Altered States Category
PTSF82 – Wonderland Miami, with Patrick Moher of Microdose
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe sits down with entrepreneur, veteran of the cannabis industry, and CEO at Microdose; Patrick Moher, who discusses their…
PT267 – Rebecca Kronman, LCSW – Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Psychedelics
In this episode, Joe interviews Rebecca Kronman, LCSW: therapist, writer, and founder of Plant Parenthood. They discuss psychedelics and pregnancy; affinity groups; justice disparity; and…
PTSF81 – Somatics, Reframing Trauma, and the 7 Lens Approach, with Liam Farquhar
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle interviews integration specialist and legal psychedelic guide, Liam Farquhar. They discuss trauma, somatics, IFS, consciousness, breathwork, and the…
PT266 – Jerry B. Brown, Ph.D. – Psychedelics: Past, Present, and Future
In this episode, which is a bit of an overview of our new course, Kyle interviews anthropologist, author, ethnomycologist, and co-designer of said course, “Psychedelics:…
PTSF80 – Decriminalization in Seattle, San Pedro, and The Dark Web
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle discuss recent decriminalization news in Seattle and Santa Cruz, the debates on how to handle mescaline-containing…
PT265 – Jessica Cadoch, MA – Cooperation, Drug Exceptionalism, and 12-step Programs
In this episode, Joe interviews Jessica Cadoch, MA: Medical Anthropologist and Research Manager at Maya PBC. She talks about 12-step programs and psychedelics, drug exceptionalism,…
PTSF79 – Psychedelic Facilitator Abuse and Space Holding Ethics with Dr. Ido Cohen
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PT264 – Gibrán Rivera – Group Process, Self-sovereignty, and Rethinking Masculinity
In this episode, Joe interviews teacher, coach, facilitator, and podcaster, Gibrán Rivera. They talk about the importance and benefits of group process, the spectrum of…
PTSF78 – Navigating the Vast Psychedelic Space: Where Do You Fit In?
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle sit down and tackle a question we are often asked at Psychedelics Today: “How do I…
PT263 – Michelle Janikian – 920: The Magic Mushroom Holiday
In this episode, Joe and Kyle celebrate 9/20 by talking with friend, writer, and Editor in Chief of the blog, Michelle Janikian. She talks about…
PTSF77 – Progress and Context, with Jesse Gould of Heroic Hearts Project
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle are joined by Founder and President of the Heroic Hearts Project, Jesse Gould. They discuss veterans,…
PT262 – Carlene MacMillan, M.D. – Set, Setting, and Systems: Adding Insurance to the Conversation
In this episode, Kyle interviews psychiatrist, co-founder/CEO of Brooklyn Minds, and co-host of the Clubhouse show, New Frontiers: Carlene MacMillan, M.D. They discuss Spravato, insurance,…
PTSF76 – Spiritual Emergence and Healing
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle sit down for a discussion spanning spiritual emergence, the transpersonal, and a simple but huge question…
PT261 – Dr. Tiago Reis Marques – Ketamine, New Drugs, and the Repurposing of Current Drugs
In this episode, Joe interviews Dr. Tiago Reis Marques: Psychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital, lecturer, and CEO of Pasithea; a biotech company developing new drugs,…
PTSF75 – Possession Limits, Religion, and Scalability
In this episode, Joe and Kyle reflect on the birth of Solidarity Fridays, discuss SB-519, possession limits, and Decriminalize Nature, analyze religion, and dig into…
PT260 – Benjamin Mudge – Ayahuasca and Bipolar: Pathways to a Protocol
In this episode, Michelle and Kyle interview PhD candidate and return guest, Benjamin Mudge (PTSF59), who talks about the challenges and possible paths forward to…
PTSF74 – A Response: Decriminalize Nature, SB-519, and MAPS
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle respond to a barrage of negative comments from Decriminalize Nature and some of their supporters from…
PT259 – Dr. Devon Christie and Will Siu, MD, DPhil – The Mind-Body Connection, MDMA, and Chronic Pain
In this episode, Kyle interviews Dr. Devon Christie and Will Siu, MD, DPhil, co-investigators on a study investigating MDMA-assisted therapy for fibromyalgia. They talk the…
PTSF73 – Origin Stories, Complexity, and Transpersonal Psychology
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle talk about the origins of Psychedelics Today, breathwork, transpersonal psychology, reincarnation, healing as a side effect…
PT258 – Manesh Girn – Psychedelics and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and Creativity
In this episode, Kyle and Michelle interview Manesh Girn: Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience. They discuss neuroplasticity and how psychedelics affect the neurocognitive processes behind thought,…
PTSF72 – Breaking Down SB-519, with MAPS’ Ismail L. Ali
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle are joined by lawyer and lead Policy Council at MAPS, Ismail L. Ali, who digs into…
PT257 – Robin Divine – Black People Trip
In this episode, Michelle and Joe interview Robin Divine: writer and creator of Black People Trip: an online community with a mission to raise awareness…
PTSF71 – Sexual Ethics in Psychedelics and Mistrust of Big Pharma
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle discuss Michael Pollan’s books, Numinus, opium, The Psychae Institute, sexual ethics within the facilitator-experiencer relationship, and…
PT256 – Matthew D. Segall, Ph.D. – Consciousness, Capitalism, and Philosophy
In this episode, Joe interviews author and assistant professor in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Matthew Segall. They discuss…
PTSF70 – Depth Psychology, The Reach of the DEA, and Progress in the Northeast
In this week’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and David discuss depth psychology, James Hillman, the idea of attempting to measure soul with science, the reach…
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…
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
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PT249 – Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group
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PTSF64 – The First Woman to Take Acid, The Drug Policy Reform Act, and Indigenous Language Extinction
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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
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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
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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
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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…