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Why did Michael censor himself? Why have drug users not been edited out by natural selection? What is the history of peyote and psilocybin cults? Why was Michael afraid of the DEA, the US government and asset forfeiture? In part 2 of his exclusive conversation with Robin Ince, Michael Pollan discusses all this and much more.

See part 1 here:    • Psychedelics, Joe Rogan, and caffeine...  

Michael Pollan is an award-winning author, activist and journalist. His international bestselling books include How to Change Your Mind, In Defence of Food, and Food Rules – combine reporting with anthropology, philosophy, culture, health and natural history. He has previously spoken at Talks at Google, Bioneers, PowefulJRE, RSA, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tim Ferris, The Royal Institution, UC Berkley Events, and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Robin Ince is the co-presenter of Radio 4’s multiple award winning The Infinite Monkey Cage. He spent 2019 appearing across the world in the Universal tour with Brian Cox – travelling from LA to Oslo, Wellington to Aberdeen and ending up in Reyjavik after shows at the 02 and Wembley Arena. Robin co-wrote How to Build a Universe (part 1) with Brian Cox and his most recent book is I’m a Joke and So Are You, a book about why we become who we become and how we deal with it. He has spoken at TED and TEDx, has featured on BBC Radio 4 and Richard Herring’s podcasts on topics as far reaching as Creationism and Wonder, to Ricky Gervais and Chaos, and is the founder of The Cosmic Shambles Network -

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