Madison Margolin– Growing up with Ram Dass & Tripping in The Catskills | Ami's House Episode 11

We caught Madison at a special time– when her unique interests and popular culture somehow crossed. She just published her first book (https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Ecstasy-Growing-Psychedelic-Underground/dp/1401973531) which chronicles her coming of age at chassidic psychedelic festivals in the Catskills, where she reconciled her past– as a Buddhist Jew growing up with Ram Dass her present as a journalist –and what might be her future as a weird old lady selling artisanal baskets in Tzfat. We discussed psychedelics, the creative process, October 7th, and how bored Madison gets talking about drugs.

HELPFUL LINKS Order Madison's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Exile-Ecstasy-Growing-Psychedelic-Underground/dp/1401973531 Follow Madison on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madisonmargolin/ Madison’s convo with Mountain Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOX4o5EBIE Yosef Needelman’s “Cannabis Chassidus:” https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/cannabis-chassidis/ 00:00 Growing up around drugs 09:06 Ami's attitude on trying psychedelics 16:30 Heimish psychedelic burnouts 22:50 “Medicine….” Ugh 29:50 Madison is having a moment. How does it feel? 32:18 Creativity in the Orthodox community 35:00 Post-October 7th in Israel As always, find us on... ☼ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6geoUKSTVsEL2sMQ63pkSN?si=25df960bd85e40b6 ☼ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buckle-up/id1589871008 ☼ Instagram (@amishouse): https://www.instagram.com/amishousepod/ ☼ TikTok (@amishouse): https://twitter.com/AmisHousePod ☼ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoIZgc8_0dTwuwnQzqnyHlg Follow Ami and Mike! ☼ Follow Ami on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amikozak_official ☼ Follow Ami on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aj_comedy ☼ Subscribe to Mike's weekly newsletter: https://contextiseverywhere.beehiiv.com ☼ Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mweber #psychedelic #judaism #creativity #ramdass