Psychedelics Today Podcast

Psychedelics Today Podcast

745 episodes

A show discussing the important academic and other research in the field of psychedelics, and how it relates to human potential and healing.

PT372 – Jesse Gould & Zach Riggle – The Heroic Hearts Project: Veterans and The Impact of Storytelling

Nov, 11, 2022
In this Veteran's Day episode, Joe interviews two members of the Heroic Hearts Project: Founder/President, Jesse Gould, and Chief of Operations, Zach Riggle. They discuss their current studies, their new documentary, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT371 – Dennis Walker – The Trickster Archetype and the Need for Comic Relief

Nov, 08, 2022
In this episode, Victoria interviews podcaster and comedian, Dennis Walker. He sees his platform, Mycopreneur, as "The Onion of the psychedelic space," and talks about the need for more satire in our increasingly serious lives. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT370 – Dana Larsen – Prohibition, Civil Disobedience, and The Coca Leaf Cafe

Nov, 04, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Canadian cannabis policy reform legend and long-time anti-drug war activist, Dana Larsen. They discuss prohibition, civil disobedience, and his Coca Leaf Cafe, where he sells coca tea and peyote.  www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT369 – Timothy Furnish, MD & Joel Castellanos, MD – Chronic Pain and Phantom Limb Pain: Could Psilocybin Be the Answer?

Nov, 01, 2022
In this episode, Court Wing (Founder of REMAP Therapeutics) joins Joe in interviewing Joel Castellanos, MD, and Timothy Furnish, MD, of UC San Diego's Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative (PHRI).  www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psilocybin Psychedelics

PT368 – Dr. Steven Radowitz – Ketamine, Group Work, and the Power of Just Being There

Oct, 28, 2022
In this episode, Kyle interviews Dr. Steven Radowitz: Medical Director at Nushama, a wellness center in New York City primarily offering IV ketamine, with a strong focus on allowing an undisturbed, explorational journey. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT367 – David Bronner – Colorado Proposition 122 and the Decriminalization of Natural Medicines

Oct, 25, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s, a top-selling natural soap brand. They discuss Colorado Proposition 122, a ballot initiative that would decriminalize several natural medicines in the state.  www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT366 – Drs. Rochelle & Dustin Hines – Neurotransmitter Systems and Novel Psychedelic Molecules

Oct, 21, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Dr. Rochelle Hines, Ph.D. and Dr. Dustin Hines, Ph.D.: Co-Founders of Tesselate Therapeutics, which is focused on the development and testing of novel psychedelic molecules.  www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT365 – Dr. Jennifer Montjoy – KAP: Self-Agency Through Intention, Titration, and Ceremony

Oct, 18, 2022
In this episode, Kyle interviews Dr. Jennifer Montjoy: psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and Medical & Research Director at TRIPP; a 501(c)(3) psychedelic training organization. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT364 – Jamie Wheal – Burning Man, Psychedelic Maturity, and Radical Hope

Oct, 14, 2022
In this episode, David interviews Jamie Wheal: author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That's Lost Its Mind, and Founder of performance research/training organization: the Flow Genome Project. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT363 – Reggie Harris – Cannabis and Psilocybin: The Complications of Legality Inside an Endless Drug War

Oct, 11, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Reggie Harris: Founder of Oakland Hyphae, which organizes events like the Hyphae Cup (previously the Psilocybin Cup), and performs psilocybin potency testing through Hyphae Labs.  www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psilocybin Cannabis

PT362 – Cory Firth – Psychedelic Storytelling: Transforming Out Loud

Oct, 07, 2022
In this episode, Victoria interviews Cory Firth: Chief Storyteller at the Nikean Foundation, a non-profit passionate about storytelling, and aiming to build the largest collection of transformational psychedelic stories online. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT361 – Jason Slot, Ph.D. – Mycology and Evolutionary Genomics

Oct, 04, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Jason Slot, Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Mycology and Evolutionary Genomics at Ohio State University. Slot discusses mushroom reproduction and what the science of evolutionary genomics entails. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT360 – Stephanie Wang – Kanna: Love and Wholeness Through Nature's Alternative to MDMA

Sep, 30, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Stephanie Wang: Founder and CEO of KA! Empathogenics, which has created the first-ever supplement chew with the primary ingredient of kanna, a natural succulent plant with effects similar to MDMA. www.psychedelicstoday.com
MDMA

PT359 – Sawyer Hurwitz – Art, Philosophy, Sexuality, and "Psychedelics Tonight"

Sep, 27, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Sawyer Hurwitz: filmmaker and augmented reality collage artist who releases art under the name, Psychotronic Solutions. He also directed our new TV show, "Psychedelics Tonight" airing on ALTRD.TV. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT358 – Dr. Rick Barnett, Psy.D – Contexts of Use: Exploring the Various Paradigms of Psychedelics

Sep, 23, 2022
In this episode, Kyle interviews Clinical Psychologist and Founder of the Psychedelic Society of Vermont, Dr. Rick Barnett, from a live event in Burlington, VT this past June. They discuss psychedelics' various contexts of use. www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psychedelics

PT357 – Dr. Hans Eriksson – Precision Psychiatry, Ketabon, and The Stress Response System

Sep, 20, 2022
In this episode, David interviews Dr. Hans Eriksson: clinical psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer at HMNC Brain Health, which is currently in Phase 2 trials for Ketabon, a non-dissociative, prolonged-release oral capsule.  www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT356 – Brom Rector – Investing in Psychedelics and The Rush to Improve on the Classics

Sep, 16, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Brom Rector: podcaster and founder of Empath Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in psychedelic medicine startups. They discuss investment, IP, the psychedelic crash, ibogaine, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psychedelics

PT355 – Ifetayo Harvey – The Drug War, Caregiving, and Blue Sky Thinking

Sep, 13, 2022
In this episode, David interviews Founder of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective: Ifetayo Harvey. She talks about the racism of the drug war, the importance of caregiving, and what we can do collectively to make change. www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT354 – Laura Guzmán-Dávalos – Psilocybe, Microdosing, and Multigenerational Mycology

Sep, 09, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Laura Guzmán-Dávalos: 40-year veteran mycologist at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico; and daughter of Gaston Guzman, who most consider the world authority on the genus, Psilocybe.  www.psychedelicstoday.com

PT353 – Dr. James Fadiman, Dr. Sam Gandy, & Dr. David Luke – Psychedelics and Creativity

Sep, 06, 2022
In this episode, Kyle interviews Doctors James Fadiman, Sam Gandy; and David Luke. They discuss Fadiman's past research and Gandy and Luke's new paper, "Psychedelics as potential catalysts of scientific creativity and insight." www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psychedelics