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Two guys, one mic. Podcast about the science, culture, and history behind psychoactive drugs.


    • May 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    Episode 41: Ketamine Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 61:36


    Stuart and Randall continue to discuss Ketamine, plus a segment of news. 

    Epside 40: Ketamine Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 46:37


    In this episode we dive into the K hole of Ketamine!

    Episode 39: This Week in Neuroscience; Psychedelics as Morphogens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 104:09


    In this weeks episode Randall briefs us on two brand new, fresh, hot journal articles. 

    Episode 38: Drugs in Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 43:40


    Episode 37: Alcoholism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 53:04


    In this episode Stuart and Randall discuss Alcoholism. We talk about some famous examples, as well as some of the chemistry and history. 

    Episode 36: What Makes a Psychedelic Part 1: Hallucinations and the Visual System

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 69:32


    This episode it a little different. Randall takes us on the first step of the journey into discovering what exactly a psychedelic is. Starting with what we see. 

    Episode 35: Mescaline

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 77:01


    In this episode Randall and Stuart talk about one of the oldest psychedelic substances known to man. 

    Episode 34: Animals and Current Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 43:08


    We start this off with some current events going on, then talk about animals that like to get high. 

    Episode 33: Sucrose

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 63:09


    Randall and Stuart have a pretty sweet episode for you here regarding the chemistry of sucrose. 

    Episode 32: Sugar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 33:05


    Sugar. You might not think of Sugar as a drug but it is one of the most powerful, addictive, and damaging ones out there. Join Stuart and Randall as we discuss the history of sugar, as well as the corrupted underbelly of the sugar industry. 

    Episode 31: DMT - Interdimensional Passport?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 71:28


    Is DMT an interdimensional passport? Stuart doesn't know. Randall doesn't know. We do talk about it though. 

    Episode 30: DMT is Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 81:07


    Look at me, now look at yourself, now your dog, now your plant. DMT. All of it. It's everywhere. 

    Episode 29: Nicotine Pt. 3; Randalls' Chemistry Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 78:02


    In this episode Stuart head's over to Randall's chemistry corner to discuss nicotine. What makes it so addictive? What are it's effects on the brain? Find out here. 

    Episode 28: Nicotine Pt. 2; The Cigarette Conspiracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 46:26


    Sit back and hear about how a bunch of guys tried to make sure they could keep selling their lethal product. 

    Episode 26: Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 57:25


    In this episode Stuart and Randall attempt to distract you from your woes by discussing the story of Purdue Pharma, and the ensuing opioid epidemic. Enjoy? 

    Episode 25: Schizophrenia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 78:45


    Trippin' Through a Hiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 1:26


    We're taking a slight break, but will be back September 7th. 

    Episode 24: The First Antipsychotics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 41:06


    In this episode Stuart and Randall discuss the discovery and uses for the very first lab made antipsychotics. 

    Episode 23: William Leonard Pickard, Gordon Todd Skinner, and the Dark Side of Psychedelics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 78:29


    With the recent release of William Leonard Pickard, Randall and Stuart discuss if that was a good thing. What he did, what his friends did, why they did it, everything like that. 

    Episode 22: The Beginnings of Mental Health Treatments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 71:28


    Episode 19: Article Attic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 66:50


    Come join us in our attic! Our article attic that is. This episode is the first of a series where Randall reads an article, and then tells us about it. This one was trippy. 

    Episode 18: Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 44:50


    Episode 17: Tea Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 48:04


    In this episode we are still talking about tea! It's actually the same episode as last week... we just cut in in two and here it is. 

    Episode 15: Stuart's History Hole; Beer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 37:34


    In this episode Stuart discusses the origins of beer, and then some more about beer, followed by some information about beer! 

    Episode 14: Randalls Chemistry Corner Opioids

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 58:00


    Apologies for the late episode! In this episode Randall goes into his chemistry corner and discusses opioids.  

    Episode 13: Opium; A Brief History (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 54:09


    In this episode Randall and Stuart discuss many thing. Some of those things include the rise of opiate use in civil war vets, and the transition from morphine to heroin. 

    Episode 12: Opium; A Brief History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 39:50


    In this here episode Randall and Stuart talk more about opium. We begin in the ancient times and then continue all the way to the influence of the seductive drug on modern art. 

    Episode 11: Opium Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 47:03


    In this episode we take a fairly deep dive into Stuart's history hole. Discussing the beginnings of the Opium trade in China and the escalation of conflict! 

    Episode 10: Randall's Chemistry Corner Cannabinoids

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 77:46


    In this episode Randall discusses the physiology of cannabinoids or something like that, you'll have to listen.. 

    Episode 9: Alexander Shulgin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 70:01


    In this episode Randall and Stuart discuss the amazing man that is Alexander Shulgin, aka Sasha, what a man wow. 

    Episode 8: Pandemic Pandemonium

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 81:27


    In this episode Randall and Stuart talk about the ongoing Pandemic Crisis that's happening all over the world, and give some history and science to put it into clearer context. 

    Episode 7: The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 43:34


    Episode 6: Marijuana Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 39:01


    Episode 5: Marijuana Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 37:12


    Stuart and Randall talk about marijuana starting from 28 million years ago and ending with the Romans. 

    Episode 4: Randall's Chemistry Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 50:40


    In this episode Randall takes us on a journey through chemistry corner. A deep dive on some of the chemical workings of the brain! 

    Episode 3: Amphetamines and Blitzed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 59:00


    This week we start by talking about amphetamines. We then discuss the book "Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich" by Norman Ohler. 

    LSD Part 2: From Nazis to Hippies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 59:06


    In this episode we pick up where we left off in Episode one and discuss how LSD made it's way from the creation of one Swiss scientist to a social icon that it is today. 

    LSD Part 1: From Ergot to Bicycle Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2020 30:29


    In this episode Randall and Stuart discuss LSD, beginning from the Ergot fungus all the way to the synthesis of LSD-25 by Albert Hoffman. 

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