The Stoned Ape Podcast with Wes Ranson

Today on the Stoned Ape Podcast we'll be talking about the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The last and longest Egyptian dynasty spawned from the result of conquests of Alexander the Great...but how they held on to this dynasty was a little...incesty. After the death of Alexander and going to Cleopatra VII we'll chat about the 300 year reign of one of the most powerful, strange, and dangerous familie...

Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased.  Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, and would be mountain men on this journey. In the final part of our series on the expedition, the Corps makes it to their destination and we will hear about what...

Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased.  Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, and would be mountain men on this journey. In the third part of our series on the expedition, Sacagawea has a baby, the Corps fights off hunger and sickness whil...

Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased.  Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, and would be mountain men on this journey. In the second part of our series on the expedition, the Corps makes it's way across the country encountering seve...

Spring of 1803, after the United States acquired the Louisiana Territory, two men set out with a crew of roughly 33 men to see what the country had purchased.  Meriwether Lewis and William Clark would captain a group of hunters, trappers, and would be mountain men on this journey. In the first part of our series on the expedition the party prepare and finally depart on an adventure of a lifetime,...

Ever wonder where music came from in the first place ? Why we sing ? Music gets deep or not deep at all depending on the sound and how we feel at the time. I played in a few bands when I was younger and it has always been very important to me, but I never looked into how it evolved in the first place. Most of this is tame enough but like all topics if you dive deep enough can get a little weird. L...

Time to relax and hear a tale... Where did Alexander come from and what made him so great? Some say his father, and I second that notion. Phillip II took his people from near extinction to Greece's first great empire! He was a great diplomat but he also kicked a lot of ass to get there. At that time kicking ass was the most popular way of getting things. Not too different than today. Let&apos...

After reading Terrance McKenna's book "Food of the Gods" it gave me a lot to think about and even more to say. The Stoned Ape Theory has fascinated me since I fist heard about it. Not that I completely agree with all that he hypothesises I do think it is an interesting idea and good attempt at thinking outside the box about how early man came to be. Or could have. It's more of...

Join me, Wes Ranson, biweekly to hang out and talk about things. I like to read, I like to learn, and I like to talk about these things. First episode drops April 20, 2026 and we hope to have you with us. Thanks for checking us out and have a chill day. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Stoned-Ape-Podcast-with-Wes-Ranson/61579933093042/# Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thestonedapepo...