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MAPS Canada Podcast

20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

As you explore the promising world of psychedelic healing, the MAPS Canada Podcast is your resource for science-based information, learning, and invigorating conversation! Tune in to keep up to date with the international psychedelic movement.
MAPS Canada works with partners in government, business, and the community to advance equitable access to legal and regulated psychedelic medicine in Canada by supporting scientific, multidisciplinary research; advocating for drug policy reform; offering public education.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for the full experience of the video podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MAPSCanada
Become part of the psychedelic renaissance by donating at https://mapscanada.org/donate/

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Episodes

You Had a Mystical Experience - Now What? | Podcast With Michael Phillip

December 06, 2023 17:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Michael Phillip is the creator and host of Third Eye Drops, a media vessel dedicated to philosophy, psychology, spirituality, meaning, and adventure (both physical and mental). Michael is a writer, podcast host, speaker, community-builder, and wonder junkie holding a B.A. in Journalism. Check it out at https://thirdeyedrops.com/ And consider donating to MAPS Canada at https://mapscanada.org/donate/

A Christian Minister Took Psychedelics, This Happened | Podcast with Don Lattin

October 05, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 90.6 MB

Don Lattin is a veteran religion journalist and award-winning author of several books on psychedelics including The Harvard Psychedelic Club and his latest book God on Psychedelics. He was a speaker at Psychedelic Science 2023, the world biggest ever conference on psychedelics, and he has been closely following the movement from it's beginnings. In this podcast, hear Don Lattin's perspective on the rise of psychedelic churches, the NYU-John Hopkins study on religious clergy members experien...

The Soap Maker Quietly Leading the Psychedelic Revolution | Podcast with David Bronner

August 03, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes - 36.6 MB

David Bronner is the CEO (Cosmic Engagement Officer) of Dr. Bronners as well as a board member of MAPS and a long-time activist and leader in the psychedelic, hemp and organic-fair trade movements.

Why You May Soon Have a Local MDMA Clinic | Podcast with Rick Doblin

May 31, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

Listen to this interview with Rick Doblin on new results from the MAPS Phase III clinical trials for MDMA assisted therapy, the upcoming biggest psychedelic conference in the world ever—Psychedelic Science 2023—and stories of getting banned from the U.S for life. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., is the founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) founded in 1986. MAPS is a nonprofit organization that provides public education, research and policy reform towa...

Can Psychedelic Help Solve The Climate Crisis? | Podcast with Dr. Dennis McKenna

May 02, 2023 00:15 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

In this episode Dennis McKenna joins MAPS Canada in discussing Ayahuasca tourism, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, Biognosis, the future of the psychedelic movement and the counter-force to the movement—the "war on consciousness". Dennis McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and was a key investigator on the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca. He was part ...

The Researcher Bringing MDMA Therapy to Ukrainians with Dr. Olga Chernoloz

March 31, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MB

🇺🇦 Meet the researcher conducting research to bring MDMA assisted therapy to Ukrainian refugees abroad and ultimately, to the countless victims of the Ukraine War. In this MAPS Canada Podcast episode, Luc Briedé-Cooper and Sabrina Ramkellawan sit down with Dr. Olga Chernoloz a Ukrainian researcher based in Canada. Become part of the psychedelic movement by donating at: https://mapscanada.org/donate/ Dr. Chernoloz has extensive experience in research of psychoactive compounds for mental healt...

The Woman Bringing MDMA Therapy to Ukrainians with Dr. Olga Chernoloz

March 31, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes - 89.6 MB

🇺🇦 Meet the woman conducting research to bring MDMA assisted therapy to Ukrainian refugees abroad and ultimately, to the countless victims of the Ukraine War. In this MAPS Canada Podcast episode, Luc Briedé-Cooper and Sabrina Ramkellawan sit down with Dr. Olga Chernoloz a Ukrainian researcher based in Canada. Become part of the psychedelic movement by donating at: https://mapscanada.org/donate/ Dr. Chernoloz has extensive experience in research of psychoactive compounds for mental health and...

How Can Psychedelics Heal Ancestral Trauma? With Kayla Breelove Carter

February 28, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MB

This is the first episode of the (relaunched) MAPS Canada Podcast featuring MAPS Canada's own board member Kayla Breelove Carter discussing trauma, race and psychedelic therapy. Kayla Breelove Carter works with individuals and organizations to increase their awareness and understanding of trauma, racial trauma, and adverse childhood experiences. With over ten years of clinical experience, Kayla specializes as well in nutritional psychology and psychedelic assisted therapy. As a clinical supe...

Gender and Women in the History of Psychedelics with Dr. Erika Dyck

July 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

This episode concludes Season 1 of the MAPS Canada Podcast. What better way to end our first season than with a very special guest, Dr. Erika Dyck. Erika is a Canadian Historian, Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan, a Canadian Research Chair, and an editor with the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Erika joins us for an interview with Jaipreet Mattu to discuss her 20 years of research on Canada’s past with psychedelic psychiatry, the growing awareness of t...

#5 - Gender and Women in the History of Psychedelics with Dr. Erika Dyck

July 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

This episode concludes Season 1 of the MAPS Canada Podcast. What better way to end our first season than with a very special guest, Dr. Erika Dyck. Erika is a Canadian Historian, Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan, a Canadian Research Chair, and an editor with the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Erika joins us for an interview with Jaipreet Mattu to discuss her 20 years of research on Canada’s past with psychedelic psychiatry, the growing awareness of t...

#4 - Bonus History Interview with Ross Crockford: Part I

June 25, 2021 13:15 - 32 minutes - 75.5 MB

For this bonus interview, we’re joined by Canadian lawyer turned historian and journalist, Ross Crockford. Ross was the editor of Monday Magazine, an alternative weekly paper in Victoria, BC and has over two decades of experience researching Canada’s past, present, and future with psychedelics. It was during his work as an editor that he discovered the work done by Dr. Abram Hoffer; he actually went on to interview Hoffer himself as well as several of his patients, along with many other early...

Bonus History Interview with Ross Crockford: Part I

June 25, 2021 13:15 - 32 minutes - 75.5 MB

For this bonus interview, we’re joined by Canadian lawyer turned historian and journalist, Ross Crockford. Ross was the editor of Monday Magazine, an alternative weekly paper in Victoria, BC and has over two decades of experience researching Canada’s past, present, and future with psychedelics. It was during his work as an editor that he discovered the work done by Dr. Abram Hoffer; he actually went on to interview Hoffer himself as well as several of his patients, along with many other early...

#3 - Canadian History of Psychedelics: Part I

June 21, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 58.9 MB

This episode is the first in our two-part series on Canada’s captivating history with psychedelics. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane... Did you know Canada was once the leading country in psychedelic research? Beginning in the late-1940s, Canada’s first so-called socialist provincial government in Saskatchewan set out to improve the state of mental health care with research at the Weyburn Mental Hospital. Over the course of the 1950s, groundbreaking research with LSD and mescaline w...

Canadian History of Psychedelics: Part I

June 21, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 58.9 MB

This episode is the first in our two-part series on Canada’s captivating history with psychedelics. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane... Did you know Canada was once the leading country in psychedelic research? Beginning in the late-1940s, Canada’s first so-called socialist provincial government in Saskatchewan set out to improve the state of mental health care with research at the Weyburn Mental Hospital. Over the course of the 1950s, groundbreaking research with LSD and mescaline w...

#2 - Self-blinded Microdosing with Dr. Balázs Szigeti

May 17, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 85.2 MB

This episode features our interview with Dr. Balázs Szigeti. Dr. Szigeti is a neuroscientist from Imperial College London who recently published a study (https://elifesciences.org/articles/62878) with his team investigating the placebo effect in psychedelic microdosing. In this interview, we talk about how this unique ‘self-blinding’ microdose study was designed, the benefits of using a citizen science approach in psychedelics research, and ultimately what his findings reveal about microdosin...

Self-blinded Microdosing with Dr. Balázs Szigeti

May 17, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 85.2 MB

This episode features our interview with Dr. Balázs Szigeti. Dr. Szigeti is a neuroscientist from Imperial College London who recently published a study (https://elifesciences.org/articles/62878) with his team investigating the placebo effect in psychedelic microdosing. In this interview, we talk about how this unique ‘self-blinding’ microdose study was designed, the benefits of using a citizen science approach in psychedelics research, and ultimately what his findings reveal about microdosin...

#1 - Introduction to MAPS Canada & Psychedelics

April 19, 2021 08:30 - 23 minutes - 54.5 MB

Welcome to the first episode of the MAPS Canada podcast. This episode introduces listeners to MAPS Canada, it’s mission, goal, and future vision for the safe and beneficial use of psychedelics to treat mental illnesses. This episode also provides an introductory overview of what psychedelics are and how they came to be. You’ll also get a brief history of the role psychedelics have played in early religions, the use of psychedelics in scientific research, and lastly, the neuroscience behind it...

Introduction to MAPS Canada & Psychedelics

April 19, 2021 08:30 - 23 minutes - 54.5 MB

Welcome to the first episode of the MAPS Canada podcast. This episode introduces listeners to MAPS Canada, it’s mission, goal, and future vision for the safe and beneficial use of psychedelics to treat mental illnesses. This episode also provides an introductory overview of what psychedelics are and how they came to be. You’ll also get a brief history of the role psychedelics have played in early religions, the use of psychedelics in scientific research, and lastly, the neuroscience behind it...

Introducing the MAPS Canada Podcast

April 15, 2021 11:15 - 3 minutes - 9.53 MB

Whether you're curious about psychedelics, skeptical of their benefits, or even an experienced psychonaut yourself - this podcast will aim to highlight everything you need to know to navigate their role in our society. Hit subscribe! We'll be releasing new episodes every third monday of the month starting on April 19th.

#0 - Introducing the MAPS Canada Podcast

April 15, 2021 11:15 - 3 minutes - 9.53 MB

Whether you're curious about psychedelics, skeptical of their benefits, or even an experienced psychonaut yourself - this podcast will aim to highlight everything you need to know to navigate their role in our society. Hit subscribe! We'll be releasing new episodes every third monday of the month starting on April 19th.