Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Seasons
1. The Story of the South African Quaalude
Air Date: 2016-10-26
South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found; Hamilton travels there to study the drug and learns of a dark history of medical experimentation.
2. A Positive PCP Story
Air Date: 2016-11-02
Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists.
3. Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium
Air Date: 2016-11-09
From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.
4. Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
Air Date: 2016-11-16
Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
5. Fish N' Trips
Air Date: 2016-11-30
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
6. The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
Air Date: 2016-12-07
We meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit the unsung hero of psychedelic history.
1. The Psychedelic Toad
Air Date: 2017-11-28
Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
2. Peyote: The Divine Messenger
Air Date: 2017-12-05
From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
3. Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf
Air Date: 2017-12-12
Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
4. Wizards of DMT
Air Date: 2017-12-19
Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
5. Ketamine: Realms and Realities
Air Date: 2017-12-26
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.
6. A Clandestine Chemist's Tale
Air Date: 2018-01-02
Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
7. A Fungal Fairy Tale
Air Date: 2018-01-09
Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
8. The Cactus Apprentice
Air Date: 2018-01-16
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.
1. Synthetic Toad Venom Machine
Air Date: 2021-01-04
Haunted by past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting and identifies the origin of an international toad venom smoking phenomenon.
2. A Positive Methamphetamine Story
Air Date: 2021-01-11
From X-ray crystallography to vesicular dopamine release, Hamilton travels the country visiting meth labs in order to understand the process behind a great American folk art.
3. Xenon: the Perfect Anesthetic?
Air Date: 2021-01-18
Hamilton traces the multibillion year history of nitrous oxide on Earth and follows the strangest noble gas to the Czech Republic.
4. Synethetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol
Air Date: 2021-01-25
After revealing a scientific mystery around Tramadol-addicted cows in Central Africa, Hamilton follows a Gabonese opiate addict to a psychedelic ritual.
5. Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj
Air Date: 2021-02-01
Succumbing to viewer requests, Hamilton journeys to South America to understand the legend of Bufotenine, the world's oldest psychedelic.
6. Ultra LSD
Air Date: 2021-02-08
With the precise structure of LSD's molecular target identified, Hamilton discusses the new era of psychedelic research and meets pioneers of the field.
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Rating
9.0/10
Release Date
2016-10-26
Episodes
20 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
