Brainforest Café

In the Brainforest Café, Dennis McKenna discusses a wide range of topics related to philosophy, plant medicines, psychedelics and consciousness in nature. Guests are invited from diverse fields such as anthropology, neuroscience, and spirituality to ...more

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October 20, 2025 00:53:55
Entheogen Stewardship Project—Protecting Sacred Plants and Indigenous Wisdom.

Entheogen Stewardship Project—Protecting Sacred Plants and Indigenous Wisdom.

Kevin Reed, founder and president of the Entheogen Stewardship Project, a vital new nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting culturally significant plant and animal species...

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October 06, 2025 01:44:35
(2nd Installment) Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna

(2nd Installment) Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna

Graham St John, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist and historian of transformational events, movements, and figures. His forthcoming book Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life...

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August 18, 2025 01:08:23
Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna

Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life of Terence McKenna

Graham St John, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist and historian of transformational events, movements, and figures. His forthcoming book Strange Attractor: The Hallucinatory Life...

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July 28, 2025 01:09:23
Creating Human-Centered, Ethical AI Inspired by Nature

Creating Human-Centered, Ethical AI Inspired by Nature

Tony Ācworth (pronounced Ayk-worth) is a visionary herbalist, psychedelic advocate, forest guide, and self-described “wily wizard” living with his wife and five-year-old son amid...

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July 14, 2025 00:59:49
The Buddhabrot - Unlocking the Mathematical Code of Consciousness

The Buddhabrot - Unlocking the Mathematical Code of Consciousness

Dr Harry Shirley has a PhD in organic chemistry and research experience at theUniversity of Oxford. His research focussed on the synthesis of biologically...

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June 30, 2025 01:15:55
Exploring the DMT Realm and the Nature of Reality

Exploring the DMT Realm and the Nature of Reality

Dr. Andrew Gallimore is a computational neurobiologist, chemical pharmacologist, and writer, living and working in Tokyo. He has a master’s degree in chemical pharmacology...

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