Interviews
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Michael Pollan first became interested in new research into psychedelic drugs in 2010, when a front-page story in the New York Times declared, “Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning in Again”. The story revealed how in a large-scale trial researchers had been giving terminally ill cancer patients large doses of psilocybin – the active ingredient in magic…
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Michael talks with Tim Ferriss about his new book, the science and applications of psychedelics, his exploration, and his own experiences.
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Michael speaks with Leah Rose about the renaissance of psychedelic research. Listen here.
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Michael Pollan thinks Wall Street has way too much influence over what we eat.
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Plants can hear, taste and feel, as Michael Pollan writes in his latest piece for The New Yorker. But is any of that evidence of intelligence? Click here to listen.
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In his new book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, Michael Pollan takes a tour of the most time-tested cooking techniques, from southern whole-hog barbecue and slow-cooked ragus to sourdough baking and pickle making. Listen to Michael on NPR’s Science Friday or read the transcript here.
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Kentucky farmer and writer Wendell Berry interviewed food journalist Michael Pollan in Louisville. Over the course of the evening, they discussed Pollan’s new book “Cooked” and the bigger issues it raises. Listen to the whole interview by clicking here.
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Kai Ryssdal interviews Michael Pollan about Cooked. Listen here.
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Michael Pollan gets elemental in Cooked. Click to listen.
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Since publishing The Omnivore’s Dilemma in 2006, Michael Pollan has become an ethical-eating guru, pointing the way toward conscientious consumption for a generation devoted more and more to the cult of food. A few weeks ahead of a new book, Cooked, he talks to Adam Platt about his love for TV dinners, the magic of homemade kimchee, and…
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“So, did you eat the in-flight meal, then?” I cheekily ask Michael Pollan, mainly because he looks fresher and rosier and happier than any 55-year-old has a right to after 13 hours on a non-stop flight from San Francisco. The writer is in England to talk about his new book Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual.…
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Not many people are so committed to their work that they would purchase a live steer just to learn something. Michael Pollan is.