6/4/25 Sam Kelly: "Human History on Drugs"

In the new book "Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous but Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence," Sam Kelly examines forty historical figures who used drugs. Some of these stories are stories of drug abuse, but other stories are of drugs used out of necessity and very much for the person's benefit. Kelly discusses an array of remarkable people, from Alexander the Great to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The author mentions in the introduction that he is on the autism spectrum, and we spend a few minutes talking about how this figures into his passionate and relentless love of history.