Mike Jay on the History of Experimental Drug Use and its Impact on Culture
Jake Warinner PodcastMay 23, 202400:56:1251.46 MB

Mike Jay on the History of Experimental Drug Use and its Impact on Culture

Mike Jay is an author, historian, and curator who has written widely on the cultural history of science and medicine. His latest book Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind is out now.


Mike Jay:

Website: ⁠https://mikejay.net/

Psychonauts: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Psychonauts-Drugs-Making-Modern-Mind/dp/B0CJCVDZVC/ref=sr_1_4?crid=31E9YAGTGOS9K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHGVnBROO-AzAOyjN9yz5GxLuadVc71Tw-VASmh7TM72SH4mcXaNBqpfvwmAPveOnV4jKW0v2IapQhZcPbJ_CJLzDEp5m2y6JVTQFrV48SyduuwS32chqbiqkoakiBQ5dMZ4DbU2O-J0umkjtsVc_ZaIprOpZgonRbchF1c-hJoJE0ztc448qtdkq6fkBwU-JRpmeKd0slYmby6_GHNvhdd8sMLXqJfaQaJnP7_ddp4.Q8J7313Eqle9dZpZsjL13v7KpIrKrqxC7gHITE-0rcw&dib_tag=se&keywords=psychonauts&qid=1716319182&sprefix=psychonaut%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4


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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction, Psychonauts

02:18 The Practice of Self-Experimentation with Drugs

08:08 The Shift towards Objective and Standardized Research

16:25 The Effects and Uses of Nitrous Oxide and Hashish

28:14 Modulating Psychedelic Compounds

31:57 Potency of Lab-Made vs Plant-Based Drugs

35:16 The Peyote Ceremony and Native American Traditions

40:03 Cocaine's Impact on Culture

48:41 Legalization and Regulation of Drugs


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