America's "Psychedelic Spring" - Why are these Drugs Growing in Cultural Importance Again?
Interesting article which is the transcript of an interview with Jesse Jarnow, the author of Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America, came out in March. You can read an excerpt of the book here
• So what’s behind the re-emergence of interest in psychedelics—why now?
• You and your book are part of this resurgence of interest in psychedelics that’s going on.
• How did you come to the subject matter?
• Where did you grow up?
• Are psychedelics a part of your own life?
• Can you tell me a little bit about the connection between psychedelics and Silicon Valley?
• Can you talk a little bit about what role gender and race played in the scene, both back then and how they might be playing out now?
• What’s your favorite or most exciting thing you learned doing this research?
• Where do you see things going from here, given the new excitement in psychedelics?
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