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392 - Let The People Trip! (What Psychedelics Are and Where They Come From)

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Psychedelic Revolution: From Magic Mushrooms to LSD

This chapter explores the historical synthesis and effects of psychedelic drugs, starting with magic mushroom intoxication in 1914 and progressing to the accidental discovery and synthesis of LSD in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman. It delves into the initial experiences with LSD, including self-experimentation and the infamous 'bicycle day', as well as the darker side of psychedelics involving unethical experiments by the CIA and the psychiatric applications of LSD.

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