Topic: Graduation

A 1972 experiment at Memphis State University tested the rudimentary consciousness of plants using a philodendron and an eight-channel physiograph. The study found that the plant reacted "off the charts" only when a person who had previously torn one of its leaves entered the room, ignoring others who had not caused it harm. This research suggests that plants possess a form of memory and can distinguish between different human individuals based on past interactions.

Greg reads a behavioral probation contract he received in 2001 after a "rude display of contempt" during a school assembly. Despite making the honor roll, his non-conformist actions led to threats of dismissal from St. Pius X High School. He concludes the show by encouraging parents to give their children the freedom to succeed outside the "brick in the wall" system.

The hosts examine the symbolism of graduation caps and mortar boards, linking them to Masonic "squaring the circle" and Saturnian references. Crow argues that the education system is designed to teach people how to function within a system without ever understanding the system itself. He urges listeners to wake up to these deceptions and begin saying "no" to various forms of institutional control.

Martin Ball recounts his first experience with psilocybin mushrooms at the Gathering of the Vibes festival in Northern California after his freshman year of college. He describes a period of discomfort where patterned rugs or leaves triggered psychedelic states, leading to a heart murmur diagnosis due to panic. He eventually returned to mushrooms during graduate school, which provided the foundational breakthrough for his later writing.