The Psychedelic Podcast
Third Wave
The Psychedelic Podcast connects you to the leaders and pioneers of the psychedelic renaissance.
From deep healing to creativity, leadership to spirituality, business, health, human performance, relationships, sexuality, and even culture itself—every aspect of our world is being transformed by psychedelic medicines.
Get an inspired, informed, balanced look into how these powerful medicines are already being safely and responsibly used to catalyze both personal and collective transformation.
Whether you're just curious or a seasoned psychonaut, or somewhere in between, you'll get insightful, practical, cutting-edge conversations from the forefront of the psychedelic movement.
Join us as we explore how psychedelics can be integrated into culture for the evolution of humanity.
From deep healing to creativity, leadership to spirituality, business, health, human performance, relationships, sexuality, and even culture itself—every aspect of our world is being transformed by psychedelic medicines.
Get an inspired, informed, balanced look into how these powerful medicines are already being safely and responsibly used to catalyze both personal and collective transformation.
Whether you're just curious or a seasoned psychonaut, or somewhere in between, you'll get insightful, practical, cutting-edge conversations from the forefront of the psychedelic movement.
Join us as we explore how psychedelics can be integrated into culture for the evolution of humanity.
Episodes
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Mar 19, 2017 • 1h 7min
Mike 'Zappy' Zapolin - The Critical Mass of Spirituality
Our guest is Mike (Zappy) Zapolin, entrepreneur and psychedelic advocate. Zappy is the director of the award-winning documentary "The Reality of Truth," an exploration of the mystical and spiritual insights that the psychedelic experience can offer. Here we talk to Zappy about his advocacy, the future of psychedelics in the modern world, and how we can reach a 'critical mass' of spiritual evolution. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-zappy/
Mar 12, 2017 • 1h 1min
Reverend Danny Nemu - Drugs in the Bible
Our guest is Reverend Danny Nemu, historian and author. He talks to us about drugs in the bible – and how priests used them to induce divine visions. It's surprising how many natural substances mentioned in the bible are psychoactive, and were almost certainly used for their mind-altering properties. We also discuss how drug stigma has changed since biblical times, and what it means for the future of psychedelics. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-danny-nemu/
Mar 5, 2017 • 1h 9min
Ismail Ali - Ayahuasca in the Grieving Process
Our guest is Ismail Ali, Policy Fellow at MAPS. Ismail helps develop sensible drug policy that will create alternatives to the failed war on drugs. He talks to us about his experiences with psychedelics, including an ayahuasca experience with his family for the purpose of coping with personal tragedy. We talk about psychedelics, family and drug policy in the US. See our full summary and show links here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-ismail-ali
Feb 17, 2017 • 58min
Dr Neal Goldsmith - Psychedelic Therapy
An inside look into microdosing, psychedelic therapy, and personal growth.
Feb 13, 2017 • 1h 4min
Henry Fisher, Ph.D. - Drug Policy in the UK
Our guest is Dr Henry Fisher, policy director at the UK-based drug policy think tank, VolteFace. Henry and the team at VolteFace are hoping to make positive changes to current UK drug policy by getting people outside the drug reform community involved in the debate. Politicians are much more likely to listen to patient groups, economic think tanks or doctors than people in the drug reform community: and this is how VolteFace hope to change the face of drug policy in the UK. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-henry-fisher/
Jan 29, 2017 • 46min
Ayelet Waldman - Microdosing for A Really Good Day
Our guest is Ayelet Waldman: author and legal expert who recently published "A Really Good Day", an account of her experience with microdosing. In her book she reports that a month of LSD microdoses improved her life in many ways, and she argues for the decriminalisation of drugs and for the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. We talk to her about her experiences and the future of drug policy around the world. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-ayelet-waldman-really-good-day/
Jan 28, 2017 • 57min
Jonathan Thompson - Psychedelic Parenting
In this episode of the Third Wave Podcast, Jonathan Thompson of Psychedelic Parenting talks to us about his views on community, honesty, religion and spirituality, and how the psychedelic experience can contribute to raising a loving family. He's been called a Pothead Parent… but Jonathan tells us that there's much more to his philosophy than recreational drugs. For a fully summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/jonathan-thompson-psychedelic-parenting/
Jan 27, 2017 • 53min
Mike Margolies - Sharing our Psychedelic Stories
We speak to Mike Margolies from Psymposia, an events group and digital magazine focused on psychedelics and drug policy reform. Mike talks about how Psymposia organises a platform for people to talk about their psychedelic experiences, and issues within the psychedelic community. We discuss the privilege still inherent in psychedelic culture when it comes to drug use and criminalisation, and what we can do to become a more diverse community. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-mike-margolies-psymposia/
Jan 26, 2017 • 51min
Gay Dillingham - Death and Psychedelics
We speak to Gay Dillingham: filmmaker, environmentalist and producer. Gay has just released a film 20 years in the making, "Dying to Know", a documentary about the relationship between two of the most influential people in the history of modern psychedelics, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (or Ram Dass). The film brings us to face with the taboo of death and how the psychedelic experience can help our society come to terms with mortality. Here, Gay discusses the making of the film, along with her own encounters with death and tragedy, and how psychedelics could begin to change the way we view mortality. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-gay-dillingham-dying-to-know/
Jan 25, 2017 • 1h 4min
Stephen Bright, Ph.D. - The Challenges of Psychedelic Research
We're joined by Dr Stephen Bright, co-founder of PRISM and a leading psychedelic researcher in Australia. Stephen talks to us about the problems facing the psychedelic movement in Australia, where a conservative government perpetuates a 'Pathological Paradigm' that rewards negative views on drugs. Stephen tells us how the future of drug policy in Australia depends on research, the media, and a shift in popular opinion. For a full summary and show links, go here: https://thethirdwave.co/psychedelia-stephen-bright-prism/
