Psychedelics Today Podcast
704 episodes
A show discussing the important academic and other research in the field of psychedelics, and how it relates to human potential and healing.
PTSF67 – Psilocybin, Power, and Patents
Jul, 09, 2021
In this week's Solidarity Friday episode, Joe, Michelle, Kyle, and newest PT team member David Drapkin talk about a recent psilocybin for depression study, the DEA fighting the Right to Try Act, patents, IP, peyote, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT252 – Joel Lambert – Ibogaine, 5-MeO-DMT, and The Warrior Tradition
Jul, 06, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews former Navy SEAL turned actor and TV host, Joel Lambert. He talks about the toll 10 years as a Navy SEAL took on his brain and tells the story of what brought him back: ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF66 – Philosophical Critiques, Legalization Updates, and Inclusive Research
Jul, 02, 2021
In this week's Solidarity Friday episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle read some email, talk about the importance of critiquing, give several legalization updates (yay Mexico and CT), and discuss inclusivity in therapy and research. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT251 – Kristina & Jonas of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund – Celebrating Stan Grof
Jul, 01, 2021
In this episode, released on Stan Grof's 90th birthday, Joe interviews Kristina & Jonas of the Psychedelic Literacy Fund, a donor-advised fund that finances the translation of classic psychedelic books into different languages. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT250 – Matt Ball – New Frameworks For Schizophrenia, Dissociation, and Suicidal Ideation
Jun, 29, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews psychiatric nurse practitioner Matt Ball about different frameworks for viewing dissociation, schizophrenia, and suicidal ideation: What can we learn from the need to be in these extreme states? www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF65 - Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians and Therapists, and Nitrous Oxide for Depression
Jun, 25, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle interviews Joe and Kyle about our famous "Navigating Psychedelics for Clinicians and Therapists" course, and they discuss a trial on nitrous oxide as a treatment for depression. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT249 – Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group
Jun, 22, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group, a cannabis and psychedelic-minded law firm. They discuss their paths to each other and psychedelics, religion, and more. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF64 - The First Woman to Take Acid, The Drug Policy Reform Act, and Indigenous Language Extinction
Jun, 18, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle talk about the first woman to take acid, Senate Bill 519, a new all-drug decriminalization bill, drug testing, and the dangers of losing Indigenous language. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT248 – Pierre Bouchard – Somatic Therapy, Trauma, and the Nervous System
Jun, 15, 2021
In this episode, Kyle interviews licensed counselor specializing in somatics and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Pierre Bouchard. They dig deep into somatics, the polyvagal theory, and how trauma affects the nervous system. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF63 - The Media and Legalization, Joints for Jabs, and 40,000 Ecstasy Pills
Jun, 11, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle discuss how the media keeps using “legalized” instead of “decriminalized,” Washington’s Joints For Jabs program, and a man who may have eaten 40,000 ecstasy tablets. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT247 – Julian Vayne – Magic, Prohibition, and New Models for Legality
Jun, 08, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews author, psychedelic facilitator, and renowned British occultist, Julian Vayne. He talks prohibition, magic, and legality, and tells his story of being banned from the Oxford Psychedelic Society. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF62 - Senate Bill 519, Ketamine, and Psilocybin-producing Cicadas
Jun, 04, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle discuss California’s SB519 passing the senate, the government opening up cannabis access for researchers, and zombified, sex-crazed cicadas that produce psilocybin. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT246 - Amber and Marcus Capone of VETS - Foundational Healing and the Brain
Jun, 01, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews Amber and Marcus Capone, co-founders of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a charity that provides foundational healing grants to help veterans heal with ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF61 – Archetypal Astrology and the Inner Healer, with Renn Butler
May, 28, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe, Michelle, and Kyle are joined by author and holotropic breathwork facilitator, Renn Butler. They talk about archetypal astrology, the concept of the inner healer, and some news too. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT245 – Robin Carhart-Harris – Psychedelics, Entropy, and Plasticity
May, 25, 2021
In this episode, Michelle and Kyle interview legendary psychedelic researcher, Robin Carhart-Harris. They talk about brain imaging, entropy, trauma, HPPD, plasticity vs. canalization, concretization, germ theory, DMT, and more! www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF60 – Representation and Access, with Elan Hagens and Rebecca Martinez of Fruiting Bodies Collective
May, 21, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle and Kyle interview Elan Hagens and Rebecca Martinez, Health Equity subcommittee members for Oregon’s Measure 109 and co-founders of podcast/media site, Fruiting Bodies Collective. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT244 – Mark Haberstroh – Mushrooms, Retreat Centers, and Safety
May, 18, 2021
In this episode, Joe and Kyle interview mushroom enthusiast Mark Haberstroh, who talks about realizing his spiritual path and what he's learned from working at more psychedelic retreat centers than anyone Joe knows. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF59 – Psychedelics and Bipolar, with Benjamin Mudge
May, 14, 2021
In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Michelle, Kyle, and Joe are joined by Benjamin Mudge. Mudge is bipolar and has used ayahuasca to keep himself off pharmaceutical drugs, and he thinks others can safely follow his lead. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT243 – Dr. Fernando Espi Forcen and Dr. Franklin King of MGH’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics
May, 11, 2021
In this episode, Joe interviews Doctors Fernando Espi Forcen and Franklin King of MGH’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics about the center’s roots, their goals, and their thoughts on the future of psychiatry. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PTSF58 - Liberty, The Power of Therapy, and Mushrooms in Maine
May, 07, 2021
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 recent "100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics" list. www.psychedelicstoday.com