Divergent States
autor: Divergent States
A History of Magic Mushrooms | Andy Letcher
O tym podcaście
Divergent States cuts through psychedelic hype with grounded, curious conversations about what these substances actually do.
Hosted by 3L1T3, founder of r/Psychonaut, the world’s largest psychedelic harm-reduction community, and co-hosted by Bryan, a USMC veteran and advocate for psychedelic healing, the show brings together lived experience, science, and culture without losing its sense of humor.
This isn’t a spiritual podcast.
This isn’t a marketing platform.
No mysticism. No sales pitch. Just real conversations, harm reduction, and honest questions.
We explore how psychedelics shape mental health, creativity, and society, from underground use and peer-support communities to clinical trials, therapy rooms, and shifting public attitudes. Some episodes get serious. Some get weird. All of them are grounded in respect for the people actually taking these substances and living with the outcomes.
Guests include Rick Doblin, Reggie Watts, Leonard Pickard, Anne Wagner, Hamilton Morris, and Rick Strassman.
Divergent States is built on the same principles that made r/Psychonaut work at scale: curiosity without gullibility, openness without losing your footing, and safety without killing the joy.
If you’re looking for guru worship, this isn’t your show.
If you’re looking for thoughtful, funny, and grounded conversations about psychedelics and the lives they touch, welcome to Divergent States.
New episodes every two weeks.
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- A History of Magic Mushrooms | Andy Letcher · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 19Magic mushrooms may have one of the strangest histories of any psychedelic. They have been connected to prehistoric Europeans, Druids, Vikings, ancient mystery cults, shamans…
- Divergent States Special Report: Robert Rush on the DEA’s Psychedelic Scheduling Proposal · 1 godz. 1 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 18What evidence should justify placing a psychedelic substance in Schedule I, and what happens to research when those restrictions take effect? Attorney Robert T. Rush joins 3L1T3…
- Reality Is Weird Enough: Psychedelic Realism with Danny Forde · 1 godz. 0 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 17When a psychedelic experience feels profoundly true, does that mean it actually tells us something true? Danny Forde, author of Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences, joins…
- The Missing Piece of Psychedelics: Global Psychedelic Society on Community · 1 godz. 7 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 16What if one of the biggest things missing from the modern psychedelic conversation isn't another drug, therapy, or clinical protocol, but community? In this episode of Divergent…
- Portals vs. Pathways: The Real Work After Psychedelics | Jonathan Schecter · 1 godz. 1 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 15There’s a big difference between having a psychedelic experience and actually doing something with it. Jonathan Schecter, host of Vital Point: Pathways to Integration and founder…
- The Counterculture of Aging: Abbie Rosner on Psychedelics and Elderhood · 1 godz. 6 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 14What can psychedelics offer when the question is no longer “Who am I becoming?” but “What do I do with the life I’ve already lived?” Abbie Rosner, author of Psychedelics and the…
- Naked Out Loud: Machan Taylor on Memory, Music, and MDMA Therapy · 59 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 13Machan Taylor has spent a lifetime using her voice. As a singer, songwriter, performer, and author of Naked Out Loud, she has worked with artists including Pink Floyd, Pat…
- The Art of Psychedelic Peer Support | Zendo Project · 1 godz. 4 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 12What actually happens when a psychedelic experience becomes overwhelming in the middle of a concert, festival, or crowded event? 3L1T3 and Bryan sit down with Case Newsom…
- Who Should Be Allowed to Guide Psychedelic Experiences? | Dori Lewis · 56 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 11Dori Lewis is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, Natural Medicine Facilitator, and Co-Founder of Elemental Psychedelics. She also owns Reflective Healing Center, one of…
- The NFL Broke His Brain… Then Ibogaine Changed Everything | Robert Gallery · 55 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 10Former NFL player and College Football Hall of Famer Robert Gallery joins Divergent States for one of the most raw conversations we’ve had on the show. After retiring from…
- The Hidden Politics of Psychedelic Media | Dennis Walker · 1 godz. 3 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 9Dennis Walker joins Divergent States to unpack how psychedelic stories actually become “news,” why sensationalism dominates drug coverage, and how media narratives shape public…
- Psychedelics Don’t Fix Your Life… Here’s What They Actually Do | Talia Eisenberg · 56 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 8Psychedelics don’t fix your life. They don’t make you a better person. They don’t replace responsibility. And they don’t solve the problems waiting for you when you come back. In…
- Psilocybin Therapy Works… But Not Like You Think, with Compass Pathways · 55 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 7If one or two psychedelic sessions can produce measurable improvements in treatment-resistant depression, why does modern psychiatry still rely on daily medication? In this…
- Manuela Picq: The People Behind the Coca Leaf - The Many Faces of Coca Part Three · 49 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 6This is the human center of The Many Faces of Coca. By the time coca enters Western conversations, it’s already been abstracted—reduced to policy, drugs, or crime. But for…
- Dennis McKenna: The Chemistry Behind the Coca Leaf - The Many Faces of Coca Part Two · 1 godz. 3 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 5The Many Faces of Coca – Part Two In Part Two of the Many Faces of Coca series, 3L1T3 and Bryan sit down with renowned ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna to explore the science…
- Wade Davis: From Sacred Leaf to Global Scapegoat - The Many Faces of Coca Part One · 1 godz. 0 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 4In Part One of The Many Faces of Coca, 3L1T3 and Bryan sit down with Wade Davis to unpack the long history of the coca leaf and how a plant used for over 8,000 years became…
- ETEREO: What No One Tells You About Iboga Work · 50 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 3Iboga has a reputation. It’s intense. It’s long. It carries real risk. And for some people, it’s life-changing. But what actually happens inside a retreat container? And what…
- Cesar Marin: Microdosing, Midlife, and Reinvention · 58 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 2What happens when a 25-year career at CNN ends — and a new life begins? In this episode of Divergent States, we talk with Cesar Marin, former CNN producer and founder of…
- Shane Mauss: How Psychedelics Actually Change the Mind · 1 godz. 8 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 1What really happens when psychedelics change someone, and why do some people come back grounded while others spiral into ego, conspiracy, or spiritual bypassing? In this…
- Inside Season Two: Integration, Not Escapism · 13 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 25Season Two of Divergent States is about something simple and surprisingly rare: exploring altered states without losing touch with reality. In this preview episode, 3L1T3 and…
