Drugs Have Shaped the Last 500 Years. Ash Sarkar Meets Michael Pollan
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Drugs Have Shaped the Last 500 Years. Ash Sarkar Meets Michael Pollan

The author of The Botany of Desire, How To Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma talks to Ash Sarkar about caffeine, capitalism and how to avoid a bad trip.

  • Published 3 July 2022
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