For the 106th episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak interrupts the regularly scheduled sex programming for a special presentation of our Mind Trip series. For this 5th episode on psychedelics, we're revisiting the series with some updates. First, a refresher of the Mind Trip series thus far, then the director’s cut of a radio story Courtney reported for KCRW about ayahuasca in Southern California, and finally, an interview with documentarian and podcaster Giancarlo Canavesio of "Neurons to Nirvana" and Mangu. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. For more of today's guests: Buy Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America via Follow Jesse Jarnow on Check out Jesse’s website Listen to The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Follow Giancarlo Canavesio on Check out Giancarlo's films and podcasts on the internet at Mangu. TV Thank you to Néstor Colmenares, William Cordero, and Steffen Hoffman for the ayahuasca music used in this episode.