The Beginning of the End Series
The Beginning of the End Series 1 of 10
The first of the last ten episodes of DoseNation. James Kent presents “The Beginning of the End”. Topics include How to Kill a Blog, The Darker Side of Psychedelic Culture, personal stories from earlier times, and reflections on personal interviews with Terence McKenna and Kat Harrison from 1993.
The Beginning of the End Series 2 of 10 – The Unravelling
James Kent discusses Psychedelic Prohibition, the Legitimization of Psychedelics, Psychedelic Myths, Party Culture, Psychotic Episodes, and shares a Startling Personal Revelation from the past.
The Beginning of the End Series 3 of 10 – Horror Trips
James Kent continues a discussion on Psychosis, Psychotic Episodes, and Psychedelic Philosophy, then deconstructs Albert Hofmann’s famous Bicycle Day trip and reconsiders Hofmann’s parting words in “LSD My Problem Child”.
The Beginning of the End Series 4 of 10 – Psychic Wars
James Kent continues his journey through the dark side of psychedelics and discusses the perils of underground research, disinformation, the power of the paranormal, the allures of the New Age, Terence McKenna, Psychedelic Illuminations, a personal DMT Elf study, and case study number four in the ongoing collection of existential psychedelic tragedies.
The Beginning of the End Series 5 of 10 – Mr. Wonderworld
James Kent continues exploring the darker side of psychedelics with discussions of pseudoscience, delusional reality, ketamine, paranoia, psychosis, and the inability to realize when your own sanity is in danger. Includes interview with special guest D.M. Turner, featuring Elizabeth Gips.
The Beginning of the End Series 6 of 10 – The Master
James Kent continues his look at the darker side of psychedelics and discusses bad psychedelic memes, the new age fascination with gurus, the myth of shamanism, problems with ayahuasca, and tragic misadventures in ayahuasca tourism.
The Beginning of the End Series 7 of 10 – Undun
James Kent continues his look back through the dark side of psychedelics. Topics include integrating psychedelics into the mainstream, psychedelic marketing, a history of bad ideas, analysis of Huxley’s valve theory, and shocking case studies of psychedelic misadventure.
The Beginning of the End Series 8 of 10 – Fields of Sun
James Kent explores the cult of the Amanita Muscaria mushroom in this special extended episode about the dark side of psychedelic culture. Topics include John Allegro, Gordon Wasson, Soma, a new anthropological principle, and shocking tales of psychedelic misadventure.
The Beginning of the End Series 9 of 10 – Torture Chamber
James Kent continues his journey into the dark side of psychedelics and discusses topics including psychotic breaks, microdosing, Nicholas Sand, the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, John Griggs, and a list of grizzly psychedelic murders too horrible to believe.
The Beginning of the End Series 10 of 10 – Wayward Son
James Kent finishes his ten episode series with an extended episode discussing mushroom legalization, jumping on psychedelics, suicide, MKULTRA, psychosis, and the darkest of all psychedelic mythology, conspiracy theories. A special final episode of DoseNation with bonus content and extra musical cameos.