“Goddammit!®” Today we’re going to speak with Mark Herer, Jack Herer’s son, about Jack’s condition, and his first word since his heart attack. This talk is only about 6 minutes long before the main interview. Then: From the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam to the Kennedy assassination, from Hip Hop to Promise software, from the ritual…
I thought today that we’d take a completely different direction and switch to the other side of the brain to discuss our creative side and pay tribute to a more beautiful side of life – art. But we’re not going to discuss just any art – but mushroom art in particular. My guest is Arik…
Originally published Oct. 4, 2009. Eustace Mullins died at noon on February 2, 2010 at the home of his manager, Jesse Lee, in Texas. This was Eustace’s last interview, and most extensive interview that he gave in the last year of his more than 60-year career. How deep does the rabbit hole go, and how…
Originally published Sept. 27, 2009. Eustace Mullins died at noon on February 2, 2010 at the home of his manager, Jesse Lee, in Texas. This was Eustace’s last interview, and most extensive interview that he gave in the last year of his more than 60-year career. Conspiracy. It’s a word that causes many people to…
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross was one of the most controversial books written in the twentieth century. Not since Darwin’s On the Origin of Species had a book caused such outrage. John Marco Allegro was a respected Dead Sea Scrolls scholar and had just left his post as a lecturer at Manchester University. His…
What is Salvia divinorum? Is it only a party drug used by teenagers on idiotic YouTube videos? Or is it an ancient ritualistic plant that has been used by shamans for many generations for religious and healing purposes? Exactly what is Salvia and how does it reproduce? What are its effects and how dangerous is…
In this episode we continue our investigation into monetary systems and the inner workings of privatized banking. Our money system is not what we have been led to believe. The creation of money has been “privatized,” or taken over by a private money cartel. Except for coins, all of our money is now created as…
One of the factions that controls nearly every moment of our lives is hardly understood by the large majority of the population. To gain an understanding of today’s topic deepens our understanding of the world and how it works and exactly what we can do to effect change when and where needed. Our deepening investigation…
Chris Conrad Author, internationally recognized spokesperson, and court-qualified expert on Cannabis Hemp (Marijuana) Internationally known expert on the history, medical, social, economic and ecological aspects of Cannabis hemp. Chris is author of four groundbreaking books and author of the booklet Cannabis Yields and Dosage. He advocates full restoration of industrial hemp, medical marijuana with a…
Today I’ll be playing a rare talk by the late John Marco Allegro. This is his last known talk in existence and was recorded by John himself while he was practicing for a lecture that was later presented at the American Atheist Society in Ann Arbor, on April 19, 1985. John Allegro argues that the…
Today we’re running late, but we’re back to a more typical show format. I interview Mitch Schultz, maker of the film DMT, The Spirit Molecule. We’ll be talking to Mitch about the film: who’s in it, what he’s learned along the way, and when you can expect it’s release. Also check out http://www.thespiritmolecule.com/ …
Today instead of the usual interview format, I’ll be speaking with Richard Andrew Grove and Lisa Arbercheski of 8thestate media and Tragedy and Hope magazine about my trip to Peru, my experience with the medical system there, and some brief, and sometimes not as in depth as they could be, comparisons regarding our two cultures.…
What is the future of medical marijuana? Why is federal law violating the Constitution and states’ sovereign rights? And why is President Obama still allowing federal prosecution of medical marijuana patients and care givers against his campaign promises? In this episode I interview Eddy Lepp, a man who has spent the last 20 years of…
How is ritual important to the safe and proper use of entheogens? And how does ritual help facilitate a deeper entheogenic experience? What is 5-MeO-DMT, and why is it so seldom discussed in entheogenic studies? And what is T.O.A.D? Today I interview Hal Lucious Nation, the “Grand ArchBishop” of The Temple of Awakening Divinity, or…
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic brew that is traditionally used by indigenous cultures in the Amazon basin. The brew is made with the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and Psychotria veridis – and other ingredients may or may not be added – including the very dangerous and deadly Datura. The brew also contains MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors) and…
Is there such a thing as mental psychosis or neurosis? What impact do entheogens have on human maturation? What are the 10 lessons of psychedelic psychotherapy? What impact can psychedelics have on clinical practice? What is it like when the doctor asks to become the patient at Burning Man? Today’s guest is Dr. Neal Goldsmith.…
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What evidence is there of Amanita muscaria mushroom and other drug use in Afghanistan? Did the Sufi employ psychoactive substances? What are the Moroccan goat men? Is there a possible link between intoxicating sacramental use of milk and Mohammed’s landmark visionary experience through the seven heavens? How does the new evidence of prehistoric mushroom use…
Today we’ll be discussing Amanita muscaria – the Fly-agaric mushroom. Why is Amanita so prevalent in folkloric, mythical and religious iconography? Why do Amanita mushrooms seem less ergonomic than other entheogens, and if they are less ergonomic, could they have played as prevalent a role in these ancient religions as modern scholars claim? Is there…
Today we’ll be discussing parthenogenesis – divine birth, virgin birth. Is Christianity the only religion to have believed in the virgin birth of its religious leader? Or is this a theme that runs through nearly all ancient religions? What were the ancient practices of the divine birth cults? Where did these ancient beliefs come from?…
I had emailed with Prof. de Rios a few months ago and she had informed me of her cancer and ongoing chemotherapy. Today I’ve been informed by Prof. John Hoopes that she has succumbed to her cancer. Originally released April 19, 2009. RIP, Marlene. Her last email to me read: From: MARLENE DERIOS Sent: Monday,…
Today we discuss oo-koo-he, ayahuasca, habit and novelty theory, 2012, Terence McKenna, plant communication and the future of psychedelic research. For the last thirty years, Dennis McKenna has pursued the interdisciplinary study of ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He is co-author, with his brother Terence, of The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching (Seabury…
What do Snow White, Red Riding Hood, werewolves, ogres, fairies, Apollo, Wily Bears, dwarfs, Saint Anthony’s fire, Bacchus and drugs have to do with each other? What are the origins of the ancient European myths, legends and fairy tales? Did Europe have an ancient history embedded in drug shamanism from where these stories originate? And…
NOTICE: It is highly recommended that listeners of this show also listen to Eustace Mullins’ Last Interview #45-46, The Trivium and Quadrivium #49-50, Stephen Zarlenga #57 & 67, and Dr. Patrick Byrne #78. What force do bankers have on our society and government? Do the banks really control the world? Do global conspiracies really exist,…
Today’s guest is Dr. Brian Akers the author of The Sacred Mushrooms of Mexico. What were the mushroom traditions of ancient Mexico? Was there just one “mushroom cult”? Or were there diverse practices spread across many cultures? What were some of Gordon Wasson’s most important contributions to ethnomycology? What is the importance of the mystic,…
Today’s guest is Dr. David Hillman, the author of The Chemical Muse – Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization. Is Western Civilization built on ancient Roman and Greek use drugs? How available were drugs in Classical times? Have the ancient texts been translated so that references to drugs and their recreational use have…
Today’s guest is Prof. Michael Winkelman from Arizona State University. Are ritual and religion a part of human evolution? What are the benefits that religion and ritual provide humanity and society? Do other animals other than humans utilize ritualistic behavior? What part do psychedelic drugs play in human evolution? Has mankind outgrown any advantages in…
Originally released March 9, 2009. Are Christianity and the story of Jesus based on more ancient sun worshiping religions? Does the story of Jesus have its roots in Horus, the ancient Egyptian Sun god? Today we’ll be discussing Acharya’s brand new book – Christ in Egypt. Those of you who think Zeitgeist part 1 and…
Do psychedelic drugs have the ability to increase or expand intelligence? What is the difference between multi-state versus single-state intelligence? Why is it important to think about thinking; and what is placebo ability? Thomas B. Roberts (Ph.D. Stanford) investigates mindbody states for the leads they provide for learning, cognition, intelligence, creativity, mental health, psychological processes,…
In the original 1978 edition of The Road to Eleusis by R. Gordon Wasson, Dr. Albert Hoffman (the inventor of LSD) and Prof. Carl Ruck of Boston University, a proposal was made that the sacred (and secret) drink called kykeon of the Greek Eleusinian Mysteries was derived from Ergot. In this book Dr. Hoffman proposed…
What do we get when a former pastor, former assistant pastor, former minister, and former member of the Cornell University Chaplains’ Staff decides to question the historicity of Jesus and the Gospels? Ernest Werner, today’s amazing guest, argues that a non-historical Jesus cannot be disproved. Ernest has provided us a fascinating understanding of the way…
What if everything you were ever told by the government and doctors about marijuana was a lie? What if, instead of Marijuana causing cancer or brain damage, it actually cured it and generated new cells? What if our government had known this since the 1970s, but intentionally suppressed it and kept cannabis outlawed anyway? Today…
In this episode I break all of the rules. It is not (directly) about religion, entheogens, ancient mysteries or shamanism. But it is about the expansion of our (collective) consciousness. First I interview Dr. John Loftus, J.D., the former top US Justice Dept Prosecutor under the Carter and Reagan administrations about the history of Bush…
