Originally aired as Salon #469 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "We don't produce enough serotonin for living above 20 degrees latitude." "I'm not a big advocate of mixing drugs. If you really want to get out into unknown territory, where there is the potential for danger, then start pouring these things…"

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.

Originally aired as Salon #325 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "Safety is really a concern of mine, and what I've been telling people recently is that until there's animal and human data on a drug it should probably be looked at very carefully. In the absence of good scientific data about the…"

Amazon Psychotropical Quest is the oldest known surviving recording of Terence McKenna.