
Plants of the Gods: S8E9 Vanilla: The Forgotten History of the World's Most Beloved Flavor
Vanilla is one of the world's most beloved flavors, but its history is far more complex than most people realize. In this episode of Plants...
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Vanilla is one of the world's most beloved flavors, but its history is far more complex than most people realize. In this episode of Plants...

Vanilla is anything but plain. In fact, this orchid might be one of the sexiest plant in the rainforest. In this episode, Dr. Mark Plotkin t...

How do Indigenous knowledge and Western science come together in the study of nature and plant medicine? Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, a chemic...

Wade Davis, celebrated author and anthropologist, joins Mark Plotkin for a personal reflection on the life and legacy of legendary ethnobota...

Mark Plotkin sits down with Wade Davis — author of One River , Lost Amazon , and dozens more — for a deep dive into one of South America's m...

In this episode, we're bringing you the second half of our conversation with Dr. Pamela Kryskow. A co-leader of the largest study on microdo...

How can psylocibin be used to help patients work through traumas that once seemed untreatable? Dr. Pamela Kryskow, a self-described "fungi p...

This is a special joint episode of Plants of the Gods and Brainforest Café . Host Dr. Mark Plotkin continues his conversation with ethnophar...

This is a special joint episode of Plants of the Gods and Brainforest Café . Plants are virtuoso chemists. Some create molecules that closel...

Season 8 kicks off February 23 with an interview featuring Dennis McKenna , PhD — a renowned ethnopharmacologist who has spent more than 40...

Join Plants of the Gods as we explore the mysteries of ayahuasca with ethnobotanist Rebekah Senanayake. Through years of fieldwork with trad...

In this episode of Plants of the Gods, ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin takes us on a sweeping journey through the epic history of the spice t...

The Plants of the Gods podcast has pioneered the concept of mind-altering substances not being merely hallucinogens but also "ideogens," sub...

Ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin discusses Brugmansia, some of the most beautiful hallucinogenic plants in the botanical world. Their bright f...

The spice trade was one of the most influential economic and cultural forces that shaped the modern world. It profoundly impacted cultural e...

If herbal remedies can help humans, why not our pets? In this fascinating episode of Plants of the Gods, ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin sits...

"Plants of the Gods" has featured dozens of episodes detailing the power, potential, and pitfalls of using hallucinogenic plants and fungi –...

A mind-blowing mint? Salvia divinorum, a perennial herb in the mint family, has been used by traditional healers in Oaxaca, Mexico, to under...

The tropical Asian tree kratom – a member of the same botanical family that has given us both coffee and quinine – is showing great potentia...

The lure of lost cities is a deep and enduring fascination that combines equal parts mystery, adventure, treasure, and the promise of forgot...