Hamilton's Pharmacopeia – Season 2
Episodes
The Psychedelic Toad
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
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
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
Wizards of DMT
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
Ketamine: Realms and Realities
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
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
A Fungal Fairy Tale
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
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.