Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Season 2
20178 episodes
Episode 1
The Psychedelic Toad
Nov 28, 201744m
TMDB rating 9.0TMDB
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
Episode 2
Peyote: The Divine Messenger
Dec 5, 201744m
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
Episode 3
Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
Dec 12, 201744m
TMDB rating 6.0TMDB
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
Episode 4
Wizards of DMT
Dec 19, 201744m
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
Episode 5
Ketamine: Realms and Realities
Dec 26, 201744m
Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society.
Episode 6
A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
Jan 2, 201844m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
Episode 7
A Fungal Fairy Tale
Jan 9, 201844m
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
Episode 8
The Cactus Apprentice
Jan 16, 201844m
Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine.