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The Secret Story of Nutmeg - A psychedelic history

by Andy and Trad

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Nutmeg- Digressing into the psychoactive, psychedelic therapy spaces and chemical cousins Ep Eleven

August 24, 2026 · 28 min

The Secret Story of Nutmeg: A Psychedelic History apologises for some missing history, enters the nut, looks at the chemistry inside- methylenedioxy compounds and gets distracted by his own cousin, The Zues, not The Zeus, who relates to…
Nutmeg - a History of altered states of consciousness, far fetched trips to other worlds. Ep Ten

July 16, 2026 · 25 min

Nutmeg leads us to dig deeper into altered states of consciousness — not just psychedelics, but the many doorways into them. All ways our normal thinking gives way to something new, where ordinary things feel unfamiliar and awe returns to…
Nutmeg brings Ancient Knowledge from the Flores Hobbit, to the Four Virtues and the Football World Cup Ep Nine

June 28, 2026 · 23 min

Do we receive Empathy from our parents? The Four Virtues? From chemicals in a nut? Stay with us on this journey as we decipher the mythic storyline that Trad left us with and contemplate the big question he posed... did human beings…
Nutmeg Strait to the chokepoint...History never repeats or does it? Ep. eight

June 7, 2026 · 16 min

If the story of Nutmeg were a repeatable lesson in life, what are we learning? Andy sees links between the current strife and trade wars and the past story of nutmeg and ponders its meaning. Bandar, Banda, Muscat, chokepoints, the Strait…
Nutmeg's Sealed Section…hints of the start of empathy in human evolution, nurture and the the four virtues...Ep seven

March 30, 2026 · 19 min

After six episodes chasing proof across maps, wars, and trade routes, Episode 7 breaks the contract. The history falls away—and something stranger takes its place. A voice steps in. Not to convince you, but to unsettle you. What if the…

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Nutmeg's secrets - Birthing rampant capitalism, genocide, echoing still to this day...Ep six

February 17, 2026 · 40 min

Speedboats in the Caribbean. The Dragon’s Mouth. A national flag bearing a split fruit — Grenada is the only country in the world with a nutmeg on its flag. Why would a spice sit at the heart of a nation’s identity? Following that question…
Nutmeg, the reason for Circumnavigation but Magellan not first. Europe is not the middle of Earth. Wallacea is! Ep five

February 7, 2026 · 35 min

In this episode, we follow the trail of one of history’s most prized spices — nutmeg — from its remote birthplace in the Banda Islands to its central role in the expansion of European empires. We begin with the Portuguese conquest of…
Nutmeg to Rome, to Babylon, worth and self-worth, trade and trauma...Ep four

January 27, 2026 · 29 min

Nutmeg. A forgotten spice at the back of the cupboard… or the hidden key to how our world really works? In this episode, we follow the spice routes not just across oceans, but deep into the human psyche. From ancient trade networks and…
Nutmeg and Trade chokepoints, cure for the plague, crusades and sacredb metaphors...Ep three

January 19, 2026 · 32 min

Layer upon layer. Nutmeg reveals itself in history; the closer we look, the more we see that its story is a metaphor. Trad says the original metaphor. We look at how the Western world, starting with why and how the Portuguese started to…
Nutmeg- Ecstasy in your kitchen cupboard? Hidden in a jar at the back of history...EP One

January 12, 2026 · 31 min

Nutmeg, the spice of life... the source of empathy, its oils that can make MDMA, New York being swapped for the spice's source, its widespread uses, people carrying around nutmeg graters on their persons in the 17th and 1800's... In the…
Nutmeg's evolution of empathy, rabbit holes, secret histories begin...Ep two

January 12, 2026 · 32 min

Finally, we meet Trad, Nutmeg's keeper of secrets, a man who has studied the histories and mysteries of Nutmeg for two decades. Trad's dedication has led him down rabbit holes, but he has emerged a changed man... In Episode 2 of The Secret…

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About the show

This podcast is High on Nutmeg, Sacred teachings, Mysteries and Histories of a seed that shaped the world. Start at Episode 1 and follow this hidden psychedelic history podcast as we explore the mystery and history of the spice Nutmeg and the way it has shaped our world as we know it. From the birth of capitalism to the discovery of MDMA, The Secret Story of Nutmeg will show you how this seed from the Myristica fragrans tree has played a role in human discovery, from major world-shaping events and mystic traditions to human evolution and our innermost self-development. It will blow your mind. One of Trad's Books, The Lost Piece of Peace can be bought here https://www.amazon.com.au/Lost-Piece-Peace-Tradittori-Trudittori/dp/1545290571 Disclaimer This podcast explores sacred teachings, history, chemistry, cultural belief, and speculation. It does not provide medical advice or advocate drug use. Nutmeg contains the compound myristicin, which is not MDMA. Historical medicinal claims reflect beliefs of their time, not modern science. Some ideas presented are interpretive and are examined critically throughout the series.