Episode #417

Graham Hancock

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Graham Hancock, an English author and journalist known for works like Fingerprints of the Gods and the novel War God, joins the show. The conversation covers ancient megalithic sites, a proposed cataclysm 12,000 years ago, psychedelics, and the Spanish conquest as portrayed in his historical fiction.

What they talked about

  • Göbekli Tepe visit and Klaus Schmidt
  • Underground cities in Turkey
  • Chavin de Huantar and psychedelics
  • Hunting in Montana wilderness
  • Technology overload and email burden
  • MMA as a path to self-discovery
  • Opiate addiction and snail venom painkiller
  • Debate on consciousness with Dawkins and Chopra

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