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Choogle On with Uncle Weed

277 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

Head out with Uncle Weed on cannabis-inspired adventures, spontaneous commentary and eclectic sounds from around the world since 2005.

Anecdotes and observations include: public policy, transportation, economics, architecture, entrepreneurship and cannabis culture and discourse about harm reduction, environment, international travel and foreign affairs. Usually recorded on-the-go, Uncle Weed (sometime) invites curious pals and erstwhile strangers into the hi-jinks and conversation.

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SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle On! #60

March 14, 2008 18:24

Starting at the Seabus terminal, a busy Uncle Weed mentions some forthcoming trips and thoughts and then ends up in Austin, TX for a music, film and interactive fest complete with drinking, carousing and tokes on the Presidential suite porch. Yup, we’re SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60 (.mp3, 14:29, 12MB) Subscribe...

SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60

March 14, 2008 18:24

Starting at the Seabus terminal, a busy Uncle Weed mentions some forthcoming trips and thoughts and then ends up in Austin, TX for a music, film and interactive fest complete with drinking, carousing and tokes on the Presidential suite porch. Yup, we’re SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60 (.mp3, 14:29, 12MB) Subscribe … Continue reading SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60 →

SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle On #60

March 14, 2008 18:24

Starting at the Seabus terminal, a busy Uncle Weed mentions some forthcoming trips and thoughts and then ends up in Austin, TX for a music, film and interactive fest complete with drinking, carousing and tokes on the Presidential suite porch. Yup, we’re SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on #60 (.mp3, 14:29, 12MB) Subscribe … Continue reading SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle On #60 →

Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank – Choogle on #59

February 03, 2008 17:45

While prepping for an oil painting, Uncle Weed sparks a joint and talks about travel plans (Austin, Texas for SxSW and Mexico for chillaxin’), catches up with the Vancouver 3 extradition situation (and the grandstanding DEA and DoJ despots), then revisits a party at Vancouver Seed Bank (and Toker’s Lounge) with proprietor (and former editor … Continue reading Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank – Choogle on #59 →

Party at the Vancouver Seed Bank – Choogle On! #59

February 03, 2008 17:45

While prepping for an oil painting, Uncle Weed sparks a joint and talks about travel plans (Austin, Texas for SxSW and Mexico for chillaxin’), catches up with the Vancouver 3 extradition situation (and the grandstanding DEA and DoJ despots), then revisits a party at Vancouver Seed Bank (and Toker’s Lounge) with proprietor (and former editor...

Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day – Choogle On! #58

January 03, 2008 03:22

On New Year’s Day, Uncle Weed takes a snowy ramble into the woods around Mt. Cypress encountering earnest tobogganists, snowshoe prints, and windswept Hollyburn cabins. Over a bowl of Purple Kush, he recounts tales of tasty ales, resolutions, cross country skiing, foreign expeditions, and personal documentation while remarking on the varieties of lichen and moss...

Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day – Choogle on #58

January 03, 2008 03:22

Produced by Bread, recorded via mobile commlink Album art snapshot art’ed up by UW On New Year’s Day, Uncle Weed takes a snowy ramble into the woods around Mt. Cypress encountering earnest tobogganists, snowshoe prints, and windswept Hollyburn cabins. Over a bowl of Purple Kush, he recounts tales of tasty ales, resolutions, cross country skiing, … Continue reading Tracking Sasquatch on New Year’s Day – Choogle on #58 →

Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle #57

December 26, 2007 00:20

Part One of the Tokes on the Dopecast – Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden in Special Service for Dopefiend.co.uk featuring Uncle Weed and Dopefiend on a North Vancouver stroll and a visit to Herby’s secret garden with candid anecdotes about growing and selling cannabis in Canada and myriad marijuana inspired hi-jinks.  Spark one up … Continue reading Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle #57 →

Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle On! #57

December 26, 2007 00:20

Part One of the Tokes on the Dopecast – Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden in Special Service for Dopefiend.co.uk featuring Uncle Weed and Dopefiend on a North Vancouver stroll and a visit to Herby’s secret garden with candid anecdotes about growing and selling cannabis in Canada and myriad marijuana inspired hi-jinks.  Spark one up...

Tokes on the Porch Returns to Herby’s Garden – Choogle on #56

December 18, 2007 06:51

Part two (see Dopefiend.co.uk for Tokes on the Dopecast: Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden) features another visit to Herby’s secret garden of Purple Kush, Magik and OG. Along with Dopefiend, Uncle Weed enjoys stories of roaches in Mexico, tips for cooking cannabis, tales from Wreck beach, and comedienne Watermelon’s bust plus lots of growing … Continue reading Tokes on the Porch Returns to Herby’s Garden – Choogle on #56 →

Tokes on the Porch Returns to Herby’s Garden – Choogle On! #56

December 18, 2007 06:51

Part two (see Dopefiend.co.uk for Tokes on the Dopecast: Field Trip to Herby’s Secret Garden) features another visit to Herby’s secret garden of Purple Kush, Magik and OG. Along with Dopefiend, Uncle Weed enjoys stories of roaches in Mexico, tips for cooking cannabis, tales from Wreck beach, and comedienne Watermelon’s bust plus lots of growing...

The Numbskulz Grow Up and Rock Out – Choogle On! #55

November 13, 2007 05:32

In the third conversation with teenage rock savants from Pe Ell Washington, Uncle Weed catches up with brothers Nolan (vocals, bass), Seth (guitars, vocals), Graham (drums) and talk about recent gigs featuring vomiting drummers, hot days at flea markets, styling out on NYE, plus songwriting tactics, recording plans, staying dumb, police hassles and small town...

The Numbskulz Grow Up and Rock Out – Choogle on #55

November 13, 2007 05:32

In the third conversation with teenage rock savants from Pe Ell Washington, Uncle Weed catches up with brothers Nolan (vocals, bass), Seth (guitars, vocals), Graham (drums) and talk about recent gigs featuring vomiting drummers, hot days at flea markets, styling out on NYE, plus songwriting tactics, recording plans, staying dumb, police hassles and small town … Continue reading The Numbskulz Grow Up and Rock Out – Choogle on #55 →

Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle on #54

October 15, 2007 05:22

On Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, Uncle Weed and friends enjoy Absinthe from Barcelona, with carmelized with raw sugar and a magic mushroom tea infused nature stroll with a strawberry-grapefruit joint under the Trans Canada Highway where 2 people fell through the gaps.  Pour a glass of Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle on #54 … Continue reading Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle on #54 →

Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle On! #54

October 15, 2007 05:22

On Canadian Thanksgiving holiday, Uncle Weed and friends enjoy Absinthe from Barcelona, with carmelized with raw sugar and a magic mushroom tea infused nature stroll with a strawberry-grapefruit joint under the Trans Canada Highway where 2 people fell through the gaps.  Pour a glass of Thanksgiving with Absinthe and Fungi Tea – Choogle on #54...

Tasty Asian Night Market Joint – Choogle on #53

September 27, 2007 04:25

Long weekend outing starting with a beer on Commercial Dr. and a fresh sack of stinky weed – with Herr Meister Funbov and Cousin Herb – before heading off to the Richmond Asian Night Market to sample okonomiyaki, bacon treats, bubble tea, cheap products, Chinese singing and discussing the uniting force of meat on sticks, … Continue reading Tasty Asian Night Market Joint – Choogle on #53 →

Tasty Asian Night Market Joint – Choogle On! #53

September 27, 2007 04:25

Long weekend outing starting with a beer on Commercial Dr. and a fresh sack of stinky weed – with Herr Meister Funbov and Cousin Herb – before heading off to the Richmond Asian Night Market to sample okonomiyaki, bacon treats, bubble tea, cheap products, Chinese singing and discussing the uniting force of meat on sticks,...

Hemp for Victory with Author Kenyon Gibson – Choogle On! #52

September 23, 2007 06:00

In Camden Town London, Uncle Weed visits Hemp for Victory author Kenyon Gibson to discuss his motivations and influences for writing the book, using hemp for fuel, fiber and food, unique modern hemp products, the political pressures surrounding re-mainstreaming cannabis hemp, activism tips for emerging hempsters, his research for UK Parliament on hemp as a...

Hemp for Victory with Author Kenyon Gibson – Choogle on #52

September 23, 2007 06:00

In Camden Town London, Uncle Weed visits Hemp for Victory author Kenyon Gibson to discuss his motivations and influences for writing the book, using hemp for fuel, fiber and food, unique modern hemp products, the political pressures surrounding re-mainstreaming cannabis hemp, activism tips for emerging hempsters, his research for UK Parliament on hemp as a … Continue reading Hemp for Victory with Author Kenyon Gibson – Choogle on #52 →

Midnight Riverside Joint with the Dopefiend – Choogle on #51

September 15, 2007 19:32

With a enormous joint of Kemo bud, Uncle Weed hauls his UK counterpart The Dopefiend into the woods on Vancouver’s North Shore to talk about stoner travel delights in BC, break down the cult of the Purple Kush and explain the true meaning of chooglin while the the river rolls by while the stone mason … Continue reading Midnight Riverside Joint with the Dopefiend – Choogle on #51 →

Midnight Riverside Joint with the Dopefiend – Choogle On! #51

September 15, 2007 19:32

With an enormous joint of Kemo bud, Uncle Weed hauls his UK counterpart The Dopefiend into the woods on Vancouver’s North Shore to talk about stoner travel delights in BC, break down the cult of the Purple Kush and explain the true meaning of chooglin while the the river rolls by while the stone mason...

Interrogating a Russian over Drinks – Choogle on #50

September 13, 2007 12:20

original photo by UW, art’ed up by Bread the producer Over martinis at a fancy Covent Garden bar in London, a charming Russian student indulges a somewhat flustered Uncle Weed’s questions about Siberian winters, police corruption, fixers and bribes, communist nostalgia, gulags, late-night disapperences, hockey teams plus his comrade quearies into the effectiveness of her … Continue reading Interrogating a Russian over Drinks – Choogle on #50 →

Interrogating a Russian over Drinks – Choogle On! #50

September 13, 2007 12:20

Over martinis at a fancy Covent Garden bar in London, a charming Russian student indulges a somewhat flustered Uncle Weed’s questions about Siberian winters, police corruption, fixers and bribes, communist nostalgia, gulags, late-night disapperences, hockey teams plus his comrade quearies into the effectiveness of her tactical KGB skills.  Pay your bribe for Interrogating a Russian...

Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle on #49

September 09, 2007 00:20

Two Purple Kush smoke out sessions on the porch to test Uncle Weed’s debilitating homegrown Purple Kush ganja in joints, hookah and vaporizer. With Cousin Herb, Weed tokes and talks about growing, curing, Christmas lights, Vancouver storms and dental work in the frosty North Van evening. Spark it up! Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – … Continue reading Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle on #49 →

Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle On! #49

September 09, 2007 00:20

Two Purple Kush smoke out sessions on the porch to test Uncle Weed’s debilitating homegrown Purple Kush ganja in joints, hookah and vaporizer. With Cousin Herb, Weed tokes and talks about growing, curing, Christmas lights, Vancouver storms and dental work in the frosty North Van evening.  Spark it up! Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session –...

Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle On! #49

September 08, 2007 12:20

Ikimasho! Japanese Mountain Satori Time – Choogle on #48 (.mp3, 15:34, 14MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Consider Perusing: Return of Uncleweed – Bonus Choogle On via Clubside Breakfast Time Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle #57 SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on … Continue reading Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle On! #49 →

Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle on #49

September 08, 2007 12:20

Ikimasho! Japanese Mountain Satori Time – Choogle on #48 (.mp3, 15:34, 14MB) Subscribe to the Choogle on feed, via Chillaxin’ feed, or in iTunes Consider Perusing: Return of Uncleweed – Bonus Choogle On via Clubside Breakfast Time Field Trip to Herby’s Garden with Dopefiend – Choogle #57 SxSW Bound for Austin Goodtimes – Choogle on … Continue reading Glorious Purple Kush Testing Session – Choogle on #49 →

Japanese Mountain Satori Time – Choogle on #48

September 04, 2007 05:30

snaps by Uncle Weed, Tottori and Nagano, Nihon 1992 A hemp-ed up guide to conscious travel in Japan as Uncle Weed (on the hoof) waxes nostalgic about backcountry squatting in abandoned villages with graves with offerings, wild mushrooms and counter-culture festivals. He relays practical tips on getting around the islands, finding hidden cannabis culture and … Continue reading Japanese Mountain Satori Time – Choogle on #48 →

Japanese Mountain Satori Time – Choogle On! #48

September 04, 2007 05:30

A hemp-ed up guide to conscious travel in Japan as Uncle Weed (on the hoof) waxes nostalgic about backcountry squatting in abandoned villages with graves with offerings, wild mushrooms and counter-culture festivals. He relays practical tips on getting around the islands, finding hidden cannabis culture and exploring the natural beauty from sacred sites and hemp...

Vapo-Hookah Royal Sampler – Choogle On! #47

August 24, 2007 00:24

On a rainyday porch, Uncle Weed and Herr Funboy field test and rate a Vapo-Cannon Vaporizer, pimp Heads magazine and UW’s Tokes on the Porch blog and offering bribes and shout outs to iTunes reviewers before moving onto a session with a prancing horse hookah from Baghdad while sampling Renee, Lui, and Sugar Mango, Bubble...

Vapo-Hookah Royal Sampler – Choogle on #47

August 24, 2007 00:24

On a rainyday porch, Uncle Weed and Herr Funboy field test and rate a Vapo-Cannon Vaporizer, pimp Heads magazine and UW’s Tokes on the Porch blog and offering bribes and shout outs to iTunes reviewers before moving onto a session with a prancing horse hookah from Baghdad while sampling Renee, Lui, and Sugar Mango, Bubble … Continue reading Vapo-Hookah Royal Sampler – Choogle on #47 →

London Town Wander Night – Choogle on #46

August 19, 2007 06:58

Photos by Victoria Potter – art’ed up by Uncle Weed Music: Two Gallants “Feels Like Home to Me” An extended length (ideal for summertime listening) features a late night walk around the heart of London Town with rambling topics from public drunkeness, Cleopatra’s Obelisk, party boats, Shakespeare’s Globe theater, Internet kiosks, Sir Drake’s Golden Hind, … Continue reading London Town Wander Night – Choogle on #46 →

London Town Wander Night – Choogle On! #46

August 19, 2007 06:58

Photos by Victoria Potter – art’ed up by Uncle Weed Music: Two Gallants “Feels Like Home to Me” An extended length (ideal for summertime listening) features a late night walk around the heart of London Town with rambling topics from public drunkeness, Cleopatra’s Obelisk, party boats, Shakespeare’s Globe theater, Internet kiosks, Sir Drake’s Golden Hind,...

NYC Speakeasy Stroll with Bubble Bands and Falafel Bars ~ Choogle On! #45

August 13, 2007 03:12

Rolling on in NYC, Uncle Weed gets the full Manhattan street-level tour from the Meat Packing District stumbling upon a band in a bubble to Greenwich Village for tasty falafels with savory accessories, a haunted speakeasy with rich literary history plus the only house on the island. Finally, thoughtful comparison on CBC’s The Trailer Park … Continue reading NYC Speakeasy Stroll with Bubble Bands and Falafel Bars ~ Choogle On! #45 →

NYC Speakeasy Stroll with Bubble Bands and Falafel Bars – Choogle On! #45

August 13, 2007 03:12 - 19.6 MB

Rolling on in NYC, Uncle Weed gets the full Manhattan street-level tour from the Meat Packing District stumbling upon a band in a bubble to Greenwich Village for tasty falafels with savory accessories, a haunted speakeasy with rich literary history plus the only house on the island. Finally, thoughtful comparison on CBC’s The Trailer Park...

Clayoquot Old-Growth Blockade Flashback ~ Choogle On! #44

August 08, 2007 06:04

While camping at Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island last summer, Uncle Weed launches into a lengthy discourse about noted logging blockades in 1993 and talks about meditations on hemp, non-violence, compassion, clearcuts, ecology and economics of forestry and comments on a looming water shortage in Tofino (to be continued …). Get … Continue reading Clayoquot Old-Growth Blockade Flashback ~ Choogle On! #44 →

Clayoquot Old-Growth Blockade Flashback – Choogle On! #44

August 08, 2007 06:04 - 53.9 MB

While camping at Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island last summer, Uncle Weed launches into a lengthy discourse about noted logging blockades in 1993 and talks about meditations on hemp, non-violence, compassion, clearcuts, ecology and economics of forestry and comments on a looming water shortage in Tofino (to be continued …).  Get...

Happy Sunday with the Vappy Man – Choogle On! #43

July 30, 2007 04:32 - 15.5 MB

On a rainy Sunday, Uncle Weed visits Happy Vappy‘s designer and entrepreneur Ferdinand at his workshop in commercial East Vancouver. They discuss reasons for using a herbal vaporizer for enjoy ganja as well as his inspiration for his business, new improvements to the Happy Vappy, why the Vappy is handy for medical patients, what’s up...

Happy Sunday with the Vappy Man ~ Choogle On! #43

July 30, 2007 04:32

On a rainy Sunday, Uncle Weed visits Happy Vappy‘s designer and entrepreneur Ferdinand at his workshop in commercial East Vancouver. They discuss reasons for using a herbal vaporizer for enjoy ganja as well as his inspiration for his business, new improvements to the Happy Vappy, why the Vappy is handy for medical patients, what’s up … Continue reading Happy Sunday with the Vappy Man ~ Choogle On! #43 →

Anarchy and Fungi in the UK – Choogle On! #42

July 14, 2007 05:50 - 4.11 MB

Out n’ about on London double-decker buses and underground tube to hook up for tea and joints with ethneo-pundit Max Freakout in counter-culture haven Camden Town to chat about markets and psychedelics (salvia divinorum, DMT, psilocybin) and reminiscing about two glorious summers of fungi legality in the UK. Plus Brighton flashbacks with The Dopefiend discoursing...

Anarchy and Fungi in the UK ~ Choogle On! #42

July 14, 2007 05:50

Out n’ about on London double-decker buses and underground tube to hook up for tea and joints with ethneo-pundit Max Freakout in counter-culture haven Camden Town to chat about markets and psychedelics (salvia divinorum, DMT, psilocybin) and reminiscing about two glorious summers of fungi legality in the UK. Plus Brighton flashbacks with The Dopefiend discoursing … Continue reading Anarchy and Fungi in the UK ~ Choogle On! #42 →

Stoney Streets of San Jose with California Medicine – Choogle On! #41

June 27, 2007 16:48 - 26.1 MB

After a pleasing smokedown of California medical marijuana, Uncle Weed wanders back to his luxury hotel – passing San Jose’s domed, modernist, fountain-laden City Hall – and rambling about New York City neighbourhoods, smells and pub-crawls plus grouses about stinky hotels, late flights, sleeplessness and democratic candidates while sneaking tokes as cops roll by in...

Stoney Streets of San Jose with California Medicine ~ Choogle On! #41

June 27, 2007 16:48

After a pleasing smokedown of California medical marijuana, Uncle Weed wanders back to his luxury hotel – passing San Jose’s domed, modernist, fountain-laden City Hall – and rambling about New York City neighbourhoods, smells and pubcrawls plus grouses about stinky hotels, late flights, sleeplessness and democractic candidates while sneaking tokes as cops roll by in … Continue reading Stoney Streets of San Jose with California Medicine ~ Choogle On! #41 →

Greenwich Village Rooftop NYC Diesel Smokedown ~ Choogle On! #40

June 22, 2007 20:29

Late night hoots on a historic Greenwich Village rooftop with Uncle Weed talking with a Canadian friend about NYC scenes and buildings plus 9/11 recollections, vacuum tubes, ferries, oreo cookies, the last ink factory, Hudson fireworks, hockey lock-out, law school ideas, propane tanks and lawnmowers, 2002 Cannabis Cup (see pics if you are Uncle Weed’s … Continue reading Greenwich Village Rooftop NYC Diesel Smokedown ~ Choogle On! #40 →

Greenwich Village Rooftop NYC Diesel Smokedown – Choogle On! #40

June 22, 2007 20:29 - 23.2 MB

Late night hoots on a historic Greenwich Village rooftop with Uncle Weed talking with a Canadian friend about NYC scenes and buildings plus 9/11 recollections, vacuum tubes, ferries, oreo cookies, the last ink factory, Hudson fireworks, hockey lock-out, law school ideas, propane tanks and lawnmowers, 2002 Cannabis Cup (see pics if you are Uncle Weed’s...

Bacon, Biscuits and Hemp Ed – Choogle On! #39

June 22, 2007 18:46 - 37.5 MB

Whilst visiting mentor/amigo Hemp Ed in Pe Ell, Washington, Uncle Weed chats about cellulose fuel conversion, logging industry, tasty eggs from hemp seed fed chickens laden with omega 3s fatty acids plus Willie Nelson’s peaceful bio-diesel revolution, Ed’s Alaskan logging hi-jinks, Finnish saunas and Hemp Express Van flashbacks.  Fire up the griddle for: Bacon, Biscuits...

Bacon, Biscuits and Hemp Ed ~ Choogle On! #39

June 22, 2007 18:46

Whilst visiting mentor/amigo Hemp Ed in Pe Ell, Washington, Uncle Weed chats about cellulose fuel conversion, logging industry, tasty eggs from hemp seed fed chickens laden with omega 3s fatty acids plus Willie Nelson’s peaceful bio-diesel revolution, Ed’s Alaskan logging hi-jinks, Finnish saunas and Hemp Express Van flashbacks. Visit Hemplobby.org (be sure to download the … Continue reading Bacon, Biscuits and Hemp Ed ~ Choogle On! #39 →

Joints on Brighton Beach with Dopefiend and Freakout ~ Choogle On! #38

June 21, 2007 00:18

From SouthEast London, Uncle Weed hooks up with The Dopefiend for a wake n’ bake Volcano session and recounts culinary exploits then they join Max Freakout for a day-trip to Brighton Beach with cellulose joints of Jack Herer and engage in political discourse from England’s role in the world to tasty hemp snacks. Download Joints … Continue reading Joints on Brighton Beach with Dopefiend and Freakout ~ Choogle On! #38 →

Joints on Brighton Beach with Dopefiend and Freakout – Choogle On! #38

June 21, 2007 00:18 - 30 MB

From SouthEast London, Uncle Weed hooks up with The Dopefiend for a wake n’ bake Volcano session and recounts culinary exploits then they join Max Freakout for a day-trip to Brighton Beach with cellulose joints of Jack Herer and engage in political discourse from England’s role in the world to tasty hemp snacks.  Download Joints...

Uncleweed on the Dopecast #80 in London – Dopefiend podcast (2007)

June 20, 2007 12:55 - 48 MB

Yup, whilst in London, I hooked up with my Atlantic doppelgänger, The Dopefiend – a guy who homegrows a cannabis podcast called Dopecast. He even has a herd of cohorts gleaning wisdom and inspiration to bust out shows of their own.  Uncle Weed in the Dope Den Good times indeed and mucho recordings to spread...