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Michael Pollan on how Psychedelics can Change Your Mind

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry - August 29, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★ - 3.5K ratings
Our guest today is Michael Pollan. Since the 2018 publication of his New York Times bestseller How to Change Your Mind, Michael’s work on psychedelics has steered the national conversation on the medical potential and stigmas surrounding some of the most powerful, naturally-derived drugs. He fur...

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Michael Pollan: This Is Your Mind on Plants

Intelligence Squared - July 27, 2021 03:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
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 that bestselling...

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Michael Pollan On The Drug We Use Every Day: Caffeine

Fresh Air - March 25, 2020 20:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 32.7K ratings
'Omnivore's Dilemma' author Michael Pollan talks about his audiobook, 'Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Created the Modern World.' He describes caffeine as the world's most widely-used psychoactive drug. (Originally broadcast Feb. 2020) Also, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a new album from guit...

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Best Of: The 2020 Disinformation War / Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine

Fresh Air - February 15, 2020 05:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 32.7K ratings
The Trump campaign is planning to spend $1 billion and a lot will go towards disinformation and propaganda. 'Atlantic' journalist McKay Coppins talks about what he learned about the new techniques the campaign and its supporters are using to spread disinformation, discredit journalists, and disma...

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Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Addiction & Withdrawal

Fresh Air - February 10, 2020 21:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 32.7K ratings
'Omnivore's Dilemma' author Michael Pollan talks about his new audiobook, 'Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Created the Modern World.' He describes caffeine as the world's most widely-used psychoactive drug. "Here's a drug we use every day. ... We never think about it as a drug or an addiction, but t...

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Michael Pollan

Flow Sessions with Jason Silva - January 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 179 ratings
For more than 30 years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where nature and culture intersect-- on our plates, in our farms and gardens, and in our minds. He's the author of the new book, How to Change Your Mind, with the new science of psych...

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Why Michael Pollan decided hitting sixty was a good time to try LSD

Life Matters - Separate stories podcast - December 26, 2019 22:18 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratings
When most people hit sixty, they take up a new hobby, but best-selling writer Michael Pollan decided to enter his senior years doing something a little more psychedelic.

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Michael Pollan on psychedelics, Sophie Cunningham on trees and a tactile kitchen part two

Life Matters - Full program podcast - December 26, 2019 22:05 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 19 ratings
Enjoy this specially curated selection of some of our favourite stories from the year as part of RN Summer.

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We Hope Michael Pollan Changes His Mind

Plus Three - November 26, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour
Michael Pollan thinks we’re not ready to decriminalize psilocybin, despite his bestselling book, How to Change Your Mind, where he capitalized on the rising wave of psychedelic normalization. The team critically examines his New York Time’s op-ed where he urges caution. Support the show: patr...

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Brian Rose Discusses London Real's Upcoming Documentary ReConnect Featuring Michael Pollan

London Real - October 22, 2019 14:44 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
ReConnect WORLD PREMIERE Tickets: https://londonreal.link/reconnect Real Deal is your chance to join me LIVE to discuss the big issues. We go deep on anything and everything - from spirituality to parenting to movies - and I want you to send me any questions or thoughts you have about the disc...

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Michael Pollan and Xand Van Tulleken on the New Science of Psychedelics

Intelligence Squared - August 16, 2019 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 690 ratings
In this episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast we were joined by the acclaimed food writer Michael Pollan, whose most recent book How To Change Your Mind is a deep dive into the world of psychedelic drugs and what they can teach us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression and transc...

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Michael Pollan: The Psychedelic Renaissance

Rebel Wisdom - August 09, 2019 11:05 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 258 ratings
This is an audio version of Michael Pollan: The Psychedelic Renaissance which was published on the Rebel Wisdom YouTube site on June 14th 2018.  Michael Pollan is the author of a seminal new book on the science of psychedelic therapy, and the award-winning writer of bestsellers such as Cooked, ...

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#69 Michael Pollan: Could Psychedelics Solve the Mental Health Crisis?

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee - July 03, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing. Many of you will know Michael Pollan as a world-renowned food writer but now he has written a book that brings psychedelic drugs into mainstream consciousness. But why? Long before they gained a bad reputation, it seemed to researchers, scientist...

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Michael Pollan with Hamilton Morris: What if Psychedelics Could Heal?

92NY Talks - June 27, 2019 19:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 211 ratings
Michael Pollan—bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food—discusses his latest book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, with journalist and pharmacologist Hamilton...

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Episode 347: Michael Pollan

Longform - June 12, 2019 16:43 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Michael Pollan writes for The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker and is the author of nine books. His latest is How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. “I don’t like writing as an exper...

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Podcast 606 – “Michael Pollan Discusses Psychedelics”

Psychedelic Salon - May 20, 2019 15:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 483 ratings
Support Lorenzo on Patreon.com Guest speaker: Michael Pollan Now available in PAPERBACK! PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: June 6, 2018 Today's program features an interview with Michael Pollan by Michael Margolies from the Psychedelic Seminars project in San Francisco. Pollan i...

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502. Michael Pollan and Chris Bache

Buddha at the Gas Pump - May 15, 2019 16:46 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 564 ratings
Michael Pollan is the author of eight books, including: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, In Defense of...

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ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library - May 15, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 49 ratings
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Michael Pollan offers a mind-bending investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs—and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences as he set out to research the active ingredients in...

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AMP #201 Michael Pollan

Aubrey Marcus Podcast - April 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.8K ratings
Multiple NYT bestselling author Michael Pollan set out on his boldest adventure yet, both personally and as an author.  In his latest book How To Change Your Mind he endeavored to chronicle the psychedelic experience--from a historical, scientific, and experiential point of view.  His c...

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#201 United Psychedelic States with Michael Pollan

Aubrey Marcus Podcast - April 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.8K ratings
Multiple NYT bestselling author Michael Pollan set out on his boldest adventure yet, both personally and as an author.  In his latest book How To Change Your Mind he endeavored to chronicle the psychedelic experience--from a historical, scientific, and experiential point of view.  His c...

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AMP #201 Michael Pollan On The Future Of Psychedelic Medicine

Aubrey Marcus Podcast - April 20, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.8K ratings
Multiple NYT bestselling author Michael Pollan set out on his boldest adventure yet, both personally and as an author.  In his latest book How To Change Your Mind he endeavored to chronicle the psychedelic experience--from a historical, scientific, and experiential point of view.  His contributi...

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#365: Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics

The Tim Ferriss Show - March 21, 2019 13:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14.3K ratings
Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics | Brought to you by 99designs and Athletic Greens. "An overactive ego is a tyrant." - Michael Pollan Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) is the author of seven previous books, including Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Om...

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Michael Pollan with Dacher Keltner on the new science of psychedelics

Berkeley Talks - March 17, 2019 00:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In his latest book, How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan turns his focus to psychedelics — LSD, psilocybin mushrooms and the like — exploring their history, use, and potential to help people not only transcend, but also treat conditions from addiction to anxiety. On March 5, 2019, Pollan join...

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Michael Pollan on science, psychedelics and the human mind

Berkeley Talks - December 22, 2018 02:22 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
In May 2018, Michael Pollan, the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism at UC Berkeley and author of a multitude of best-sellers, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, sat down with former Mother Jones editor Deirdre English to discuss his new book, How to Change Your Mind: What th...

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Bonus: Magic Mushrooms With Michael Pollan

Endless Thread - October 29, 2018 19:53 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 2.5K ratings
Author Michael Pollan talks about all things magic mushrooms, including their potential for upending the brain's hierarchy and helping people cope with death.

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Michael Pollan on the Science and Sublimity of Psychedelics

Conversations with Tyler - August 15, 2018 13:14 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
Michael Pollan has long been fascinated by nature and the ways we connect and clash with it, with decades of writing covering food, farming, cooking, and architecture. Pollan's latest fascination? Our widespread and ancient desire to use nature to change our consciousness. He joins Tyler to di...

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Ep4 - Michael Pollan: "How to Change Your Mind"

Talks at Google - August 14, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 113 ratings
Michael Pollan has written 5 New York Times best sellers including Food Rules; In Defense of Food; and The Omnivore’s Dilemma. In this talk, he shares insights and answer questions about psychedelics based on research done for his book How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelic...

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Michael Pollan: Conscious Eating

Oprah's Super Soul - July 09, 2018 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
New York Times best-selling author and food expert Michael Pollan discusses our evolving relationship with food, what it means to eat with a fuller consciousness and how having a heightened awareness of the food that goes into our bodies can improve our physical and spiritual well-being. Michael ...

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MICHAEL POLLAN - PSYCHEDELICS - HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

London Real - July 01, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
Michael Pollan is an award winning author, activist and journalist, named by Time magazine as one of the hundred most influential people in the world.

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Michael Pollan on Psychedelic Drugs and How to Change Your Mind

EconTalk - June 25, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Journalist and author Michael Pollan talks about his book, How to Change Your Mind, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Pollan chronicles the history of the use of psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD and psilocybin, to treat addiction, depression and anxiety. He discusses his own experiences with t...

Books written by Michael Pollan

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan

1 Episode - 450 pages - ★★★★ - 148K ratings

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan

297 pages - ★★★★ - 39.4K ratings

Holy Cows and Hog Heaven: The Food Buyer's Guide to Farm Friendly Food
Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan

134 pages - ★★★★ - 285 ratings

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan

291 pages - ★★★★ - 107 ratings

Field Guide to Home Buying in America
Mark LeVine, Michael Pollan, Stephen M. Pollan

256 pages - ★★★ - 4 ratings