Podcast Episodes

The Cornbread Mafia: Backcountry Weed Outlaws

How did a bunch of farmers from Kentucky create the biggest pot growing and smuggling syndicate in American history?

We hear that barn burning story straight from Jim Higdon, author of Cornbread Mafia…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Weed Shall Overcome (w/ Dr. Mariana Hoyo)

Weed history teaches us to overcome the forces of oppression with the help of our favorite plant ally. In this episode we talk with Dr. Mariana Hoyo, a bright young physician who started out fearing …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hunter S. Thompson Ran for Sheriff on A Freak Power Platform

Election season anxiety? Take a break from the horserace and travel back to 1970, when the Gonzo author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ran for Sheriff in Colorado on a "free weed" platform as part…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Weed Voter Guide + Secret Tapes Reveal War on Marijuana Was A Fraud!

This episode includes a recently discovered audio tape exposing the War on Marijuana as a total fraud, a state-by-state guide to voting for weed in the 2024 election, an up close look at how Democrat…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Trump vs. Harris... On Weed

The fate of our favorite plant hangs in the balance as America decides whether to elect a woman committed to legalizing cannabis federally and de-scheduling it out of the Controlled Substances Act, o…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet the Ultimate 'Cannabis Couple'

For over fifty years, Michelle and Michael Aldrich have tirelessly advocated for the cannabis plant. A joint life's journey that started when they first met at the first-ever conference hosted by the…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Your 'Burning Questions' About Weed Answered

What have you always wanted to know about the herb but were afraid to ask? Bean scoured the Reddit /trees forum and asked Great Moments in Weed History supporters on Patreon to find out, and then sat…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

"I Weed A Miracle Every Day" — The Grateful Dead Get Busted and Win

Jerry Garcia and Mountain Girl sat rolling joints and cleaning the stems and seeds from a brick of weed when a fateful knock came at the door of 710 Ashbury Street.

Having your communal crash pad raid…

Published on 1 year ago

Higher Education: Now You Can Major in Cannabis Studies

College students have always experimented with weed, but there's never been anything like Cal Poly Humboldt's new Cannabis Studies Program. Housed at a state university located in the most famous can…

Published on 1 year ago

From 'High Times' to 'Reefer Dadness'

Rick Cusick has worn many hats since first getting lit in the 1970s—editor, author, activist, advocate and agitator. He also raised a child solo while serving as the head of High Times magazine and l…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago