Michael Pollan Tried A Series Of Psychedelic Drugs... For Research!

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  • Опубликовано: 14 май 2018
  • As an immersive author, Michael Pollan experienced the effects of the best-known psychedelic drugs while researching for his book 'How to Change Your Mind.'
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  • @Kryptospotted
    @Kryptospotted 6 лет назад +1487

    Pretty incredible that we have reached a moment in history where the consumption of psychedelic substances can be openly discussed on a network talk show.

    • @soth1sol
      @soth1sol 6 лет назад +8

      it's 2018.

    • @DenniWintyr
      @DenniWintyr 6 лет назад +142

      They were openly discussed a lot in the late 1960s, until a certain administration decided to make all sorts of things illegal, and fabricate stories about their harm potential

    • @jlareaux5504
      @jlareaux5504 6 лет назад +24

      Finally...now we gotta get psychedelics re-scheduled!

    • @Kryptospotted
      @Kryptospotted 6 лет назад +2

      On network talk shows? Give some examples if you must declare that.

    • @Lumibear.
      @Lumibear. 6 лет назад +2

      Michael Moulton - so party like it’s 1968.

  • @moldypizza
    @moldypizza 6 лет назад +481

    Awesome interview; wish it were longer. Pollan is a much more captivating guest than the usual celebrities.

    • @adamschreiber3327
      @adamschreiber3327 6 лет назад +4

      Check out his interview on the Ezra Klein Show podcast to hear him talk about everything in more depth!

    • @moldypizza
      @moldypizza 6 лет назад +1

      Will do, Adam! Thanks for the tip.

    • @datukaaa
      @datukaaa 6 лет назад +5

      Also check him out on Joe Rogan Experience. Pretty interesting and telling.

    • @yusufakals
      @yusufakals 6 лет назад +2

      He was on joe rogan, had a long discussion there, check it out

    • @jessicaweyer8890
      @jessicaweyer8890 6 лет назад

      He was also on Joe Rogan’s podcast :)

  • @unimpressedalchemist
    @unimpressedalchemist 6 лет назад +458

    I am very pleasantly surprised by the lack of ignorance in the comment section. Psychs are slowly but surely becoming acceptable again as they should.

    • @donnavorce8856
      @donnavorce8856 6 лет назад +3

      Alex - it never ought to have been politicized but when enough people panic, bureaucrats, wishing to keep their constituents voting in the right direction, tend to make things forbidden. And if a tipping point of woke people occurred, the bureaucrats power base would shrink drastically. The sleepwalkers who follow authority would cease to follow.

    • @calebdrew5684
      @calebdrew5684 6 лет назад +1

      Identifying medicine !

    • @domc2909
      @domc2909 5 лет назад

      Acceptable until enough people fail to treat them with the appropriate level of respect and end up in the loony bin. There's a reason they were banned the first time around.

    • @guillermotorres8164
      @guillermotorres8164 5 лет назад +1

      The positive benefits of the latest research will speak for itself.

    • @ulmo5536
      @ulmo5536 5 лет назад

      Indeed

  • @johntnguyen9917
    @johntnguyen9917 Год назад +127

    Psilocybin mushrooms helped me a lot. I must say taking them turned my life around. I started micro dosing and just in a couple days I noticed major changes in my stress levels, depression, and everything else. After battling with these for years little did I know that shrooms will save me.

    • @ronaldcarter1541
      @ronaldcarter1541 Год назад

      I was having this unbearable anxiety and depression because of mental stress from school, work and life generally. Then I came across a mycologist dr.mecham. He saved my life honestly.

    • @toddortscheid5855
      @toddortscheid5855 Год назад

      Dr.mecham is the best, I purchase from him. I still wonder why psychedelics are not yet widely used. Asides health benefits they're also great for tripping and relaxation

    • @realisticlife647
      @realisticlife647 Год назад

      I can find him on ig?

    • @johntolliver8940
      @johntolliver8940 Год назад

      Yeah.. @ dr.mecham

    • @philcurtis4256
      @philcurtis4256 Год назад

      Does dr.mecham shipp ?

  • @FramedProductions
    @FramedProductions 6 лет назад +112

    Never would I have expected to see them talking about DMT on a Late Night show

    • @annaclarafenyo8185
      @annaclarafenyo8185 2 года назад

      It's what happens periodically every 30 years, as each new generation forgets the brain damage the previous generation experienced.

    • @thegalhorowitz
      @thegalhorowitz 2 года назад

      ​@@annaclarafenyo8185 You are minimazing the effects. I healed chronic pain and lot of doctors currently suggest patients for healing the brain , poison is in the dose tho, so you are correct, like any medicine, these are not "party drugs" and need respect and care.

  • @Bejunckt
    @Bejunckt 6 лет назад +56

    I love they played "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" at the end !

    • @noahway13
      @noahway13 6 лет назад +1

      Damn. Like two seconds. 'Good ear.

    • @athuldas4959
      @athuldas4959 5 лет назад

      Was just about to comment this!

  • @jlareaux5504
    @jlareaux5504 6 лет назад +384

    Hell yes! Finally psychedelic research getting some mainstream coverage. Terence McKenna has a hard on in his grave ,lol

    • @sleaterkpop9892
      @sleaterkpop9892 6 лет назад +13

      or rather from the DMT space

    • @myroninthesky320
      @myroninthesky320 4 года назад +1

      @@sleaterkpop9892 underrated comment dude 🙏

    • @horse69outside
      @horse69outside 3 года назад +2

      Terence is at the wheel!

    • @annaclarafenyo8185
      @annaclarafenyo8185 2 года назад

      LSD will permanently and cumulatively damage your brain. If you do not do advanced mathematics, you will not notice the damage until it accumulates to severe levels.

    • @jlareaux5504
      @jlareaux5504 2 года назад +1

      @@annaclarafenyo8185 😂

  • @TheGoodfella2012
    @TheGoodfella2012 5 лет назад +20

    "Ego should be a controlled substance". Amen :)
    It's good to see Colbert giving some airtime to this very important topic.

  • @LadyAster
    @LadyAster 6 лет назад +104

    I'm glad these substances are being discussed in a more objective light. These are powerful tools that can be harnessed to improve lives!

    • @tuskedbeast
      @tuskedbeast 6 лет назад +2

      Pollan refers to them as "medicines". He did a longer "mainstream" interview with Terry Gross on NPR yesterday, 5/15/2018. Worth listening to if you wanted more, here.

    • @garyratoff273
      @garyratoff273 6 лет назад +3

      "Objectively" speaking (and from a good deal of experiance) ... just like any "tool" ... especially in the wrong "hands" ... in this case that being the mind/body and soul ... it can just as possible do much damage ... and ruin lives . Like fire can cook one a good meal ... or a bad one ... especially when you"re working with questionable ingrediants ... and even the best chefs are capable of burning the whole house or even neighborhood down and ruin a recipe ... and one can eat too much too often even if the dish is good and original ... just ask Charles Manson ... oh wait it's a little late for that .

    • @LadyAster
      @LadyAster 6 лет назад +1

      Gary Ratoff yes, with any mind altering substance there is a potential for disaster. It's important to practice safe drug use

    • @LadyAster
      @LadyAster 6 лет назад +1

      Harm reduction practices are necessary as these chemicals become more available

    • @garyratoff273
      @garyratoff273 6 лет назад +2

      Without a doubt !

  • @socrappyicoulddie
    @socrappyicoulddie 6 лет назад +64

    This is a very Colbert Report type guest booking and I'm here for it. Better than the revolving door of CBS "stars".

  • @moneybeet78
    @moneybeet78 6 лет назад +73

    Great moment! Stephen seemed legitimately interested and respectful. Would be wonderful if he experienced some

    • @kasnitch
      @kasnitch 6 лет назад +3

      you know he needs the release that alkyhole will never give him . or big Pharma bros .

    • @bruhdabones
      @bruhdabones 2 года назад

      I’m sure he’s tried lsd at least once, let’s be real…

  • @umaa4658
    @umaa4658 6 лет назад +28

    I would have liked him to have more time. He had an important message to impart to all of us.

  • @randys2669
    @randys2669 6 лет назад +21

    Legalize and regulate!

  • @elijahragland8498
    @elijahragland8498 6 лет назад +90

    the psychedelic renaissance is here..

    • @opentrunk
      @opentrunk 5 лет назад +1

      That's what we thought 50 years ago.

    • @ocean29
      @ocean29 3 года назад +1

      @@opentrunk we're finally continuing what the counterculture of the 60s started

    • @avzarathustra6164
      @avzarathustra6164 3 года назад +1

      @@ocean29 It's fascinating really. I wonder what this will give to our generation and beyond.

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 3 года назад

      @@opentrunk: Lots of changes for the better, started in the 1960’s!

  • @renoesmaeilian9489
    @renoesmaeilian9489 5 лет назад +6

    “So ego should be a controlled substance “, I like that.

  • @jaegervand2112
    @jaegervand2112 Год назад +2

    I did psilocybin truffles in Amsterdam a couple of days ago. I set myself up in a nice hotel room, dimmed the lights, fetched the playlist used by the team at John Hopkins Medicine and put on a good pair of headphones. Having been constantly depressed for 30 years (from 16 to 46), and having tried all the usual meds and treatments (and failed miserabely), this feels like the day my life changed for the better. It was an amazing experience. I´m so thankful for everyone who has shed the lights on psychedelics and that are making the world know the beautiful truth of these spectacular substances.

    • @paulsmith7381
      @paulsmith7381 Год назад

      Hit my vendor for all kind of psychedelic products/:;+*

    • @paulsmith7381
      @paulsmith7381 Год назад

      Micohabi;(•*

    • @paulsmith7381
      @paulsmith7381 Год назад

      On instagram.,,¿’

    • @MrSchweppes
      @MrSchweppes Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing! We need personal stories like yours as many as possible! I'm really glad it helped you!

  • @christianrivera8378
    @christianrivera8378 6 лет назад +70

    Psychadelics are amazing!

    • @elmoblatch9787
      @elmoblatch9787 5 лет назад +1

      until they go wrong...then they are pure hell -- almost literal hell from which there is no escape for many many hours. It's called a bummer and they are real. Trust me on that.

    • @moongoat7863
      @moongoat7863 4 года назад +5

      @@elmoblatch9787 but they are the best trips after you look back on them and what that experience taught you

    • @Chris-ex5ed
      @Chris-ex5ed 4 года назад +1

      @@moongoat7863 exactly

    • @Greatwealthgentleman
      @Greatwealthgentleman 4 года назад

      Elmo Blatch yes LSD is a soul medicine

    • @sandrastreifel6452
      @sandrastreifel6452 3 года назад

      All medicines do have risks and benefits, but sometimes “bad trips” are very productive!

  • @RobbieFrazer
    @RobbieFrazer 6 лет назад +9

    Thank you SO much Michael, and Stephen, for being brave enough to talk about this publicly and helping to remove the stigma associated with psychedelics, You're both amazing!

  • @moakiwifruit7
    @moakiwifruit7 6 лет назад +63

    Aldous Huxley did this and wrote about it in “Doors of Perception” in 1954

    • @mori1bund
      @mori1bund 6 лет назад +18

      There's a certain band whose members are fans of that book, so they named the band after that title.
      Actually after the first word of that title. ^^

    • @noblelashley1523
      @noblelashley1523 6 лет назад

      Mescaline > LSD > Psilocybin IMHO

    • @hiiambob89
      @hiiambob89 6 лет назад

      noble lashley DMT > all

    • @maryrosekent8223
      @maryrosekent8223 6 лет назад +3

      noble lashley
      I haven’t done mescaline, but I definitely agree re acid and mushrooms. That being said, one of the best times I’ve ever had was in the ‘80s when I tripped on mushrooms on a Thai beach (still legal at that time) and watched the water move around the rocks and send me signals from Mayan civilization...it was really really hard tripping, and crazy fun. Conversely, I also had my worst experience in the same place a few days later when the palm trees overhead turned into gargantuan tarantulas coming to devour me. I stood on the beach and screamed my head off.

    • @hiiambob89
      @hiiambob89 6 лет назад

      Mary Rose Kent and DMT is da bomb

  • @DinaMadi23
    @DinaMadi23 Год назад +1

    "Ego should be a controlled substance!": Brilliant!

  • @2bitanalyst39
    @2bitanalyst39 6 лет назад +14

    I smoked DMT 6 years ago. It eliminated my social anxiety & have my life purpose. This guy isnt lying.

    • @MrSchweppes
      @MrSchweppes 2 года назад

      That's fascinating!

    • @bruhdabones
      @bruhdabones 2 года назад +2

      I had a very similar experience, except with mushrooms. I cannot believe we still control these organisms so heavily

  • @Cole_McCormick
    @Cole_McCormick 6 лет назад +198

    these drugs work people

    • @alechall7082
      @alechall7082 6 лет назад +30

      Dom_90 theres nothing supernatural about being spiritual

    • @Ryan88881
      @Ryan88881 6 лет назад +8

      +Dom_90
      How the fuck would you know? That's right.. Because you don't know. Nobody knows whether it is or not so keep your bold claims to yourself. I see absolutely no reason why chemical interactions can't lead to metaphysical or paranormal experiences. There's nothing even remotely far fetched about that. Be logical, not politically correct.

    • @HylianTicipated
      @HylianTicipated 6 лет назад +8

      Dom_90, you can't prove that. There's more evidence that suggests it's not merely chemicals playing tricks on you, but rather changing the frequency to different planes of reality. Nobody knows for sure, but don't be closed-minded.

    • @solarnaut
      @solarnaut 6 лет назад +2

      Whoa! All youse egoic based "peoples" are harshing my chill !
      As Rodney King might say, "why can't we all just get along?"
      "what? ... why? oh, because of 'human nature'?
      Right.... time to drop acid,... in the water supply.

    • @jason4850
      @jason4850 6 лет назад

      dude.... miss the point more please. dom said he doesnt like the word spiritual because its a chemical reaction in the brain. i dont see him arguingthat it cant lead to those things, and i dont see how hes being illogical of politically correct

  • @appiedellah
    @appiedellah 6 лет назад +18

    Perfect description of my experiences

  • @marcpelletier1366
    @marcpelletier1366 6 лет назад +12

    Brilliant. Perfect. Exactly correct.

  • @Chicagoan444
    @Chicagoan444 6 лет назад +39

    This interview was way too short! I would've liked to hear Michael Pollan talk at greater length about this.

    • @camplethargic8
      @camplethargic8 6 лет назад +2

      he wrote a book

    • @odoylerulz3476
      @odoylerulz3476 6 лет назад +6

      Go listen to him on Joe Rogan’s Podcast. And not only him, many others who have spent good amount of their lives studying psychedelics.

    • @holyworrier
      @holyworrier 6 лет назад +1

      O'DoyleRulz - Rogan is an experienced psychonaut.

    • @toastedjoe1013
      @toastedjoe1013 6 лет назад +1

      His book is great! A little dry in places, but overall a great read.

    • @hilarymoore2744
      @hilarymoore2744 5 лет назад

      check out Tim Ferris' podcast

  • @nancymesek
    @nancymesek 6 лет назад +41

    I remember eating some mushrooms as a teen and everyone was tripping except me. Then I went home and it kicked in. I have no idea how I didn’t get busted. It was so hard trying to keep from laughing at dinner.

    • @ycart3285
      @ycart3285 6 лет назад +2

      Nancy Mesek Mushrooms are such an incredible experience. I definitely have to have a full day where I don't have to be anywhere before I eat them. 10/10 so much fun

    • @unimpressedalchemist
      @unimpressedalchemist 6 лет назад +7

      Nancy Mesek if you made any eye contact at all, then they knew something was up lol. There is no hiding those giant tripping pupils.

    • @nancymesek
      @nancymesek 6 лет назад +3

      Alex VonBerg I have NO idea how I didn’t get busted. Maybe I didn’t make eye contact and 6 other siblings was a distraction. LOL

    • @chrismartin1723
      @chrismartin1723 6 лет назад +10

      With six other siblings, your folks were probably hoping they could find your stash.

  • @vikitheviki
    @vikitheviki 4 года назад +1

    'Ego should be a controlled substance'. That WAS brilliant :)

  • @HermitMoth
    @HermitMoth 6 лет назад +4

    It’s great to see psychedelics being talked about in a positive light on nationwide network tv

  • @NZobservatory
    @NZobservatory 6 лет назад +157

    Interviews such as this one is when Colbert's show doesn't suck. He's genuinely interested in what the guest has to say, instead of just pretending to pay attention while counting down the seconds until he has to cut him off and go to the commercials.

    • @WEF2030SLAVE
      @WEF2030SLAVE 6 лет назад +5

      Bullshit. Colbert was just doing he's job.

    • @tripp8833
      @tripp8833 6 лет назад

      Thats because he usually interviews brain dead celebrities. This guys actually interesting.

    • @shatchett0
      @shatchett0 5 лет назад +1

      Huh? He cut him off. Were you not paying attention?

    • @opentrunk
      @opentrunk 5 лет назад

      Colbert is a jackass. He should have kept his mouth shut and let the guest talk but at least he had him on and that's a start.

  • @wonderharvest9589
    @wonderharvest9589 6 лет назад +2

    THANK YOU for introducing these ideas to the mainstream audience! This is a topic that is met with so much skepticism and usually brushed to the side with deprecating humor, but it is more important than ever for people to open their minds to ideas of universal conscious connection and the dissolution of the ego.

  • @jeffgreenwald7497
    @jeffgreenwald7497 6 лет назад +2

    In a a different dimension, on many levels, from 90% of Colbert's interviews. Fascinating.

  • @markostrom8215
    @markostrom8215 6 лет назад +1

    Glad to see these substances talked about in a mostly respectful way in the mainstream.

  • @arthursevergnini8533
    @arthursevergnini8533 5 лет назад +2

    Stephen's comments during the interview are the perfect example of how much mainstream society understands about psychedelics and different states of mind. At least he has an open mind about it.

  • @BlakieTT
    @BlakieTT 6 лет назад +6

    Great interview :>

  • @jjay6432
    @jjay6432 6 лет назад +1

    Need more of this

  • @michalperach984
    @michalperach984 6 лет назад +7

    I want an hour of this conversation!

    • @motameus1
      @motameus1 6 лет назад

      I would recommend the podcast he did with Ezra Klein recently. It is super in depth and fascinating

  • @esmedelvalle8062
    @esmedelvalle8062 6 лет назад +6

    I loved his book ‘Botany of desire’! Any cannabis enthusiast would probably enjoy it as well.

  • @TroyFarah
    @TroyFarah 4 года назад

    'the ego should be a controlled substance.' colbert is great.

  • @Maxiloup
    @Maxiloup 2 года назад

    always good to hear Pollan

  • @nels6991
    @nels6991 6 лет назад

    Great. I am so glad Stephan actually respected the topic and let him talk, and was able to crack jokes without making fun or belittling the topic.

  • @thomasrainbow
    @thomasrainbow 5 лет назад

    I read his book it was fantastic. So thankful for someone so respected as he is to take this on and share this important information with the public. I very much recommend reading his book especially if you are not familiar with psychedelics and from a medicinal standpoint.

  • @drvos08
    @drvos08 6 лет назад

    It's great to have information about these tools getting out to more people!

  • @113dmg9
    @113dmg9 6 лет назад +68

    Do free samples come with book?

    • @rgwak
      @rgwak 6 лет назад +17

      Lick page 420 and find out!

    • @k...5853
      @k...5853 6 лет назад +5

      Inside the dust jacket there's a QR code and a series of characters that's actually a bitcoin wallet. the rest is up to you.

    • @supersquare
      @supersquare 6 лет назад +2

      You can literally have them delivered to your door if you google it. If people can order Fentanyl, you can order psychedelics. Just make sure to also order a test kit so you know what you're consuming.

    • @nickkaraoke2128
      @nickkaraoke2128 3 года назад +1

      Not exactly free, but there are a lot legal research chemicals you can buy out there.

  • @Estusstew
    @Estusstew 5 лет назад

    We need more people like this guy.

  • @jonobester5817
    @jonobester5817 6 лет назад +6

    I wish he had this man on for the hour, instead of the waste of time with Anthony Anderson. So much more to talk to Michael Pollan about.

  • @dorianphilotheates3769
    @dorianphilotheates3769 2 года назад

    I very much enjoy Michael Pollan’s work. Great rapport between these two; Colbert is quick.

  • @Denkar11
    @Denkar11 6 лет назад +1

    Paused the video, went to Amazon and bought the book for my kindle. Now I just have to finish this Gibson novel and I can start reading it!

  • @omertadmn
    @omertadmn Год назад +1

    "The idea that these defenses you've built up over your whole life, you don't need them, and that you can lower them, and not face complete annihilation..."

  • @HigherPlanes
    @HigherPlanes 6 лет назад

    Lowering the ego does not create total annihilation.

  • @TheToothGoose
    @TheToothGoose 6 лет назад +1

    Nice touch with "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" played at the end.

  • @Cancun771
    @Cancun771 6 лет назад +9

    The Book I'd like to recommend at this point is called "PIHKAL - a Chemical Love Story" (=Phenethylamines I have known and loved) by Alexander Shulgin.

    • @warpedjaffas1
      @warpedjaffas1 6 лет назад

      erowid.org/culture/characters/shulgin_alexander/

    • @jlareaux5504
      @jlareaux5504 6 лет назад +4

      Don't forget TIHKAL!!!

    • @enjoiandrew69
      @enjoiandrew69 6 лет назад +2

      Tihkal is a little more relavent since Pollan has mainly exited tryptamines and most people don't have access to the compounds in pihkal aside from MDMA

  • @dieguismama2330
    @dieguismama2330 4 года назад +3

    "So, ego should be a controlled substance" yeas!

  • @high_surv
    @high_surv 6 лет назад +1

    'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was a nice nod at the end.

  • @calebdrew5684
    @calebdrew5684 6 лет назад

    What an excellent conversation :)

  • @jjay6432
    @jjay6432 6 лет назад +1

    Love this guy

  • @brogle908
    @brogle908 5 лет назад +1

    hell yes. Colbert didn’t even try to make him look crazy

  • @robstimson4234
    @robstimson4234 6 лет назад +1

    Look up Terry Gross' interview with Michael Pollan which aired on NPR 5/15/2018 for a much more relaxed, in depth interview.

  • @MalBishop18
    @MalBishop18 6 лет назад +1

    This is the first thing I've seen in a while in the media that makes me genuinely happy and lends a bit of optimism to where we could be heading. Because the social political world is just a pitiful disaster.

  • @ginger_wby
    @ginger_wby 6 лет назад +5

    Trippin' bawwlssss..

  • @garrett21
    @garrett21 6 лет назад

    They can really give you a different perspective

  • @greenlizardballs
    @greenlizardballs 6 лет назад

    very interesting interview

  • @helengroup246
    @helengroup246 2 года назад

    "Ego should be a controlled substance"
    Brilliant

  • @DnegNZ
    @DnegNZ 6 лет назад +1

    I love MIchael Comments at this part: "I had this experience of complete ego dissolution, my sense of self fell apart it was like a bunch of post-it's being blown in the wind. Then i saw myself spread out on the landscape like paint, but i was still seeing it. It was an experience from a new vantage, I wasn't my usual self. I know it sounds weird and we don't have the first person pronoun to explain this. But what it taught me was, we assume we are identical to our ego, this chattering voice in our head that's telling us what to do. It can be very harsh, sometime telling us what to do, but it can also defend us against fresh experiences, emotions, against other people. It was that voice, that dissolved, in such a way that felt "ohh...I'm not identical to my ego". There's another ground on which to stand and take in reality. It's really the idea that; these defenses you've built up over your whole life, you don't need them and you can lower them and not face complete annihilation. ""

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 6 лет назад +21

    "Are you sure you won't change your mind?"
    "... Is there something wrong with the one I _have?"_

    • @averyeich9726
      @averyeich9726 6 лет назад +3

      So you're confusing change with replace, and that change, with personality overhaul. Only in severe physical situations of the brain does a personality change happen... On the other hand, simply learning something new can alter your perception or sense of self.
      You were funny, but glib.

    • @davidbarrett4586
      @davidbarrett4586 6 лет назад

      Odds are...

    • @lazyperfectionist1
      @lazyperfectionist1 6 лет назад

      Avery Eich Actually, I was quoting _Star Trek IV._

    • @TheGreyPilgrim28
      @TheGreyPilgrim28 6 лет назад +1

      "Is he just gonna stand around in the bushes while we eat?"
      "It's his way."

    • @rushi6597
      @rushi6597 6 лет назад

      red pill or blue pill?

  • @shawnkeeling8646
    @shawnkeeling8646 2 года назад

    A fairly big regret of mine is not being able to help an aunt of mine that had a terminal diagnosis and was absolutely terrified. Her and my uncle were very straight-laced normal suburbanites. Very regular people that knew next to nothing about drugs of any kind. I regret that at that time, societally we just weren't all able to have a conversation about what psychedelics are, how they effect you and how its possible to lessen the fear and anxiety of death. As people have a finite amount of time after a terminal diagnosis, it would have been a serious uphill battle trying to introduce such concepts to a layperson. I do regret not trying though as she had a terrible time of it, as most of us would.

  • @caitlynmodisette8834
    @caitlynmodisette8834 6 лет назад

    I love everything Pollan!

  • @ShadyStranger
    @ShadyStranger 6 лет назад

    Fascinating ❤

  • @TylerValendza
    @TylerValendza 6 лет назад

    Brilliant

  • @unclebob6728
    @unclebob6728 6 лет назад +1

    It's about time this is being discussed again. Turn on, Tune in, Drop out!

  • @BlakieTT
    @BlakieTT 6 лет назад +6

    That is an EXTREMELY happy walk out/human being, or he's got a limp. Hope it's the first :)

    • @maryrosekent8223
      @maryrosekent8223 6 лет назад

      Blak
      I didn’t notice that, but I did notice he has amazing, enchanting hands.

  • @jasonbean5981
    @jasonbean5981 6 лет назад

    I did a similar research in my 20's. I read "The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test" in my teens and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" following that. In my 20's I followed on and tried writing, as Ken Kesey had, but I was lousy at it. However, my ability to sketch was greater. So I turned to that when I tripped.
    I gave it up after about a decade. I had learned all I needed to know. However, I retained the sketch skills I taught myself while tripping. I don't use them often; I prefer writing. Still, it's nice to know I can do it if I want to.:)

  • @jonaslindberg2579
    @jonaslindberg2579 5 лет назад

    Hahaha and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds at the end

  • @skydivekrazy76
    @skydivekrazy76 6 лет назад +19

    Look up Paul Stemets...

    • @terminalbungus9566
      @terminalbungus9566 6 лет назад +2

      Sky Griego I was searching for a Stamets comment. He's in the book...

    • @amawalkfilm
      @amawalkfilm 6 лет назад

      I started utilizing his brand of lions mane and took his advice of avoiding portobella mushies ;) Hope your day is great Louix!

  • @ulmo5536
    @ulmo5536 5 лет назад

    Very nice to see Pollan reduce the taboo on psychedelics by being on these shows talking about it.

  • @JumperForTheSky
    @JumperForTheSky 6 лет назад

    WONDERFUL!!!!!

  • @gypsysnickerdoodle4354
    @gypsysnickerdoodle4354 6 лет назад

    he should do a documentary❣️

  • @johnv1176
    @johnv1176 2 года назад +1

    YES!

  • @underweightHater
    @underweightHater 6 лет назад +1

    Pollan was recently on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast, for those who want more.

    • @efhalsey
      @efhalsey 6 лет назад

      Also Recode/Decode much deeper interview with Kara

  • @angelahidlebaugh2189
    @angelahidlebaugh2189 6 лет назад

    If you want to hear more, he was on fresh air with terri gross earlier this week...great interview, you can look up the podcast.

  • @danielismyname3727
    @danielismyname3727 2 года назад +1

    I really like this dude

  • @MyBallsRBest
    @MyBallsRBest 6 лет назад +1

    Very interesting insights into the experiences the author underwent while tripping. Can we have more interviews with the same guest ?

    • @efhalsey
      @efhalsey 6 лет назад

      Recode/Decode podcast

  • @ieatgremlins
    @ieatgremlins 6 лет назад +8

    Bro ... same.

  • @davep8221
    @davep8221 6 лет назад

    There's an old book a friend of mine had. "The Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants." Doubt it's in print anymore.

  • @trishthompson1533
    @trishthompson1533 6 лет назад

    AMAZING

  • @r3ap3r10
    @r3ap3r10 6 лет назад

    Yesssssssss!!!! Michael Pollan!!!!

  • @pictureframes7694
    @pictureframes7694 5 лет назад

    My God, that was brilliant :D

  • @dillongarner1
    @dillongarner1 4 года назад +2

    Mushrooms have saved my life in more ways than one

  • @aids1487
    @aids1487 2 года назад

    Love how they played lucy in the sky with diamonds at the end ahaha

  • @justaguyontheinternet7104
    @justaguyontheinternet7104 6 лет назад +5

    Its about damn time we got to this point. It sure took long enough. Thanks Nixon... And everyone else who thinks that way.

    • @averyeich9726
      @averyeich9726 6 лет назад

      We weren't speaking enough. We all feared Nixon's use of FBI to curtail descent. All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.

  • @LegacyFTW
    @LegacyFTW 6 лет назад

    His patience and smile seem to show he's feeling alright. Lol

  • @benjaminkaarst
    @benjaminkaarst Год назад

    Now that's a book Colbert needs to read.

  • @RukiAlvarez
    @RukiAlvarez 4 года назад

    want that book

  • @mariannenakamura5205
    @mariannenakamura5205 6 лет назад +3

    Step up Mr.Pollan ! embrace the insights you gained and donate proceeds of the book to help those w medical need.

  • @edua2286
    @edua2286 6 лет назад +9

    5-MeO-DMT is the greatest substance on the planet, but if you're an inexperienced psychonaut, start small... around 15mg or so... and do not use while under the influence of alcohol.

    • @ahorrell
      @ahorrell 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah DMT is no joke. You will not be in control. You will have no choice but to let go and accept the experience.

    • @hiiambob89
      @hiiambob89 6 лет назад

      I'm growing some phalaris grass for some meo and n,n for the first time

    • @maryrosekent8223
      @maryrosekent8223 6 лет назад

      ayahuasca ayahuasca
      Does it have to be smoked? Also, where would one look for this substance?

    • @hiiambob89
      @hiiambob89 6 лет назад

      Mary Rose Kent extraction for freebase dmt, look into getting mimosa hostilis root bark of some philaris grass, such as Reed canary grass, then look online for an easy extraction tek

    • @eduardomperez92
      @eduardomperez92 6 лет назад

      Thanks satan

  • @Josephus_vanDenElzen
    @Josephus_vanDenElzen 4 года назад

    5:41 ego should be a controlled substance 🤣 he is quick

  • @jhonnysanchez37
    @jhonnysanchez37 6 лет назад

    Awesome!!! I ego deathed once on a quarter of yellow teachers... It was amazing

  • @thebartendingtrader9887
    @thebartendingtrader9887 2 года назад +1

    I'm glad he asked if he tried but I am studying this and the fear of researches to say that they have done the drugs is real. How can you truly study a psychoactive drug if you don't try it, at least one with such few side effects, I understand not trying heroine for instance?

  • @lyoness21
    @lyoness21 2 года назад

    This should have been a longer segment.

  • @martinratcliffe5987
    @martinratcliffe5987 4 года назад

    A time will come when we will have the freedom to heal our hearts and minds without fear of prosecution

  • @anmnou
    @anmnou 6 лет назад

    I like his book Second Nature.