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PT255 – Jasmine Virdi – Conservation, Covid, and Neurodivergence
In this episode, Joe interviews psychedelic-focused freelance writer Jasmine Virdi, who has written for PT and Chacruna. They talk about peyote conservation, 5-MeO-DMT, Covid, environmental impact, neurodivergence, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF69 – Well-being and Working With Weirdness
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and David review SB-519 again, discuss a study that measured increased well-being and the difficulty of how to define that, and talk about the importance of embracing the weird. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT254 – Daniel Moler – San Pedro, Comic Books, and Finding Your Flow
In this episode, Joe interviews Daniel Moler: creator of the Psychonaut Presents comic series, which delves into his experiences with ayahuasca and San Pedro. He discusses shamanism, the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, and more! www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF68 – Neuroplasticity, Michael Pollan, and DMT, with Manesh Girn
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, Kyle, and David are joined by Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience, Manesh Girn, to talk about neuroplasticity, Michael Pollan's recent op-ed, Senate Bill 519, DMT, and more! www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT253 – Sean Hinton Ph.D. – Culture, Research Limitations, and Non-Medical Paths Forward
In this episode, Joe interviews psychologist and adjunct professor at Capella University, Dr. Sean Hinton, about problems with current research, Timothy Leary, and how we integrate drugs into society outside the medical model. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF67 – Psilocybin, Power, and Patents
In this week's Solidarity Friday episode, Joe, Michelle, Kyle, and newest PT team member David Drapkin talk about a recent psilocybin for depression study, the DEA fighting the Right to Try Act, patents, IP, peyote, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT252 – Joel Lambert – Ibogaine, 5-MeO-DMT, and The Warrior Tradition
In this episode, Joe interviews former Navy SEAL turned actor and TV host, Joel Lambert. He talks about the toll 10 years as a Navy SEAL took on his brain and tells the story of what brought him back: ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF66 – Philosophical Critiques, Legalization Updates, and Inclusive Research
In this week's Solidarity Friday episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle read some email, talk about the importance of critiquing, give several legalization updates (yay Mexico and CT), and discuss inclusivity in therapy and research. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT251 – Kristina & Jonas of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund – Celebrating Stan Grof
In this episode, released on Stan Grof's 90th birthday, Joe interviews Kristina & Jonas of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund, a donor-advised fund that finances the translation of classic psychedelic books into different languages. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT250 – Matt – New Frameworks For Schizophrenia, Dissociation, and Suicidal Ideation
In this episode, Joe interviews psychiatric nurse practitioner, Matt, about different frameworks for viewing dissociation, schizophrenia, and suicidal ideation: What can we learn from the need to be in these extreme states? www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF65 - Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians and Therapists, and Nitrous Oxide for Depression
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle interviews Joe and Kyle about our famous "Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians and Therapists" course, and they discuss a trial on nitrous oxide as a treatment for depression. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT249 – Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group
In this episode, Joe interviews Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group, a cannabis and psychedelic-minded law firm. They discuss their paths to each other and psychedelics, religion, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF64 - The First Woman to Take Acid, The Drug Policy Reform Act, and Indigenous Language Extinction
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle talk about the first woman to take acid, Senate Bill 519, a new all-drug decriminalization bill, drug testing, and the dangers of losing Indigenous language. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT248 – Pierre Bouchard – Somatic Therapy, Trauma, and the Nervous System
In this episode, Kyle interviews licensed counselor specializing in somatics and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Pierre Bouchard. They dig deep into somatics, the polyvagal theory, and how trauma affects the nervous system. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF63 - The Media and Legalization, Joints for Jabs, and 40,000 Ecstasy Pills
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle discuss how the media keeps using "legalized" instead of "decriminalized," Washington's Joints For Jabs program, and a man who may have eaten 40,000 ecstasy tablets. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT247 – Julian Vayne – Magic, Prohibition, and New Models for Legality
In this episode, Joe interviews author, psychedelic facilitator, and renowned British occultist, Julian Vayne. He talks prohibition, magic, and legality, and tells his story of being banned from the Oxford Psychedelic Society. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF62 - Senate Bill 519, Ketamine, and Psilocybin-producing Cicadas
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle discuss California's SB519 passing the senate, the government opening up cannabis access for researchers, and zombified, sex-crazed cicadas that produce psilocybin. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT246 - Amber and Marcus Capone of VETS - Foundational Healing and the Brain
In this episode, Joe interviews Amber and Marcus Capone, co-founders of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a charity that provides foundational healing grants to help veterans heal with ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF61 – Archetypal Astrology and the Inner Healer, with Renn Butler
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle are joined by author and holotropic breathwork facilitator, Renn Butler. They talk about archetypal astrology, the concept of the inner healer, and some news too. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT245 – Robin Carhart-Harris – Psychedelics, Entropy, and Plasticity
In this episode, Michelle and Kyle interview legendary psychedelic researcher, Robin Carhart-Harris. They talk about brain imaging, entropy, trauma, HPPD, plasticity vs. canalization, concretization, germ theory, DMT, and more! www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF60 – Representation and Access, with Elan Hagens and Rebecca Martinez of Fruiting Bodies Collective
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle and Kyle interview Elan Hagens and Rebecca Martinez, Health Equity subcommittee members for Oregon's Measure 109 and co-founders of podcast/media site, Fruiting Bodies Collective. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT244 – Mark Haberstroh – Mushrooms, Retreat Centers, and Safety
In this episode, Joe and Kyle interview mushroom enthusiast Mark Haberstroh, who talks about realizing his spiritual path and what he's learned from working at more psychedelic retreat centers than anyone Joe knows. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF59 – Psychedelics and Bipolar, with Benjamin Mudge
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle, Kyle, and Joe are joined by Benjamin Mudge. Mudge is bipolar and has used ayahuasca to keep himself off pharmaceutical drugs, and he thinks others can safely follow his lead. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT243 – Dr. Fernando Espi Forcen and Dr. Franklin King of MGH's Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics
In this episode, Joe interviews Doctors Fernando Espi Forcen and Franklin King of MGH's Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics about the center's roots, their goals, and their thoughts on the future of psychiatry. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF58 - Liberty, The Power of Therapy, and Mushrooms in Maine
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle, Kyle, and Joe discuss Maine's proposal for legal psilocybin therapy, MAPS' Phase 3 MDMA trial, therapy, money, and a recent "100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics" list. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT242 - Gary Laderman - Religion: Sex, Death, and Drugs
In this episode, Joe interviews author of "Don't Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality," Gary Laderman, about expanding the scope of what we view as "religious," and how religion affects our views on sex, death, and drugs. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF57 - New Compounds, Psychedelic Business, and Neurogenesis
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe talk about new compounds, new legalization bills in Texas and Louisiana, Leonard Pickard, Alzheimer's disease, the tragedy of the commons, and the importance of fringe cases. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF57 - New Compounds, Psychedelic Business, and Neurogenesis
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe talk about new compounds, new legalization bills in Texas and Louisiana, Leonard Pickard, Alzheimer's disease, the tragedy of the commons, and the importance of fringe cases. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT241 - Tyler Chandler and Nick Meyers of "Dosed": Iboga and The Opioid Crisis
In this episode, Joe is joined by Tyler Chandler and Nick Meyers a year after they released their very powerful documentary, "Dosed." They talk about its creation and response, iboga, the drug war, and the opioid crisis. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF56- Data vs. Spin, with Tim Cools of Psychedelic Experience
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Kyle, and Michelle are joined by Tim Cools of Psychedelicexperience.net. They talk about 5-MeO-DMT and how even medical journals can put a spin on their published studies. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT240 - Ralph Blumenthal - Alien Abductions and The Believer
In this episode, Michelle and Joe interview Ralph Blumenthal, author of "The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack," about Mack's work and its relation to psychedelics (beyond being trippy). www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF55 - Creativity, Group Ceremony, and Astral Projection
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Kyle, and Michelle discuss recent legalization wins, psilocybin and creativity, ceremonial ayahuasca use and group benefit, and the CIA, astral projection, and the missing page 25. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT239 - Richie Ogulnick - Ibogaine, Unicity, and Beneficence
In this episode, Joe interviews Richie Ogulnick, a facilitator/guide who has been helping clients through ibogaine experiences for 27 years. They talk about his practice, different methodologies, intentions, and why iboga works. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF54 - Theft, Patents, and Ethical Psychedelic Companies
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Kyle, and Michelle discuss California's statewide decriminalization effort, patents, provider information theft, and how psychedelic companies can be ethical in a capitalistic world. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT238 - Kile Ortigo - Integration and Existential Exploration
In this episode, Joe and Kyle interview clinical psychologist and author, Kile Ortigo, about trauma, healthcare burnout, Jung, mythology in movies, and ways different therapeutic modalities can better handle integration. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF53 - Psychedelics and Creativity, with Laura Dawn
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe interviews microdose mentor, entrepreneur, author, and retreat leader, Laura Dawn. They talk about creativity and how psychedelics can foster creative thinking and problem-solving. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT237 - Dena Justice - Finding the Frequency of Safety
In this episode, Joe interviews 4-time guest Dena Justice, who is using this episode to come out of the psychedelic closet in a big way, discussing the lessons learned about safety from years of powerful psychedelic experiences. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF52 - Start Low, Go Slow
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle discuss Carl Hart, the drug war and truth, another study showcasing the placebo effect, mushrooms, and if scientists will be able to predict psychedelic outcomes. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT236 - Dr. Carl Hart - Drugs: Honesty, Responsibility, and Logic
In this episode, Joe and Kyle interview author of Drug Use for Grownups, Dr. Carl Hart. They talk about the drug war, coming out of the closet, drug exceptionalism, responsible drug use, and fighting inaccuracies with logic. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF51 - Miracle Cures, Money, and Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle discuss the problems with psychedelics being touted as "miracle cures," and Tim Ferriss and David Bronner's concerns over Compass Pathways' recent patent-filing. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT235 - The Entheo Society of Washington - Dismantling Power Systems Through Decriminalization
In this episode, Joe interviews Leo Russell, Monique Bridges, Malika Lamont, Tatiana, and Solana Booth of the Entheo Society of Washington, a 501c3 organization and sister agency to Decriminalize Nature Seattle. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF50 - Microdosing and the Placebo Effect, with Balázs Szigeti and David Erritzoe
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle are joined by Balázs Szigeti and David Erritzoe, who both worked on last week's much-discussed trial on microdosing that validated the power of the placebo effect. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT234 - Christopher Solomon - Salvia as a Therapist
In this episode, Kyle interviews somatic salvia guide and creator of the salvia pipe, Christopher Solomon. They talk about the many unique things salvia can bring to experiencers if it's approached with mindfulness and respect. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF49 - MDMA For Alcoholism, The Placebo Effect, and Ceremonial Magicians
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle discuss using MDMA for alcoholism, a microdosing study proving the placebo effect, ways to make therapy cheaper, and if a Shaman is really necessary for ceremonies. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT233 - JR Rahn - LSD, ADHD, and Decriminalization
In this episode, Joe interviews founder and CEO of MindMed, JR Rahn. They discuss decriminalization, the DEA, ADHD, Xanax, and MindMed's goals: developing a trip-neutralizing drug and studying microdosing LSD for adult ADHD. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF48 - Decriminalization, Embracing the Mystical, and a Plea for More Ethical Exploration
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle discuss Norway's plan to decriminalize personal drug use, lucid dreaming, therapists embracing the mystical, and Tim Ferriss' plea for more ethical drug exploration. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT232 - Dr. Ryan Westrum - Who We Are Without Medicine
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle interviews clinical psychologist and author of The Psychedelics Integration Handbook, Dr. Ryan Westrum, about intuition, trust, and self-work in today's Covid climate of solitude. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF47 - Covid, Ketamine, and Human Rights
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe are joined by author, Michelle Janikian. They discuss covid, ketamine, DMT for stroke patients, a psilocybin lab in Jamaica, and question if drug laws violate human rights. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT231 - Dr. Hassan Tetteh - Human Care Over Health Care
In this episode, Kyle interviews Thoracic surgeon and author of The Art of Human Care, Dr. Hassan Tetteh, about his near-death experience, transcendental meditation, Death Over Dinner, finding purpose, and the power of listening. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF 46 - Patents, Prohibition, Health, and Happiness
In today's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe discuss the drug war, psychedelic exceptionalism, and patent law in relation to Compass Pathways trying to patent commonalities in psilocybin-assisted therapy like holding hands. www.psychedelicstoday.com