In this episode I spend three hours talking with the ex-hacker, anti-snitching activist, and NMDA-antagonist aficionado Stephen Watt about his experience writing computer code while high on ketamine that was used to steal millions of dollars from the cinnamon apple purveying buffet chain Boston Market, as well as T.J. Maxx and Dave & Buster's. Watt analyzes the benefits and dangers of ketamine, what dangers it might pose for users like Elon Musk, and the fringe possibility that ketamine medicalization could be used by foreign chaos agents.
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama - NYTimes ketamine exposé
The Trouble with Elon - Sam Harris
Phrack Magazine - profile of "The UNIX Terrorist"
Interview with a Ketamine Chemist - My 2011 article that was the first reporting on methoxetamine, referenced by Watt.
Sex, Drugs, and the Biggest Cybercrime of All TimeStephen Heymann