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Hosted by John Wasson • Darren Hackett · fiction · EN-US
Our Webby Award-winning, 22-episode serialized audiobook is inspired by real events and people—most notably, a 1957 Life magazine presentation by R. Gordon Wasson called "Seeking the Magic Mushroom." That piece introduced the Western world to psilocybin mushrooms and helped ignite the psychedelic revolution.In this story, we follow Dr. Lidiya Hart Johnson, a fearless neuroscientist who once had a front-row seat to that revolution. Now facing her own decline, she's in a race against time—and she believes Christopher Wade may be the only one who can help carry her truth forward. The twist? Chris has his own clock ticking down.Copyright © 2024–2025 by John H. Wasson. All rights reserved.This podcast is for personal use only. You may stream or download episodes for your own listening, but no part of this podcast may be reproduced, shared, or distributed in any form without prior written permission from the author—except for brief excerpts used in reviews or educational references.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOur Webby Award-winning, 22-episode serialized audiobook is inspired by real events and people, most notably, a 1957 Life magazine presentation by R. Gordon Wasson called "Seeking the Magic Mushroom." That piece introduced the Western world to psilocybin mushrooms and helped ignite the psychedelic revolution. In this story, we follow Dr.
Her Magic Mushroom Memoir is hosted by John Wasson • Darren Hackett. The show has published 22 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 22: Epilogue and Afterword" (19 February 2026, 30 minutes), "Ep. 21: Persephone Quest" (19 February 2026, 43 minutes), and "Ep. 20: Spillway" (25 December 2025, 43 minutes).
Her Magic Mushroom Memoir publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 22 episodes.
Booking probability for Her Magic Mushroom Memoir is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Her Magic Mushroom Memoir requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Her Magic Mushroom Memoir's contact route on record: verified email.
John Wasson • Darren Hackett hosts Her Magic Mushroom Memoir, a fiction podcast with 22 episodes published.
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Episode #22
Last time, Exa traveled from Danbury to Brooklyn to scatter Lidiya's ashes. Along the way, she listened to a recording of Lidiya's final days: Chris's confessions, Lidiya's compassion, and the sacred mushroom ceremony...
Episode #21
Last time, Chris returned from a walk still wrestling with the weight of Lidiya's story—and his own doubts about finishing her book. Over dinner, an unexpected memory surfaced: a long-buried misunderstanding between...
Episode #20
Last time, Lidiya journeyed through visions both luminous and unsettling, guided by Exa's steady presence. Amid hallucinatory forests, a ten-foot dewdrop, and the shifting edges of perception, she discovered clarity, a...
Episode #19
Last time, Lidiya recalled how music lifted her out of despair—and into a dangerous, intoxicating affair. What began with a night at the Kennedy Center ended in deception, heartbreak, and the realization that she still...
Episode #18
Last time, Lidiya recalled the moment everything changed. A missed babysitter. A bouquet of daffodils. A fateful trip to Bethesda. In a single afternoon, she lost the people she loved most—and the evidence she and Craig...
Last time, Lidiya and Craig took their investigation to the edge—digging into secret programs, decoding euphemisms, and quietly exposing some of the CIA's darkest experiments. From university labs to brothel safehouses...
Episode #16
Last time, Lidiya and Craig made a pact: no more secrets. Together, they agreed to infiltrate the very systems that once recruited her. What began as quiet complicity was now open resistance—dangerous, yes, but...
Episode #15
Last time, Lidiya brought us into the most luminous stretch of her past: a summer of discovery, joy, and unexpected love with Craig Johnson. From BASIC code to Capitol Hill, from omelets to Woodstock, everything felt...
Episode #14
Last time, Chris confronted the truth about Lidiya's legacy—and she confessed that she wasn't just a witness to history. She had been part of it. In this episode, we glimpse a different side of Lidiya. She's brilliant...
Episode #13
Last time, Chris and Lidiya peeled back the layers of unintended consequences: how Gordon's scientific curiosity became ammunition in a hidden war. This time, the story gets stranger—and darker. They called her...
Episode #12
What happens when reverence turns to curiosity, and curiosity turns to spectacle? In our last episode , we witnessed the unraveling of Huautla's sacred silence: from Gordon and Valentina's respectful early visits to the...
Episode #11
In our last episode , Lidiya and Chris began the next leg of their journey—bidding farewell to Millicent, to Oahu, and to Piney's Holistic Health Center—now bound for Danbury, Connecticut, to see Exa. While on their...
Episode #10
In the last episode of Her Magic Mushroom Memoir, Chris took his first halting steps toward sobriety at Piney's Holistic Health Center. Meanwhile, Lidiya and Millicent made the long, windswept trek to Ka'ena Point—the...
Previously on Her Magic Mushroom Memoir … Chris hit rock bottom—fired from both jobs, drunk, and ready to give up. But just as he spiraled into darkness, Lidiya showed up, literally dragging him out of his tent and into...
Episode #8
Last time on Her Magic Mushroom Memoir … Lidiya's past continued to unfold—from mushroom theft and forgiveness to mentorship under Gordon and life lessons from Sister Emilka, a nun with a war tattoo and a resistance...
Previously on Her Magic Mushroom Memoir … Left alone with temptation, young Lidiya crossed a forbidden threshold—stealing sacred mushrooms from Gordon's garden and embarking on a psychedelic journey that forever altered...
Last time on Her Magic Mushroom Memoir , Lidiya opened the door to her most formative experiences: losing her mother, surviving trauma, and finding refuge in the unlikeliest of places. With Exa's help—and Gordon's quiet...
Episode #5
Previously from Her Magic Mushroom Memoir ... Chris reluctantly met with Lidiya in a stunning Beverly Hills guesthouse, fully expecting to turn her down. But as she shared childhood memories—hookworms, a collapsed...
Last time in Her Magic Mushroom Memoir , Lidiya made a bold move—tracking down Chris Wade, the struggling writer who saved her on the beach—and offering him a chance to write her life story. Meanwhile, Lidiya prepared...
Episode #3
Previously in Her Magic Mushroom Memoir: Lidiya returned to Brooklyn shaken by her collapse in Venice—and even more so by what followed. As her mind drifted through research, memories, and grief, a second collapse led...
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