Dr. Mark Plotkin interviews ethnobotanist Rebekah Senanayake on ayahuasca, altered states & Indigenous wisdom in the Amazon. When Plants Speak: Exploring Ayahuasca with Rebekah Senanayake on this week's Plants of the Gods.

If you missed last week's episode of Plants of the Gods, it's not too late to catch up. Spices weren't just kitchen staples, they shaped global history.

Some things make you go hmmm? WTH?

Join Dr. Mark Plotkin today, as we uncover how the spice trade fueled exploration, commerce, medicine, and culture and review Roger Crowley's new book Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World.

Coming up this week on Plants of the Gods, another look at the Spice Trade. 

Wars were fought over them. 🌎
Explorers risked their lives for them. ⚓️
They shaped whole civilizations. 🌿

With your interest, donations, and support, the Amazon Conservation Team has been able to do great work over the last 25 years. However, when asked about HOW we are able to excel at what we do, I must admit ACT has a secret sauce - here I reveal it and the interviewer @ReneSyler really enjoyed it!

Cannabis, a plant that has always been "more American than apple pie." Binge the Plants of the Gods podcast's marijuana trilogy to find out why!

Find POTG where you listen to your favorite podcast or tune in to our YouTube playlist youtube.com/playlist?lis....

The beloved brew, coffee, turned out to be one of the  most popular POTG series.  In parts 1 and 2, we dive deep into the buzzy stimulant. Check it out on YouTube now.

New episode Alert!
Psychonauts by Mike Jay uncovers how 19th-century thinkers used psychedelics to shape psychology, science & art. Coming up this week