“In the end, you’ll have this [psychedelic] experience that people paint about, people write about, and musicians compose songs about.” – Ari Shaffir

Ari Shaffir (@AriShaffir) is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and actor. He is the current host of the Skeptic Tank podcast. For more information on Ari, visit his website, where you can read the Shroomfest Primer discussed in this episode.

In the Season Two premiere of Deviate, Rolf reflects on his first psilocybin mushroom experience with Ari (13:00); his view on how mushrooms enhance appreciation of travel and living in the moment (59:00); the reaction to one's surroundings on psychedelics, and how setting matters (1:19:00); the language of psychedelics and journaling (1:30:00); and the idea of performance, along with final reflections (2:06:00).

Notable Links:

   Tim Ferriss (author / entrepreneur)
   The Joe Rogan Experience (podcast)
   Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank #353: Modern Hippie, with Tim Ferriss (podcast)
   Michael Pollan (professor / author)
   How to Change your Mind, by Michael Pollan (book)
   Tim Ferriss Show (Episode 340) interview with Paul Stamets (podcast)
   Tim Ferriss Show (Episode 365) interview with Michael Pollan (podcast)
   Timothy Leary (psychologist)
   Aldous Huxley (writer / philosopher)
   The Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum, by Norman Stiles (book)

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber.

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