JR Sawyers – The First Film About Set, Setting, and Psychedelic Therapy? A Trip Elsewhere
In this deeply personal and eye-opening episode, we sit down with filmmaker JR Sawyers, the mind behind the indie psychedelic drama A Trip Elsewhere. What begins as a conversation about a film turns i...
24 Mar 20251h 7min
The Zendo Project w/Valerie Beltran & Chelsea Rose – What Happens When a Trip Goes Sideways
In this powerful episode of Divergent States, we’re joined by Valerie Beltran and Chelsea Rose-Pires of the Zendo Project- an organization redefining harm reduction and compassionate care at festivals...
13 Mar 20251h 7min
DylAlien on Psychedelic Music Culture: Trance Rituals, Cosmic Giggles & Prankster Wisdom
In this episode of Divergent States, we talk with Dylalien: psychedelic DJ, producer, schoolteacher, and longtime organizer of Goa Gil’s legendary all-night, open-air ritual dance parties. You’ve hear...
23 Feb 20251h 2min
Wendy Tucker on the Shulgin Legacy & the Future of the Farm: Preserving Psychedelic History
In this profound episode of Divergent States, we welcome Wendy Tucker, daughter of Ann Shulgin and stepdaughter of the legendary Sasha Shulgin, the "Godfather of Ecstasy." Wendy shares intimate storie...
11 Feb 202548min
Rick Doblin Unplugged: Psychedelics, Parenting, Trauma & the Future of MAPS
In this episode of Divergent States, we sit down with Rick Doblin, founder of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), for a raw, unscripted conversation on the future of psychede...
29 Jan 20251h 6min
Joshua White – Holding the Line: Fireside, Crisis Support & Conscious Integration
In this episode of Divergent States, we talk with Joshua White, founder and executive director of the Fireside Project, a nonprofit creating a revolutionary model of psychedelic support through free, ...
12 Jan 202544min
Hamilton Morris: r/Psychonaut and the DEA
Hamilton Morris joins Divergent States to unpack a bizarre twist in the drug war: the DEA is using Reddit posts and trip reports as courtroom “evidence.” What happens when harm-reduction advice and ha...
24 Des 20241h 22min
Dr Rick Strassman - My Altered States
What happens when psychedelic research, spiritual inquiry, and neurodivergence converge? In this premiere episode of Divergent States, we sit down with Dr. Rick Strassman, the groundbreaking researche...
11 Des 202451min
