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Books by Michael Pollan mentioned on podcasts
Michael Pollan and his books have been featured and discussed across numerous podcast episodes. On Behind the Bastards, Andrew Sage discussed Pollan's book The Botany of Desire in the context of plants and human domestication. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know featured references to Pollan's works, with Robert Lamb discussing a section of How to Change Your Mind where Pollan sought clinical therapeutic psychedelic experiences, and Ben referencing The Omnivore's Dilemma to support discussions on vegetarianism, food choices, and speciesism. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan welcomed Michael Pollan to discuss his book This Is Your Mind On Plants, highlighting Pollan's personal experiment with caffeine withdrawal and how it felt like a psychedelic experience. Andrew Huberman also praised Pollan's credibility as a journalist on the show, pointing to The Omnivore's Dilemma as a comprehensive examination of data. Additionally, guests on the podcast referenced How to Change Your Mind when exploring shifting societal perceptions regarding psychoactive substances over time.
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is an exploration of the history and science of psychedelics, detailing their renewed potential in therapeutic settings for treating conditions like depression, anxiety, and addiction.
Discussed“Michael pollen talks about this in his book a little bit where he actually shops around for the right uh people to go to to have this experience because he wants an an experience on par with the sort of the clinical therapeutic uh experiences that are taking place in these studies”
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a comprehensive investigative exploration of the modern food chain, tracing what human beings eat from industrial agriculture and organic farming all the way to foraging and hunting.
Discussed“Check out The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. To your point, Sarah is whispering in.”
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This Is Your Mind On Plants
This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan is a fascinating exploration of humanity's complex, historical relationship with three psychoactive plant substances: opium, caffeine, and mescaline.
Discussed“um your new book this is your mind on plants”
Speaker The Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan Experience #1678 - Michael Pollan 2024-06-27 Listen at 0:49Where to get it
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Cannabis, Forgetting, and the Botany of Desire
Discussed“and in fact I've written about this abiding and universal desire of humans to change their consciousness for a long time I wrote about Anam botany of desire there's a long chapter on cannabis and I've always been curious about that desire because it doesn't seem on its face to be so helpful or adaptive”
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The Botany of Desire
Discussed“I think there's a I forget the name of the book. It said bought any of desire. Yeah, I haven't read that. I've been recommended that book before. Yeah, I've read that a couple years ago.”
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