Brand is articulate and inventive, he's good with words, so I don't think it was necessarily rehearsed. Did you see the cheeky little smile he gave at the end though? It said to me "That passion came over as if it was genuine, didn't it!" so I wouldn't be surprised if they discussed how the interview was going to beforehand, and that Brand was to some extent acting. I mean, he is a professional "personality", putting on an act must be something that's difficult to avoid slipping into.
I think he is genuine about what he was saying, though, I just don't think everything about that interview was unadulterated "the Real Russell Brand".
I take 5g for a dose of kratom. I've been taking 5g for at least a year, I reckon if you dose once a day at most then tolerance doesn't go up much, maybe a little, but I still feel it coming on, which is nice.
You want it compared to poppies, it doesn't compare, you cannot achieve that sort of complete opiate effect (IME, kenny may differ). And "less is more" is often said in relation to kratom. If you keep eating it in search of opioid fuckedness you'll probably just puke your load. Having said that I did once catch a nod :D
Try 5g (1 very heaped tsp) to start with. On an empty stomach, wait half an hour, if you're not feeling anything add 3g (1 slightly heaped teaspoon) and wait. Keep adding 3g until you feel it. I think you'll feel 5g though, as it hits different receptors to traditional opioids. It hits mu as well, but others too.