The Trip Report Report

Could Amanita Muscaria be the secret to finally clearing up your psoriasis? Making your poops more regular? Increasing your agility in the ring? How about in the bedroom ;) The answer may shock you! We discuss whether this fabled "poison" could have a place in the modern medicine cabinet. And after exploring several studies on the effects of muscimol and ibotenic acid, we examine the results of the largest informal survey of Amanita Muscaria microdosing ever conducted, by none other than the Queen of Amanita Content herself, Russian doctor and psychonaut Baba Masha M.D. And of course, we close things out with a cautionary tale of Amanita Macrodose gone awry!To support all our work and hear more reports (and tangents), check out Extended Release Episodes on our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportAaaaaand check out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this EpisodeA Fungal Fairy Tale - Hamilton's PharmacopeiaBaba Masha, "Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria: Creativity, Healing, and Recovery with the Sacred Mushroom" [2022]R Schwatcz et al., "Ibotenic acid-induced neuronal degeneration: a morphological and neurochemical study"C.A. Tamminga et al., "Muscimol: Gaba agonist therapy in schizophrenia"Magdalena Kondeva-Burdina et al., "Effects of Amanita muscaria extract on different in vitro neurotoxicity models at sub-cellular and cellular levels"Ron Levy et al., "Lidocaine and muscimol microinjections in subthalamic nucleus reverse parkinsonian symptoms"Ruanxian Dai et al., "Preliminary study on the time-correlation changes in brain neurotransmitters of mice exposed to mushroom toxin ibotenic acid"CuriousJim on Erowid.org, "The Loop: An Experience with Amanita Muscaria" [2004]"Easy method for a full decarboxylation of ibotenic acid" by u/RdCrestdBreegull on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/AmanitaMuscaria/comments/pf0e2k/easy_method_for_a_full_decarboxylation_ofDisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately.

Was the REAL Jesus not a man, but a mushroom shrouded in metaphor to survive Roman persecution? Did amanita muscaria inspire pre-Hindu Vedic priests to craft literally thousands of hymns? When the stakes are this high, can Jamie “pull that up?” Today we're continuing on our trip down Amanita Lane talking about two dudes and their much disputed mushroom theories! We start off with Robert Gordon Wasson and his Soma Hypothesis, in which he argues amanita muscaria was the true identity of the plant god Soma from the Ninth Mandala of the Rig Veda. Then we go deeper down the rabbit hole with John Marco Allegro, who claims that the beloved Jesus Christ was in fact a cover up for the horny mushroom rituals too wild to be written down. Finally, we cap things off with a classic trip report that really brings everything together in one glorious golden shower. To support all our hard work and hear a truly spectacular bonus report featuring some force-fem-shamanism, check out the Extended Release version of Amanita Muscaria Part 1 on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportAaaaaand check out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this EpisodeJohn Marco Allegro interview with Van Kooten & De Bie; recorded for Dutch TV [1976] John M. Allegro, "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross" [1970]R. Gordon Wasson, "Soma: divine mushroom of immortality" [1968]Carl Ruck in Altered States, "Wasson and the Psychedelic Revolution" [2010]John Brough in Indologica Taurinesia, "Problems of the 'Soma-mushroom' theory" [1973]LustLover, on Erowid, "The Golden Rain of the Gods" [2003]DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.

In this episode, our wooden bowls floweth over with deep lore and more! We embark on a mystical journey to the land of the Koryak and Chukchi in Northeast Asia, and tell tales of what many people believe to be the original magic mushroom, Amanita Muscaria (aka Fly Agaric). You know we love primary source documents, so we're checking in with some 19th-century Russian dissidents who were exiled to Siberia and wrote some of the first accounts of Amanita use among the local Indigenous population.To hear a truly spectacular bonus report featuring some force-fem-shamanism, check out this week’s Extended Release episode on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportImages of the Pegtymel Petroglyphs are available at tripreportreport.com/extrasFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportAaaaaand check out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this EpisodeAnna Reid, "The Shaman's Coat" [2002]N.N. Dikov, "Mysteries in the Rocks at Ancient Chukotka" [1971]Maret Saar in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, "Ethnomycological Data from Siberia and North-East Asia on the Effect of Amanita Muscaria" [1991]Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, "An Historico-Geographical Description of the North and Eastern Parts of Europe and Asia" [1736]Waldemar Jochelson in The Jesup North Pacific Expedition, Memoir of the American Museum of Natural History "The Koryak" [1908]Waldemar Bogoras in American Anthropologist, "The Chukchi of Northeastern Asia" [1901]Waldemar Bogoras in The Journal of American Folklore, "Chuckchee Tales" [1928]DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately.

Today we're discussing the deliriant state known as Eiriel, and the two reports from the olde internet chan board which coined the phrase. This episode comes complete with a big wet smooch from the Hatman’s shadowy lips. We talk internet culture, enjoy tangents on figures like Frederick Brennan, and try to make sense of what drives people to consume life threatening amounts of over the counter allergy medicine.Trigger Warning: for discussions of suicide and self-harm.For more discourse on DPH, you can listen to Extended Release Episodes on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportAaaaaand check out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this Episode"Sedric Lightbury's First Trip Report: https://pastebin.com/Na2EUs07Sedric Lightbury's Second Trip Report: https://pastebin.com/YyAE94Ls420Chan on the Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20130211010837/http://420chan.org/DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately.

Bennies Part 1! And it's a doozy...We discuss the shockingly popular trends around so-called recreational Benadryl use, and the digital communities that have emerged to support this largely solitary activity. We follow The Hatman down a dark wooded path filled with creepy crawlers to figure out why he would telepathically misgender people, and to try and find out where we can get a funky hat like his. *Trigger Warning for discussions of suicide and self-harm. To continue the antihistamine hysteria, you can support the show and hear more reports on our Extended Release episodes by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReport for less than a box of Bennies!Follow us on Instagram @tripreportreportCheck out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this EpisodeFourniquet, S, et al., "Seeing Spiders: A Qualitative Analysis of an Online Community of Recreational Diphenhydramine Users" https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/3n9bjPsyck of it All, "Getting Drylled" https://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=65888Hasin D. et al., "DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale" https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3767415/Psychonaut Wiki, Diphenhydramine entry: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/DiphenhydraminePinned Post from /DPH Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/DPH/comments/ebc1u8/dph_guide_20_featuring_dph_dose_calculator/DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.

We sat down for an in-studio conversation with filmmaker Courtney Stephens, co-director of the recent documentary, John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office. Courtney shares her unique perspective on Lilly as someone who has spent 5+ years conducting interviews with his associates and reviewing massive amounts of archival material. Our conversation centers around Lilly's sprawling and complicated cultural legacy; with plenty of digressions into strange and esoteric rabbit holes. If you liked our first John Lilly episode, you'll love this one. TW for brief discussions of animal abuse.To explore more of Courtney's work on the big screen head to her website https://www.courtneystephens.net/If you want this show to continue AND get access to more content like extended trip reports and Bonus Episodes, subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportCheck out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comSources Referenced in this Episode"John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office" dir. Courtney Stephens and Michael AlmereydaMY YEAR AT JOHN LILLY'S DOLPHIN LAB on TheTedNelson's Youtube PageDisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately.

We salute you!! In this episode we sniff out some bozos with problematic poppers takes, cover a bit of poppers current affairs, and drumroll please… speak with out first ever guest on the pod, the Pop Boss himself, Adam Zmith! We get his take on everything from poppers' ambiguous legal status, to which Star Trek character has the best queer story line. Finally, we climax with a discussion of the Popperbator community and give you a zesty reenactment of what Poppers Trainer Videos are all about.If you’re fiending for some more, check out the Extended Release version of this episode, featuring our top selections from the r/PoppersPigs subreddit on our patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportThanks so much to Adam for being our first guest on the show, we highly recommend you buy his book Deep Sniff which was essential in our research for this show. You can check out more of his potent writing here and listen to his many great podcasts here*Trigger Warning for explicit descriptions of sexFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreport and check out our goodies at tripreportreport.comTranscript LinkCOMING SOONSources Referenced in this EpisodeWOOD TV 8 ReportVideo of RFJ Jr. Being Wrong about Poppers and AidsJustin Ling, "Joe Rogan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Are AIDS Denialists"Henry Chandonnet, "The FDA is Cracking Down on 'Poppers' Producers"David Mack, "The War on Poppers Started Long Before RFK Took Over HHS"Peter Stanley, "Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked Us All"M.T. Schechter et al. "HIV-1 and the aetiology of AIDS"Chun Chao et al. "Recreational drug use and T lymphocyte subpopulations in HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected men"Pride Chigwedere MD et al. "Estimating the Lost Benefits of Antiretroviral Drug Use in South Africa"DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately. 

The moment you've all been waiting for ... it's the Poppers ep! With poppers in the crosshairs, we had to give y'all a whiff of the story behind your favorite little brown bottle. We start at the beginning in a french apothecary, peruse some titillating archival material, and perform some particularly lewd and crude reports that absolutely dripping with nitrites, among other things ;) Tune in next week for our interview with Adam Zmith, who quite literally wrote the book on poppers.*Trigger Warning for explicit descriptions of sexView our favorite vintage Poppers Ads: tripreportreport.com/extrasTo thank us for "party rocking" with you, subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportCheck out our ever growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comTranscript LinkCOMING SOONSources Referenced in this EpisodeView scanned Drummer archives: cowboyfrank.men/Special thanks to CSUDH Gerch Archives and Special Collections for making their archives available for research. With their cooperation we viewed archival material from: Drummer Magazine, Newswest, The Sentinel, The Advocate, and several other queer periodicals published between 1975 - 1990.Adam Zmith, "Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures" [2021] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676195/deep-sniff-by-adam-zmith/Gina Tonic, "From Heart Medicine to Party Drug: A Brief History of Poppers" Tim Willems, "Hit Hold Release 3: A Gay Adult Poppers Fantasy" [2024] Time Magazine, "Nation: Rushing to a New High" Jerry Mills, "Poppers: The Collected Cartoons of Jerry Mills" [1985] H.W. Haverkos et. al, "Nitrite inhalants: history, epidemiology, and possible links to AIDS." Austin Le et al. "Use of 'Poppers' among Adults in the United States, 2015 - 2017" Wayne, on Erowid, "Mostly for Solo Sex" DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately. 

We're finally giving into our targeted Instagram ads and taking our mental health into our own hands (with an internet nurse practitioner who shares a name with a certain former First Lady). It's 2025 and we're getting our Ketamine from a compounding pharmacy in Ohio and shipped through the goshdang US postal service. *Trigger Warning for discussions of suicidal ideation.If you want this show to Bonus Episodes, subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/TripReportReportFollow us on Instagram @tripreportreportCheck out our growing list of harm reduction resources at tripreportreport.comResearch and Writing by KaiEditing and Production by MaxTranscript LinkCOMING SOONSources Referenced in this EpisodeFDA Spravato Announcement https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-nasal-spray-medication-treatment-resistant-depression-available-only-certifiedMichelle Lhooq, The Psychedelic Industry Grew Too Fast—And Now is Getting a Reality Check https://doubleblindmag.com/the-psychedelic-industry-grew-too-fast-and-now-is-imploding/Reddit thread including discussion of Ketamine therapy https://www.reddit.com/r/TherapeuticKetamine/comments/1dv7ulc/spravato_or_at_home/Miski, Magical Depression Annihilator https://erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=116071Mayo Clinic on Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/electroconvulsive-therapy/about/pac-20393894DisclaimerThis podcast addresses sensitive subjects, including drugs, addiction, and related topics. The information presented is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice.The hosts and guests are not licensed medical professionals. Do not rely on any information discussed in this podcast to make decisions regarding your health or well-being without first consulting a qualified healthcare provider.Discussion of drugs, their effects, or methods of consumption does not imply endorsement, encouragement, or promotion by the producers, hosts, guests, or affiliated parties.Use of this podcast implies agreement and understanding that any reliance on material contained herein is at your own risk. The producers, hosts, guests, and affiliated parties are not liable for any damages arising from the use of this podcast.Engage with the content responsibly, critically, and with an open mind. If you or someone else is struggling with substance abuse or addiction, please seek professional help immediately.