Download Psychedelic Science 17 in Review We discuss our recent trip to MAPS 's Psychedelic Science 2017 . It was incredibly fun and we loved being able to connect with so many with this shared interest. Many attendees are actively working to progress the case of psychedelic substances. This was the largest psychedelic conference ever in recorded history attended by over 3000 people from 42 countries. There were discussions around ayahuasca, peyote, DMT, salvia, MDMA and many other substances. S...
Apr 28, 2017•35 min
Download Peter is a psychedelic philosopher focusing on panpsychism, psychedelics, Whitehead, Nietzsche and some other heavy weights. We discuss Peter's psychedelic philosophy and influences from psychedelic liberty cap mushrooms found in a field in England, his influence on the famous comic author Warren Ellis, his essay Neo-Nihilism, transhumanism and much more. We really look forward to having Peter on the show again in the future! Show Notes/links Peter's website Neo-Nihilism: The Philosophy...
Apr 20, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Download Kyle and Joe recently chatted with a second therapist who works underground. Trained as a traditional therapist, this therapist integrates MDMA work into her practice with selective clients. She has been mentored by a teacher who has done this work for a very long period of time. She has a community of therapists around her providing support. MDMA is not a typical psychedelic drug but it is the focus of most of MAPS's efforts in the Psychedelic Psychotherapy world. Psychedelic therapy i...
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Download Kevin is a science writer, graduate student researcher and aspiring clinician, harm reduction educator and substance use recovery advocate. Kyle and Joe talk to him about loads of topics including early Iboga therapies, an early Boston Ibogaine Conference, his approach to journalism and his future aspirations to do future clinical work and research. Kevin's website Kevin's writing Public Seminar (2016, The New School blog) - Trump Calls Killing Addicts, "Right Approach" SSDP Blog (2016)...
Mar 28, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Download Psymposia's MC and Host, Lex Pelger , joins us again on Psychedelics Today to talk about Psymposia's upcoming Blue Dot Tour. Lex also talks about his graphic novel about cannabis, the endocannabinoid system, and the War on Weed. What is the Blue Dot Tour? (From Psymposia.com) The Blue-Dot Tour is our two-month open-mic Psychedelic Stories road trip across the continent starting on the way to the Psymposia Stage Psychedelic Science 2017 in Oakland. Our goal is to hit blue cities in red s...
Mar 22, 2017•1 hr 23 min
Download In this episode, Joe and Kyle chat with Ed Liu of the podcast, Psychedelic Milk . It has been great to connect with other folks that host podcasts, and are doing whatever they can to spread the message about psychedelics and the psychedelic movement. We really enjoyed talking with Ed and appreciated his honesty as well as the conversations he is bringing to the field. Show Notes Ed's Article, " Destigmatizing Marijuana & Psychedelics in Hong Kong " Hong Kong's policy on drugs and ps...
Mar 14, 2017•1 hr 44 min
Download Kyle and Joe speak with, Paul Austin, psychedelic educator, founder of The Third Wave and Psychedelia . Paul is a super fun guy to talk to. He tours both in the US and internationally to speak about microdosing. Microdosing is becoming incredibly popular and seems to be making psychedelics more popular in the mainstream. Microdosing can help with creativity, therapy and many other things without any of the burden of a "full" dose. What is the psychedelic Third Wave? Paul describes it as...
Feb 24, 2017•1 hr 20 min
Download Joe talks about his recent experience at the Psychedelic Shine event in Boulder CO that featured Dennis McKenna. Super fun time and was very thankful to connect with the Colorado Psychedelic community. Here are some links to some folks I ran into at the event. Dennis's book Links Antlife Psychedelic Club The Rooster - Reilly Caps Trichome Institute (Max) Kimba Arem Knew Revolution...
Feb 15, 2017•27 min
Download Joe and Kyle talk at length about the recently produced documentary titled "The Sunshine Makers" created by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen and starring both Nick Sand and Tim Scully. Let us know what you think about this and if it was interesting to you at all. Please rent or purchase the documentary through our amazon link here to support Psychedelics Today. The Movie Amazon - rent or buy IMDB Links Tim Scully Nick Sand Orange Sunshine Brotherhood of Eternal Love Video of Kyle and Joe recording...
Feb 08, 2017•53 min
View in iTunes Download Kyle and Joe talk to an anonymous MDMA therapist and relationship coach. He has been working with people while they use MDMA beginning in the early days while it was still legal and continues to facilitate work with people while it is prohibited. For his safety, his identity is kept anonymous. The insights here are wonderful and worth learning. Hopefully you will learn something here and it can be applied to future therapies once we hit the 2021 MAPS target date. Some int...
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Download The future of psychedelic research is endless. There seems to be thousands of ways to get involved, and thousands of ways to approach the topic. In this talk, Kyle and Joe talk with Thomas Roberts Ph.D. -- author of the book, The Psychedelic Future of the Mind: How Entheogens Are Enhancing Cognition, Boosting Intelligence, and Raising Values . Tom shares his story with us about how he got involved in the field of psychedelic research and education. Starting in 1981, Dr. Roberts taught o...
Jan 12, 2017•1 hr 22 min
Download It is the start of a New Year. People are saying 2016 has been pretty horrible, but 2016 has been pretty decent in regards to psychedelic science and research. We are hoping that 2017 will be a fruitful year as well. In this episode Kyle and Joe run through the year in review -- thoughts about the podcast and project as well as recap just a few of the psychedelic highlights of 2016. Kyle and Joe also talk about a Psychedelic Self Care and Integration course being offered for a short per...
Jan 03, 2017•1 hr 5 min
Download Natalie Ginsberg - MAPS Policy and Advocacy Manager In this discussion, Natalie shares her insights surrounding U.S. and international policy around drugs. We talk about The opiate and opioid crisis Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna Ibogaine to help combat the crisis U.S. and International Drug Policy United Nations - The Commission on Narcotic Drugs - Special Session on the World Drug Problem Ways to get involved in advocacy ICEERS - The International Center for Ethnobotanical Edu...
Dec 28, 2016•44 min
Download In this episode, Joe and Kyle talk with Emma Bragdon, Founder/Director of Integrative Mental Health for You . The mission of IMHU is, "To facilitate improvements in mental healthcare and encourage psycho-spiritual growth in individuals around the world." During the conversation, Emma shares her experiences of working with people in spiritual emergence processes and defines what a spiritual emergency is. We also talk about the importance of integrating this language into mainstream profe...
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Download In this episode, Joe and Kyle chat with Daniel McQueen of Medicinal Mindfulness , which "is a grassroots consciousness organization supporting individuals and communities who choose to use psychedelics and cannabis with intention. In addition, we create opportunities for legal, accessible, safe and sacred psychedelic journey experiences using breathwork practices, the skillful use of cannabis sativa and through sponsoring psychedelic events in lawful settings." We talk about: Healing po...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Download It has been a big week for psychedelic research. Psilocybin and MDMA have made national headlines. The New York Times article, " F.D.A. Agrees to New Trials for Ecstasy as Relief for PTSD Patients ," highlights the recent win for MAPS in regards to their MDMA-assisted psychotherapy research. The FDA has given MAPS the green light to pursue phase 3 research for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder. The New York Times also highlights the recent publications of ps...
Dec 08, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Download Joe and Kyle talk to Shannon Clare Petitt about the current state of MDMA research and what MAPS needs to do in the next number of months with the FDA as the phase three trials become approved. A few days after the interview the New York Times reported that the phase three research was approved. Shannon's story is great and optimistic. If you are interested in how to get a job in the psychedelic field, this is certainly an episode you'll want to listen to. We also discuss some possible ...
Nov 30, 2016•1 hr 8 min
Download Faan was a great guest. He is currently working on a cannabis startup in Montréal, Québec, Canada named Indeeva Biomedical . Joe previously interviewed Faan for his permaulture podcast Permaculture Salad to talk about how shamanism, ayahuasca and permaculture go together in a complementary way ( link ). At the time of that interview Faan was living on a permaculture/ayahuasca retreat center in Peru named the Paititi Institute. Faan now lives in Montréal and has studied at McGill Univers...
Nov 22, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Download Kyle recently had the great opportunity to attend one module of the MAPS MDMA Therapy sessions. In this episode we talk about the experience at the workshop and about some other valuable topics as well. Let us know what you think, and please leave a review on iTunes! Details on Phase Three studies for MDMA therapy Oceanic\Manic symptoms vs "real" mania Patients expressing religious material showing up in sessions Measurement tools (CAP Score) Similarities between this MAPS method and th...
Nov 15, 2016•1 hr 6 min
In this episode Kyle and Joe speak about the recent interview they recorded with Dimitri Mugani s. There were some relatively important points in the interview that needed further discussion and expansion and in this podcast we unravel some of the material. There is plenty more to unpack there. Some of what is discussed in this episode includes. Race Class Research and Treatment When should one take priority Democratization of the medicines Privilege Paying for people to participate in research ...
Oct 20, 2016•28 min
Download Tom Shroder Joe and Kyle talk about Tom's great book titled "Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal". Tom is an editor, and author of a number of books as well as the former editor of the Washington Post. Interviewing Tom was real fun and we appreciate him joining us for the show. We get into some great topics including Tom's interesting connection to Rick Doblin The history of Rick's rise to influence The story of the Mithoefers transitioning from emergency medicine and sailing...
Sep 23, 2016•58 min
Download Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist specializing in psychospiritual development. He is a popular speaker on drug policy reform, spiritual maturation, and the emergence of an integral society (a six-minute clip of his talk on the “Fusion of Spirit and Science” may be found at: http://vimeo.com/7517009 ) and an author, most recently of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development. Dr. Goldsmith has curated dozens of successful confer...
Sep 22, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Download In this episode we speak with Dimitri about a ton of interesting subjects including: Iboga Addiction Bwiti Dana Beal Structural Criticism Problems with giving psychedelics to the current medical system Psychedelic Anarchy Non-hierarchical organizing - making the group the parent instead of making a person the parent Peer programs Alexandre Tannous Century of Self documentary "Be hurt, forgive and organize" Blessings of the Forest - Give back to Gabon Links Dimitri's site Instagram Faceb...
Sep 16, 2016•1 hr 22 min
Download Featuring Brian Normand, Co-Founder of Psymposia . Bio from Psymposia's site. Brian Normand is Co-Founder of Psymposia, greenthumb, and occasional trouble maker, focused on creating spaces and projects to teach people about plants and drugs. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BS in Plant, Soil, Insect Science, & Sustainable Horticulture, Magna Cum Laude. He lives in Baltimore. In this interview, we discuss a lot, but here are some highlights. Brian's in...
Sep 11, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Download In this episode we talk about the following: Katherine's path to becoming involved in psychedelic research Bias in Research Mental state required to be a researcher Impact to worldview after Privilege Harm reduction Paying participants involved with psychedelic research Future best uses of psychedelics Medicalization of birth and death Taking away human life from humans and giving that power to institutions Katherine's work with Ingmar Gorman at the Center for Optimal Living Integration...
Aug 29, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Download In this episode we talk to Ingmar about some great topics that included. Harm Reduction Psychedelic Science 2017 Upcoming Zendo Training in NYC Czech Psychedelic Medical History MAPS MDMA Psychotherapy Video Archive Group work to help support Processing Ingmar Gorman, M.A. is a currently unlicensed doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the New School for Social Research . His clinical work is supervised by licensed clinical psychologists at his training sites. After receiving his B...
Aug 07, 2016•1 hr 3 min
This episode features Joe Moore, co-host of Psychedelics today. Joe was a student at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire and is now working in the software industry as well as hosting a few podcasts and coordinating Transpersonal Breathwork workshops mostly in Breckenridge, Colorado. LINKS Dreamshadow - Holotropic Breathwork in Vermont CAPS PTSD scoring system VICE article on Tony Macie - MDMA\PTSD...
Jul 19, 2016•1 hr 32 min
Download Kyle and Joe speak with Jonathan Thompson about his podcast Psychedelic Parenting and the future of the Psychedelic Parenting organization. Other topics that were covered include: Talking about psychedelics and substances with teenagers and children The Aftercare Project and psychedelic integration, and holding space. How to pass on the values of the psychedelic experience through spirituality, conscious living, social justice, free expression, and radical honesty. Children's books that...
Jul 08, 2016•1 hr 20 min
Download Kyle and Joe speak with Raven Renee Ray about the Aftercare project. Here is a short description of the project from it's facebook site. The Aftercare Project is dedicated to the psychological and spiritual well-being of people reintegrating after challenging psychedelic experiences. The conversation is fun and wide ranging. We hope it is helpful and informative to academics, therapists, counselors and psychiatrists who are interacting with people coming back from difficult experiences....
Jun 22, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Download Lex, Kyle and Joe discuss MAPS, Psymposia, Ibogaine, Mushrooms, Ketamine, LSD, Cannabis, and loads more. Lex is working on a book related to the supremely complex neurochemistry of cannabis. "Whales, Cannabis and Neurochemistry" Lex -- http://www.lexpelger.com/ Aunt Zelda's Tea Farie Iboga Story https://www.erowid.org/columns/teafaerie/2014/12/18/hard-reset/ Dimitri -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvEv5trIdrg Nese -- http://www.psymposia.com/magazine/preview/nese-devenot-coming-out-o...
Jun 03, 2016•1 hr 39 min
