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Hamilton's PharmacopeiaSeason 2

Episodes

  • E01 The Psychedelic Toad

    9.0

    Nov 28, 2017 · 44m

    Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.

  • E02 Peyote: The Divine Messenger

    Dec 5, 2017 · 44m

    From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.

  • E03 Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

    6.0

    Dec 12, 2017 · 44m

    Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

  • E04 Wizards of DMT

    Dec 19, 2017 · 44m

    Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.

  • E05 Ketamine: Realms and Realities

    Dec 26, 2017 · 44m

    Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.

  • E06 A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

    7.0

    Jan 2, 2018 · 44m

    Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

  • E07 A Fungal Fairy Tale

    Jan 9, 2018 · 44m

    Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.

  • E08 The Cactus Apprentice

    Jan 16, 2018 · 44m

    Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.

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