EP9 - SHANE MAUSS + ADAM STRAUSS

IN this episode I spoke with Adam Strauss and Shane Mauss We Discuss Shane’s podcast Here We Are The role of Cognitive Biases in human life The hygiene hypothesis and the potential up-regulation of our psychological sensitivity as a result Shane’s upbringing in small-town Wisconsin and how it set him up to go ‘against the grain’ and eventually saw him get interested in psychedelics How comedy helped him connect with his Father, “…I just loved seeing him laugh” and how subsequent psychedelic trips have given him context for this sensibility Shane demonstrates his world-class hand whistling ability - Shane alludes to how he feels psychedelics mediate between one's’ inner world and outer experience The fact that the visceral ‘take away messages’ from psychedelic experiences what Matthew Johnson calls ‘duh moments’ How psychedelic trips help Shane distil his comedic approach to be more authentic Adam Strauss Joins us as a ‘re-dose’! Shane gets to the bottom of a story about an unforgettable ‘editorial decision’. It was for this documentary btw Adam and Shane outline how they would like a neuroscience and fMRI ‘101’ to be out there Adam’s desires to see some info on the attenuating effect of SSRIs on psilocybin Shane’s experience working with mycomeditations and his anecdotal experience of people on SSRIs struggling to have profound phenomenological experiences with high doses of psilocybin Niall’s concerns over the potential risks associated with abrupt SSRI withdrawal and the potential for suicidality and SSRI discontinuation syndrome as people prepare to take psychedelics Adam talks about his various experiences with LSD vs Psilocybin and how surrendering to the various experiences helped him get to the ‘other side’ Adam tells a story about bothering the emergency services (and penis jokes are made) The potential emergence of psychedelic orthodoxy and the risk of dogma The upcoming Pittsburgh SOAP conference Horizons conference NYC Adam’s website and twitter Shane’s website, twitter documentary and current show stand up science Thanks for listening, check out more at mindmanifestpodcast.com If you have any questions, queries or suggestions for people you would like to hear interviewed, please email hello@mindmanifest.com . We love to hear from listeners!