{"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: S7E8. Psychonauts: A New Book by Mike Jay","slug":"plants-of-the-gods-s7e8-psychonauts-a-new-book-by-mike-jay","published_at":"2025-09-10T07:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226/plants-of-the-gods-s7e8-psychonauts-a-new-book-by-mike-jay","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-s7e8-psychonauts-a-new-book-by-mike-jay","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plantsofthegods/POTG_S7_-_Psychonauts_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=2498504","summary":"The Plants of the Gods podcast has pioneered the concept of mind-altering substances not being merely hallucinogens but also \"ideogens,\" substances that generate new ideas and creative concepts. Nowhere was this more evident than among artists and the scientists in 19th-century Europe, from Sigmund Freud to Samuel Taylor Coleridge to William James. This episode details this much-overlooked chapter in modern history and discusses a recent book by cultural historian Mike Jay on this topic.","meta_description":"The Plants of the Gods podcast has pioneered the concept of mind-altering substances not being merely hallucinogens but also \"ideogens,\" substances that g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1147,"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-s7e8-psychonauts-a-new-book-by-mike-jay/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-s7e8-psychonauts-a-new-book-by-mike-jay.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}