Psychedelics Today Podcast

Psychedelics Today Podcast

715 episodes

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

PT432 – Stéphane Lasme – From NBA Dreams to Cultural Healing: Iboga and a Mission to Empower Gabon

Aug, 15, 2023
In this episode, Joe interviews Stéphane Lasme, a former professional basketball player from Gabon who is now a partner at SteddeCapital, a private markets investment platform investing long-term capital into U.S.- and Africa-based opportunities across sports ownership, infrastructure, technology...
Iboga

PT431 – Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. – The Concept of Integration and the Need for Evolving Protocols of Psychedelic Therapy

Aug, 11, 2023
In this episode, Kyle interviews The Susan Hill Ward Endowed Professor of Psychedelics and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, and renowned researcher of nearly 20 years: Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. Recorded in-person at MAPS’ Psychedelic Science after running an 8-hour workshop on psychedelic...
Psychedelics

PT430 – Maya Albert – Psychedelics for Eating Disorders, Davos' House of Psychedelics, and The Future of the Synthesis Institute

Aug, 08, 2023
In this episode, Joe interviews Maya Albert: Co-Founder of the Psyched conference, and Director of Operations at Tabula Rasa Ventures and the Synthesis Institute. She shares her journey of how she became involved in the psychedelic space through her mother, and her personal experience as a patient...
Psychedelics

PT429 – Tony Shields – From Mycophobia to Fungi Fever: The Psychedelic Space's Growing Interest in Functional Mushrooms

Aug, 04, 2023
In this episode, Kyle interviews the Founder and CEO of FreshCap Mushrooms and host of The Mushroom Show on YouTube, Tony Shields. He talks about how an early interest in lucid dreaming sent him down a psychedelic path, and how, as his interest in mushrooms has grown, he’s watched the culture...

PT428 – Rick Doblin, Ph.D. – The Promise of MAPS' Phase III Data, Psychedelics and Adolescents, and the Need for Honest Drug Education

Aug, 01, 2023
In this episode, recorded on the eve of MAPS’ Psychedelic Science 2023, Kyle interviews MAPS’ Founder and President, Rick Doblin, Ph.D. He begins with an overview of the fast-approaching (and largest ever) psychedelics conference, emphasizing its significant growth, many features, and...
MDMA Psychedelics

PT427 – Sarko Gergerian, MS, MHC, CARC – The Philosophy of Law Enforcement, the Criminalization of Self-Directed Behavior, and Transformative Care for Police

Jul, 28, 2023
In this episode, Joe interviews Sarko Gergerian, MS, MHC, CARC: a police peer support, community outreach, and health-fitness officer; founding member of the Community and Law Enforcement Assisted Recovery Program (C.L.E.A.R.); and psychotherapist trained in ketamine- and MDMA-assisted...

PT426 – Steven Kotler – Making the Impossible Possible: Flow Hacking and Peak Performance Aging

Jul, 25, 2023
In this episode, Joe interviews one of the world’s leading experts on human performance: New York Times bestselling author and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective, Steven Kotler. Kotler's work explores the neurobiology of peak human performance, flow states, and aging, and the...

PT425 – Dr. Gabrielle Lehigh – The Transformative Potential of Psychedelics, Community, and Live Music

Jul, 21, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Dr. Gabrielle Lehigh: Co-Founder and Managing Director of Psychedelic Grad, a web-based community serving as an educational and career hub for up-and-coming psychedelic professionals; and the host of the related podcast, “Curious to Serious,” where she speaks...

PT424 – Rev. Dr. Brian Rajcok – Psychedelic Spirituality: Religion, Mysticism, and the Psychedelic Experience

Jul, 18, 2023
In this episode, Kyle interviews the Reverend Dr. Brian Rajcok, Lead Pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Avon, Connecticut, who recently completed his Ph.D. in pastoral counseling. Rajcok dives into the intersection of spirituality, religion, mysticism, and how psychedelics bring these topics...

PT423 – Dr. Rosalind Watts – The Watts Connectedness Scale, The Importance of Elders, and What We Can Learn From Trees

Jul, 14, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Dr. Rosalind Watts: famed clinical psychologist, former clinical lead on Imperial College London’s first Psilocybin for Depression trial, and Founder of ACER Integration.  She discusses the awakening she had after having a child; her work at Imperial College and...
Psilocybin

PT422 – Oliver Carlin - Curative Mushrooms: Exploring the World of Grow Kits and Home Growing

Jul, 11, 2023
In this episode, Joe interviews Oliver Carlin, Founder of Curative Mushrooms, a grow kit solution company designed to produce mushrooms of one’s choosing within 30 days with little effort and no growing experience.  Carlin tells his personal story of 20 years in the Navy to a 7g psilocybin...

PT421 – Dr. Roberta Murphy – The Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance on the Psychedelic Experience

Jul, 07, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Dr. Roberta Murphy: member of the Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research and training medical psychotherapist. This is a rare impromptu podcast, recorded about a half hour after David heard Murphy speaking on a panel at UK’s Breaking Convention conference. He...

PT420 – Rachel Clark – DanceSafe: Drug Testing, Fentanyl Myths, and the Importance of Consent

Jul, 04, 2023
In this episode, Alexa interviews Rachel Clark: Education Manager for DanceSafe, a public health nonprofit specializing in serving people who use drugs and their communities. As we move into the prime festival season, more people are going to be doing drugs, and the importance of harm reduction...

Psychedelics Weekly - A Recap of Psychedelic Science 2023

Jun, 30, 2023
In this episode of Psychedelics Weekly, Joe and Alexa reminisce about last week's Psychedelic Science 2023, dubbed as the largest psychedelic conference in history.  They discuss Joe's two Psychedelic Morning Shows with Anne Philippi; Court Wing, Bob Wold, and the work of Clusterbusters and the...
Psychedelics

PT419 – Professor Celia Morgan, Ph.D. – Ketamine-Assisted Therapy for Severe Alcohol Use Disorder

Jun, 27, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Professor Celia Morgan, Ph.D., who holds the Chair of Psychopharmacology and co-leads the Transdisciplinary Psychedelics Group at The University of Exeter. This was recorded on the dawn of UK's Breaking Convention conference, where Morgan was speaking about the...
Psychedelics

PT418 – Psychedelic Morning Show #2 with Joe Moore and Anne Philippi

Jun, 23, 2023
In the second episode of our special, two-part series, the Psychedelic Morning Show, Joe Moore and Anne Philippi are live once again bright and early from Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver. Listen to this podcast as they interview four guests working on the front lines of psychedelic research,...

PT417 - Psychedelic Morning Show #1 with Joe Moore and Anne Philippi

Jun, 22, 2023
Psychedelics Today is reporting live this week from the industry event of the year, Psychedelic Science 2023 in Denver. Listen in to this podcast as our co-founder, Joe Moore, and New Health Club founder Anne Philippi hit the conference floor bright and early in the first episode of a special...
Psychedelics

PT416 – Frederick Barrett, Ph.D. – A New Chapter for Johns Hopkins Psychedelic & Consciousness Research

Jun, 20, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Frederick Barrett, Ph.D.: cognitive neuroscientist, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and now, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research. With today’s...

PT416 – Frederick Barrett, Ph.D. – A New Chapter for Johns Hopkins Psychedelic & Consciousness Research

Jun, 20, 2023
In this episode, David interviews Frederick Barrett, Ph.D.: cognitive neuroscientist, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and now, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research. With today’s...

Psychedelics Weekly – The Power of Our Breath: A Deep Dive Into Breathwork

Jun, 16, 2023
In this edition of Psychedelics Weekly, Joe and Kyle dedicate the entire episode to one of their biggest passions: breathwork and the power of breath in reaching non-ordinary states of consciousness. What many listeners may not know is that Psychedelics Today was created because of the lack of...
Psychedelics