<a href="https://twitter.com/tao_lin">Tao Lin</a> is is the author of the novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taipei-Vintage-Contemporaries-Tao-Lin/dp/0307950174">Taipei</a> and a forthcoming book Beyond Existentialism about Terence McKenna and psychedelics. 
We talked about:
🌱 why Tao documents both his own thoughts and his caffeine and cannabis consumption in a giant .RTF document
🌱 having empathy for your parents
🌱  how pesticides block endocannabinoid receptors and steal humanity's natural stonedness

Episode 24: Benjamin Dickinson, filmmaker

Stoner is a freewheeling conversation that often starts with "when was the first time you ever smoked weed?" and can end up anywhere. Guests range from artists to musicians to those working in the marijuana economy. Host Aaron Lammer is also the co-host of the Longform Podcast and has co-written songs with Francis and the Lights for artists like Chance the Rapper and Drake.