EPISODE · Feb 28, 2015 · 25 MIN
Psychedelic Cure: Michael Pollan on his story "The Trip Treatment"
from The Upshot · host The Upshot
Michael Pollan, the award winning food and agriculture writer, sits with host Leah Rose to discuss his latest piece "The Trip Treatment" from the February 9, 2015 issue of The New Yorker. Pollan's article takes a comprehensive look at the renaissance of psychedelic research and the doctors who are currently giving high doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, to people who are dying of cancer and battling addiction.
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