Psychedelics Today

In this episode, Joe interviews MD, attorney, host of the Plant Medicine podcast, and founder of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, Dr. Lynn Marie Morski. She talks about her time working for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs and how her frustrations with not being able to recommend medicines she knew would help people led to her creating the Plant Medicine podcast, and how realizing that the podcast wasn't reaching enough doctors led to her creating the Psychedelic Medicine Association. She discusses their goal: to bring organizations, corporate entities, lawyers, and practitioners/therapists (really anyone in the medical field responsible for the wellbeing of another) together through forums and newsletters to bridge the enormous gap between those on the cutting edge of new medicines and modalities of healing and the more traditional doctors who don't know nearly enough about this emerging world. She talks about her podcast and dedicating 4 full episodes to each drug, common misconceptions

In today’s Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle switch things up and take a break from news stories. Instead, they interview therapist, host of the Madness Radio podcast, author of Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness, and previous psychiatric patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, Will Hall. Hall says a lot that will challenge your ideas about the power of psychedelics and the progress of psychedelic medicine. From the idea of either/or thinking creating a legal/illegal paradigm, to the basic limitations of science, to the the near religious worship of neuroscience, to William James' idea of "medical materialism" and reducing the complexities of the human mind to simple biology, he points out the various flaws in psychedelic medicine and how psychedelic crusaders have ignored placebo results and focused on the power of a drug or the numbers behind a study over the power of therapy, the benefits of community and the mystery of consciousness and its differentiation from science.  Notable Quo

Joe interviews Ryan and Rory of Cultivating Connections, a nonprofit and podcast dedicated to fostering deeper connection through intentioned rituals. They discuss ayahuasca, embracing fear, and the power of eye-gazing.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss recent studies on salvia and LSD, intergenerational trauma, the idea of "group soul,” the lymphatic system and the brain, concussions, caesarian sections, QAnon, 9/11 and what truth really is for people.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

Kyle interviews Doctor of Psychology and former Buddhist monk, Dr. Michael Sapiro. They talk about his recent travel pilgrimage, the importance of self-focus, tools for healing and growth, and how to make the mystical ordinary.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

In this Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle discuss CNN’s recent report on Brian Muraresku's book, The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, and talk about accountability in the psychedelic space.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe interviews psychiatrist and DO, Dr. Matt Brown. They talk about osteopathic medicine, how energy works within the body, the Integratron, LSD and the Mind of the Universe, Stan Grof, and why people should read more sci-fi.     www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss several news items, touching on Mark Zuckerberg, Oregon’s Measures 109/110, THC and the 5-HTA receptor, Sansero Life Sciences, MindMed, Field Trip Health, COVID-related city changes, and the placebo effect.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

In this episode, Joe interviews Zoe Helene, founder of Cosmic Sister. They cover a wide range of topics including colonization, coevolution/coextinction, the Mycenean, Minoan, and Greek civilizations, and Black Lives Matter.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss the effectiveness of group therapy in psilocybin sessions, AI therapy, Decriminalize Nature opposing Oregon Psilocybin Service measure 109, and Dr. Bronner pulling funding from national DN initiatives.     www.psychedelicstoday.com

In this episode, Joe interviews Del Jolly, co-founder and Director of psychedelic research nonprofit Unlimited Sciences. They talk about Charlotte’s Web, Cannabis Moms, The Realm of Caring, athletes and concussions, and psilocybin.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss items in the news, including Ann Arbor, Michigan voting to decriminalize entheogenic plants, the formation of the Psychedelic Medicine Association, Compass Pathways going live on the stock market, and more.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe interviews Vanessa LeMaistre: motivational speaker, author, minister, and healer. She discusses her path to shamanism, ayahuasca, entities, Michael Harner, Voodoo, and being a multi-raced woman in the psychedelic sphere. www.psychedelicstoday.com  

Joe and Kyle discuss items in the news, including Compass Pathways, Peter Thiel, UC Berkeley launching a new center for psychedelic science and education, Dr. Bronner’s “Heal Soul” campaign, and cannabis-assisted psychotherapy.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

In this episode, Joe interviews Ash, Netherlands-based psychedelic entrepreneur behind Synergy Trading, Cerebra Nootropics, the Shifty Perspective podcast, and the world's first legal lysergamide microdosing product, Micro1p.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss corporate news, including HAVN Lifescience, Synthesis, AWAKN Life Sciences, and Field Trip Psychedelics’ new “Trip" app. They also cover neural plasticity, Rick Strassman, DMT, and the dangers of isolation.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

In this episode, Joe interviews Wade Davis: anthropologist, ethnobotanist, star of El Sendero de la Anaconda, and author of "Serpent and the Rainbow" and "Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia," which comes out 9/15.    www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss recent news items, including a new LSD microdose study on acute pain, Compass Pathways filing an application for a NASDAQ listing, and Mind Medicine Australia attempting to de-schedule psilocybin and MDMA.   www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle interview Sara Reed, MS, LMFT, and Director of Psychedelic Services at the Behavioral Wellness Clinic in CT, about her ketamine-assisted therapy practice, working with Dr. Monica Williams and MAPS, and more.       www.psychedelicstoday.com

Joe and Kyle discuss recent items in the news, including MAPS’ Capstone Campaign, MindMed’s upcoming candy flipping phase 1 trial, and Oregon’s upcoming psilocybin ballot measure. They then have a larger discussion about lineage.   www.psychedelicstoday.com