Psychedelics Today
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Psychedelics Today is the planetary leader in psychedelic education, media, and advocacy. Covering up-to-the-minute developments and diving deep into crucial topics bridging the scientific, academic, philosophical, societal, and cultural, Psychedelics Today is leading the discussion in this rapidly evolving ecosystem.
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- PT 664 - Robert Rush - DEA Emergency Scheduling Abuse · 1 h 26 min · Episode 664Attorney Robert Rush joins Joe in Breckenridge to talk about challenging DEA scheduling decisions, from the 2024 DOI and DOC hearing to the emergency scheduling of 7-OH compounds…
- PT 663 - Jackie Tileston - Penn Psychedelic Collaborative · 1 h 13 min · Episode 663Jackie Tileston, a painter and Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, brings decades of nondual practice and a working artist's eye to the question of what…
- PT 662 - Jordan Kronick - PEAKING · 1 h 8 min · Episode 662Joe sits down with Jordan Kronick, the director, writer, and producer of Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness, a new documentary now rolling out in theaters city by…
- PT 661 - Kenneth Tupper, PhD: Harm Reduction, Drug Education, Canadian Ayahuasca, and Psychedelic Public Health · 1 h 15 min · Episode 661Kenneth Tupper has spent decades working at the intersection of drug policy, public health, harm reduction, education, and psychedelics. In this episode, Joe Moore talks with…
- PT 660 - Josh Lipson & Roman Palitsky: Psychedelic Harms and the Post-Psychedelic Challenges Study · 1 h 12 min · Episode 660This is an important discussion about harms, and what we should be doing about them. Josh and Roman are working on a major study at Emory University to answer some of the basic…
- PT 659 - Megan Bowers & Mikayla Hellwich · 1 h 20 min · Episode 659This is a special episode featuring two of our favorite organizations. DanceSafe and Shulgin Foundation. Listen to Joe Moore record with the heads of these orgs and learn about…
- PT 658 - Mareesa Stertz – Sphinx Gate Beyond Burning Man: Psychedelic Healing Without Psychedelics · 1 h 15 min · Episode 658My friend Mareesa joins us again on PT to discuss art, integration, psychedelic experiences without drugs, the heros journey and her smaller sphinxes that may start touring the…
- PT 657 - Rachel Turetzky PhD & Douglas S. Wingate DTCM: The Eight-Circuit Model, Metaprogramming, and Psychedelic Therapy · 1 h 18 min · Episode 657Kyle and Joe interview Rachel Turetzky & Douglas S. Wingate about their perspectives on the Wilson\Leary 8 Circuit Model of consciousness. They recently released a CE approved…
- PT 656 - Travis Tyler Fluck: Denver Mushroom Decriminalization, Mutual Aid, and the Future of Psychedelic Culture · 1 h 43 min · Episode 656Denver mushroom decriminalization changed the national conversation around psilocybin access, personal use, and grassroots psychedelic reform. In this episode of Psychedelics…
- PT 655 - Martha Hammel and Tasia Poinsatte - Aspen Psychedelic Symposium · 54 minAspen Psychedelic Symposium is the focus of this conversation with Martha Hammel of the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center and Tasia Poinsatte of Healing Advocacy Fund. They join…
- PT 654 - Erica Rex - Seeing What Is There · 1 h 20 min · Episode 654Seeing What Is There is at the center of this conversation with journalist and author Erica Rex, who joins Joe Moore to discuss her book Seeing What Is There: My Search for…
- PT 653 - Dr. Michael Alpert and Peter Alberding - ALS, Existential Distress, and Ketamine Therapy · 1 h 19 min · Episode 653ALS and ketamine therapy are at the center of this conversation with psychiatrist Dr. Michael Alpert and Peter Alberding, who was diagnosed with ALS in late 2023. Alpert is a…
- PT 652 - Esme Dark - Psychedelics, Somatics and the Shadow · 1 h 14 min · Episode 652Dr. Esme Dark joins Kyle Buller for a conversation on psychedelic therapy, somatic psychotherapy, and shadow work. Based in Australia, Dark is a clinical psychologist, somatic…
- PT 651 - Betty Aldworth & Ismail Ali: MAPS Co-Executive Directors on Leadership, Research, and the Future of Psychedelics · 1 h 22 min · Episode 651MAPS co-executive directors Betty Aldworth and Ismail Ali join Psychedelics Today to talk about leading one of the most visible organizations in the psychedelic field during a…
- PT 650 - Joe Moore Psychedelics Today on Leadership, Integration, and the Psychedelic Landscape · 1 h 6 min · Episode 650Jen Davenport joins Psychedelics Today to interview co-founder Joe Moore about the growth of Psychedelics Today, the broader psychedelic ecosystem, and how professionals are…
- PT 649 - Melissa Lavasani and Jay Kopelman · 1 h 10 min · Episode 649Melissa Lavasani & Jay Kopelman join our podcast to discuss how psychedelic policy is actually moving in Washington, DC. Lavasani leads Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, a DC-based…
- PT 648 - Enamory - Couples Therapy with Ketamine · 1 h 23 min · Episode 648Enamory is a clinical practice, training institute, and nonprofit research organization focused on psychedelic assisted couples therapy. In this episode, clinical psychologists…
- PT 647 - Joshua White: Fireside Project and Lucy, an AI Training Simulator for Psychedelic Support · 1 h 11 min · Episode 647Fireside Project is a nonprofit that helps reduce the risks of psychedelic experiences through a free support line, coaching, education, and research. In this episode, Joshua…
- PT 646 - Manvir Singh: Shamanism the Timeless Religion · 1 h 8 min · Episode 646Manvir Singh joins Psychedelics Today to unpack what shamanism means and why the term matters now. Singh is an anthropologist and author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion. He…
- PT 645 - Oli Genn-Bash: Functional Mushrooms, Hype Cycles, and Mycelial Thinking · 1 h 14 min · Episode 645Oli Genn-Bash (Brighton, UK) joins Joe Moore for a grounded conversation on the boom in functional mushrooms and why the category may be moving too quickly. As the founder of The…
- PT 644 - Tricia Eastman: Seeding Consciousness, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation · 1 h 13 min · Episode 644In this live episode, Tricia Eastman joins to discuss Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, Psychedelic Initiation. She explains why many Indigenous initiatory…
- PT 643 - Logan Davidson - American Ibogaine, State Strategy, and the Future of Psychedelic Policy · 1 h 16 min · Episode 643Logan Davidson joins the show to talk about the fast-moving world of Ibogaine in American and why state-based leadership is shaping the future of psychedelic reform. Davidson is…
- PT 642 - Michael Sapiro PhD - Truth Medicine, Psychedelics, and Living Your Truth · 1 h 13 min · Episode 642In this episode, Michael Sapiro joins Kyle Buller to explore truth, healing, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through the lens of his new book, Truth Medicine. A clinical…
- PT 641 - Joe Moore & Kyle Buller - Holotropic Breathwork, Somatics, and Foundations for Psychedelic Work · 1 h 5 min · Episode 641Holotropic Breathwork sits at the center of this wide ranging conversation between Psychedelics Today co-founders Joe Moore and Kyle Buller. Drawing from decades of personal…
- PT 640 - Alexander Beiner - Psychedelics, Culture, and the Games We Play · 1 h 24 min · Episode 640Alexander Beiner joins Psychedelics Today to explore how psychedelics, culture, and power shape each other. A writer, facilitator, and co founder of the conference Breaking…
- PT 639 - Evelyn Eddy Shoop PMHNP-BC: Lived Experience, Qualitative Data, and the Future of Psychedelic Care · 1 h 6 min · Episode 639Overview Evelyn Eddy Shoop PMHNP-BC joins Psychedelics Today to share her journey from Division I athlete to psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and psilocybin research…
- PT 638 - Dr Jason Konner - Psychedelic Oncologist · 1 h 12 min · Episode 638In this episode, Joe Moore sits down with Dr. Jason Konner, a longtime oncologist who recently left his full-time clinical role at Memorial Sloan Kettering to devote himself to…
- PT 637 - Genesee Herzberg — Ketamine Truths, MDMA Hopes, and the Work of Integration · 1 h 22 min · Episode 637Clinical psychologist Dr. Genesee Herzberg joins Kyle to reflect on two decades in trauma work and 15 years inside the psychedelic ecosystem—from early MAPS conferences to…
- PT 636 - Dr. Ros Watts – Building Communities and Connection · 1 h 37 min · Episode 636Clinical psychologist Dr. Ros Watts joins Psychedelics Today to share insights from her decade of work with psilocybin therapy and her evolving focus on community-based…
- PT 635 - Jennifer Espenscheid — Art as a Practice, Psychedelics as a Teacher · 1 h 14 min · Episode 635Artist, builder, and podcast host Jennifer Espenscheid joins Joe Moore for a rich conversation on creativity, process, and the spiritual dimensions of making art. Drawing from…
- PT 634 - Brad Adams - LAMPS · 1 h 25 min · Episode 634Brad Adams — LAMPS (Los Angeles Psychedelic Society) joins Kyle to trace his path from PhD researcher to community builder. Brad shares how early work in AIDS, Alzheimer's…
- PT 633 - Dreamshadow - Life and Breath · 1 h 21 min · Episode 633In this episode, Kyle and Joe sit down with filmmaker Mustapha Khan and Dreamshadow's Elizabeth & Lenny Gibson to explore Life and Breath—a new documentary immersing viewers in…
- PT 632 - Megan Portnoy MS - Ontological Design, Psychedelic Spaces, and Integrating Rigor · 1 h 33 min · Episode 632In this episode, Joe Moore talks with Megan Portnoy, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Antioch University New England, about how ontological design can reshape the…
- PT 631 - Kyle Buller and Joe Moore - Breathwork, Community, Bodywork and more! · 1 h 4 min · Episode 631Joe and Kyle open with reflections from their first r/psychonaut AMA, then pivot to why they're building Navigators—our off-social community with book/film clubs, early ad-free…
- PT 630 - TK Wonder and Cipriana Quann · 52 min · Episode 630Interviewers: Joe Moore & Anne Philippi Guests: TK Wonder & Cipriana Quann (The Quann Sisters) Recorded: June 18 during MAPS PS 2025 Content note: This episode discusses…
- PT 629 - Ivar Goksøyr - MDMA Therapy for Therapists · 1 h 5 min · Episode 629In this candid, practice-focused conversation, Joe is joined by Norwegian psychologist and researcher Ivar Goksøyr to explore how therapists' own healing journeys can measurably…
- PT 628 - Kyle Buller and Joe Moore - Breathwork, Community, Creativity, and Fresh Psychedelic Research · 1 h 0 min · Episode 628Joe and Kyle debrief a hometown Dreamshadow Transpersonal Breathwork weekend in Breckenridge, then sketch the next chapter for Psychedelics Today: a community-centric model…
- PT 627 - Mary Carreon — Censorship, Psychedelic Media & Policy Crosscurrents · 1 h 11 min · Episode 627Episode summary Joe and Mary dive into how platform censorship and shifting algorithms have reshaped psychedelic media, why DoubleBlind moved to a "newsletter-first" model, and…
- PT 626 - Kyle & Joe Catch-Up: Vital Cohort 4, Breathwork, Community & a Psychedelic News Roundup · 1 h 8 min · Episode 626Joe and Kyle celebrate Vital Cohort 4 and reflect on why Vital is more than a 12-month psychedelic-informed training—it's a living community (alumni webinars, discussion groups…
- PT 625 Greg Shanken — Collaborence, Community Access & Ethical Growth in Psychedelics · 1 h 9 min · Episode 625Joe Moore sits down with Greg Shanken (Colorado Psychedelic Society, Collaborence Psychedelic Business Association; founder, Higher Frequency Network) for a wide-ranging…
- PT 624 - Dr. Cat Meyer - Sex, Love, Psychedelics · 1 h 18 min · Episode 624In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore sits down with Dr. Cat Meyer, licensed psychotherapist, sex therapist, and host of Sex, Love, Psychedelics. Together, they…
- PT 623 - Dee Dee Goldpaugh - Embracing Pleasure · 1 h 17 min · Episode 623Joe Moore interviews Dee Dee Goldpaugh, LCSW about their new book Embrace Pleasure: How Psychedelics Can Heal Our Sexuality. The discussion covers the book's reception, critiques…
- PT 622 - Matt Xavier - The Psychedelic DJ · 1 h 5 min · Episode 622From the Rave Scene to Psychedelic Therapy In this episode, Kyle Buller speaks with Matt Xavier, DJ, therapist, and author. The conversation took place live at Psychedelic…
- PT 621 - Dr Case Newsom - Zendo Project · 1 h 17 min · Episode 621In this episode, Joe Moore sits down with Dr. Case Newsom, an emergency room physician in Denver and Medical Director for both Zendo Project and Stadium Medical. They explore how…
- PT 620 - Kat Murti – Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Meta Censorship, and the Fight for Science · 1 h 20 min · Episode 620In this episode, Joe Moore is joined by Kat Murti, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the largest youth-led network working to end the war on drugs…
- PT 619 - Sphinx Gate with Mareesa Stertz and Tania Abdul · 1 h 8 min · Episode 619In this episode, Joe Moore is joined by Mareesa Stertz and Tania Abdul, the visionaries behind Sphinx Gate, one of Burning Man 2025's most ambitious and mythic art installations…
- PT 618 - Chad Charles - Integrating 5-MeO-DMT: Therapy, Harm Reduction, and Best Practices · 1 h 13 min · Episode 618In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore sits down with Chad Charles — educator, mentor, and practitioner specializing in 5-MeO-DMT therapy. Chad shares his decade-long…
- PT 617 - Alan Davis - Psychedelic Research and Patient Safety at Ohio State & Exploring Ibogaine's Potential · 1 h 15 min · Episode 617In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore sits down with Alan Davis, Associate Professor at Ohio State University, to explore the evolving landscape of Ibogaine research…
- PT 616 - Karina Bashir on Psychedelics, Islam, and Human Rights · 1 h 5 min · Episode 616In this engaging episode of the Psychedelics Today podcast, host Joe Moore sits down with Karina Bashir, an attorney working at the intersection of law, business ethics, and…
- PT 615 - Kristen Nash and Erica Siegel on Risk Reduction and Psychedelic Safety · 1 h 21 min · Episode 615In this deeply important episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore is joined by Kristen Nash, MPH, and returning guest Erica Siegel, LCSW, for a nuanced conversation about risk…
