Welcome to the first episode of 2026! In this episode we are going to South America to look at the Wari culture of Southern Peru with the senior curator of the Archaeology of the Americas at the Royal Ontario Museum, Dr. Justin Jennings. We discuss the coalescence and beginnings of the Wari state, politics, noble houses, and psychedelic feasting in this episode.

After this episode we will return to the interview I did with Dr. Metin Erin. Stay tuned for how you can listen to MAP episodes early!

Check out the Royal Ontario Museum's upcoming exhibit on the History of Psychedelics this summer in June, 2026. Find more details here.

Check out more of Dr. Jenning's work  ...