Psychedelics Today Podcast

739 episodes
A show discussing the important academic and other research in the field of psychedelics, and how it relates to human potential and healing.
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
PT352 – Alex Enchin & Ian-Michael Hébert, MA – HOLOS: Returning to Wholeness Through Nature and Community
Sep, 02, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Alex Enchin & Ian-Michael Hébert, MA; Co-Founders of HOLOS, a company building hospitality wellness centers with a strong focus on community, reconnection to nature, and a return to wholeness. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT351 – Seth Rosenberg – The Trauma In Being Arrested and The Injustice of the Drug War
Aug, 30, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Seth Rosenberg: Washington DC-based mycologist and anti-drug war advocate who worked on DC's decriminalization Initiative 81, and who was presumably arrested for purchasing legal plants online. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT350 – Jim Gilligan – Psilocybin and Accessing the “Off” Switch For Nociplastic Pain
Aug, 26, 2022
In this episode, David interviews Jim Gilligan: Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Tryp Therapeutics, a biotech company researching psychedelics for the treatment of eating disorders and nociplastic pain. www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psilocybin
PT349 – Brenna Gebauer – Slowing Down, The Ethics of Touch, and The Value of Preparation
Aug, 23, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews transformational coach and guide, Brenna Gebauer; in-person from her parents' RV at this year's Lightning in a Bottle festival, with facilitator and past guest, Mark Haberstroh stopping in too. www.psychedelicstoday.com
PT348 – Steve DeAngelo – Cannabis and Psychedelics: Industry, Consciousness, Justice, and Joy
Aug, 19, 2022
In this episode, David interviews globally-recognized cannabis activist, author, entrepreneur, speaker, podcaster, and “Father of the Legal Cannabis Industry,” Steve DeAngelo; discussing industry, decriminalization, and more! www.psychedelicstoday.com
Cannabis
PT347 – Christopher Koddermann – Rescheduling Psilocybin, Patents and IP, and The Entourage Effect
Aug, 16, 2022
In this episode, Joe interviews Christopher Koddermann: Co-Founder of the International Therapeutic Psilocybin Rescheduling Initiative (ITPRI). He discusses patents, IP, and what needs to be done to reschedule psilocybin. www.psychedelicstoday.com
Psilocybin