How "Wooks" Pass the Torch of Weed Wisdom

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In an age of corporate cannabis, who keeps authentic weed culture alive? In a time of abundant strains and concentrates, whose tastes define hashish connoisseurship. Wooks, that's who! Named for the Wookies in the Star Wars universe—Chewbacca being the most well known example —and found primarily hanging around outside concerts and festivals, wooks are noble, gentle creatures dedicated to living in the moment, getting lit and following their bliss. So we seshed with real-life cannabis couple (and self-described wooks) Cass Greener and Sean Dunne—the filmmaking team behind the new documentary film Wooks—about the central role that wookies have played in shaping and spreading cannabis culture throughout the live music scene. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 100+ episodes of Great Moments in Weed History , and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible

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0:00.0	Hi there, it's Bean. Welcome to an all-new great moments in weed history. I hope you're all
0:06.6	feeling high and happy after the recent holiday. Did you remember to listen to Alice's restaurant?
0:12.2	I've had the pleasure of sharing that classic anti-war, anti-colonialist, hippie-fueled
0:17.6	Thanksgiving song with my niece and nephew over the last few years,
0:21.3	and now it's an annual sing-along tradition for a whole new generation.
0:26.7	This weed on the podcast will be digging into another touchstone of hippie music weed culture.
0:32.9	Wooks.
0:33.7	Named for the Wookieies in the Star Wars universe, Chubaca being the most well-known example,
0:38.8	due to their often unkempt and hearsuit appearance, Wook has traditionally been used as a derisive term.
0:45.8	Here's the urban dictionary definition.
0:48.5	One who travels from show to show with no money.
0:52.1	Wook's steal food, beer, whiskey, drugs, or anything they can trade for them.
0:56.9	The wookie usually stinks like 10-year-old funk and often has the same dirty clothes on since
1:02.0	the last time you saw them.
1:03.6	Evil wookiees sell fake drugs to support the free-spirited lifestyle they live.
1:08.3	Well, that's pretty much every old, tired stereotype about weed smokers turned up to
1:14.3	11. But as you might imagine, the reality is much, much different. In my experience, most books are
1:21.1	noble, gentle, honest creatures dedicated to living in the moment, getting lit, and following their
1:27.4	bliss.
1:28.2	The Wooks that I met out on the Grateful Dead parking lot scene in my formative years
1:32.3	actually helped guide me into the world of weed with some hard-won wisdom that I've never
1:37.8	forgotten. So I was truly overjoyed when I stumbled upon a film called Wooks on YouTube
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