China w/ Hamilton Morris | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir

Follow Hamilton on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/hamiltonmorris/?hl=en SPONSORS: -Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/trippin , all lowercase On this episode of You Be Trippin, Hamilton Morris shoots a steam punk rock opera in a drug manufacturing plant in China. On the show, he and Ari talk about where drugs come from, different ways to make MDMA, and how fentanyl became so prevalent in America drugs. The also discuss how journalists negatively write about drugs, secret recordings, no-cebo effects, and the guy that ate a homeless man’s face. Other topics include: the Twilight Zone decapitation, synthetic cannabinoids, spyglasses, VICE, the doctrine of signatures, Martin Shkreli, and why stimulants are unavailable. Tune in, drop out, and enjoy the trip! You Be Trippin' Ep. 53 https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir https://www.instagram.com/youbetrippinpod https://store.ymhstudios.com Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:37 - Drugs & Society 00:07:30 - Making MDMA 00:16:49 - How Journalists Cover Drugs 00:20:21 - Legal & New Drugs 00:23:26 - Visiting the Labs, VICE, & Shanghai 00:26:19 - Getting Around & Filming 00:32:46 - A Steam Punk Drug Baron 00:37:18 - More Labs, An Ethical Chemist, & Eating Faces 00:43:34 - Bathrooms & Secret Recordings 00:52:57 - The Steam Punk Rock Opera, The Twilight Zone, & Synthetic Cannabinoids 01:00:21 - Martin Shkreli & Drug Costs 01:04:20 - Fentanyl 01:14:18 - No-cebo Effect 01:19:46 - Why Fentanyl is in Everything & Stimulants are 01:25:30 - More Rock Opera & Where Next 01:28:34 - Amazonian Cures 01:31:23 - Why Psychedelics 01:36:46 - Travel Tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices