EPISODE · Jul 29, 2026 · 1H 6M
We're going to get so high with Sam Kelly and Human History on Drugs
from Peculiar Book Club Podcast · host Peculiar Book Club Podcast
Every so often, I find myself reading history and thinking ‘were they on DRUGS?’ Well, the probably answer is: Yes! Alexander the Great was a sloppy drunk and William Shakespeare was a stoner; Steve Jobs believed taking LSD helped him create the Apple computer, and Sigmund Freud loved cocaine so much he took it all the time and prescribed it to his patients. Hard to believe? Don’t worry, in Human History on Drugs, Sam Kelly gives us the receipts. Here’s more of that peculiar history your teachers never told you. With chapters spanning from Ancient Greece (“The Oracle of Delphi Was Huffing Fumes”) to modern times (“Carl Sagan Got Astronomically High”), Kelly's research covers all manner of eras, places, and, of course, drugs.History is rife with drug use and drug users, and Human History on Drugs takes us through those highs (pun intended) and lows on a witty and entertaining ride that uncovers their mind-boggling impact on our past. Join us to chat live with Sam, and get a preview of the book by visiting his mega-hit TikTok! Episode was recorded live July 23, 2026. Website: https://peculiarbookclub.com/ Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/schillacenews VIP Membership: https://payhip.com/PeculiarBookClub Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeculiarBookClub/streams Bluesky: @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social Facebook: facebook.com/groups/peculiarbooksclub Instagram: @thepeculiarbookclub Video by Luis Humanoide from Pixabay Video by Ha Nguyen from Pixabay Psychedelic Witch Track Filmy Ghost & JackCote Psychedelic Dream by Geoff Harvey - Purple Planet Music source (Free Music Archive) and license type (CC BY-NC-ND)
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