Book · recommended on 3 episodes
This Is Your Mind on Plants
Michael Pollan ISBN 0593557050
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Michael Pollan ISBN 0593557050
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This book by Michael Pollan has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Michael Pollan, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-07-06 and the most recent from 2026-03-12. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Three essays, each oriented around a psychotropic drug: poppy growing, coffee drinking and mescaline healing.
“It was crazy how great it was. I was 3 months off caffeine. I did this fast for this book I was writing.”— Michael Pollan
The guest here is Michael Pollan: Bestselling author of food and psychedelics books like 'How to Change Your Mind' and 'The Omnivore's Dilemma.' He teaches writing and reports immersively on science, diet, and the mind. Michael Pollan joins Joe Rogan to explore consciousness, plant intelligence, psychedelics, AI sentience, and the gut microbiome.
“this is your mind on plants morphine caffeine and mescaline that's right yeah yes yeah yeah he talks right then yeah it's great”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Jason Portnoy: Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of Silicon Valley Porn Star. Early PayPal financial analyst, first CFO of Palantir Technologies, and founder of the VC firm Subtraction Capital (formerly Oakhouse Partners). Holds engineering degrees from the University of Colorado and Stanford. PayPal-era finance leader Jason Portnoy candidly traces his secret porn and sex addiction, marriage near-collapse, and the inner work that healed him.
“his newest book is this is your mind on plants you can find him at michaelpollen.com on twitter and instagram”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Michael Pollan: Bestselling author of eight books including How to Change Your Mind and The Omnivore's Dilemma, and a longtime New York Times Magazine contributor who teaches writing at Harvard and UC Berkeley. His newest book is This Is Your Mind on Plants, examining three psychoactive plants: caffeine, opium, and mescaline. Michael Pollan explores caffeine, opium, and mescaline, the history and politics of the drug war, and the future of psychedelic medicine.
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