Originally aired as Salon #463 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "I describe myself as a tall man with a cheap watch." "If reality is code, then it can be hacked in some way that we had not suspected before." "In a sense, the Italian Renaissance is the medieval lead turned to the…"

Originally aired as Salon #446 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. Terence McKenna tells stories about how Gordon Wasson was first led to investigating the mushrooms of Mexico, and discusses possible use of magic mushrooms by the Sufis.