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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Peter Gorman

Peter Gorman

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Peter Gorman is a journalist and explorer recognized for his extensive fieldwork in the Amazon rainforest, where he documented indigenous healing practices, ayahuasca ceremonies, and the botanical pharmacopeia of traditional Amazonian medicine. As a guest on late-night radio, his firsthand accounts of deep jungle experiences and his writings on the transformative potential of plant medicines brought raw authenticity to discussions of indigenous wisdom and entheogenic exploration.

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January 12, 1998: The War on Drugs - Peter Gorman

Jan 12, 1998
2h 55m
Art Bell speaks with Peter Gorman, editor-in-chief of High Times Magazine, about the failed war on drugs, the counterculture legacy, and his extensive fieldwork in the Amazon. Gorman argues that mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana possession have filled American prisons with nonviolent offenders while violent...