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The Worst Episodes of How to Change Your Mind

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Author Michael Pollan leads the way in this docuseries exploring the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    How to Change Your Mind Season 1 Episode 4 - Chapter 4: Mescaline
    7.0/10(170 votes)

    #1 - Chapter 4: Mescaline

    S1:E4

    Mescaline, the psychoactive molecule in San Pedro and peyote cacti, a sacred medicine that Native Americans have had to fight for the right to use.

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  2. How to Change Your Mind Season 1 Episode 3 - Chapter 3: MDMA
    7.7/10(191 votes)

    #2 - Chapter 3: MDMA

    S1:E3

    Championed by both therapists and ravers, ecstasy stands out as the first psychedelic likely to become legalized, thanks to passionate advocates.

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  3. How to Change Your Mind Season 1 Episode 1 - Chapter 1: LSD
    7.9/10(282 votes)

    #3 - Chapter 1: LSD

    S1:E1

    From its 1943 origins to today's microdosing trend, LSD has been expanding minds and changing lives with the help of counterculture gurus — and the CIA.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. How to Change Your Mind Season 1 Episode 2 - Chapter 2: Psilocybin
    8.2/10(233 votes)

    #4 - Chapter 2: Psilocybin

    S1:E2

    Magic mushrooms, long considered sacred by the Indigenous Mazatec in Mexico, become the subject of scientific studies measuring their intense effects.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chapter 4: Mescaline" is the worst rated episode of "How to Change Your Mind". It scored 7/10 based on 170 votes. Directed by Lucy Walker, Alison Ellwood and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/12/2022. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter 3: MDMA".