Podcasts by MAPS Podcast
Hosted by Zach Leary, the intent of the podcast is to bring you the listener an easily accessible resource for a variety of topics all related to psychedelic research. There is a lot to learn about new research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics and marijuana. Over the years, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has amassed an incredible treasure trove of audio archives sourced from the amazing talks, presentations and panels that have taken place at past Psychedelic Science conferences and other unique events. By selecting some of that content and then bringing it to you in a podcast we hope to create a centralized location for the greater MAPS community. If you're a researcher, scientist, medical professional or just a curiosity seeker we hope that you'll find this content a valuable resource tool.
Please visit the MAPS website at https://maps.org
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Episode 70 - Dr. Joe Tafur; New Thought, Ancient Wisdom from 2023-10-25T20:21
Episode 70 - Dr. Joe Tafur; New Thought, Ancient Wisdom
In this episode of the MAPS Podcast, we connect once again with the wise and colorful Dr. Joe Tafur. Our conversation explores the ...
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Episode 68 - Raghu Markus; Love, Serve, Remember from 2023-09-02T21:45
This episode of the podcast honors the life and legacy of Ram Dass with none other than Raghu Markus, the Executive Director of the Love, Serve, Remember Foundation. Ram Dass's influence on psyc...
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Episode 67 - Rachel Harris, PhD - Swimming in the Sacred from 2023-08-19T21:35
We welcome Rachel Harris back to the MAPS Podcast in support of her new book 'Swimming in the Sacred - Wisdom from the Psychedelic Underground.' Our conversation takes into the heart of the rese...
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Episode 66 - Alex and Allyson Grey, Forging Their Own Magical Path from 2023-07-25T21:47
Episode 66 - Alex and Allyson Grey, Forging Their Own Magical Path
This all new episode of the MAPS podcast was recorded live at Psychedelic Science '23 with the legendary seekers of all ...
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Episode 65 - Dr. Bia Labate, Access and Mysticism for Everyone from 2023-06-28T19:49
This post Psychedelic Science '23 episode of the podcast features an all new interview with Dr. Bia Labate. Bia's wisdom, passion and openess to keep psychedelic use rooted in not just science b...
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Episode 64 - Justin Lapree - A Veterans Heroes Journey from 2023-05-05T15:22
This episode of the MAPS podcast takes us through the deeply moving and inspirational story of Justin Lapree, a veteran who nearly lost everything and then came through the otherside to help lea...
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Episode 63 -Dr. Richard Louis Miller, Psychedelic Wisdom of the Elders from 2023-04-19T17:52
This episode of the MAPS podcast features an all new interview with Dr. Richard Louis Miller author of the new book 'Psychedelic Wisdom: The Astonishing Reward of Mind Altering Substances."
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Episode 62 - Adrian Grenier: Reinvention, Identity and Redemption from 2023-03-30T01:26
Episode 61 - Mazie - Music, Psychedelics and Gen Z from 2023-03-06T20:20
This episode of the MAPS Podcast features an all new interview with the amazing and magical musical artist, Mazie. Her use of psychedelics to help fuel her art not only is inspirational but also...
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Episode 60 - Lt. Sarko Gergerian, Reformative Policing in the Psychedelic Age from 2023-02-08T21:00
Episode 60 - Lt. Sarko Gergerian, Reformative Policing in the Psychedelic Age
Recorded live in Austin thanks to The Psychedelic Society of Texas! Sarko's wisdom, heart and intellect will ...
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Episode 59 - Dave Hodges, On The Front Lines of The Decrim Movement from 2023-01-20T18:07
Episode 59 - Dave Hodges, On The Front Lines of The Decrim Movement
This all new episode of the MAPS podcast takes you to a front row seat of the decriminalization movement with Dave Hodg...
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Episode 58 - Rick Doblin, PhD - MAPS: Past, Present and Future from 2022-12-30T22:46
Episode 58 - Rick Doblin, PhD - MAPS: Past, Present and Future
This all new episode of the MAPS podcast needs no introduction. Our very own Rick Doblin beams in with Zach and takes us thr...
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Episode 57 - Neil Woods, The Real Story Behind The War on Drugs from 2022-12-01T19:32
Episode 57 - Neil Woods, The Real Story Behind The War on Drugs
The mighty, wise and brilliant Neil Woods joins Zach on this all new episode of the MAPS Podcast. Neil discusses his insigh...
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Episode 56 - Charlotte James and Dre Wright - The Ancestor Project from 2022-11-08T21:47
Episode 56 - Charlotte James and Dre Wright - The Ancestor Project
This all new episode of the MAPS Podcast dives deep with Charlotte and Dre from the Ancestor Project. Their mission stat...
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Episode 55 - Teodor Gorbunov - Mushrooms, Magic and Russia from 2022-09-15T19:39:21
Episode 55 - Teodor Gorbunov - Mushrooms, Magic and Russia
This episode of the MAPS Podcast features an all new interview with Teodor who shares his story of discovering psychedelics in t...
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Episode 54 - Victor Cabral, Psychedelics - Inequalities and Hope from 2022-08-22T21:05:18
Episode 54 - Victor Cabral, Psychedelics - Inequalities and Hope
Victor sits down with Zach Leary to discuss psychedelic therapy and the need to address policy and awareness with the BIPO...
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Episode 53 - Oteil Burbridge - Music, Mystics and Magic from 2022-07-04T17:31:01
Episode 53 - Oteil Burbridge - Music, Mystics and Magic
This all new episode of the MAPS Podcast features an all new wild, magical and deep interview with the great Oteil Burbridge. One o...
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Episode 52 - Juan Pablo Cappello - Rethinking The Future of Psychedelics from 2022-05-30T19:37:16
Episode 52 - Juan Pablo Cappello - Rethinking The Future of Psychedelics
JP from Nue Life stokes the fires in this all new interview to get us thinking about how the future of psychedelic...
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Episode 51- Vince Kadlubek, Co-Founder of Meow Wolf from 2022-04-07T22:03:29
Episode 51 - Vince Kadlubek, Co-Founder of Meow Wolf
This episode of the MAPS Podcast features an all new interview with creativity visionary Vince Kadlubek. As a co-founder of Meow Wolf,...
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Episode 50 - Dr. Greg Fonzo, Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Med from 2022-02-10T20:46
Episode 50 - Dr. Greg Fonzo, Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Med
This is the first time on the MAPS podcast that we've had an academic centers lead that is studying ps...
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Episode 49 - Dr. Carl Hart, Exploring America's Relationship with Drugs from 2022-01-20T22:46:15
Episode 49 - Dr. Carl Hart, Exploring America's Complicated Relationship with Drugs This espiode of the MAPS Podcast features an all new interview with Dr. Carl Hart, author of the book "Drug Use F...
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Episode 48 - Dr. Dan Engle from 2021-11-10T17:44:52
Episode 48 - Dr. Dan Engle
Hardware and Software: Psychedelics, Wellness and More
In this all new episode of the MAPS Podcast, Zach facilitates a discussion with Dr. Dan Engle as h...
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Episode 47 - Considerations for the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics from 2021-10-21T17:29:50
Episode 47 - Considerations for the Mainstreaming of Psychedelics
Psychedelic Science Summit: Austin, Texas (November 1-3, 2019)
Speakers: Allison Feduccia, P...
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Episode 46 - Michael Pollan from 2021-09-01T17:56:05
Episode 46 - Michael Pollan
This episode of the MAPS podcast features an all new interview between Zach Leary and Michael Pollan, the wise and insightful author of the new book 'This Is Y...
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Episode 45 - Betty Aldworth from 2021-07-26T23:47:19
Episode 45 - Betty Aldworth
Psychedelic Exceptionalism - Why It Matters
The topic of psychedelic exceptionalism is often misunderstood, controversial and quite frankly not talked a...
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Episode 44 - Rachel Harris, PhD from 2021-07-14T20:02:47
Episode 44 - Rachel Harris, PhD
Listening to Ayahuasca
This all new episode of the MAPS Podcast features an interview between Rachel Harris and host Zach Leary. Rachel's kindness, ...
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Episode 43 - Dr. Tony Bossis from 2021-06-12T02:59:01
Episode 43 - Dr. Tony Bossis
Meeting the End of Life with Psychedelics
In this all new episode of the MAPS Podcast, Zach Leary sits down with NYU's Dr. Tony Bossis to talk about a...
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Episode 42 - Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris from 2021-05-26T00:17:10
Episode 42 - Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris
This all new episode of the MAPS Podcast features an interview with Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, a psychologist and neuroscientist and Head of the Centr...
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Episode 41 - Aubrey Marcus from 2021-05-01T19:00
The MAPS Podcast returns with a new episode featuring Aubrey Marcus, the founder and CEO of ONNIT.
Aubrey Marcus is the founder of Onnit, a lifestyl...
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Episode 40 - David Jay Brown, A Legend in Psychedelic Consciousness from 2019-04-27T08:53:27
Episode 40 - David Jay Brown, A Legend in Psychedelic Consciousness
This episode of the MAPS podcast features a dynamic consciousness surfing conversatio...
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Episode 39: James Oroc, The New Psychedelic Revolution from 2019-04-04T05:46:15
Episode 39 of the MAPS podcast features yet another exclusive interview with one of the great thinkers of the modern psychedelic revolution, James Oroc.
Our conversation with James takes ...
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Episode 38: Dr. Andrew Weil, The New Science of Psychedelics for Mental Health from 2019-03-19T06:14:06
Episode 38: Dr. Andrew Weil, The New Science of Psychedelics for Mental Health. A MAPS Podcast Exclusive
This episode of the show features an exclusive interview with the legendary Dr. An...
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Episode 37 - Dr. Gabor Mate: Jungle To Civilization, Health In a Toxic Culture from 2019-02-19T04:20:07
Episode 37 - Dr. Gabor Mate: Jungle To Civilization - How Plant Medicines Can Promote Health In a Toxic Culture
We dig into the MAPS archives again and go back to the 2017 Psychedelic Sci...
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Episode 36: Dr. Ben Sessa - MDMA Therapy - A Child Psychiatrist’s Perspective from 2019-01-31T09:44:16
Episode 36 of the MAPS Podcast features Dr. Ben Sessa's talk from Psychedelic Science 2017 entitled MDMA Therapy - A Child Psychiatrist’s Perspective
Ben's insightful, well resea...
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Episode 35 - Rick Doblin, MAPS 2018 Year in Review from 2019-01-03T18:56:56
Episode 35 of the MAPS Podcast features the mastermind and founder of MAPS, Rick Doblin. Rick joins Zach Leary for an extensive 2018 year in review of everything that's happened in the MAPS univ...
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Episode 34: Tricia Eastman (Sacred Archeatypes in Modern Psychedelics) from 2018-12-23T22:27:49
Episode 34 of the MAPS Podcast is an all new interview with Tricia Eastman, a pioneer in the psychedelic renaissance. Our conversation takes a look at the inquisitive psychedelic work she does i...
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Episode 33: Matthew Baggott - Beyond Fear - MDMA and Emotion from 2018-11-16T07:03:38
Episode 33 of the MAPS Podcast digs deep into the archives, all the way back to Psychedelic Science 2013! Matthew Baggott discussed research on how MDMA and related drugs alter emotions and soci...
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Episode 32 - Dr. Cole Marta and Shannon Clare Carlin from 2018-10-31T05:36:23
Episode 32 - Dr. Cole Marta and Shannon Clare Carlin
A live panel moderated by Zach Leary - The State of the Psychedelic Union
This episode of the MAPS Podcast was recorded live at...
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Episode 31 - Shane Mauss from 2018-10-16T07:10:16
The MAPS Podcast is back!!
Episode 31 of the show trips the light fantastic with the brilliant, hilarious and insightful comedian - Shane Mauss.
Shane discusses his new film Ps...
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Episode 30 - LIVE from LAPSS: Transcending the Medical Frontiers from 2018-07-10T19:36:29
Episode 30 - LIVE from LAPSS: Transcending the Medical Frontiers, Exploring the Future of Psychedelic Drug Research
Making up the panel is David Jay Brown, Daniel Pinchbeck, James Oroc, B...
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Episode 29 - Michael Pollan from 2018-06-08T02:13:45
Episode 29 with Michael Pollan as he discusses his new book 'How to Change Your Mind - What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Trans...
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Episode 28 - Lex Pelger, The Inner Workings of a Drug Writer from 2018-04-24T03:56:49
Episode 28 - Lex Pelger
The inner workings of a drug writer as he shares his perspective, spirit and mind.
Lex Pelger - the blazingly prolific writer, podcaster, traveling...
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Episode 27 - Dieter Hagenbach, Albert Hofmann and His LSD from 2018-04-07T22:49:45
Episode 27 - Dieter Hagenbach, Albert Hofmann and His LSD
April 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the first experiences with LSD that Dr....
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Episode 26 - Duncan Trussell, The Psychedelic Evolution of a Comedian Mystic from 2018-02-28T11:32:57
Episode 26 - Duncan Trussell, The Psychedelic Evolution of a Comedian Mystic
An all new original episode of the MAPS podcast! This one features the great, wise, funny and truly unique Dun...
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Episode 25 - Roland Griffiths: - Implications for Spirituality&Therapeutics from 2018-02-14T11:20:14
Roland Griffiths and the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Project - Implications for Spirituality & Therapeutics
Live from Psy...
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Episode 24 - Psychedelics and The Future: A Panel of Luminaries from 1990 from 2018-01-20T09:48:34
This episode of the MAPS podcast takes us on a journey way back into the archives of psychedelic lore by pulling some classic audio from a historic event in 1990. Tucked in the cozy enclave of M...
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Episode 23: John Hartberg, B.S. - Ketamine’s Therapeutic Potential from 2018-01-09T13:04:23
Episode 23: Ketamine’s Therapeutic Potential: Practical Considerations for Clinical Use
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Episode 22: Kathleen Harrison, Cannabis and Spirituality from 2017-12-13T06:50:10
This episode of the MAPS Podcast is taken from the Psychedelic Science 2017 conference in Oakland, CA. The talk is by the legendary and luminous Kathleen Harrison, M.A. and is entitled "Cannabis...
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Episode 21 - Amanda Reiman, PhD from 2017-12-05T07:22:58
Episode 21 with Amanda Reiman, PhD
The Use of Cannabis as a Substitute for Opiate and Non-Opiate Pain Medication
This episode of the MAPS Podcast presents an alternative ...
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Episode 20 - Dr. William Richards from 2017-11-14T06:01:51
Episode 20 of the MAPS Podcast brings you Dr. William Richards and his talk "Psychedelic Psychotherapy: Insights from 25 Years of Research". From Psychedelic Science 2013 this talk reflects on h...
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Episode 19: Dr. Joe Tafur, The Fellowship of The River from 2017-10-31T03:55:46
This episode of The MAPS Podcast dives into the rich tapestry of the foreign yet wise world of South American plant medicine culture as experienced through the lens of an American medical doctor...
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Episode 18 - Dr. Ben Sessa from 2017-10-24T04:22:39
The State of Psychedelic Therapy, Culture and Policy in the UK and Beyond with Dr. Ben Sessa
Ben beams in via cyberspace for an original episode of The MAPS Podcast. Ben's talk w...
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Episode 17 - Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris: Brain Imaging with Psilocybin and MDMA from 2017-09-28T07:57:07
Episode 16 - James Fadiman, PhD, and Sophia Korb, PhD - Microdosing! from 2017-08-23T06:52:16
Microdosing: The Phenomenon, Research Results, and Startling Surprises
From Psychedelic Science 2017
Yes, Dr. Fadiman is back on the show! I know it seems disproportionate and it i...
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Episode 15 - Draulio Barros de Araujo from 2017-08-08T03:40:53
This episode of the MAPS Podcast is from the Psychedelic Science 2017 conference in Oakland, CA. Draulio Barros de Araujo gives a very compelling and engaging talk on his research into the use o...
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Episode 14 - Buddhism and Psychedelics (PART TWO) from 2017-07-25T03:41:56
PART TWO of a three part series on the similarities between psychedelic and Buddhist experiences. This part is primarily the question and answer session from the audience. The audience is clearl...
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Episode 13 - Buddhism and Psychedelics (Part 1) from 2017-07-11T21:40:04
This is part one of a three part series on the similarities between psychedelic and Buddhist experiences. This topic is also explored in depth in the now seminal book by Allan Badiner called "Zi...
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Episode 12 - The MAPS Podcast: LIVE from L.A.! from 2017-07-04T00:40:15
This episode of the podcast was taped LIVE in Los Angeles on June 28th in partnership with the Aware Project.
Zach Leary led an hour long engaging, funny and insightful panel discussion w...
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Episode 11 - Thomas Kingsley Brown - Results of Long Term Ibogaine Studies from 2017-06-19T21:31:02
“The opiates were stealing my life bit by bit,” she confided. For years, she had been eating very little and her nutrition was abysmal, and in more recent years the opiates hadn’t even provided ...
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Episode 10 - Future of Psychedelic Psychiatry from PS '17 from 2017-06-06T03:52:31
Live from Psychedelic Science '17 in Oakland, this panel explores the future of psychiatry in the psychedelic context. In this conversational panel format, the conversation discucces with great ...
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Episode 9 - Stanislav Grof (from PS '17) from 2017-05-22T23:05:27
Live from Psychedelic Science '17 this talk from the legendary and iconic Stanislav Grof explores the implications of altered states of consciousness and their implications within the fields of ...
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Episode 8: David E. Nichols - LSD and Neuroscience from 2017-05-16T22:49:35
Taken from the Psychedelic Science '13 conference this epic talk from Heffter Research Institute Founder, David E. Nichols, explores the depths of the brains relationship with LSD.
This ...
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Episode 7 - Live from Psychedelic Science '17! from 2017-05-08T16:19:04
This episode was recorded live at the Psychedelic Science '17 conference in Oakland, CA! It took place on the last day of the conference on the wildly fun and irreverent Psymposia Stage. Hosted ...
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Episode 6 - Ralph Metzner, PhD: A Life Lived in Expanded Consciousness from 2017-04-24T22:56:19
Ralph and myself (Zach Leary) sat down at the MAPS Psychedelic Science '17 conference in Oakland, CA on April 23rd to embark on a wide reaching conversation that focussed on the early days of hi...
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Episode 5 - Robert Jesse, From the Johns Hopkins Psilocybin Findings to the Reconstruction of Religion from 2017-04-10T19:07:31
Most of those who have engaged in the psychedelic experience can attest to some sort of mystical experience taking place. Even with that happening it doesn't always bring one close to religion. ...
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Episode 4 - Dr. Gabor Mate, Psychedelics in Unlocking the Unconscious from 2017-04-04T01:36:48
Many variables factor into the diseases that afflict our lives that go beyond the obvious medical symptoms. Complex unconscious psychological stresses underlie and contribute to all chronic medi...
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Episode 3 - Mac McClelland, The Psychedelic Miracle from 2017-03-27T20:46:47
Mac McClelland joins the MAPS Podcast for the first original episode of content for the show. Mac is an award winning journalist who wrote the article “The Psychedelic Miracle” for Rolling Stone...
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Episode 2 - Stephen Ross, M.D., Psilocybin, Addiction, and End of Life from 2017-03-18T07:05:07
Since 2008, the NYU Psychedelic Research Group (established in 2006) has administered a moderate dose of psilocybin to 16 participants in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy ...
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Episode 1 - James Fadiman, Scientific Problem Solving with Psychedelics from 2017-03-18T07:00:59
Scientific Problem Solving with Psychedelics
James will describe how to best use psychoactive materials for enhanced problem solving, a poorly understood and under-researched area. Howeve...
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