Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton; Hallucinogens: A Controversial Gift to the World
Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton
Larry Mantle talks with the new Police Chief of Los Angeles, William Bratton, about his goals for the Los Angeles Police Department, and how he intends to deal with such issues as gang violence, officer misconduct, falling police academy enrollment rates, low officer morale, and the renovation Parker Center.
Hallucinogens: A Controversial Gift to the World
It has been over forty years since Timothy Leary began talking about the dazzling visions that he experienced while taking mind-altering drugs. Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Charles Grob about Hallucinogens: A Reader (Jeremy Tarcher), his new survey of writings on the use of psychoactive drugs and their contribution to Western society. In Hallucinogens, Professor Grob assembles recent writings of such important thinkers as Andrew Weil, Terrence McKenna, and Huston Smith who reevaluate the social worth and cultural meaning of hallucinogens.