Give and Toke
by Paul O'Donoghue
Society & CultureE · Explicit
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Building Something Bigger w/ Adam Guskich and Todd McLellan
Building Something Bigger w/ Adam Guskich and Todd McLellan
About this podcast
Give & Toke is a podcast about cannabis, told through the people living and building it.
Hosted by Paul O’Donoghue, each episode features conversations with patients, doctors, advocates and operators, exploring access, regulation, culture and the realities of the industry.
Grounded, curious and at times uncomfortable, the show aims to move beyond headlines and into what actually matters.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 98 episodes
- Building Something Bigger w/ Adam Guskich and Todd McLellan · 49 min · Season 7 Episode 10For the final episode of the season, Paul is joined by Adam Guskich and Todd McClellan, co-founders of MediGrowth, for a conversation about ambition, partnership and the…
- Weed, Love and Understanding II: Independence, Shared Purpose and Partnership w/ Ruth & Paul · 58 min · Season 7 Episode 9My wife and Give & Toke’s Creative Advisor, Ruth Cathcart, returns for Weed, Love and Understanding: Part 2. In our first conversation, Ruth shared what it meant to support my…
- The Art of Getting Things Done w/ Sally King (New Zealand Medical Cannabis Council) · 46 min · Season 7 Episode 8Sally King is a member of the New Zealand Medical Cannabis Council (and former Executive Director) and the 2026 Cannabiz Campaigner of the Year. Since 2019, Sally has helped…
- A Reason to Keep Growing w/ Brent Bryksa (Wheelchair Weed Co) · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 7This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. Brent Bryksa has spent more than 25 years finding another way. After a car…
- A Joint Conversation w/ Rachel Payne and Paul O'Donoghue · 49 min · Season 7 Episode 6This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. This episode, we’re turning the mic around. A few months ago, before I started…
- Drenched in Wonder w/ Bill Simpson · 1 h 2 min · Season 7 Episode 5This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. Bill Simpson didn't set out to write a book about cannabis. He set out to make…
- Stewardship, Standards & Closing the Gaps w/ Yukihiro Stanborough · 1 h 0 min · Season 7 Episode 4This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. What responsibility does a medicinal cannabis industry have to the people it…
- What Sungrown Can Teach Us w/ Dr. Colin P Nuckolls, Alec Koudijs and Tom Forrest · 1 h 11 min · Season 7 Episode 3This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. Cannabis has long been reduced to simple labels like THC percentage, indica, and…
- Culture Can't Be Mass Produced w/ Remi-Dean Ryan (Sativite) · 52 min · Season 7 Episode 2This podcast is supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. Remi-Dean Ryan is a long-time industry operator who has worked across almost every…
- Changing The Room With Feminine Energy w/ Kyla de Clifford (Canna Curious, Ruby Mary Botanicals) · 51 min · Season 7 Episode 1This podcast is proudly supported by Azure Health. Visit azurehealth.com.au/giveandtoke to learn more. Plant Medicine is becoming more accessible in Australia. Understanding it…
- Helping or Hurting? Pineapple Express · 51 minA rare strain. A murder. A stoned process server and his dealer somehow becoming action heroes. Episode 4 of Helping or Hurting? revisits Pineapple Express, the 2008 cult…
- Helping or Hurting? Half Baked · 40 minBy 1998, cannabis films had changed completely. The fear and hysteria of Reefer Madness was gone. The quiet realism of Dazed and Confused had passed. In its place came Half…
- Helping or Hurting? Dazed and Confused · 38 minIn 1936, cannabis was portrayed as a menace to society. By 1993, it was simply part of the furniture. Episode Two of Helping or Hurting? revisits Dazed and Confused, Richard…
- Helping or Hurting? Reefer Madness · 35 minIn 1936, a low-budget propaganda film set out to warn the public about the dangers of cannabis. Instead, it became one of the most infamous examples of moral panic ever committed…
- Pharmacy, Partnership & Progress w/ Jen and Nick Ravenswood (Rays Wellness) · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 10Pharmacists don’t usually sit at the centre of conversations about plant medicine, but maybe they should. Jen and Nick Ravenswood are a husband-and-wife team with deep roots in…
- Plant Powered Pain Relief w/ Tanner Stewart (Stewart Farms) · 51 min · Season 6 Episode 9Tanner Stewart is focused on one of the most challenging and consequential areas in health: how we understand and manage pain. Through Stewart Farms, he’s working to develop…
- The Catch-Up: United In Compassion 2026 · 31 minGet $10 off accessories with the code ‘CATCHUP’ at giveandtoke.com.au The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews with Paul and Christina coming…
- Craft Without Compromise w/ Justin Lee (Ay Papi) · 51 min · Season 6 Episode 11Justin Lee is the founder of Ay Papi, a California-based craft cannabis company focused on solventless, single-origin products made in collaboration with regenerative legacy…
- Culture, Standards and What Comes Next w/ Julian Stefanou (West Coast Palms) · 39 min · Season 6 Episode 7Julian Stefanou is the founding partner of West Coast Palms, an Australian medicinal cannabis producer and importer that sits at the intersection of cannabis culture and clinical…
- Still Fighting For Reform w/ Rachel Payne (Legalise Cannabis Victoria) · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 6Rachel Payne returns to Give & Toke for a candid and wide-ranging review of cannabis policy in 2025. Rachel reflects on the year’s most significant developments, including…
