In this episode of the Drug Science Podcast, we speak with Darren Le Baron, an accomplished mycologist and educator. He discusses how his hardships from his upbringing in East London have informed his current work, where he uses horticulture to connect with children at risk of being drawn into crime. He transitions to explore his series Psychedelics in Africa, explaining some of the many links between psychedelics and African culture, both in ancient times and modernity. Throughout, he emphasises the importance of African perspectives and similar indigenous ones, challenging their absence in mainstream psychedelic discourse.

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Darren Le Baron

Who is Darren Le Baron

Darren's Instagram  

We Are Grow Mushrooms

Psilocybin

About Kilindi Iyi

Psychedelics in Africa: The Untold Story

Ibogaine