The Plants of the Gods: Hallucinogens, Healing, Culture and Conservation

Plants of the Gods: S8E4 The research behind microdosing and medicine (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 2)

Apr 6, 2026

In this episode, we’re bringing you the second half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow.

A co-leader of the largest study on microdosing, she shares what researchers are beginning to understand about how psychedelic plants could treat conditions ranging from Parkinson’s disease and chronic pain to...

Plants of the Gods: S8E3 Can Psychedelics Treat “Incurable” Trauma? (Dr. Pamela Kryskow, Part 1)

Mar 23, 2026

How can psylocibin be used to help patients work through traumas that once seemed untreatable? Dr. Pamela Kryskow, a self-described “fungi person” and a scientist, is helping to answer this question and others about the health potential of plant medicines. Dr. Kryskow is a founding board member of the Psychedelic...

Plants of the Gods: S8E2 Dennis McKenna on new discoveries and emerging psychedelic science (part 2)

Mar 9, 2026

This is a special joint episode of Plants of the Gods and Brainforest Café.

Host Dr. Mark Plotkin continues his conversation with ethnopharmacologist Dr. Dennis McKenna. They reflect on the origins and impact of the ESPD conferences, launched in 1967, and how these landmark gatherings helped shape the field...

Plants of the Gods: S8E1 Dennis McKenna on the remarkable Amazonian plants that shape human consciousness (part 1)

Feb 23, 2026

This is a special joint episode of Plants of the Gods and Brainforest Café.

Plants are virtuoso chemists. Some create molecules that closely resemble the neurotransmitters shaping human consciousness — a mystery that fascinates ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna, PhD.

In Part One of this episode, Dennis...

Coming Soon: Plants of the Gods Season 8

Feb 19, 2026

Season 8 kicks off February 23 with an interview featuring Dennis McKenna, PhD — a renowned ethnopharmacologist who has spent more than 40 years researching the therapeutic potential of Amazonian plant medicines. Stay tuned for the full interview!