Hamilton's Pharmacopeia - Season 2

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The Psychedelic Toad

1 - The Psychedelic Toad

Air Date: November 28, 2017

Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.

Peyote: The Divine Messenger

2 - Peyote: The Divine Messenger

Air Date: December 5, 2017

From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.

Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

3 - Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

Air Date: December 12, 2017

Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.

Wizards of DMT

4 - Wizards of DMT

Air Date: December 19, 2017

Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.

Ketamine: Realms and Realities

5 - Ketamine: Realms and Realities

Air Date: December 26, 2017

Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.

A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

6 - A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

Air Date: January 2, 2018

Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

A Fungal Fairy Tale

7 - A Fungal Fairy Tale

Air Date: January 9, 2018

Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.

The Cactus Apprentice

8 - The Cactus Apprentice

Air Date: January 16, 2018

Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.