MICRO:12 - Mushroom Santa Confusion, Tom Hatsis

About this episode

Tom Hatsis discusses the lack of historical basis for the 'mushroom Santa hypothesis'.

Psychedelic historian Tom Hatsis outlines why the "mushroom Santa hypothesis" is not based in any historical fact and why. Happy Holidays! ... This is a clip from 'Debunking The Mushroom Santa Hypothesis | Tom Hatsis ~ ATTMind Podcast 89" FULL INTERVIEW Listen on iTunes Listen/Watch on Spotify Watch in Video Read the show notes SUPPORT THE PODCAST 🥰 Support ATTMind and join the community on Patreon Other options Support Once on PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS Toss Me a Tip on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/jameswjesso Buy Some Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ More Options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support Connect with Me Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jameswjesso.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/attmindpodcast/ X: https://x.com/jameswjesso Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter Substack: https://substack.com/@jameswjesso Telegram Channel: https://t.me/jameswjesso

People in this episode

Host: James W. Jesso

Guest: Tom Hatsis

Topics covered

• psychedelics
• history
• mythology
• Santa Claus
• cultural analysis

Keywords

• mushroom Santa hypothesis
• psychedelic history
• Tom Hatsis
• holiday myths
• cultural history

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