Book · 1996 · Biography & Autobiography
One River
Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
One River by Wade Davis has been mentioned in 5 episodes across 4 podcasts (2 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Paul Rosolie (2 episodes), Wade Davis (1 episode) and Dennis McKenna (1 episode) on The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode).
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Yeah, I think people would be intrigued by the book One River, which is really the account of Tim and I and Koka and Schulties. It's a great book. It is a great book. That book in particular would open people's eyes.
Questions about One River by Wade Davis
Who recommends One River by Wade Davis on podcasts?
Paul Rosolie (1 episode) and Wade Davis (1 episode) have recommended One River by Wade Davis on podcasts. In all, 4 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (2 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention One River the most?
The Tim Ferriss Show (2 episodes), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode), The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (1 episode).
Is One River recommended, or only discussed?
One River by Wade Davis was recommended in 2 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 3 episodes, as of 2026-06-25.
What do people say about One River?
Wade Davis on The Tim Ferriss Show (2026-06-25): "Yeah, I think people would be intrigued by the book One River, which is really the account of Tim and I and Koka and Schulties. It's a great book. It is a great book. That book in particular would open people's eyes."
When was One River last mentioned on a podcast?
One River by Wade Davis was last recommended on The Tim Ferriss Show by Wade Davis on 2026-06-25.
What they say about it
- About Richard Evans Schultes“it's about this ethnobotanist”4
- Wade Davis wrote it“Wade Davis wrote about it”2
The best things said about it
It's about this ethnobotanist, Richard Evans Schultes, who was in the Amazon.
Richard Evan Schultes, I know about him from reading Wade Davis' book "One River", which is this big, hefty, you know, five or 600 page tome about the Amazon.
I believe it was one river that he wrote which chronicles much of richard evan schulte's adventures who's also considered in some respects the sort of godfather of modern ethnobotany.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
One River by Wade Davis is an account of ethnobotanical exploration in the Amazon that chronicles the adventures of Richard Evans Schultes. Wade Davis recommended his own book on The Tim Ferriss Show, describing it as an engaging read that opens people's eyes and details his experiences alongside Schultes. Paul Rosolie also strongly recommended the work on The Jordan Harbinger Show, praising it as an amazing book about the renowned ethnobotanist in the Amazon. Rosolie mentioned the volume multiple times across different podcast appearances, including on the Lex Fridman Podcast, where he characterized the hefty tome as a poignant record of wild places with native tribes and intact belief systems that experienced heartbreaking changes over time. Jordan Harbinger and Rosolie further referenced the book while exploring topics such as ayahuasca, intricate plant chemical combinations, and the insights of ethnobotanists like Mark Plotkin. Additionally, Tim Ferriss brought up the book on his show to highlight Davis's work in documenting the adventures of Schultes, whom he regarded as a godfather of modern ethnobotany. Listeners and hosts alike repeatedly turned to the book as a definitive historical and ecological journey into the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
Every mention
Paul Rosolie Back in the there's this book called One River and it's about this ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes who… 2
“Richard Evan Schultes, I know about him from reading Wade Davis' book "One River", which is this big, hefty, you know, five or 600 page tome about the Amazon.”
“And then "One River" is where Wade Davis comes back, I believe in the '70s, and the heartbreak of the book is that all of these incredibly wild places with naked, native tribes and these intact belief systems,”
“But what I find interesting is, like ethnobotanists have talked about it—like Wade Davis wrote about it in 'One River.' Mark Plotkin's really into it.”
“Like Wade Davis wrote about it in One River. Mark Plotkin's really into it.”
“Back in the there's this book called One River and it's about this ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes who was in the Amazon and it's by Wade Davis.”
“Yeah, back to—there's this book called 'One River,' and it's about this ethnobotanist, Richard Evans Schultes, who was in the Amazon. It's by Wade Davis, it's an amazing book, but he was supposed to go with us on our trip, but something happened, and he couldn't make it.”
Wade Davis Yeah, I think people would be intrigued by the book One River, which is really the account of Tim and I and… 1
“Yeah, I think people would be intrigued by the book One River, which is really the account of Tim and I and Koka and Schulties. It's a great book. It is a great book. That book in particular would open people's eyes.”
Dennis McKenna he's the person that wrote one river he was a protege of shulte 1
“he's the person that wrote one river he was a protege of shulte”
Tim Ferriss i believe it was one river that he wrote which chronicles much of richard evan schulte's adventures who's a… 1
“i believe it was one river that he wrote which chronicles much of richard evan schulte's adventures who's also considered in some respects the sort of godfather of modern ethnobotany”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and incidentally as I was reading and doing his eulogy that I conceived the book one river which is a biography of our great professor Richard Evans Schulties. We're doing this in part in memory of Tim.”
“And so I pulled out a book of mine, One River, which happened to have a photograph in the frontispiece of one of the chapters.”
“And since then, I've taken ayahuasca largely to sort of remember what it was like when I was writing One River.”
“he wrote a book called One River”