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This time around, we have a very special edition featuring not one but three short episodes of the&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plants-gods-hallucinogens-healing-culture-conservation/id1549464922" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plants of the Gods</a>&nbsp;podcast, hosted by my friend and past podcast guest,&nbsp;<a href="https://tim.blog/2020/09/30/mark-plotkin/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Mark Plotkin</a>. I’ve listened to all his episodes and chose a few favorites to share with you all.Mark (<a href="https://twitter.com/DocMarkPlotkin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DocMarkPlotkin</a>) is an ethnobotanist who serves as president of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazonteam.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon Conservation Team</a>, which has partnered with ~80 tribes to map and improve management and protection of ~100 million acres of ancestral rainforests. He is best known to the general public as the author of the book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Shamans-Apprentice-Ethnobotanist-Medicines/dp/014012991X/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice</a>, one of the most popular books ever written about the rainforest. His most recent book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-What-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE/dp/0190668296?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know</a>. 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#508: Plants of the Gods — Ayahuasca, Shamanic Knowledge, Coca, and the Adventures of Richard Evans Schultes

Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig