My thanks to Rob Cain of “Ancient Rome Refocused” for the chance to venture into the world of the podcast. This would have happened some years back but Rob has only now managed to wrestle the recording from the grip of a malevolent computer. I’d forgotten how interesting the conversation was, and was pleasantly surprised to find I didn’t sound as nervous as I’d felt. As an added bonus, this episode also holds brief notes on the history of opium from Matthew Leigh Embleton. Ruso would approve.