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Season 2

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

Season released 28th Nov, 2017.

Where to Watch

SBS On Demand

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Season 2 Episodes

S02 Episode 1

The Psychedelic Toad

Hamilton throws his hat in the ring in attempting to answer a vital ethnoherpetological question. During his quest to do so, he discovers the power of love.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 28 Nov 2017

S02 Episode 2

Peyote: The Divine Messenger

With the help of a Native-American peyotist, Hamilton covers the history of peyote, from greenhouses filled with Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 5 Dec 2017

S02 Episode 3

Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

Hamilton familiarises himself with the traditional uses of kratom, a Thai tree whose leaves contain opioids, as well as its pharmacology.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 12 Dec 2017

S02 Episode 4

Wizards of DMT

Travelling across North America, Hamilton studies the existence of DMT in both the laboratory and the environment, and investigates the reasons behind its existence.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 19 Dec 2017

S02 Episode 5

Ketamine: Realms and Realities

Hamilton travels to India to observe industrial ketamine synthesis in action. He meets with therapists who are advocating the use of dissociative anaesthetics for therapeutic purposes.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 26 Dec 2017

S02 Episode 6

A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

Hamilton meets with a quiet hero from the underground psychedelic scene, and is told a tragic story about MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.

41 mins  ·  Tue, 2 Jan 2018

S02 Episode 7

A Fungal Fairy Tale

Embarking upon a climb of the Carpathian Mountains, Hamilton learns the uses of Amanita muscaria and breaks down the chemistry underlying a pharmaceutical taking its inspiration from mushrooms.

42 mins  ·  Tue, 9 Jan 2018

S02 Episode 8

The Cactus Apprentice

Hamilton becomes a shaman's apprentice, deep in Peru's Andean highlands. He discovers the medicinal uses of the night-blooming San Pedro cactus.

42 mins  ·  Tue, 16 Jan 2018

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