Podcasts
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DMT – Dimethyltryptamine
Georgia Mills investigates the psychoactive found in ayahuasca that may mirror near-death experiences
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2C psychedelics
A class of hallucinogenic phenethylamines, explored by the 'godfather of psychedelics' Alexander Shulgin and sadly implicated in a tragedy at a 2017 music festival
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Myristicin
The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history
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Ergotamine
Ben Valsler finds out why writing Alice’s adventures in Wonderland was such a headache for Lewis Carroll
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Barbituric acid
It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid
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Cannabicyclohexanol
Used to make synthetic cannabis, cannabicyclohexanol may be more risky than its non-synthetic counterpart
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Psilocybin & Mescaline
Simon Cotton explores our hallucinogenic horizons with psilocybin and mescaline
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Desomorphine
From potential painkiller to kitchen-cooked heroin replacement, Nate Adams tracks the history of desomorphine
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Methamphetamine
A mood enhancing molecule, Simon Cotton investigates the chemistry of Methamphetamine
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Nitrous oxide
From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Akshat Rathi introduces one of the key psychoactive ingredients in cannabis