A Fungal Fairy Tale
🕑 Added 2025-12-22 22:23:47 +0000 UTCHamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
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Seabz
Awesome podcast, thanks! Does anyone know if there is a copy somewhere online of the Dateline NBC episode called "X files" that features Strike from the Hive? mentioned here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hive_(website)
L ichen
Thank you for sharing another wonderful episode. I've been meaning to look into more of the history of Amanita muscaria. This isn't very important, but I believe the illustration of Amanita phalloides at 12:21 may be depicting Amanita pantherina.
Chris DeLuague
I enjoyed this. I had some very very weird experiences like 20 years ago on Amanita. Most of the time it was a weird sedating delirious experiences almost like dreaming, but one 7 gram dose landed me in the hospital after what observers and EMTs thought was a seizure though. I've been reluctant to try them again obviously but all this extracts on the market really caught my attention
Goopy
I love your mushroom videos/talks more than anything! I've seen this episode countless times, and will surely watch it countless more. ¡Viva la myco revolución!
Rhett
Beautifully produced. Gave me chills multiple times. Every episode you release feels like a gift because of how much joy it brings. Thank you Hamilton (and team)!!
Ford Prefect
Beaut rhyming scheme for ultimate holiday vibes, you’re a peach Hamilton
Adam
The look of despair on Hamiltons face when the chemist is explaining the drug addict panel eliminating a potential therapeutic drug for hallucinogenic side effects. I felt it!
Dead
Man, we need a gaboxadol source if we're gonna keep talking about this. Or a walkthrough of an easy and approachable synthesis.
Chad Scott
The same story for so many great medicines...Oh, it makes people feel good? Then it's illegal. What a shame. I hour one day our laws and science will recognize that euphoria or altered mental states are part of the healing, not antithetical to it.
Aime
oh cool you got rights to your old vice episodes?!
Eric
I look forward to every new episode like a little child.
Justin Smith
Man.. as big as you are, I don't see how Netflix or Hulu wouldnt give you your own show. Hamilton's pharmacopia is one of my favorite shows of all time and I know I'm not alone.
nobody
That stinks. No more Midsommar
Daze Ltd
I can't find the old fashion week video anywhere - I remember that having a scene with amanita muscaria but I can't find the video anywhere anymore. Anyone know what happened to that old video?
nobody
"Mushroomaniacs are on the path to suicide" I've often felt like I committed partial suicide when I took mushrooms. My soul went to the hospital to heal up and then they sent it back into my body much improved. I don't feel like the person I used to be. It's been good-good. I was tired of being me.
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Martin Seger
Muscaria is becoming illegal here in Sweden after new years 😅😩🖕🤬💩
Alexander Camacho
The perfect holiday upload. This man is a vibe curator.
CSN
Classic, glad to see them rolling out here!
rayah
thank you for keeping things magical hamilton 🍄✨
Roansburg 25
Ahhhhh lezgoooo