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The Universe Within Podcast

The Universe Within Podcast

By: Jason Grechanik
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A podcast delving into plants, plant medicine, consciousness, holistic health, philosophy, psychology, science and myriad related topics. Hosted by Jason Grechanik.

This podcast was created to give voice to the doctors, shamans, guides, facilitators, visionaries, anthropologists, linguists, scientists and wisdom-keepers working on the ground day in and day out within their respective fields.

Copyright 2025 Jason Grechanik
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Episodes
  • Ep. 173 - Rael Inshan - The Sacred Mushroom: Amanita Muscaria
    Nov 5 2025

    Hey everybody! Episode 173 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Rael Inshan. Rael is an interesting guy who specializes in the amanita muscaria mushroom. I was really happy to have him on to speak about this sacred medicine as its not a topic I have covered much. We spoke about his difficult childhood and how that led him to South America to work with different indigenous medicine traditions. This eventually led him to discover the amanita muscaria mushroom in the woods near him and to begin working with it and to learn, firsthand, it’s benefits. He speaks about the wisdom it has taught him about it’s medicine on the individual level as well as the collective and a vision of a new earth that he feels the mushroom is guiding us towards. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

    This episode is sponsored by:

    Real Mushrooms. As listeners, visit their website to enjoy a discount of 25% off your first order: https://www.realmushrooms.com/universe

    To learn more about or contact Rael, visit his website at: https://www.amanitawarrior.com

    To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    To view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI_w

    If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

    I will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in:

    November 2025: Sacred Valley of Peru (SOLD OUT)

    January 2026: our second Remote Dieta

    February 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    July 2026: Westport, Ireland

    November 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    Integration/Consultation call: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.com

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithin‍ ‍

    YouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerks

    PayPal, donate: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanik‍ ‍

    Website: https://UniverseWithinPodcast.com

    Instagram: https://instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Facebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Music: Adrian Freedman’s A Call to Prayer: https://adrianfreedman.com/shop/ & Nuno Moreno's Heart's Cave: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Ep. 172 - Jason Grechanik - Plants as Medicine: Tobacco & Tree Dietas
    Oct 22 2025

    Hey everybody! Episode 172 of the show is out. This episode is a podcast I was interviewed on called Embracing the Mystery with Dani Rhem. Dani had reached out to me a while back with interest in my work and was very kind to invite me on her podcast. She has beautiful presence and I was really happy with her questions and the depth of this interview. We spoke primarily about my work with the medicine of trees and tobacco. I hope you all can gain some insights and please consider supporting her work and great podcast as well. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

    This episode is sponsored by Real Mushrooms. As listeners, visit their website to enjoy a discount of 25% off your first order: https://www.realmushrooms.com/universe

    To learn more about or contact Jason, visit his website at: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    To learn more about or contact Dani, visit her website at: https://www.danirhem.com

    To view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI_w

    If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

    I will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in:

    • November 2025: Sacred Valley of Peru (SOLD OUT)

    • January 2026: our second Remote Dieta

    • February 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    • July 2026: Westport, Ireland

    • November 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    Integration/Consultation call: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.com

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithin

    YouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerks

    PayPal, donate: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanik

    Website: https://UniverseWithinPodcast.com

    Instagram: https://instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Facebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Music: Adrian Freedman’s A Call to Prayer: https://adrianfreedman.com/shop/ & Nuno Moreno: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Ep. 171 - Dr. Stephen Hussey MS, DC - The Physical and Spiritual Role of the Heart
    Oct 15 2025

    Hey everybody! Episode 171 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Stephen Hussey. Stephen has a fascinating story of having survived a widow-maker heart attack in his 30s’ He went on to deeply research the role of the heart and how to optimize its health. It led him on journey to question many of the fundamental assumption of what the heart its, it’s role in the human organism, and how to keep it healthy. We speak about some of these fundamental assumptions, the role of structured water, infrared light, and the deeper meaning behind a purely physical model of the heart. This was a really fascinating conversation and I think Stephen has a lot of wisdom to share and you will gain much from his insights. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!

    To learn more about or contact Stephen, visit his websites at: https://resourceyourhealth.com

    To learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    To view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI_w

    If you enjoy the show, it would be a big help if you could share it with your own audiences via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. That would be super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!

    I will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in:

    November 2025: Sacred Valley of Peru (SOLD OUT)

    January 2026: our second Remote Dieta

    February 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    July 2026: Westport, Ireland

    November 2026: Sacred Valley of Peru

    If you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.org

    Integration/Consultation call: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.com

    Patreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithin

    YouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerks

    PayPal, donate: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanik

    Website: https://UniverseWithinPodcast.com

    Instagram: https://instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Facebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

    Music: Adrian Freedman’s A Call to Prayer: https://adrianfreedman.com/shop/ & Nuno Moreno's Heart's Cave: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound

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    2 hrs and 1 min
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