Green Gage's Podcast: Exploring the hidden connections between nature; mind, and science.

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Among the Mazatec, mushrooms are not objects; they are beings.Teonanácatl — the Nahuatl name meaning “the flesh of the gods” — entered ceremony as sacrament, medicine, and dialo...

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In our last episode, we looked at how psilocybin seems to lift depression, ease anxiety, and even bring peace to those facing death. Today we go...

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Depression often narrows life into loops: rumination, numbness, the feeling of being locked in. Psilocybin doesn’t “numb” those loops but it seems to open them. In thi...

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Psilocybin doesn’t just change consciousness: it changes the conditions of consciousness.In this episode, we follow the molecule from ingestion to insight: how ps...

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Somewhere in the quiet shade of the forest, a mushroom pushes through soil.Inside it, a molecule waits.Psilocybin.

Across continents and...

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Why does a handful of molecules so tiny, almost weightless have the power to unravel reality?

What we call a trip is...

This episode is for educational purposes only. It is intended for mature audiences and explores scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives on psychoactive substances. Nothing in this content should be interpreted as medical advice or encouragement for illegal activity. Viewers are responsible for knowing and following their local laws. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use or mental health, please seek support from a qualified healthcare provider.

Psychedelics don’t invent new worlds.They rearrange the tuning.And the key they use is serotonin.

In this episode, we follow the thread from si...

This episode is for educational purposes only. It is intended for mature audiences and explores scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives on psychoactive substances. Nothing in this content should be interpreted as medical advice or encouragement for illegal activity. Viewers are responsible for knowing and following their local laws. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use or mental health, please seek support from a qualified healthcare provider.

We’ve all heard the story.Serotonin: the “happiness chemical.”Too little, and you’re depressed.Boost it, and you’re back to normal.

It’s a neat nar...

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In Episode 8, we take a step back, way back.

Before the receptors.Before the psychedelics.Before the mind was even a scientific question.

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In this episode, we turn inward: from the molecules themselves to the maps...

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In Episode 6, we go deeper into cannabis, not as a single drug, but as an ecosystem of molecules.

We explore the nuanced chemistry behind the...

This episode is for educational purposes only. It is intended for mature audiences and explores scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives on psychoactive substances. Nothing in this content should be interpreted as medical advice or encouragement for illegal activity. Viewers are responsible for knowing and following their local laws. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use or mental health, please seek support from a qualified healthcare provider.

THC and anandamide. One from the plant. One from the brain. Both speak the same chemical language.

In this episode, we take a closer look...

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A system hidden in plain sight. A molecule named after bliss. A plant that revealed it all.

Welcome to Episode 4 of thegreengage a podcast exploring...

This episode is for educational purposes only. It is intended for mature audiences and explores scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives on psychoactive substances. Nothing in this content should be interpreted as medical advice or encouragement for illegal activity. Viewers are responsible for knowing and following their local laws. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use or mental health, please seek support from a qualified healthcare provider.

A system hidden in plain sight. A molecule named after bliss. A plant that revealed it all.

Welcome to Episode 4 of TheGreenGage a podcast exploring...

Neurons. Narratives. Identity. Molecules. Memory.
Welcome to the third episode of TheGreenGage — a podcast and video series exploring the arcane connections between nature, mind, and science.

You are made of stardust — but feel like a person. Why?

In this foundational episode, we unravel the layered relationship between the brain, the mind, and the self. Through the lens of neuroscience, philosophy, and chemistry, we explore how consciousness emerges from matter — and how psychoactive substances don’t just shift biology, but alter the story of who we are.

In this episode, we cover:

The di...

Psychoactives. Neurotransmitters. Altered States. Brain Chemistry. Conscious Experience.

Welcome to the second episode of TheGreenGage — a podcast and video series exploring the arcane connections between nature, mind, and science.

What is a psychoactive substance, really? Is it just something that gets you high? Makes you hallucinate? Changes your mood?

In this foundational episode, we challenge pop culture clichés and define what actually qualifies as "psychoactive" — and why these molecules deserve a more nuanced conversation.

We explore how certain compounds interact with the brain’s neurotransmitter systems — not as magic bullets, but as me...

Alchemy of the Inner World | Ep. 1 — TheGreenGage
Psychedelics. Neurochemistry. Consciousness. History. Transformation.

Welcome to the first episode of TheGreenGage a podcast and video series exploring the hidden architecture of consciousness through the lens of chemistry, history, and ancient wisdom.

In this pilot episode, we ask:
What if the science that transformed matter could also help us decode the mind?

We trace the transformation of alchemy into chemistry, and how that ancient drive to purify base matter mirrored a deeper impulse to understand ourselves. From lead to gold, from myth to molecule, th...