Ep. 26: Michael Pollan on LSD's long, strange trip; plus, is Austin getting an pro soccer team?

Michael Pollan might be the country's foremost food writer, but he considers himself a nature writer, which makes his forthcoming book only slightly less surprising. "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence" doesn't come out until May, but Pollan will be in Austin to talk about his career, our ever-evolving relationship with nature, the food industry and, yes, LSD at an event on Feb. 2 at the Long Center. He joined us by phone to explain why he wanted to learn more about psychedelic drugs in the first place. ALSO: Is "Black Mirror" a little too close to reality? Film critic Joe Gross and co-hosts Omar L. Gallaga and Tolly Moseley unpack a recent episode, "Arkangel" from the Netflix series' new fourth season. The Ohio-based soccer team, Crew SC, has decided to try to relocate to Austin, and this has local soccer fans swooning and NIMBYs steaming. Statesman sports writer Kevin Lyttle has been covering this issue since October, and he explains why a potential new stadium near downtown has become so divisive among Austinites. In this week’s Webb Report, Eric Webb quizzes us on the relative size of the great state of Texas. In A Toast: "An Unconventional Family" by Sandra Bem and "Everyday Blessings" by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn; a moving LSD video from the '50s and Omar's word for 2018, "Bulldoze." More info: austin360.com/loveaustin360 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices