
It's a beautiful day in Topanga Canon. The breeze is blowing, the birds are chirping, and as we wait for some extravagantly priced breakfast burritos we're joined for Business Lunch by psychedelic media icon Shelby...


The history of psychoactive drugs and the people who use them. One substance at a time, hosts Kai Marsella and Max Mindel combine deep historical research with appropriately unhinged first-person trip reports – drawing on genre pioneers like Thomas De Quincey and anonymous Erowid posters alike. Strap in for a sonic journey, from ancient coca rituals in the Andes to the mysterious workings of the Earth Coincidence Control Office and beyond. Made with love at Lubb Dupp Studios in Los Angeles, for entertainment purposes only.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe history of psychoactive drugs and the people who use them. One substance at a time, hosts Kai Marsella and Max Mindel combine deep historical research with appropriately unhinged first-person trip reports, drawing on genre pioneers like Thomas De Quincey and anonymous Erowid posters alike.
Recent episodes include "Business Lunch III: The Psychedelic Arms Race ft. Shelby Hartman" (14 October 2026, 96 minutes), "Cocaine XR: The Ballad of Pablo Pledgescobar [Preview]" (30 September 2026, 12 minutes), and "Cocaine Part 6: One Last Line" (24 September 2026, 101 minutes).
The Trip Report Report publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 75 minutes across 25 episodes.
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The Trip Report Report is a history podcast with 25 episodes published.
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It's a beautiful day in Topanga Canon. The breeze is blowing, the birds are chirping, and as we wait for some extravagantly priced breakfast burritos we're joined for Business Lunch by psychedelic media icon Shelby...

We're giving you a taste, a beautiful bite, of what Trip Report Report Reserve listeners are calling a delectable auditory meal. For our first ever Reserve episode, we're exploring aa scandal from an esteemed...

Episode #23
Over the last hundred years, cocaine has morphed from a glitzy Hollywood indulgence, to the drug of choice for tens of millions of people worldwide. We discuss the last hundred years of cocaine's history — with no...

Episode #22
Many of us have heard some version of this story, often oversimplified and misconstrued by Hollywood or the mainstream media, content to ignore primary sources in favor of demonizing the drug user. The truth...

Episode #21
We’re back with Cheth to discuss the first ever FLINTA trip reporter in the Western Cannon… Annie C. Meyers At the turn of the 20th century, Annie was a wealthy society woman living in Chicago when she came down with a...

Episode #20
Let's just start by saying, you’re welcome. We’ve heard your clamoring, and never expected things would move this fast but… we got the Big Dog in the house and he's off the leash (BARK!) Thats right folks its Kai, Max...

<p>Cheth and Maven can talk forEVER about the Roman Empire, but Kai’s barely even heard of it. We talk about what we know best and this episode, that’s the origin of what would become Big Pharma, and the many Friedrichs...

Cheth and Maven can talk forEVER about the Roman Empire, but Kai’s barely even heard of it. We talk about what we know best and this episode, that’s the origin of what would become Big Pharma, and the many Friedrichs...

Episode #18
<p>We’re back in a BIG way, taking you to a time before posh-goth ravers would bashfully ask for a bump on the dancefloor. In this episode we explore the coca leaf’s nearly 10,000 year history before being synthesized...

<p>It's the crossover you didn't know you needed. We pulled out all the stops to convince embattled LA eatery, Horses, to reopen for one final business lunch. We sit down at this hyper exclusive luncheon to get the...

<p>We sit down at one of the most storied institutions on Hollywood Boulevard for a sprawling conversation spanning Compass Pathways, the psychedelic sector, and which gas station virility pills sent one of us to the...

<p>We missed you! Have you ever wondered what's actually in those brightly colored "shroom" chocolate bars behind the glass at your local head shop? For several years many of them were marketed as containing Amanita...

<p>Could Amanita Muscaria be the secret to finally clearing up your psoriasis? Making your poops more regular? Increasing your agility in the ring? How about in the bedroom ;) The answer may shock you! </p><br><p>We...

<p>Was the REAL Jesus not a man, but a mushroom shrouded in metaphor to survive Roman persecution? Did amanita muscaria inspire pre-Hindu Vedic priests to craft literally thousands of hymns? When the stakes are this...

<p>In this episode, our wooden bowls floweth over with deep lore and more! We embark on a mystical journey to the land of the Koryak and Chukchi in Northeast Asia, and tell tales of what many people believe to be the...

Episode #11
<p>Today we're discussing the deliriant state known as Eiriel, and the two reports from the olde internet chan board which coined the phrase. This episode comes complete with a big wet smooch from the Hatman’s shadowy...

Episode #10
<p>Bennies Part 1! And it's a doozy...</p><br><p>We discuss the shockingly popular trends around so-called recreational Benadryl use, and the digital communities that have emerged to support this largely solitary...

<p>We sat down for an in-studio conversation with filmmaker Courtney Stephens, co-director of the recent documentary, John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office. Courtney shares her unique perspective on Lilly...

<p>We salute you!! In this episode we sniff out some bozos with problematic poppers takes, cover a bit of poppers current affairs, and drumroll please… speak with out first ever guest on the pod, the Pop Boss himself...

Episode #7
<p>The moment you've all been waiting for ... it's the Poppers ep! With poppers in the crosshairs, we had to give y'all a whiff of the story behind your favorite little brown bottle. We start at the beginning in a...
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