Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation podcast
by Mark Plotkin, Ph.D.
July 16, 2025 5:40 pm
“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.
Recent Episodes
Plants of the Gods: S7E4. Dr. Joe Watkins: Indigenous Perspectives on the Psychedelic Renaissance
2 days agoPlants of the Gods: S7E3. Part Two —The Ethnobotany of Salvia with Dr. Chris McCurdy
2 weeks agoPlants of the Gods: S7E2. The Ethnobotany of Kratom with Dr. Chris McCurdy
1 month agoPlants of the Gods: S7E1. Lost Cities, Shamans, Hallucinogens and… King Kong!
1 month agoPlants of the Gods: S6E10. Perils and Pitfalls of Ayahuasca: An Interview with Robert Tindall
8 months agoPlants of the Gods: S6E9. The Ethnobotany of Chocolate: From Revolution to Industrialization
9 months agoPlants of the Gods: S6E8. The Ethnobotany of Isolated and Uncontacted Indigenous Peoples
9 months agoPlants of the Gods: S6E7. The Medicinal Plants and Fungi of the Amazon
10 months agoPlants of the Gods: S6E6. Ayahuasca and Other Lianas I Have Known and Loved
10 months agoPlants of the Gods: S6E5. From Ayurveda to Acupuncture: An Interview with Herbalist William Siff
11 months ago