{"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: S8E4 The research behind microdosing and medicine (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 2)","slug":"plants-of-the-gods-s8e4-the-research-behind-microdosing-and-medicine-dr-pamela-kryskow-part-2","published_at":"2026-04-06T04:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/plants-of-the-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-and-conservation-podcast-3227226/plants-of-the-gods-s8e4-the-research-behind-microdosing-and-medicine-dr-pamela-kryskow-part-2","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-s8-e4-does-microdosing-work-what-the-research-is-starting-to-show-dr-pamela-kryskow-part-2","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/plantsofthegods/POTG_S8_-_Pamela_Kryskow_Interview_Part_2_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=2498504","summary":"In this episode, we're bringing you the second half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow. A co-leader of the largest study on microdosing, she shares what researchers are beginning to understand about how psychedelic plants could treat conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease and chronic pain to existential distress. But, with so much potential for these plant medicines, there's also the potential for misuse and misinformation. We delve into some of the ways psychedelics could be ethically integrated into patient care, and, what the hospital of the future might look like. Recommended reading: The world's largest microdosing study with results published in Nature Scientific Reports and Psychopharmacology | Microdose.me Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi by Paul Stamets Fantastic Fungi film by Louie Schwartzberg Have a Good Trip by Eugenia Bone","meta_description":"In this episode, we're bringing you the second half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow. A co-leader of the largest study on microdosing, she shar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2332,"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-s8e4-the-research-behind-microdosing-and-medicine-dr-pamela-kryskow-part-2/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-s8e4-the-research-behind-microdosing-and-medicine-dr-pamela-kryskow-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}