Category: good to see

goodnews january 2026 – good to see

Magic Trip
In 1964, Ken Kesey, the celebrated author of “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” embarks on a mythical journey across America from the West Coast to the East Coast. Under the influence of large amounts of LSD, Kesey and his band Merry Pranksters embark on the ultimate road trip.

Roads of the Roman Empire
An intricate system of roads connected the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire, which at its height in the 2nd century CE spanned modern-day Algeria, Egypt, Turkey and England.

Sea level rise, glacial rebound and subsidence (NASA Short)
It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.

Brainforest Café
It’s giong to get weirder. The Terence McKenna story
A conversation with filmmaker Sharon McKenna

goodnews july 2025 – good to see

Ergot – the story of a parasitic fungus (1958)
A scientific British movie with great visuals

An open horizon by Firelei Báez
This 8 minute movie with its stunning renderings shows the work of biologist Carl Linnaeus and its racist overtones under a new light.

Ochre Sunrise, by Keenan DesPlanques, 25 minutes
At a pre-historic pigment mine, researchers glimpse our earliest moments in the Americas. In this documentary, we are taken to Sunrise, Wyoming, where an orchre mine has been excavated to yield some 3000 artefacts going back 16000 years.

goodnews june 2025 – good to see

Wisdom of the Leaf Summit – a short documentary
The Wisdom of the Leaf Summit took place in the Sacred Valley of Peru on February 3 – 7, 2025, and was produced in collaboration with Wade Davis. This groundbreaking event gathered global researchers, policymakers, and cultural leaders to explore the cultural, historical, nutritional, and medicinal significance of the sacred coca plant.

Mind, Body, Heath & Politics
Healing war Trauma with MDMD – with Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin and Dr. Richard Miller (who runs this podcast) recently travelled to Ukraine together. Rick shares powerful insights from their Ukraine visit, revealing how psychedelic therapy might help a nation rebuild from devastating trauma—and what it means for a divided US society.

Ted Talks: Erika Dyck
Just say know. Psychedelic drug history

goodnews may 2025 – good to see

Rainbow Valentine Studios
American Prankster: Wavy Gravy’s Life Story.
There aren’t many original Beatniks left on planet earth, and as of this writing, Wavy Gravy is one of the very last ones standing. But Wavy isn’t just an original Beatnik poet; he is also an improv comedy trailblazer and international comedic activist whose antics once involved running a pig for president.

Brainforest Café
What can plants teach us about consciousness? Rajnish Khanna joins Dennis McKenna to explore the fascinating intersection of plant physiology, evolutionary biology, and the science of consciousness.

Kensho
An psychedelic exercise in consciousness

Enshittification
Cory Doctorow on the way the internet has changed

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