Michael Pollan is an author who between his five bestsellers has sold millions of books. Through exploring our connection to the natural world, he reveals sides of ourselves that we never knew we had. As an author and a journalist, it’s Michael’s job to question everything.
But in his 50s he turned the tables on himself and began to question his own assumpti ... Show More
Mar 12
The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here’s What Happens Next
White House war advisor ROBERT PAPE reveals why Trump is trapped in a war with Iran, the risk of a nuclear breakout, the role of China in the conflict, and how the US is losing control of the Middle East. Robert Pape is a renowned political scientist and director of the Chicago P ... Show More
1h 29m
Aug 2022
Gwyneth Paltrow x Michael Pollan: On Drugs
“All societies have drugs that they’re okay with and they draw these lines and they draw them in ways that can seem very arbitrary,” says Michael Pollan, New York Times–bestselling author of This Is Your Mind on Your Plants and host of the new Netflix series, How to Change Your M ... Show More
55m 10s
Jul 2022
Your Mind on Psychedelics — with Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan, the NYT bestselling author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants,” joins Scott to discuss his research on the psychedelic space, including the changes he has registered over time as well as his own experience with the drugs. Follow Michael on Twitter, @michaelpollan.
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1h 3m
Jul 2021
Michael Pollan: This Is Your Mind on Plants
When you start your day with a cup of tea or coffee you are ingesting a consciousness-altering drug, which you are quite likely to be addicted to. That drug of course is caffeine, the stimulant used by 90 per cent of people on earth, and it is one of three mind-altering molecules ... Show More
54m 37s
Dec 2023
Awe and Psychedelics with Michael Pollan
Laurie's former student and friend, Dr. Maya Shankar, has a Pushkin podcast we love called A Slight Change of Plans. If you like The Happiness Lab, then this show is right up your alley. In this episode, Maya and author Michael Pollan discuss the fascinating science of psychedeli ... Show More
37m 57s
<p><a href="https://michaelpollan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Pollan</a> is the author most recently of mega <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <a href="https://amzn.to/2JoWYUE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Change Your Min ... Show More
