74: The Psychedelic Disaster

Did the CIA spike a French Town? Or was it a case of contaminated bread? We might never know, but we do know that whatever happened resulted in a truly psychedelic disaster...You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys If you would like to support the podcast, please donate to our Patreon:http://patreon.com/SciGuys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodReferences and Further Reading  https://www.britannica.com/science/ergot http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/wong/BOT135/LECT12.HTM https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6640538/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/ergotism https://www.britannica.com/science/ergotism https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2069953/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10996838 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/arts/24iht-blume.1.14718462.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/558020/pont-saint-esprit-france-1951-bread-poisoning-mass-hallucinations Follow the Sci Guys@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthsciguys.co.uk