Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast

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“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.

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Recent Episodes
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E10. Perils and Pitfalls of Ayahuasca: An Interview with Robert Tindall
    Nov 13, 2024 – 47:07
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E9. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: From Revolution to Industrialization
    Oct 30, 2024 – 32:46
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E8. The Ethnobotany of Isolated and Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples
    Oct 16, 2024 – 23:19
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E7. The Medicinal Plants and Fungi of the Amazon
    Oct 2, 2024 – 17:37
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E6. Ayahuasca and Other Lianas I Have Known and Loved
    Sep 18, 2024 – 12:29
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E5. From Ayurveda to Acupuncture: An Interview with Herbalist William Siff
    Sep 4, 2024 – 58:47
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E4. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: Maria Sibylla Merian and Sir Hans Sloan, Two Unforgettable Characters
    Aug 21, 2024 – 23:11
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E3. The Ethnobotany of Heirloom Chocolate: An Interview with Denise Castronovo
    Aug 7, 2024 – 53:33
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E2. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: Cacao Moves from Mexico to Europe
    Jul 24, 2024 – 26:44
  • Plants of the Gods: S6E1. Food of the Gods: The Ethnobotany of Chocolate
    Jul 10, 2024 – 33:33
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E10. The Mushroom Moment
    Feb 21, 2024 – 19:42
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E9. The Ethnobotany of Amazonian Lianas: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Bruce Hoffman
    Feb 7, 2024 – 46:52
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E8. Part 2 — Mescal, Tequila and Magic Toads: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan
    Jan 24, 2024 – 24:52
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E7. Part 1 — Mescal, Tequila and Magic Toads: A Conversation with ethnobotanist Gary Nabhan
    Jan 10, 2024 – 36:26
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E6. Plants of the Gods in Ancient Persia: A Conversation with Dr. Shauheen Etminan
    Dec 27, 2023 – 36:34
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E5. Part 2 — Coffee, the World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More
    Dec 13, 2023 – 37:52
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E4. Part 1 — Coffee, the World’s Favorite Stimulant — Chemistry, History, and More
    Nov 29, 2023 – 32:45
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E3. How to Save the Rainforest with Mongabay’s Rhett Butler
    Nov 15, 2023 – 38:50
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E2. Part 2 — Antibiotic Ales and Lush Lagers: The Ethnobotany of Beer
    Nov 1, 2023 – 23:47
  • Plants of the Gods: S5E1. Part 1 — Antibiotic Ales and Lush Lagers: The Ethnobotany of Beer
    Oct 18, 2023 – 32:09
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E10. Cannabis: Seeing Through the Smoke
    Jun 14, 2023 – 51:23
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E9. Part 2 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci
    May 31, 2023 – 25:38
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E8. Part 1 — Mushroom Magic with Giuliana Furci
    May 17, 2023 – 33:32
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E7. Part 2 — Ayahuasca and Tobacco Shamanism: an Interview with Ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shepard
    May 3, 2023 – 34:17
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E6. Part 1 — Ayahuasca and Tobacco Shamanism: an Interview with Ethnobotanist Dr. Glenn Shepard
    Apr 19, 2023 – 56:45
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E5. Part 2 — Tobacco: The Sacred Shamanic Plant of Freedom and Enslavement
    Apr 5, 2023 – 15:53
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E4. Part 1 — Tobacco: The Sacred Shamanic Plant of Freedom and Enslavement
    Mar 22, 2023 – 17:23
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E3. Part 2 — Brian C. Muraresku: The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis and the Hallucinogenic Origins of Religion
    Mar 8, 2023 – 26:11
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E2. Part 1 — Brian C. Muraresku: The Eleusinian Mysteries, Discovering the Divine, The Immortality Key, The Pagan Continuity Hypothesis and the Hallucinogenic Origins of Religion
    Feb 22, 2023 – 29:24
  • Plants of the Gods: S4E1. Richard Evans Schultes and the Search for Ayahuasca
    Feb 8, 2023 – 34:19
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E10. Part 2 — 21st Century Healing Magic with both Fungi and Herbs: A Conversation with the Remarkable Dr. Christopher Hobbs
    Sep 14, 2022 – 24:01
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E9. 21st Century Healing Magic with both Fungi and Herbs: A Conversation with the Remarkable Dr. Christopher Hobbs
    Aug 31, 2022 – 28:34
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E8. Part 2 — Magic Frogs, Iboga and the Magic of Hallucinogens: a Conversation with Hamilton Morris
    Aug 17, 2022 – 41:50
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E7. Magic Frogs, Iboga and the Magic of Hallucinogens: a Conversation with Hamilton Morris
    Aug 3, 2022 – 22:38
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E6. Part 2 — Mushrooms, Magic, Medicine and Mortality: Paul Stamets in Conversation with Dr. Mark Plotkin
    Jul 20, 2022 – 31:12
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E5. Mushrooms, Magic, Medicine and Mortality: Paul Stamets in Conversation with Dr. Mark Plotkin
    Jul 6, 2022 – 35:23
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E4. Absinthe, New Orleans, and the Birth of Rock and Roll
    Jun 22, 2022 – 21:21
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E3. Absinthe as Ideogen in Art and Literature
    Jun 8, 2022 – 20:08
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E2. Peyote: Richard Schultes and the Peyote Road
    May 25, 2022 – 16:59
  • Plants of the Gods: S3E1. Peyote: The Sacred Cactus
    May 11, 2022 – 27:59
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E11. Hallucinogens and Poisons of the Uncontacted Tribes of the Amazon Rainforest
    Dec 22, 2021 – 18:19
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E10. The Plants of the Apes: How Animals Use Medicinal Plants. Part 2
    Nov 10, 2021 – 29:55
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E9. The Plants of the Apes: How Animals Use Medicinal Plants. Part 1
    Oct 27, 2021 – 20:29
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E8. Magic Frogs: Hopping Hallucinogenic Healers of the Rainforest and Desert
    Oct 13, 2021 – 27:14
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E7. Jews, Jazz and Joints: Marijuana and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans and Chicago
    Sep 29, 2021 – 24:01
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E6. Albert Hofmann, Richard Schultes and Gordon Wasson: The Holy Trinity of Ethnomycology, plus the two women who must be added to the Pantheon!
    Sep 15, 2021 – 35:24
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E5. Rum, Rebellion, Pirates, & Tiki
    Sep 1, 2021 – 23:59
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E4. Magic Mushrooms and the Roots (actually, the Mycelia) of the Psychedelic Renaissance
    Aug 18, 2021 – 39:44
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E3. Palms: The Sacred Princes of the Plant Kingdom
    Aug 4, 2021 – 24:05
  • Plants of the Gods: S2E2. Hemp: The Fiber That Binds America
    Jul 21, 2021 – 28:53
Recent Reviews
  • Shabema
    Thank you!
    I stumbled upon this and am looking forward to listening. I’m a self taught ethnobotanist and many years ago I devoured Schultes & Raffauf’s The Healing Forest in addition to your books. This podcast will keep me busy for awhile!
  • M. Land
    Well done!
    Really appreciate the respect Dr. Plotkin has for the Indigenous communities and sharing this valuable knowledge. I stumbled upon this podcast and it’s definitely one of my top 3 favorite podcasts of all time. Thank you 🙏🏽
  • Mr. Ahi
    One of the most interesting and important podcasts I listen to
    This is fascinating series of discussions about human interaction with the environment and plants and other species through history and prehistory with a solid scientific foundation. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
  • Don Lipmanson
    Captivating
    Prof. Plotkin offers so much unique information and insight into Amazonian tribal culture and ethnobotany. Each episode is something of an entertaining college lecture. He talks from decades of first hand experience, not just theory, with exuberance aplenty. A Peruvian naturalist recommended Plotkin’s “Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice” and Vargas-Lossa’s “The Storyteller,” both astonishing and so worthwhile
  • jackfrost.
    Great work
    I love the historical stories about how we used plants and showing how we have always lived along side them as humanity developed.
  • recvk
    Frogs aren’t plants
    I’m vegan and wasn’t expecting it to turn to frogs when the podcast is plants of gods.
  • Terry Weaver Jr
    Totally geeked out
    I totally geeked out on the coffee episode. Now I understand why I love it so much! I’m pumped to learn more from this incredible storyteller and brilliant mind.
  • Monida55
    So, so good!!
    I’m very grateful I found this, entertaining, educational and informative podcast. Long live the healing plants of our planet!
  • Sergio462
    thank you
    great show. informative covers it all thank gods
  • herballyamma
    Favorite podcast!🌿
    I love this podcast so much! It’s truly one of a kind. I only wish there were more episodes.
  • Ruthsanboy
    More please!
    Love this! The storytelling, the myths, the science and real life experience makes it fun to listen to! Can’t wait for more episodes!
  • Ky Russ
    Russ Ky
    Incredibly interesting podcast. Have learned a tremendous amount of information I would probably never learn from mainstream sources. A bonus has been hearing about other sources and writers that have also been wonderfully insightful.
  • hgreen83
    Interesting stuff only 🙏🏻
    How refreshing?! I’ve only listened to one episode so far, 10 (and didn’t even hear pt 1), and every moment has been INTERESTING rather than some other shroom enthusiast podcasts I’ve heard.
  • EmmyCo
    Educational and inspirational!
    After recently discovering this podcast, I feel like I’ve been micro-dosing on all the episodes each day. Ha! The content is so fulfilling, as it expanded on things I already knew but in a way that was digestible and thought provoking. Highly anticipating the next season-hopefully new content, deeper dives into previous topics discussed, and more guests/experts. I’ve got a big void to fill now in finding something as equally compelling!
  • Alaskan Dakine
    Great!
    Short and sweet episodes:)
  • Hturk
    Amazing,fascinating and easy to understand!
    This is an amazing podcast. Dr. Plotkin diststills the complex so it is so easy to understand. You won't be disappointed!
  • ElMauroBot
    Love it!
    A master class for people who love the Amazon, indigenous peoples, and the plants of the gods. Salud y buena pinta!!!
  • Mother Moon 🌙
    Hands down my FAVORITE podcast
    This podcast brings me pure joy. I often listen to the episodes more than once just to soak up all incredible information that is shared. Fascinating, informative, thoughtful & inspiring. 🙏🏽🌱🍄✨
  • Lord Jonboy
    Excellent
    Super accessible and really informative, by somebody who very obviously cares
  • Mumbo-Dumbo
    Eye opening
    What a rich supply of natural history!
  • Aaaggg888
    Love all the learning!
    Fantastic! Love the weaving of botany, culture, and the human experience. I’d love to see more! Can you do a show on tobacco?
  • kittykatarinabar
    More please!
    Would love if this was a regular or semi regular podcast. It’s my absolute favorite and I can’t wait for new episodes!
  • Holly Regan
    Understanding ourselves through plants
    This is an incredibly informative podcast that teaches listeners about human history, culture, and society through the lens of the relationship between people and plants. These are fascinating and largely untold stories that need to be shared, such as the contributions of women to psychedelic science and the ways animals use plants for medicinal purposes, presented in a digestible way. To understand ourselves, we need to look at the bigger picture, and this podcast is a great start.
  • WeeBeeMe
    Spanish version?
    Thank you for this wonderful podcast. I remember seeing Dr. Plotkin speak in our small gardens in 1995 and followed him ever since into my “profession” as a plant biologist/ethnobotanist. I would love to share this with my Spanish speaking friends…is/will there be a translation/Spanish audible?
  • jesstem
    My favorite podcast
    Fascinating and fast moving podcast that I find every episode engaging beginning to end. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experiences!
  • Anhel369
    Amazing podcast!!!!
    This podcast is my favorite by far. It’s jam packed with information that is right up my alley. Thank you for all you do Dr. Plotkin!
  • Saminka7
    A Podcast for Plant Nerds & Psychonauts Alike
    A perfect podcast about folklore and fact surrounding both commonly known and lesser known plants of the medicinal realm. This podcast is perfect for those who have a general interest in how plants have helped shape the world around us and is most especially beneficial for anyone who has an interest in the ethnobotanical origin stories of plants! If you enjoy story time, and enjoy learning about plants, this is the perfect place for you!
  • Missy D aka Peter Weeds Dtr.
    Dr. P
    You’ve been and seen more than one person could ever imagine! Therefore you are a very special and a knowledgeable hero for the history of OUR psychedelic and real ideology and perspective world we live and hopefully love by now! Keep up the good work! Hey, and DON’t forget to KEEP THE FUNK ALIVE!
  • TheMyrrick
    Great Storytelling and History
    Dr. Plotkin is a wonderful storyteller who is blessed with a very soothing voice and lots of enthusiasm for these plants and conservation. I enjoy listening and cannot wait for the next season.
  • greenjenine
    Fascinating and important!
    I LOVE this podcast!! I am learning things about the plants and fungi that have shaped our world in ways I never knew. He is a natural story teller as well. Thanks Dr Plotkin! I am re-listening to the shows and continue to learn new things. Looking forward to your new season :)
  • Isearn
    A cogent introduction to the subject
    The show not only provides concise analysis of the components of ethnobotany within the context of its history, discovery by Western science, and ongoing use and development, but also describes its place in science and culture.
  • finney420
    Wow
    If you want to learn about the fascinating world of ethnobotany, this is the podcast for you!
  • zanith 23
    Amazing
    Dr Plotkin is a wealth of ancient knowledge that without people like him could be lost forever. He dances perfectly between the science of plant medicine without discounting the spiritual aspects of these powerful substances and the shamans that deliver them. A+++
  • durianJG
    Gift
    What a gift that Dr. Mark Plotkin has started a podcast. He is one of the the pioneers in the field of ethnobotany. I’m very appreciative this exists.
  • Neto-Brasil
    Fun & didatic
    Plotkin presents a huge amount of precious information on traditional use of plants in many perspectives (ethnical, botanical, chamiças) without loosing the fun and delightful side of the amazing stories behind it
  • Suzy1937929654
    Awesome stories
    I have listened to all of the episodes of plants of the gods and I must say Dr.Plotkin is a great talker I love how he brings his stories to life. This is a must hear if you are into plants!!
  • YKSAC
    Fascinating storytelling
    Dr. Plotkin’s is a great story teller and has fascinating stories to tell. I’ve learned so much in this podcast—all the interesting things that the textbooks won’t teach you!
  • Tacurong
    Fascinating!
    Dr. Plotkin is both a world class scientist and storyteller. His podcasts are filled with ‘oh wow’ information.
  • DocOX78
    Endlessly Fascinating
    i am a physician and i would love to hear an episode about the ethnobotany of modern medicines such as chemotherapeutic agents and digoxin. Your Tim Ferris interview was also great.
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