes: \"About Christopher R McCurdy.\" University of Florida College of Pharmacy , pharmacy.ufl.edu/profile/mccurdy-christopher/ . Accessed 17 June 2025. Grundmann, Oliver, et al. \"Not All Kratom Is Equal: The Important Distinction between Native Leaf and Extract Products - Grundmann - 2024 - Addiction - Wiley Online Library.\" Wiley Online Library , 9 Oct. 2023, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.16366. Smith, Kirsten E., et al. \"The Rise of Novel, Semi-Synthetic 7-Hydroxymitragynine Products.\" Wiley Online Library , 3 Dec. 2024, onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.16728. Talesnik, Dana. \"McCurdy Studies Whether Kratom Can Reduce Opioid Withdrawal, Ease Pain.\" National Institutes of Health , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 23 June 2022, nihrecord.nih.gov/2022/06/24/mccurdy-studies-whether-kratom-can-reduce-opioid-withdrawal-ease-pain.","meta_description":"The tropical Asian tree kratom – a member of the same botanical family that has given us both coffee and quinine – is showing great potential for successf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2042,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226/episodes/plants-of-the-gods-s7e2-the-ethnobotany-of-kratom-with-dr-chris-mccurdy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226/plants-of-the-gods-s7e2-the-ethnobotany-of-kratom-with-dr-chris-mccurdy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}