The Psychedelic Podcast
298 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 245 ratingsThe 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.
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Episodes
Craig Heacock - Staunching Spiritual Wounds: New Hope Through New Modalities
February 01, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour - 156 MBDr. Craig Heacock, psychiatrist and ketamine treatment provider, offers a counterpoint to a previous guest’s view on mental illness and psychiatric medications. While his goal is always to have patients on as few medications as possible, Craig stresses the importance of correctly understanding the nuances of mental health and mental health treatments instead of painting with a broad brush. He and Paul also discuss the current state and near-future of psychedelic treatments for mental health,...
Nisha Khanna - Disconnection as Disease: Ayurveda and the Return to Balance
January 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBDr. Nisha Khanna blends Western medicine with the ancient practice of Ayurveda to create holistic health—emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. Her focus is on getting to the root cause of disease and correcting imbalance, not just covering up the symptoms. In this episode, Nisha and Paul discuss recognizing your higher self, disconnection as disease, and the role of psychedelics in whole-being health.
Nisha Khanna, M.D. - Disconnection as Disease: Ayurveda and the Return to Balance
January 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 142 MBDr. Nisha Khanna blends Western medicine with the ancient practice of Ayurveda to create holistic health—emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. Her focus is on getting to the root cause of disease and correcting imbalance, not just covering up the symptoms. In this episode, Nisha and Paul discuss recognizing your higher self, disconnection as disease, and the role of psychedelics in whole-being health.
Nik Vassev - Building a Meta-Modern Matrix: A New Take on Capitalism and Consciousness
January 17, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBAfter several years in high-pressure technology jobs he didn’t enjoy, Nik Vassev had his first psychedelic experience and realized he had full power to transform his life. Less than 18 months later, he had expanded his psychedelic use and created Mindleap, the world’s first tele-health platform for therapeutic integration. In this episode, Nik and Paul discuss changing your life through psychedelics, the drive to help others, and the full meaning of “integration”.
Natasja Pelgrom - 5-MEO-DMT, Integration, and Connecting With the Divine
January 10, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBAfter years spent running an Amsterdam nightclub, Natasja Pelgrom had refined the art of “sex and drugs and rock and roll”. At 33, however, she had an epiphany—and spent the next several years releasing her co-dependencies, healing childhood trauma, and rediscovering how to welcome sacredness back into her life. Today, Natasja is a sacred medicine woman, mystic, devotional creative, and visionary who leads spiritual alchemy journeys, providing a compassionate space for healing and rememberin...
Timothy Ko - DMT and Addiction: Uncovering the Root Cause of Trauma
January 03, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBTimothy Ko came to the psychedelic space as a result of his deeply personal connections with depression, anxiety, and addiction. As the CEO of Entheon Biomedical, an organization working on a legal IV DMT protocol, Timothy is dedicated to providing an effective and scalable therapy that will serve as a vital resource for those afflicted with a substance-use disorder, and who are wanting to reclaim their lives. In this episode, Timothy and Paul discuss their personal experiences with psychede...
Mendel Kaelen, Ph.D. - Music and Psychedelic Medicine: Healing Through Sound
December 27, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBWhile a PhD researcher at Imperial College London, Mendel Kaelen investigated the brain mechanisms of classic psychedelic drugs and their effects on music-perception and music-evoked emotion. After a year off spent integrating his ayahuasca experiences in the Amazon, Mendel completed his Master’s Degree before founding Wavepaths, an algorithmic music system that unifies immersive arts, psychotherapies, and intelligent technologies into new models of care. In this episode, Mendel and Paul exp...
Mendel Kaelen - Music and Psychedelic Medicine: Healing Through Sound
December 27, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBWhile a PhD researcher at Imperial College London, Mendel Kaelen investigated the brain mechanisms of classic psychedelic drugs and their effects on music-perception and music-evoked emotion. After a year off spent integrating his ayahuasca experiences in the Amazon, Mendel completed his Master’s Degree before founding Wavepaths, an algorithmic music system that unifies immersive arts, psychotherapies, and intelligent technologies into new models of care. In this episode, Mendel and Paul exp...
Danny Motyka - What the Past Teaches About the Future of Psychedelics
December 20, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBWith a decades-long commitment to psychedelic advocacy and research, a firsthand knowledge of the life-changing benefits of plant medicine, and his role as CEO of Psygen Labs, Danny Motyka brings a unique perspective to the future of psychedelics. In this episode, he and Paul discuss the differences between the cannabis and psychedelic industries, the role of plant medicines as preventative treatments, and what psychedelic therapy might look like in the near future.
Danny Motyka - Chemistry, Biosynthetics, and the Promise of Novel Psychedelic Medicines
December 20, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBWith a decades-long commitment to psychedelic advocacy and research, a firsthand knowledge of the life-changing benefits of plant medicine, and his role as CEO of Psygen Labs, Danny Motyka brings a unique perspective to the future of psychedelics. In this episode, he and Paul discuss the differences between the cannabis and psychedelic industries, the role of plant medicines as preventative treatments, and what psychedelic therapy might look like in the near future.
Bett Williams - Psilocybin, Private Rituals, and Personal Journeys
December 13, 2020 13:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBBett Williams is a contemporary psychedelics pioneer, author, and podcast host. In this episode, she talks with Paul Austin about her introduction to mushrooms, her decades-long break from them, her re-entry into the world of psychedelics, and her experience with solo, ritualized journeys.
Ian-Michael Hébert - Plant Medicine, Community, and a 21st-Century Paradise
December 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBAfter facilitating the expansion of Esalen Institute, the Denali Education Center, Chena Hot Springs, the Center for Ecological Living and Learning, and more, Ian-Michael Hébert founded Holos, dedicated to a world where humanity honors the interdependence of all life and actively stewards the health of individuals, society, and our planet’s ecosystems. In this episode, Ian-Michael talks with Paul about intentional living, honoring the earth, healing through plant medicine, and giving back to...
Boomer Anderson - Biohacking, Self-Optimization, and Becoming Superhuman
November 29, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBAt the age of 30, with a successful career and a highly active lifestyle, Boomer Anderson was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. This unpleasant surprise led him on a journey to self-optimization covering everything from sleep to diet to meditation to psychedelics and more, all grounded in data. In this episode, Boomer and Paul discuss their ongoing personal journeys, how to succeed at habit change, and what it means to become superhuman.
Erick Godsey - Myth, Mastery, and the Mystical Cure for Depression
November 23, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour - 160 MBErick Godsey is on the forefront of self-optimization through physical health, reframing our stories, responsible psychedelic use, mastery, and flow. In this episode, he talks with Paul about the psychedelic experience that almost broke his brain, how he defines “mastery”, the lies we’ve been told about psychiatric drugs, and how to truly recover from depression and anxiety.
Casey Paleos M.D. -Telemedicine, Ketamine Lozenges, and Healing Depression
November 18, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 125 MBDr. Casey Paleos is among the earliest researchers in the third wave of psychedelic study, both in ketamine and other psychedelics. In this episode, he and Paul discuss the use of ketamine in telemedicine, early psilocybin and ketamine trials, effective ketamine protocols, and re-forming the grooves in our brains.
Casey Paleos, M.D. -Telemedicine, Ketamine Lozenges, and Healing Depression
November 18, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 125 MBDr. Casey Paleos is among the earliest researchers in the third wave of psychedelic study, both in ketamine and other psychedelics. In this episode, he and Paul discuss the use of ketamine in telemedicine, early psilocybin and ketamine trials, effective ketamine protocols, and re-forming the grooves in our brains.
Kyle Kingsbury - Parenting, Polyamory, and Accepting Paradox
November 09, 2020 12:51 - 1 hour - 268 MBIn this episode, Paul Austin, founder of Third Wave, and former UFC fighter Kyle Kingsbury discuss the role of psychedelics in parenting, polyamory, interconnectedness, masculinity, caring for the earth, and accepting paradox.
Will Van Derveer, M.D. - Shaping Your Own Reality with Ketamine
November 01, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBIn this episode, Paul Austin, founder of Third Wave, and integrative psychiatrist Dr. Will Van Derveer discuss the mind/body connection, the role of ketamine as a catalyst for long-term whole-body health, and the importance of personal responsibility in sustaining positive transformation.
Marcela Ot'alora - What Quarantine and Psychedelics Share in Common
October 25, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 87.2 MBIn this episode, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, and Marcela Ot'alora, researcher and MDMA therapist, discuss some unexpected similarities in the insights gained through isolation and psychedelic experiences.
Marcela Ot'alora - What Quarantine and Psychedelics Share
October 25, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 87.2 MBIn this episode, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, and Marcela Ot'alora, researcher and MDMA therapist, discuss some unexpected similarities in the insights gained through isolation and psychedelic experiences.
Trevor Millar - How Inner Reflection Catalyzes External Evolution
October 18, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn this episode, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, and Trevor Millar, Executive Director of the Canadian Psychedelic Association, discuss the recent petition to the Canadian government to decriminalize all psychedelics, how to blend the competing philosophies of the personal and the collective, and the drive to share the transformational benefits of psychedelics with others.
Jesse Gould - Healing War Trauma Through Ayahuasca
October 11, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, and Jesse Gould, founder and President of Heroic Hearts Project, discuss the role of ayahuasca in treating veterans’ mental health. As an army ranger deployed three times to Afghanistan, Gould overcame his own PTSD through ayahuasca therapy, and is now dedicated to helping other veterans do the same.
Tucker Max - Healing Emotional Trauma, Embracing Personal Responsibility
October 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 172 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave and Tucker Max, bestselling author and entrepreneur, discuss the role of psychedelics in processing trauma, empowering individual choice, and guiding personal evolution. You’ll hear about the specific ways that psychedelics help you confront and process trauma, the importance of creating productive relationships with therapeutic substances, and the power of the stories we tell ourselves.
Tom and Sheri Eckert - Inside the Campaign to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy in Oregon
September 27, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 90.6 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, speaks with husband-and-wife team Tom and Sheri Eckert—seasoned psychotherapists, founders of the Oregon Psilocybin Society, and architects of the Psilocybin Service Initiative of Oregon (Yes on 109), a statewide ballot initiative campaign to legalize psilocybin-assisted therapy. Here you’ll find an inside glimpse into their vision to make psilocybin therapy available not just for people with particular mental health diagnoses, but for ...
Jennie Rivlin, Ph.D. - The Transformational Power of Microdosing
September 20, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBLeadership coach Dr. Jennie Rivlin explains how the Third Wave Microdosing Experience helped her move from fear to flow, overcome depression, and find healing in community.
Dr. Jennie Rivlin Ph. D. - The Transformational Power of Microdosing
September 20, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 126 MBLeadership coach Dr. Jennie Rivlin explains how the Third Wave Microdosing Experience helped her move from fear to flow, overcome depression, and find healing in community.
Joe Tafur, M.D. - Integrated Spirituality as a Path to Healing and Wholeness
September 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave and Joe Tafur, M.D., integrative family physician, curandero, speaker, and author of The Fellowship of the River: A Medical Doctor’s Exploration into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine, chat about the ways in which science and spirituality are intersecting to help heal humanity—a breakthrough he’s exploring through the Modern Spirit Epigenetic Project, an initiative that has seen him join forces with the Multidisciplinary Association f...
Dr. Joe Tafur M.D. - Integrated Spirituality as a Path to Healing and Wholeness
September 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 154 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave and Dr. Joe Tafur, M.D., integrative family physician, curandero, speaker, and author of The Fellowship of the River: A Medical Doctor’s Exploration into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine, chat about the ways in which science and spirituality are intersecting to help heal humanity—a breakthrough he’s exploring through the Modern Spirit Epigenetic Project, an initiative that has seen him join forces with the Multidisciplinary Associati...
Deanne Adamson - Addiction, Transformation, and Rediscovering Our True Selves
September 06, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave and Deanne Adamson, founder of Being True To You Transformational Recovery, have a candid discussion about overcoming addiction, the power of conversion experiences to awaken us to our life’s purpose, and aligning to your heart’s true calling. You’ll also learn about the three stages of psychedelic integration coaching, the importance of shadow work, and the differences between psychedelic coaches, guides, facilitators, sitters, and ther...
Alexandra Roxo - Breaking Patterns, Healing Triggers, and the Nuance of Self-Expression
August 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBAlexandra Roxo is an author, artist, speaker, mentor, and spiritual guide who has been sharing her heart publicly for nearly two decades. Twelve million people watched her Vice show Life as a Truck Stop Stripper, where she went to work at a truck stop strip club, and which was later adapted into a pilot with executive producer Spike Jonze. Her web series Be Here Nowish was featured in Vogue, The New Yorker, and London Times. She has also supported thousands of women in their journey towards ...
Alexandra Roxo - Breakdown to Breakthrough: Healing the Self with Ayahuasca
August 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBAlexandra Roxo is an author, artist, speaker, mentor, and spiritual guide who has been sharing her heart publicly for nearly two decades. Twelve million people watched her Vice show Life as a Truck Stop Stripper, where she went to work at a truck stop strip club, and which was later adapted into a pilot with executive producer Spike Jonze. Her web series Be Here Nowish was featured in Vogue, The New Yorker, and London Times. She has also supported thousands of women in their journey towards ...
Dylan Beynon - Transforming Mental Healthcare with Telemedicine Psychedelic Therapy
August 23, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes - 111 MBDylan Beynon is the Founder and CEO of Mindbloom, an NYC-based mental health and wellbeing startup helping people expand their human potential with clinician-prescribed, guided psychedelic medicine experiences. In this podcast, Dylan chats with Paul F. Austin about old medicine vs. new medicine, centralization vs. decentralization, and transforming lives to transform the world.
Ronan Levy - Regulating Psychedelic Medicine, FDA Approval, and Why We Need More Evidence
August 16, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes - 117 MBIn this podcast, Paul F. Austin, founder of Third Wave, speaks with Ronan Levy, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Field Trip Health. Together, they cover several controversial themes—including the role regulation should play in the psychedelic space, whether FDA approval is required to legitimize psychedelic therapies, the pros and cons of relying on expert evidence, the lifestyle changes suggested for integration, and finding a middle ground between trusting and blaming big pharma.
Louie Schwartzberg - The Real Underground Movement: Fantastic Fungi, the Mycelial Network, and Symbiosis
August 09, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBThis podcast features an intellectually orgasmic conversation between Paul F. Austin, founder of The Third Wave, and Louie Schwartzberg, the award-winning producer, director, and cinematographer responsible for the breakaway film, Fantastic Fungi. Tune in to hear what they have to say about the creation and grassroots promotion of Fantastic Fungi, the power of a personal mycelial network to bring people together, the role of the back to the land movement, finding wonder and awe, and growin...
Healing the Planet’s Suffering with Plant Medicines - Tania de Jong AM
August 02, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBTania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, global speaker, and award-winning social entrepreneur who has developed five businesses and three charities—including Mind Medicine Australia, which supports psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of mental illness. In this wide-ranging podcast, she and Paul F. Austin talk about mental health, surviving trauma, the mind-altering power of music, catapulting into the cosmos with psychedelics, kangaroos, and folding umbrell...
Tania de Jong AM - Healing the Planet’s Suffering with Plant Medicines
August 02, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBTania de Jong AM is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, global speaker, and award-winning social entrepreneur who has developed five businesses and three charities—including Mind Medicine Australia, which supports psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of mental illness. In this wide-ranging podcast, she and Paul F. Austin talk about mental health, surviving trauma, the mind-altering power of music, catapulting into the cosmos with psychedelics, kangaroos, and folding umbrell...
Julie Holland, M.D. - Psychedelics and Activation of the Parasympathetic State
July 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBDr. Julie Holland—a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology and author of the recently-released book, Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection From Soul to Psychedelics—riffs with Paul F. Austin on oxytocin, music, death, and using psychedelics to activate our parasympathetic state of being. Get ready for a ride that covers topics ranging from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to MDMA, cannabis, and PTSD.
Dr. Julie Holland, M.D. - Psychedelics and Activation of the Parasympathetic State
July 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBDr. Julie Holland—a psychiatrist specializing in psychopharmacology and author of the recently-released book, Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection From Soul to Psychedelics—riffs with Paul F. Austin on oxytocin, music, death, and using psychedelics to activate our parasympathetic state of being. Get ready for a ride that covers topics ranging from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to MDMA, cannabis, and PTSD.
Molly Maloof, M.D - Neuroplasticity, Psychedelics, and Other Strategies for Boosting Immunity
July 08, 2020 11:25 - 56 minutes - 129 MBDr. Molly Maloof—physician, nutritional consultant, and popular speaker—chats with Paul Austin on how to boost our immunity and foster neuroplasticity through psychedelics, meditation, and healthier lifestyle choices. Tune in to discover some steps you can take to improve your physical and mental wellbeing as you navigate the current period of uncertainty and heightened anxiety.
Dr. Molly Maloof, M.D - Neuroplasticity, Psychedelics, and Other Strategies for Boosting Immunity
July 08, 2020 11:25 - 56 minutes - 129 MBDr. Molly Maloof—physician, nutritional consultant, and popular speaker—chats with Paul Austin on how to boost our immunity and foster neuroplasticity through psychedelics, meditation, and healthier lifestyle choices. Tune in to discover some steps you can take to improve your physical and mental wellbeing as you navigate the current period of uncertainty and heightened anxiety.
Peter Corbett - Start-Ups, Success, and Spirituality
June 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 197 MBPeter Corbett, retired founder and Buddhist practitioner, joins Paul Austin to discuss the intersection of start-ups, success, and spirituality. Peter traversed the start-up road for the past ten years, bootstrapping his digital agency to a multi-million dollar exit. Listen in as Peter explains why his search for money, status, and achievement led to a developmental dead-end - and how his perspectives changed from intentional plant medicine use.
Greg Ferenstein - Ethnography, Truffle Retreats, and Tracking Transformation
May 31, 2020 12:00 - 51 minutes - 118 MBHost Paul F. Austin sits down with Greg Ferenstein, a data scientist and social ethnographer who has explored the cutting-edge of modern microdosing use by devising a comprehensive system for tracking real-time transformation with psychedelics.
Daragh Crowley - Rolfing, Structural Integration, and Becoming Whole
May 17, 2020 12:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBDaragh Crowley, certified rolfer and movement enthusiast, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss why healing the physical body is central to becoming whole and what role rolfing, movement, and psychedelics play in this process.
Synesthesia, Shared Hallucinations, and DMT Telepathy
May 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBDr. David Luke, a senior lecturer and psychedelic weirdness extraordinare, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss synesthesia, shared hallucinations, and why telepathy might actually be possible with smokable DMT.
Dr. David Luke - Synesthesia, Shared Hallucinations, and DMT Telepathy
May 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBDr. David Luke, a senior lecturer and psychedelic weirdness extraordinare, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss synesthesia, shared hallucinations, and why telepathy might actually be possible with smokable DMT.
David Luke, Ph.D. - Synesthesia, Shared Hallucinations, and DMT Telepathy
May 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBDr. David Luke, a senior lecturer and psychedelic weirdness extraordinare, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss synesthesia, shared hallucinations, and why telepathy might actually be possible with smokable DMT.
Philippa Wilkin - Transformational Breathwork and Cultivating Presence
April 26, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBPhilippa Wilkin, transformational leadership coach and breathwork facilitator, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss existential crises, why breathwork helps to integrate repressed emotions, and how consistently live in a state of presence.
Transformational Breathwork and Cultivating Presence - Philippa Wilkin
April 26, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutes - 137 MBPhilippa Wilkin, transformational leadership coach and breathwork facilitator, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss existential crises, why breathwork helps to integrate repressed emotions, and how consistently live in a state of presence.
Dr. Ben Sessa - MDMA, Healing Trauma, and the Future of Psychiatry
March 05, 2020 21:12 - 54 minutes - 125 MBDr. Ben Sessa, consultant psychiatrist and author of “The Psychedelic Renaissance”, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss his recent MDMA trials for alcoholism, how Ben became the first person to legally take psychedelics in the UK since the 60s, and why MDMA is so good at healing core attachment-based trauma.
Dr. Ben Sessa on MDMA, Healing Trauma, and the Future of Psychiatry
March 05, 2020 21:12 - 54 minutes - 125 MBDr. Ben Sessa, consultant psychiatrist and author of “The Psychedelic Renaissance”, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss his recent MDMA trials for alcoholism, how Ben became the first person to legally take psychedelics in the UK since the 60s, and why MDMA is so good at healing core attachment-based trauma.