PT258 – Manesh Girn – Psychedelics and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and Creativity
In this episode, Kyle and Michelle interview Manesh Girn: Ph.D. candidate in Neuroscience. They discuss neuroplasticity and how psychedelics affect the neurocognitive processes behind thought, flexibi...
17 Aug 20211h 7min
PTSF72 – Breaking Down SB-519, with MAPS' Ismail L. Ali
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle are joined by lawyer and lead Policy Council at MAPS, Ismail L. Ali, who digs into SB-519 in great depth: how MAPS has been involved, why the bi...
13 Aug 20211h 4min
PT257 – Robin Divine – Black People Trip
In this episode, Michelle and Joe interview Robin Divine: writer and creator of Black People Trip: an online community with a mission to raise awareness and create safe spaces for Black women interest...
10 Aug 20211h 9min
PTSF71 – Sexual Ethics in Psychedelics and Mistrust of Big Pharma
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and Kyle discuss Michael Pollan's books, Numinus, opium, The Psychae Institute, sexual ethics within the facilitator-experiencer relationship, and our mi...
6 Aug 20211h 13min
PT256 – Matthew D. Segall, Ph.D. – Consciousness, Capitalism, and Philosophy
In this episode, Joe interviews author and assistant professor in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Matthew Segall. They discuss consciousness, ...
3 Aug 20211h 10min
PTSF70 – Depth Psychology, The Reach of the DEA, and Progress in the Northeast
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Kyle and David discuss depth psychology, James Hillman, the idea of attempting to measure soul with science, the reach of the DEA, Soul Quest, psilocybin, la...
30 Jul 20211h 5min
PT255 – Jasmine Virdi – Conservation, Covid, and Neurodivergence
In this episode, Joe interviews psychedelic-focused freelance writer Jasmine Virdi, who has written for PT and Chacruna. They talk about peyote conservation, 5-MeO-DMT, Covid, environmental impact, ne...
27 Jul 20211h 2min
PTSF69 – Well-being and Working With Weirdness
In this week's Solidarity Fridays episode, Joe and David review SB-519 again, discuss a study that measured increased well-being and the difficulty of how to define that, and talk about the importance...
23 Jul 20211h 25min
