The stories behind the names.

DMT: The Molecule Beyond Reality

What is happening inside the human mind when reality itself seems to change? A science documentary about DMT: the molecule, its history across cultures, what it does in the brain, the reports of other worlds and beings, the claims about the body’s own DMT, and what research can and cannot yet say.

Educational only: it doesn’t recommend DMT and has no instructions for use. Images are AI-generated reconstructions or illustrations unless labelled; the narration is an AI voice, and the witness voice is a dramatised composite of published accounts.

39:31 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Tidal Wave

In 2021, one bag of mushrooms was tested in a competition in Oakland, California. The label said Tidal Wave. This is the story of that test result, the legends behind the strain, why these mushrooms turn blue, and why a strain name can’t tell you how strong a mushroom is.

10:41 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Penis Envy: The Mushroom Behind the Myth

It may be the most recognizable name in modern mushroom culture, and one of the hardest to trace. We followed the Penis Envy legend from a 1971 Amazon expedition and an unsolved 1981 murder to a peer-reviewed side-by-side lab comparison, to separate what’s documented from what’s simply repeated.

Every claim is labelled on screen by its evidence: documented, limited evidence, anecdotal, disputed, marketing or unknown.

9:54 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Amazonian: what the name can and can’t tell us

By December 1977, the name “Amazonian” was on sale with no origin given. We followed every dated record we could find, from that ad to the only “Amazon” genome we found, to see what the name actually documents.

19:20 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Blue Meanie: one nickname, two mushrooms

“Blue Meanie” is one nickname for two completely different mushrooms: a slender, blue-staining dung species first collected in Sri Lanka in 1868, and a Psilocybe cubensis line that borrowed the name. We trace the names, the records and what lab chemistry and DNA do and don’t show for each.

Key claims are labelled on screen by their evidence: documented, limited evidence, anecdotal or unknown.

9:55 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Albino Penis Envy: no pigment, so why is it blue?

Albino Penis Envy is a pale Psilocybe cubensis cultivar whose creator wanted it pure white, yet its caps kept turning blue. We follow it from a December 2007 forum post and a disputed origin story to the 2020 discovery of the enzymes behind the blue, then check what genome and lab studies do and don’t show about white mushrooms.

Key claims are labelled on screen by their evidence: documented, limited evidence, anecdotal, disputed or unknown.

10:11 · ENGLISH CAPTIONS

Golden Teacher: myth, chemistry and what science knows

What does the name “Golden Teacher” tell us about the mushroom? We explore the label’s uncertain history, how community names differ from formal taxonomy, and what research says about psilocybin, brain imaging, chemical variation and blue bruising. A familiar name can’t guarantee a fixed chemistry or experience.

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