{"podcast":{"title":"The Universe Within Podcast","slug":"the-universe-within-podcast-1273864","podcast_index_feed_id":1273864,"rss_url":"https://jasongrechanik.squarespace.com/podcast?format=rss","website_url":"https://jasongrechanik.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56796d68841abae3f5e4fae3/bbf2a40c-895c-4e35-b145-659973be5c8a/UWP+Album+Cover.JPG?format=1500w","author":"Jason Grechanik","episode_count":198,"summary":"A podcast delving into plant medicines, consciousness, holistic health, philosophy, psychology, science and myriad related topics. Hosted by Jason Grechanik. This podcast was created to give voice to the doctors, shamans, guides, facilitators, visionaries, anthropologists, linguists, scientists and wisdom-keepers working on the ground day in and day out within their respective fields.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T02:17:20.616215+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-universe-within-podcast-1273864"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 198 - Matteo Politi - Phytotherapy, Ethnobotany, & Ayahuasca","slug":"ep-198-matteo-politi-phytotherapy-ethnobotany-ayahuasca","published_at":"2026-07-15T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-universe-within-podcast-1273864/ep-198-matteo-politi-phytotherapy-ethnobotany-ayahuasca","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-universe-within-podcast-1273864","url":"https://jasongrechanik.com/podcast/matteo-politi","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/static1.squarespace.com/static/56796d68841abae3f5e4fae3/t/6a46b9b69b5a6d503cb1c10a/1783020236802/episode-136.mp3.MP3","summary":"Hey everybody! Episode 198 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Matteo Politi. Matteo is an independent researcher who has specialized in pharmacology, phytotherpay, naturopathy, amongst other things, and for a number of years has been doing research at the renowned Peruvian Amazonian Medicinal center Takiwasi. We sat down and spoke about his background, the pharmaceutical industry, phytochemistry, Amazonian indigenous medicinal practices, his work at Takiwasi, and a more holistic approach to plants and human well-being. Matteo is a very deep thinker and I think is really creating a beautiful bridge between world views to create a more holistic way of working with plants and how we as humans can create a more biodiverse world. I think you all will gain much from his wisdom. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy! If you enjoyed our recent episode with Robert Gourlay and would like to purchase a MEA water device ( https://meawater.com/universe ), as listeners of the show, you receive a 10% discount on all orders using the Coupon code: UNIVERSE This episode is sponsored by Real Mushrooms ( https://realmushrooms.com ) As listeners, enjoy a discount of 25% off your first order at checkout using the Discount code: UNIVERSE If you enjoyed our recent episode with Dr. Nathan Bryan and are curious to try Nitric Oxide, as listeners of the show, you can receive a 10% discount on all orders from their WEBSITE at checkout by using the Coupon code: UNIVERSE To learn more about or contact Matteo, visit Takiwasi’s website at: https://takiwasi.com To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.org To view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my w…","meta_description":"Hey everybody! Episode 198 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Matteo Politi. Matteo is an independent researcher who has specialized in pha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-universe-within-podcast-1273864/episodes/ep-198-matteo-politi-phytotherapy-ethnobotany-ayahuasca/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-universe-within-podcast-1273864/ep-198-matteo-politi-phytotherapy-ethnobotany-ayahuasca.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}