China w/ Hamilton Morris | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir


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On this episode of You Be Trippin, Hamilton Morris shoots a steam punk rock opera in a drug manufacturing plant in China. On the show, he and Ari talk about where drugs come from, different ways to make MDMA, and how fentanyl became so prevalent in America drugs. The also discuss how journalists negatively write about drugs, secret recordings, no-cebo effects, and the guy that ate a homeless man’s face. Other topics include: the Twilight Zone decapitation, synthetic cannabinoids, spyglasses, VICE, the doctrine of signatures, Martin Shkreli, and why stimulants are unavailable. Tune in, drop out, and enjoy the trip!


You Be Trippin' Ep. 53


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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:37 - Drugs & Society

00:07:30 - Making MDMA

00:16:49 - How Journalists Cover Drugs

00:20:21 - Legal & New Drugs

00:23:26 - Visiting the Labs, VICE, & Shanghai

00:26:19 - Getting Around & Filming

00:32:46 - A Steam Punk Drug Baron

00:37:18 - More Labs, An Ethical Chemist, & Eating Faces

00:43:34 - Bathrooms & Secret Recordings

00:52:57 - The Steam Punk Rock Opera, The Twilight Zone, & Synthetic Cannabinoids

01:00:21 - Martin Shkreli & Drug Costs

01:04:20 - Fentanyl

01:14:18 - No-cebo Effect

01:19:46 - Why Fentanyl is in Everything & Stimulants are

01:25:30 - More Rock Opera & Where Next

01:28:34 - Amazonian Cures

01:31:23 - Why Psychedelics

01:36:46 - Travel Tips

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