About this season
Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.
Episodes (4)
1. Chapter 1: LSD
8.0Aired 12 July 2022 • 56 min
From its 1943 origins to today's microdosing trend, LSD has been expanding minds and changing lives with the help of counterculture gurus — and the CIA.
2. Chapter 2: Psilocybin
9.0Aired 12 July 2022 • 54 min
Magic mushrooms, long considered sacred by the Indigenous Mazatec in Mexico, become the subject of scientific studies measuring their intense effects.
3. Chapter 3: MDMA
8.0Aired 12 July 2022 • 52 min
Championed by both therapists and ravers, ecstasy stands out as the first psychedelic likely to become legalized, thanks to passionate advocates.
4. Chapter 4: Mescaline
7.0Aired 12 July 2022 • 54 min
Mescaline, the psychoactive molecule in San Pedro and peyote cacti, a sacred medicine that Native Americans have had to fight for the right to use.