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b'Follow BBC travel presenter and You Tube star Mike Corey into the depths of the Brazilian Amazon to experience Ayahuasca, Kambo and other mind-altering indigenous plant medicines.\\xa0\\n\\nThis is not your average psychedelic tourist experience.\\xa0Mike travels to a traditional village in remote part of the jungle where foreigners have never been before. There, in the thatched roof long house, he gathers by the firelight with a group of elders as the shaman passes around eagle bones filled Rap\\xe9 powder, burns holes in his skin to rub in poisonous frog venom and gives him shots of ayahuasca as they chant into the night. This is more than just travel. This is adventure of the brain as well as the body - and let\\u2019s just say (pun intended) it\\u2019s quite trip.\\xa0\\n\\nBut Mike\\u2019s not looking for a simple high. Mike is on a war against fear. He wants us to challenge our preconceptions in the same way he challenges himself. He\\u2019d never done drugs before. And though nothing he took was illegal, he was scared to try.\\xa0\\n\\nThat\\u2019s the point. Jungle medicine may seem strange to us, but in the Amazon it\\u2019s been practiced for thousands of years and traditional practitioners claim healing benefits that modern medicine cannot provide. To be a true explorer, Mike says, you must try new things, things you\\u2019re scared of, things that make you grow. He should know \\u2013 he\\u2019s made a career out of doing the kind of crazy things that would send most sane people running.\\xa0\\n\\nSo he set off into the jungle in search of answers, in search of authentic cultural understanding. He set off to conquer his fears. What he found was something inspiring, at times painful, but enlightening too and it altered his view of the world forever.\\xa0\\n\\nHighlights include:\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Taking ayahuasca with a shaman in Peru\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Experiencing two of the most intense indigenous ceremonies in the world: Rap\\xe9, a powder which is shot like a blow dart into your nose, and Kambo a frog venom which is burnt into your skin.\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Travelling to a remote village deep in the jungle where tourists had never gone before.\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Hearing about Mike\\u2019s other crazy adventures including hopping iron ore trains across the Sahara, taking part in an exploding hammer festival in Mexico and drinking blood straight from a cow with the Masai in Tanzania (for real)\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Being inspired by Mike\\u2019s message of turning your fears into allies and how that can be a catalyst for personal growth\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Learning about traditional plant medicine, which has been practiced in the Amazon for thousands of years.\\n\\nWho\\u2019s the Guest?\\nMike Corey is a BBC Travel Presenter and adventure travel filmmaker. His You Tube channel is Fearless and Far where he shares videos of his crazy adventures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DmOS_FBvO4H27U7X0OtRg\\nYou can also follow him on twitter, Instagram and facebook: @fearlessandfar \\u2026 and his website is www.fearlessandfar.com\\n\\nThank you to The Great Courses Plus for sponsoring this episode. Head over to www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/armchairto get a free month trail with unlimited streaming of 1000s of videos and audio \\u2026 it\\u2019s a great way to support the show!\\n\\n\\xa0Follow the show on Instagram & Facebook @armchairexplorerpodcast. www.armchair-explorer.com\\n\\n"Best travel podcasts 2020: Every episode is an immersive experience" - The Guardian\\n"Armchair Explorer is ear candy for listeners\\u201d - Washington Post\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'