We meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit the unsung hero of psychedelic history.
Overview
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Episodes
S01E01 The Story of the South African Quaalude
October 26, 2016 44 min
South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found; Hamilton travels there to study the drug and learns of a dark history of medical experimentation.
S01E03 Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium
November 9, 2016 44 min
From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.