In this podcast I talk with my friend Dr. Mike Cunningham, a chemist at the lab of Dalibor Sames at Columbia University who is a cofounder of the psychedelic pharmaceutical company Gilgamesh
Follow Mike on twitter @thewatchglass
2021-08-30 02:34:20 +0000 UTC View PostIn this interview I talk with the great medicinal chemist Dr. Robert Oberlender, he is the inventor of the multi-billion dollar blockbuster drug vyvanse and a ten year veteran of the David E. Nichols laboratory responsible for the synthesis and evaluation of a number psychedelics and empathogens such DOsB, DOiB, MDAI, and many others.
The Ian Parker article I mentioned about the embittered ambien inventor:
Thomas Morton (aka "Baby Balls") and I discuss the record number of drug overdoses reported in 2020 and what can be done to prevent this tragic loss of life . Thomas and I discuss the difficulty of assessing external indicators of addiction and his own opioid addiction and recovery.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/14/upshot/drug-overdose-deaths.html 2021-08-01 01:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post
An interview 14 years in the making, for the first time the true story of the penis envy mushroom is told. Many apocryphal origin stories have been disseminated (sometimes by me) now, for the first time, the true story of how the most potent cubensis strain was created is told.
2021-07-21 02:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostI received some complaints about the vimeo player in the last podcast so I'm releasing an added audio only version that will play like the other podcasts for anyone that prefers it. This was a zoom call so the audio is not going to be great.
Later this month I will release an interview that will contain the first ever published true history of the penis envy variety of Psilocybe cubensis, many misconceptions abound (I'm responsible for some of them) this will be the official accou...
2021-07-03 04:03:18 +0000 UTC View PostPassword: CI-581Mensch
For anyone who has studied the history of dissociative anesthetics there is one name that cannot be ignored in the scientific literature––Ed Domino––he was the first person to administer ketamine to a human being and his wife coined the term "dissociative anesthetic." Domino is a living legend and this interview contains information about ketamine's history that has never been publicly discussed previously. Many thanks to Nick Denomme for making this beaut...
2021-07-01 17:13:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is an interview with an MDMA chemist who was sentenced to ten years in prison and used his time behind bars to improve his understanding of chemistry and improve syntheses related to the one that allowed law enforcement to take his freedom. Tomorrow I will also post a video of my interview with Ed Domino.
2021-06-30 06:50:36 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to update you all to share the tragic news of the death of my close friend and long-time collaborator Justin Clark on June 7th. It saddens me to say that Justin's name is likely unfamiliar to many of the people reading this, despite the fact that he played an absolutely crucial role in all three seasons of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia and was the editor of many podcasts I released over this patreon.
Justin is the second friend I've lost in a ten week span to an accidental drug...
2021-06-26 22:33:31 +0000 UTC View PostAt long last, I visited Dr. Hart's office at Columbia University for this discussion about drug policy, police brutality, opioids, Basic Instinct, and Kids.
2021-06-03 05:43:08 +0000 UTC View PostI was aiming to get it out by the end of this month, but I'm in the middle of moving to Philadelphia. I simply wanted to update. In June I will also release an interview with Ed Domino, describing the first time a human being used ketamine as well as a new interview with a clandestine MDMA chemist. Lots in store!
2021-06-01 01:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostA long discussion with forensic chemist Dr. Etienne Van Zyl about the chemistry of methaqualone and the potential weaponization of psychoactive drugs by the apartheid government. Some of the attached literature is fascinating and worth a read, especially the book "Secrets and Lies" which is the most authoritative text on the crimes of Project Coast.
2021-05-24 23:19:05 +0000 UTC View PostA discussion about kratom pharmacology with kratom researcher Dr. Oliver Grundmann and producer/kratom tea purveyor Soren Shade.
The two surveys I mentioned can be found below.
Kratom survey: tinyurl.com/kratomteasurvey
5-MeO-DMT survey: https://5meodmt.psychedelicsurvey.com/?fbclid=IwAR1I_wkuWCHjODC35ow57Ok4uSFYq37QRkNOmyit01H...
2021-05-04 00:50:08 +0000 UTC View PostIn this podcast I interview a former organometallic chemist named Mike Roberts who conducted underground research on DMT, DET, DiPT, DOM, 2C-B, and mescaline while working as a graduate student at UCLA. After a year of continuous psychedelic use his studies ended when began to confuse reality with a dream. I've attached one of Mike Roberts chemistry publications below.
2021-05-01 23:08:18 +0000 UTC View PostHere is a discussion about psychedelics, pharmaceutical companies, and psychotherapy with living legend Bill Richards. I've attached his PhD dissertation below and here is a link to the episode of 60 Minutes described in the interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGcjqOGFNVU&ab_channel=HamiltonMorris
2021-04-26 18:40:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn this podcast I tell a story of grotesque corruption and cronyism that radicalized me as a teenager and made me recognize the horrors of the war on drugs. I also interview a self-critical cop about what it's like to enforce drug laws.
2021-03-16 21:36:23 +0000 UTC View PostFollow him on twitter @DavidJuurlink
Fitting that the 13th upload would be fraught with problems, but the third time's the charm!
2021-03-02 21:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostAn interview with infamous undercover LAPD "dope cop" Frank Lyga about his career tracking clandestine PCP synthesists.
2021-02-26 06:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostHere I interview the great Australian chemistry YouTube titan Explosions and Fire.
Philip Eaton's original cubane synthesis and an article reviewing reported ingestions of C4 plastic explosive are attached.
Here is a link to the Explosions and Fire cubane synthesis videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/ExplosionsFire2/search?query=cubane
Here is a link to Sir Martyn Poliakoff's ...
2021-02-14 05:09:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis is likely going to be the final run, as selling this has been very labor intensive. Five thousand copies will be printed, they are available for preorder today. Like past runs, they are selling very quickly and it would be wise to place an order this week if you still want one and were unable to order from the previous editions. We're also issuing the biosynthesis shirt and Gail's shirt printed with europium doped strontium aluminate so that the graphic glows in the dark.
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2021-02-02 02:40:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi, all. I've been receiving interesting messages from a variety of different chemists recently. Here is a discussion with a chemist who synthesized and tested an unusual arylcyclohexylamine called PCE
EDIT: I was interested in learning more about his technique for producing NaCN. I've attached an interesting article from 1895 that describes a similar process as well as a long Science Madness thread. Cyanide's reputation is deserved, it is seriously a deadly poison, a chemist friend kil...
2021-01-31 04:48:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, all. It turns out Eric Andre is a fan of the show and he called me yesterday to talk, here is our conversation.
In other news, we are gearing up to print a third and final edition of the pamphlet. The first edition was only 500 copies and contained a couple typos, the second edition is 2,500 copies and the third edition will be 5,000 copies. The pamphlet has already raised more than $70,000 for the Michael J Fox Foundation and more than $10,000 for the original toad artist Gail Patt...
2021-01-14 04:11:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe are still working out some of the kinks, but the pamphlet and shirt orders are now available. The first (new) edition is limited to 500 copies and almost half of them are already gone. 100% of the proceeds from the pamphlet go to the Michael J Fox Foundation, 100% of the proceeds from the shirts go to the artist Gail Patterson, who is responsible for the iconic illustrations of Bufo alvarius.
Here's the website:
www.psychedelictoadofthesonorandesert.com
2020-12-31 03:57:53 +0000 UTC
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Nobody told me in advance, but the premiere of season three came a week early. I have printed the pamphlets and was finishing the website this week but I'll see if I can fast track the release of the pamphlet for tomorrow.
Here is a YouTube link to the premiere, feel free to share and enjoy: https://youtu.be/fFXGa-Ruz_M?t=4
The website is www.psychedelictoadofthesonorandesert.com I...
2020-12-29 08:37:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn this podcast I talk with my father about his new documentary "My Psychedelic Love Story", which premieres Sunday, November 29th on Showtime. Many thanks for Josh Kearney for recording this discussion.
The trailer can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJAsSX_V86I&ab_channel=SHOWTIME
NOTE: This podcast is unlocked and can be shared o...
2020-11-29 03:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe end is in sight. Enjoy a second installment of the production podcast in which I am joined again by friend and producer Soren Shade.
2020-11-18 04:11:51 +0000 UTC View PostHi, all. Here's a new podcast with an update with what I've been working on regarding Pharmacopeia. In this conversation I'm joined by producer Soren Shade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRvub-hIYg&ab_channel=HamiltonMorris
2020-10-12 01:01:39 +0000 UTC View Post
In which I badger Pollan to stop blaming Leary for all of society's psychedelic ills.
2020-07-29 19:33:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A little more cactus action, for Patreon eyes only.
2020-07-28 04:41:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A Lophophora williamsii specimen blooms to reveal its thigmotropic anthers and trifid stigma
2020-07-27 05:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post