Bett Williams is a writer and psychedelic explorer who wrote a book about growing mushrooms and having adventures with her friends in the high desert of New Mexico. One of these friends is the multidisciplinary artist and writer Clement Goldberg, who introduced me to Bett’s book, The Wild Kindness — and, soon after, Bett herself. 

This TALKTALKTALK gets into The Wild Kindness and much more! 

Special thanks to Clement for making this interview happen. 

TOPICS COVERED: The Wild Kindness, psychedelic culture, New Mexico, BigFoot, mushrooms, Gertrude Stein, John C Lilly, Ulysses 

BONUS INTERVIEW: Read the followup TALKTALKTALK with Bett HERE.

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Watch Bett discuss The Wild Kindness at the 2018 Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics conference HERE.

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