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Every book Paul Stamets recommended on podcasts
Paul Stamets appeared multiple times as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience to discuss mycology, history, and altered states of consciousness. During these appearances, Stamets referenced several notable books that intersected with his research and personal life. In one discussion, he mentioned Michael Pollan's book, How to Change Your Mind, while describing a mushroom hunting trip that he and Pollan took together. On another occasion, Stamets brought up John Marco Allegro's book, The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, to explore the controversial theory alleging that the entire Christian religion originated from a misunderstanding of psychedelic mushroom use. Stamets also shared a formative personal memory involving Charles T. Tart's textbook, Altered States of Consciousness. He explained that he had borrowed the book from his older brother John when he was young, long before he established himself as a prominent mycologist and researcher in the field of psilocybin and mushroom studies.
Books recommended by Paul Stamets
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a compelling non-fiction investigation into the history, science, and cultural renaissance of psychedelic substances like psilocybin and LSD in therapeutic settings.
Discussed“And in this in his book, How to Change Your Mind, when I said, "I took two steps out of this little cabin we were at."”
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States of Consciousness
Discussed“and he gives me a book that he's using for his class but he's on break and says I never really X fasted that John went to Mexico Colombia came back with a great stories of heating suicide mushrooms and was my older brother I just idolized him and his book called altered states of consciousness”
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“and that is the mushroom that was documented in the sacred mushroom in the cross where gianmarco allegro alleged that he alleged that the entire Christian religion was essentially a misunderstanding”
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Books Paul Stamets wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #2347 - Paul Stamets | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2025-07-09 | 1 |
| #1385 - Paul Stamets | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2019-11-15 | 1 |
| #1035 - Paul Stamets | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2017-11-07 | 1 |
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“In my book, Myelium Running, I have the best photographs of the largest organism in the world.”
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“one of my books else I have mushrooms of the world has great chapter and I think called good tips for great trips”
“and he was editing one of my books my celly I'm running how mushrooms can help save the world and and he goes Paul you cannot say that mycelium is intelligent”