The Shulgin Legacy: Love, Chemistry & the Future of Psychedelics

Episode 282

Wendy Tucker

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Wendy Tucker, board chair of Shulgin Farm and owner of Transform Press. Wendy shares intimate stories about her stepfather Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin and mother Ann, including their remarkable love story and groundbreaking work in psychedelic research. She discusses the historic significance of the Shulgin Farm, where Sasha's famous lab produced over 200 novel compounds, and details current efforts to preserve this important piece of psychedelic history. The conversation explores the Shulgins' legacy of open science, collaborative research, and their impact on the current psychedelic renaissance.

Wendy Tucker is Ann Shulgin’s daughter. She worked for many years with Sasha, doing research, working with him in the lab, and running Transform Press. She’s an artist like her mother, her husband, and her daughter, she owns Transform Press, the publishing company that the Shulgins created, and she manages a chiropractic office in Fairfax, CA. Wendy has spearheaded the effort to preserve Shulgin farm, the home of Sasha and Ann and the location of the historic lab, and created the nonprofit, “Shulgin Farm” in 2023.