Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves.. Today, we’re speaking with Reed Finlay , a visionary designer and the founder of Set and Setting Design , a company dedicated to creating transformative spaces for healing and human connection. Reed’s journey began in traditional architecture, where he spent over 25 years designing everything from high-end homes to sustainable, off-grid buildings. But his career took a radical turn after a life-changing plant medicine expe...
Feb 20, 2025•56 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves . Today, we’re speaking with Josh White , the founder and executive director of Fireside Project , an innovative nonprofit that offers psychedelic coaching and real-time peer support for people navigating psychedelic experiences. After a career as a lawyer representing the city and county of San Francisco, he shifted his focus to the mental health space and ultimately combined his two passions—psychedelics and crisis support...
Feb 06, 2025•50 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves. Today, we’re speaking with Tom Morgan , a writer, thinker, and founder of Leading Edge , a community dedicated to exploring human transformation and the evolution of intelligence. Tom’s journey began on the trading floors of Wall Street, where he built a successful career in finance before experiencing a profound and disorienting shift in consciousness—a spontaneous spiritual awakening that forced him to reconsider everythi...
Jan 23, 2025•58 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves . Today, I am speaking with Gabe Charalambides , a former aerospace engineer turned mental health and psychedelic entrepreneur. Gabe is the founder of Odyssey , a pioneering organization offering psilocybin-assisted retreats and private sessions under Oregon’s psilocybin legalization framework. Gabe’s journey began in the world of aerospace engineering, where he spent years designing cutting-edge technology. However, his per...
Jan 10, 2025•52 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves . Today, I am speaking with Hailey Gilmore , the former Medical Science Liason at MAPS PBC, Lykos Therapeutics, and founder of Luminous Research Consulting Hailey joined MAPS in 2020, where she spearheaded their investigator-initiated trials (IIT) program, overseeing how MDMA-assisted therapy could address diverse clinical indications. Her role involved navigating complex regulatory landscapes, establishing protocols, and en...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves . Today, we are speaking with Dr. James Cooke , neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of the recently released book, Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive. This groundbreaking work offers a bold new perspective on the nature of consciousness, bridging the gap between science and spirituality, and challenging conventional paradigms about mind, matter, and the fabric of experience itself. In Dawn of Mind , Jame...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Before we dive in, please fill out the below brief reader survey—it takes 60 seconds—to help us better understand what you like and would like to see more of from The Trip Report in 2025! Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves . Today, I am speaking with Dillan DiNardo , CEO of Mindstate Design Labs , an innovative drug development company taking a unique approach to developing next-generation psychedelic medicines. Mindstate's approach builds on the legacy of Sa...
Nov 29, 2024•41 min
Welcome to another Special Dispatch from The Trip Report Podcas t, a production of Beckley Waves . Today, I am speaking with Matt Zorn , a litigator and partner at Yetter Coleman . With a practice spanning antitrust, competition, IP, and a deep focus on controlled substances and drug regulation, Matt brings a unique perspective to the shifting landscape of drug policy and health agency reform. What makes this discussion especially relevant today is the backdrop of the recent political realignmen...
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to a Special Dispatch of The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves . Today, I’m joined by Nick Gillespie , Editor-at-Large of Reason magazine , to discuss the results of the US election and specifically what it might mean for psychedelic policy, research, and drug development. As a veteran observer of the intersection between politics, regulation, and civil liberties, Nick offers a unique lens through which to examine the evolving dynamics of psychedelics, the regulatory sta...
Nov 13, 2024•41 min
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Welcome back to The Trip Report , a production of Beckley Waves . In this episode, we’re joined by Lucia Huang , Co-Founder and CEO of Osmind , a mental health startup that seeks to transform psychiatry by supporting clinicians with a novel treatment and research platform that streamlines measurement-based care. Measurement-based care in mental health is a clinical approach that relies on systematically tracking and analyzing patient-reported outcomes and objective data to gu...
Oct 31, 2024•47 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves . Today's conversation is with Shamil Chandaria , and as I alluded to in last week’s newsletter introducing computational neuroscience —it is the longest and most technical conversation we’ve had to date. I have wanted to speak with Shamil since I watched his lecture at Oxford titled The Bayesian Brain and Meditation . Shamil is a former advisor to Google DeepMind, co-foudner and research fellow at Imperial College London Cen...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves , a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Over the past year, we’ve spoken with researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and practitioners who are pioneering new paths in the world of psychedelics and mental health. After over thirty episodes of The Trip Report Podcast , I figured it was time to give a peek behind the scenes of Beckley Waves and our work to support the developing field. To that end, today, I am speaking with Rock Feildin...
Oct 03, 2024•45 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Dr. Rachelle Sampson and Dr. Bennet Zelner, the primary investigators of The Connected Leadership Study . Rachelle and Bennet are both faculty at the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and share a deep interest in how psychedelics might catalyze systems change in leadership and business organizations. Rachelle’s career began as a corporate attorney, ...
Sep 19, 2024•49 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves , a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today’s conversation is a unique one as I am speaking with Rebecca Kronman , a licensed therapist and the founder of Plant Parenthood , a digital community exploring the intersection of psychedelics and family life. Rebecca and Plant Parenthood have been at the forefront of conversations about plant medicines and psychedelics in a family context—something that might seem controversial at first...
Sep 05, 2024•38 min
Welcome to The Trip Report Podcas t, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Last week on the podcast, I spoke with Dr. Carlene MacMillan , psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer of Osmind, about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA Assisted Therapy. That conversation focused on some of the problems with the application, including potentially missing data, inaccurate or unreported adverse events, and the general uncertainty that both the Advisory Committee and FDA itself had with the...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to a special episode of The Trip Report Podcas t, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, we’re dissecting the FDA’s rejection of Lykos Therapeutics MDMA Assisted Therapy with Dr. Carlene MacMillan MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer at Osmind . In her role at Osmind, Dr. MacMillan has the unique experience of helping practices across the country adopt new treatment modalities like Ketamine, Spravato, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulat...
Aug 13, 2024•45 min
Today, we are speaking with Dr. Selma Holden, MD , a physician-therapist and director of the Riverbird Clinic , an innovative group psychotherapy and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy practice in Portland, Maine. Before starting Riverbird, Dr. Holden practiced family medicine in rural Maine and received research training through the Integrative Medicine Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. In this episode, we dive into the pivotal moment approaching for psychedelics: the FDA’s decision on M...
Aug 08, 2024•48 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, we are speaking with East Forest , the renowned musician, producer, and ceremony guide, who is best known for his songs and soundtracks specifically created for psychedelic journeys. He recently completed a feature narrative documentary called Music for Mushrooms , which aims to inspire people to do inner work and highlight its importance in their lives. His journey into the intersection ...
Jul 25, 2024•38 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves , a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Joanna Kempner, PhD , a medical sociologist with deep expertise in the healthcare system’s approach—and shortcomings—to treating chronic illness. Joanna is well known for her research on the social dynamics of medicine and has written extensively on the topic of migraines and chronic pain. She also just published a fantastic book, Psychedelic Outlaws - The Movement Rev...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, in honor of PTSD Awareness Month, we are speaking with filmmaker Brandon Kapelow , the writer and director of the short film titled An Act of Service which was published under the New York Times Op-Docs banner in the Spring of 2024. This powerful documentary explores the journey of a fire captain from Idaho as he navigates life with PTSD and treatment through ketamine-assisted psychothera...
Jun 27, 2024•55 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio Today, we have the honor of speaking with distinguished neuroscientist and researcher of consciousness, Christof Koch, Ph.D . Christof is the Chief Scientist of the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation and Chief Scientist and President of the Allen Institute for Brain Science . He has been a prominent figure in the study of consciousness for over 40 years. His work includes collaborations with Nobel laureate...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Manesh Girn, Ph.D , a prominent researcher and science communicator in the field of psychedelics and neuroscience. Manesh is a postdoctoral researcher at UCSF in Robin Carhart-Harris's lab. His fascinating background bridges psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience. Manesh's journey into the world of psychedelics began in his late teens through an interest in meditation...
May 30, 2024•50 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Dennis Walker , AKA the Mycopreneur . I don’t know about you, but I am always flummoxed by the seriousness of the discourse among stakeholders in the ‘psychedelic renaissance.’ My guess is that this earnestness is the result of a few things: * a reverence and respect for the medicine * an attempt to extend objective scientific rigor to human communication and * the don...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Bruce Damer , a distinguished astrobiologist from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is also the Director and Chief Scientist at the BIOTA Institute and the co-founder and president of the Center for MINDS , which stands for the Multidisciplinary Investigation Into Novel Discoveries & Solutions. Bruce is most well known for the Hot Spri...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Dr. Pedro Texeira, Ph.D a scientist studying health behavior change and health psychology at the University of Lisbon and founder of the psychedelic educational non-profit Safe Journey . About 18 months ago, I came across a paper authored by Pedro, Robin Carhart-Harris, and others titled Psychedelics and Health Behaviour Change about the potential role of psychedelics ...
Apr 18, 2024•57 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. This week, I am speaking with Dr. Jackie von Salm, Ph.D., co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Psilera , a biotech company pioneering early-stage psychedelic-inspired drug discovery and development for neurological conditions. If you’ve ever been curious about the intricate and fascinating world of drug discovery, this conversation is a must-listen. Jackie walks me through the entire proc...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I'm speaking with Shirelle Noble , Deb Gardner , and Danielle Herrera, LMFT from Beckley Academy . They recently published A Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Learning Framework . This is a research initiative that aims to foster a unified and comprehensive educational paradigm for psychedelic practitioners across the field. With the advent of psychedelic-assisted therapy in regulated, unregul...
Mar 21, 2024•43 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Rick Doblin , founder and President of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). December of last year was a milestone for Doblin and MAPS, as the organization submitted a New Drug Application for MDMA Assisted Therapy to the United States Food and Drug Administration. Then, in the first week of January, the MAPS Public Benefit Corp announced its...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. Today, I am speaking with Marcus Capone , co-founder of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a non-profit that seeks to create access to psychedelic medicine for veterans of the Armed Forces. He is also co-founder and CEO of Tara Mind , a public benefit corporation that is making psychedelic medicine a widely available employee benefit. Whenever you hear about federal programs, senate...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Welcome back to The Trip Report Podcast , a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio. This week, I am speaking with Greg Kubin , co-host of the Business Trip Podcast and co-founder and partner at PsyMed Ventures , a fund investing in frontier mental health technologies and treatments. Greg and I chat pretty regularly, sometimes weekly, about the state of play in psychedelics, neurotech, investing, consciousness, and a rapidly changing world. As an early-stage investor in frontie...
Feb 08, 2024•52 min
