
ROBERT JESSE | The value of community can help psychedelics move into mainstream culture
At ICPR 2024, we talked to Robert Jesse, from the Johns Hopkins University, about mystical experiences with psychedelics, their spiritual and cultural dimensions, and the value of community in support...
18 Sep 27min

LEONIE SCHNEIDER, BSC & IAN ROULLIER, MA | We need compassionate access to psychedelic treatment
At ICPR 2024, we talked to Leonie Schneider and Ian Roullier, co-founders and co-directors of the Psychedelic Participant Advocacy Network (PsyPAN) in the UK, about why patient voices matter in the de...
18 Sep 21min

Psychedelics: Saving Lives and Transforming Health Care – Interview with Tomáš Páleníček, MD, PhD
Psychedelic research in the Czech Republic has a long and distinguished history. At ICPR 2026, we spoke with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Tomáš Páleníček about clinical research, altered states of ...
18 Sep 26min

WIM VAN DEN BRINK | Psychedelics help reduce compulsive thinking, such as craving in drug addiction
At ICPR 2024, we talked to Wim van den Brink, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Addiction at the Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, about the potential of psychedelics to reduce comp...
31 Aug 29min

Psychedelics: The State of the Science in 2026 – Interview with Sandeep Nayak, MD
What actually makes psychedelic therapy work? Is it the drug, the therapeutic setting, or the human relationship between therapist and participant? At ICPR 2026, we spoke with psychiatrist and researc...
31 Aug 33min

NICOLAS LANGLITZ, MD, PHD: You have to find a space for these wild psychedelics in a rule governed world
At ICPR 2024, we talked to anthropologist and author Nicolas Langlitz about the current hype around psychedelics, their place in medicine and culture, and why he sees them as holding the promise of mo...
31 Aug 29min

Psychedelics and the Female experience – Interview with Grace Blest-Hopley, PhD
Women make up more than half of the population, yet they remain significantly underrepresented in psychedelic research. At ICPR 2026, we spoke with neuroscientist Grace Blest-Hopley about the gender g...
31 Aug 31min

MARC B. AIXALÀ: Bad trips can transform into potentially positive outcomes
At ICPR 2024, we talked to psychologist and psychotherapist Marc B. Aixalà about how so-called “bad trips” can be reframed as difficult but potentially transformative experiences, and the importance o...
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