Episode #891

Zach Leary

· 4 books mentioned

Books mentioned

  1. Food of the Gods

    Terence McKenna

    Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:05:37

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Zach Leary is a writer, futurist, and host of the “It’s All Happening” podcast. He and Joe Rogan examine psychedelics and altered states alongside politics, drug policy, cultural violence, inequality, consumerism, animal agriculture, addiction, and the influence of money in public life.

What they talked about

  • Growing up as Timothy Leary's son
  • Timothy Leary as a futurist and tech enthusiast
  • VR and flotation tanks for altered states
  • Ketamine and K-hole experience with Ram Dass
  • The war on drugs as a class war
  • Critique of the DEA and drug scheduling
  • Psychedelics and the origins of religious belief
  • Internet negativity and avoiding online conflict

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