Originally aired as Salon #700 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. A question-and-answer format that leads Terence McKenna into telling some of the old stories from his early talks — many of which were dropped from his later workshops.

Originally aired as Salon #505 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. Terence McKenna asks one of his friends to report on the state of ayahuasca use in Amazonian Peru — a window into late-1980s ethnobotany and shamanic tourism.

Originally aired as Salon #391 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "I have been underwhelmed by the accomplishments of Indian spirituality, personally; overwhelmed by the accomplishments of Amazonian spirituality." "I'm also very suspicious of secrets. I mean, if you tell me one it's finished."

Originally aired as Salon #389 of the Psychedelic Salon podcast. "The 20th century is a great gathering for a leap, and the 19th century was the century of the gentleman." "Whether we can actually make a new world is not clear because the momentum of the past is very great."