Adam Strauss: The Mushroom Cure
The Mushroom Cure is the true story of how comedian Adam Strauss attempted to treat his debilitating OCD using psychedelics. Critics have praised the show widely: The New York Times writes that it “mines a great deal of laughter from disabling pain,” The Chicago Tribune calls it “arrestingly honest and howlingly funny,” Michael Pollan describes it as “brilliant, hilarious, and moving,” and Time Out New York named it a Critics’ Pick, calling it “a true-life tour de force.”