Altered States Category
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…
PT254 – Daniel Moler – San Pedro, Comic Books, and Finding Your Flow
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PTSF68 – Neuroplasticity, Michael Pollan, and DMT, with Manesh Girn
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PT253 – Sean Hinton Ph.D. – Culture, Research Limitations, and Non-Medical Paths Forward
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PTSF67 – Psilocybin, Power, and Patents
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PT252 – Joel Lambert – Ibogaine, 5-MeO-DMT, and The Warrior Tradition
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PTSF66 – Philosophical Critiques, Legalization Updates, and Inclusive Research
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PT251 – Kristina & Jonas of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund – Celebrating Stan Grof
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PT250 – Matt Ball – New Frameworks For Schizophrenia, Dissociation, and Suicidal Ideation
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PTSF65 – Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians and Therapists, and Nitrous Oxide for Depression
News on June 25, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/ptsf65-navigating-psychedelics-for-clinicians-and-therapists-and-nitrous-oxide-for-depression Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
PT249 – Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group
News on June 22, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt249-hadas-alterman-serena-wu-and-adriana-kertzer-of-plant-medicine-law-group Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
PTSF64 – The First Woman to Take Acid, The Drug Policy Reform Act, and Indigenous Language Extinction
News on June 18, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/ptsf64-the-first-woman-to-take-acid-the-drug-policy-reform-act-and-indigenous-language-extinction Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
PT248 – Pierre Bouchard – Somatic Therapy, Trauma, and the Nervous System
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PTSF63 – The Media and Legalization, Joints for Jabs, and 40,000 Ecstasy Pills
News on June 11, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/ptsf63-the-media-and-legalization-joints-for-jabs-and-40000-ecstasy-pills Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
PT247 – Julian Vayne – Magic, Prohibition, and New Models for Legality
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PTSF62 – Senate Bill 519, Ketamine, and Psilocybin-producing Cicadas
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PT246 – Amber and Marcus Capone of VETS – Foundational Healing and the Brain
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PTSF61 – Archetypal Astrology and the Inner Healer, with Renn Butler
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PT245 – Robin Carhart-Harris – Psychedelics, Entropy, and Plasticity
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PTSF60 – Representation and Access, with Elan Hagens and Rebecca Martinez of Fruiting Bodies Collective
News on May 21, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/ptsf60-representation-and-access-with-elan-hagens-and-rebecca-martinez-of-fruiting-bodies-collective Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
PT244 – Mark Haberstroh – Mushrooms, Retreat Centers, and Safety
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PTSF59 – Psychedelics and Bipolar, with Benjamin Mudge
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PT243 – Dr. Fernando Espi Forcen and Dr. Franklin King of MGH’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics
News on May 11, 2021 from | Psychedelics Today Source: https://psychedelicstoday.libsyn.com/pt243-dr-fernando-espi-forcen-and-dr-franklin-king-of-mghs-center-for-the-neuroscience-of-psychedelics Body Piercing Removal August 18, 2018 / Books, Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Books, Tattooing Body Piercing August 17, 2018 /…
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…
PT242 – Gary Laderman – Religion: Sex, Death, and Drugs
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PTSF57 – New Compounds, Psychedelic Business, and Neurogenesis
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, a power outage keeps Michelle from joining in, but Joe and Kyle pick up the slack, going old-school SF…
PT241 – Tyler Chandler and Nick Meyers of “Dosed”: Iboga and The Opioid Crisis
In this episode, Joe interviews Nick Meyers and Tyler Chandler, the makers of the documentary that has made a lot of waves over the last…
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…
PT240 – Ralph Blumenthal – Alien Abductions and The Believer
In this episode, Michelle and Joe interview Ralph Blumenthal, 45-year New York Times contributor and author of The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the…
PTSF55 – Creativity, Group Ceremony, and Astral Projection
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle start out with what’s turning out to be a weekly legalization update (what a time…
PT239 – Richie Ogulnick – Ibogaine, Unicity, and Beneficence
In this episode, Joe interviews returning guest Richie Ogulnick, a facilitator/guide who has been helping clients through ibogaine experiences for 26 years. Ogulnick talks about…
PTSF54 – Theft, Patents, and Ethical Psychedelic Companies
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, everyone’s back and so is the news. They cover California Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 519 bill to decriminalize psychedelics…
PT238 – Kile Ortigo – Integration and Existential Exploration
In this episode, Joe and Kyle interview Palo Alto-based Ph.D., author, clinical psychologist, and “integration specialist,” Kile Ortigo. From what he’s learned at his time…
PTSF53 – Psychedelics and Creativity, with Laura Dawn
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, technical difficulties lead to a week off from the gang reviewing the news, and instead, Joe interviews microdose &…
PT237 – Dena Justice – Finding the Frequency of Safety
In this episode, Joe interviews Dena Justice, who uses her unprecedented 4th appearance on Psychedelics Today to not talk a whole lot about neuro-linguistic programming…
PTSF52 – Start Low, Go Slow
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle start out by reflecting on the awesome conversation with Dr. Carl Hart from earlier in…
PT236 – Dr. Carl Hart – Drugs: Honesty, Responsibility, and Logic
If you’re a regular listener of Psychedelics Today, you know how much Joe loved Dr. Carl Hart’s newest book and testament to responsible, out-of-the-closet drug…
PTSF51 – Miracle Cures, Money, and Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle first discuss an article from Salon.com that illustrates the flaws behind psychedelics being continually hailed…
PT235 – The Entheo Society of Washington – Dismantling Power Systems Through Decriminalization
In this episode, Joe interviews the most guests he’s ever had on at once- 5 people from the Entheo Society of Washington: Leo Russell (Executive…
PTSF50 – Microdosing and the Placebo Effect, with Balázs Szigeti and David Erritzoe
In last week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle talked a lot about a landmark new trial to study microdosing and the placebo effect.…
PT234 – Christopher Solomon – Salvia as a Therapist
In this episode, with his recent salvia experience in mind, Kyle interviews creator of the salvia pipe, and somatic salvia guide working to bring mindfulness…
PTSF49 – MDMA For Alcoholism, The Placebo Effect, and Ceremonial Magicians
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle, Joe, and Michelle once again meet through the airwaves to discuss recent news articles and see where that takes…
PT233 – JR Rahn of MindMed
In this episode, Joe interviews the founder and CEO of MindMed, JR Rahn. This one’s a bit different and plays out perhaps unsurprisingly, as Joe’s…
PTSF48 – Decriminalization, Embracing the Mystical, and a Plea for More Ethical Exploration
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe are joined once again from Mexico by Michelle Janikian, and let’s take a moment to do what…
PT232 – Dr. Ryan Westrum – Who We Are Without Medicine
In this episode, Kyle interviews clinical psychologist focusing on sexual trauma, health, and identity, and author of The Psychedelics Integration Handbook, Dr. Ryan Westrum. Westrums’…
PTSF47 – Covid, Ketamine, and Human Rights
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe are joined from Mexico by freelance journalist (who has been featured here several times) and writer of…
PT231 – Dr. Hassan Tetteh – Human Care Over Health Care
In this episode, Kyle interviews board-certified heart and lung transplant surgeon and author, most recently of The Art of Human Care, Dr. Hassan Tetteh. Tetteh…
PTSF 46 – Patents, Prohibition, Health, and Happiness
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe cover several news stories, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison creating a Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation masters program, a…
PT230 – Penny White of NeonMind Biosciences
In this episode, Joe interviews Vancouver-based serial entrepreneur, co-founder, president, and CEO of Better Plant Sciences Inc., and founder and CEO of NeonMind Biosciences, Penny…
PTSF 45
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe first talk about some great news stories pushing forward the psychedelic movement: Massachusetts General Hospital creating the…
PT229 – Dr. Matthew Johnson – What is Consciousness?
In this episode, Kyle and Joe interview Dr. Matthew Johnson: Professor at Johns Hopkins, writer of the recent paper, “Consciousness, Religion, and Gurus: Pitfalls of…
PTSF 44 (with Colin Thompson, director of "Light Years")
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle (or “Jimmy New Jersey”)’s spot is taken by Vermont-based filmmaker Colin Thompson, and Joe interviews him about his newest…
PT228 – Deborah Snyder from Synergetic Press
In this episode, Joe interviews Director of ecological think tank The Institute of Ecotechnics, and publisher and CEO of Synergetic Press, Deborah Snyder. Snyder talks…
PTSF 43
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe cover a crazy story about a man who injected psilocybin tea, only to end up having fungi…
PT227- Dr. Anne Wagner – Couples Therapy, MDMA, and MAPS
In this episode, Joe interviews Dr. Anne Wagner: Toronto-based clinical psychologist, founder of Remedy (a mental health clinic combining therapy with research through their corresponding…
PTSF 42
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe talk about last week’s incident at the US Capitol and point out that the most recognizable figure…
PT226 – Veronika Gold & Harvey Schwartz from Polaris Insight Center
In this episode, Kyle interviews psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist, Veronika Gold, and author and clinical psychologist, Harvey Schwartz. They are co-founders (and…
PTSF 41 (with Mendel Kaelen of Wavepaths)
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle takes the week off and Joe jumps into the podcast backlog for his conversation with who he describes as…
PT225 – Gary Michael Smith, Esq. – Psychedelic Law
In this episode, Joe interviews author of Psychedelica Lex, general counsel to the Peyote Way Church of God, founder and president of the Arizona Cannabis…
PTSF 40
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe have a discussion about spirituality and spiritual development. Joe was rubbed the wrong way by a podcast…
PT224 – Dr. Dan Engle – The Concussion Repair Manual
In this episode, Joe interviews Medical Director of the Kuya Institute for Transformational Medicine, consultant to Onnit Labs, consultant to several international treatment centers, and…
PTSF 39 (with Jonas and Kristina of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund)
In today’s Christmas episode of Solidarity Friday, Kyle and Joe take a break from the news and instead sit down with Jonas Di Gregorio and…
PT223 – Daniel Carcillo – Life After Sports
In this episode, Joe interviews “Car Bomb”- the 9-year NHL veteran, 2-time Stanley Cup winner (as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks), founder of The…
PTSF 38
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and Joe talk about what they’ve been up to in the last few weeks: doing drugs! Kyle first tells…