Vincent Rado - a self-proclaimed Drug Epistemologist - joins us to talk about how a salt tax 4 thousand years ago in ancient China created a domino of effects culminating in our modern war on drugs.

(Don't worry, he'll also explain what the hell a "drug epistemologist" is.)

Vincent walks us delicately through 4000 years of drug policy to show how, at its core, it's all about how people treat other people. Along the way, we discuss the influence of drug policy on the French and American revolutions and our "cultural amnesia" of lessons we should have learned long ago.

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Today, the booming psychedelic scene welcomes a new generation of psychedelic guides and coaches  —  ranging from qualified psychotherapists to underground “guides” in sketchy settings.

In this rapidly changing space, there are often more questions than answers: Who is really benefiting from these certification programs? Do we really need them? What makes a guide underground? What makes a guide at all?

In our first episode, we sit down with psychedelic journalist Sofie Mikaylova to discuss her experience with a "guided" DMT experience, what went wrong, and some lessons for listeners to take away when considering their own guided psychedelic experiences.

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