The Plus Three podcast is Psymposia co-founder Brian Normand, Medicine, Society and Culture Editor, Nese Devenot, Politics and Ecology Editor, Brian Pace, and Managing Editor, David Nickles. Plus Thre
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This presentation highlights the numerous contemporary and historical cases where the use of psychedelics failed to reduce authoritarian tendencies in users, or even facilitated adoption of authoritarian views.
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In part 3 of this deep dive, Psymposia and Thought Slime analyze Jordan Peterson’s fascination with psychedelics as an example of the reactionary, right-wing ideologies that have been developing within psychedelia in recent decades. Reacting to a 2021 podcast of Peterson’s, we discuss the significan
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In part 2 of this deep dive, Psymposia and Thought Slime analyze Jordan Peterson’s fascination with psychedelics as an example of the reactionary, right-wing ideologies that have been developing within psychedelia in recent decades. Reacting to a 2021 podcast of Peterson’s, we discuss the significan
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In part 1 of this deep dive, Psymposia and Thought Slime analyze Jordan Peterson’s fascination with psychedelics as an example of the reactionary, right-wing ideologies that have been developing within psychedelia in recent decades. Reacting to a 2021 podcast of Peterson’s, we discuss the significan
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Both underground and above-ground therapists and practitioners present their psychedelic services in service to “healing.” Why, then, is it so hard to get them to acknowledge the harms taking place in their communities? Why do institutions seem more concerned with preserving their reputations than a
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When it comes to psychedelics, there’s a lot we don’t know. The same is true of the practitioners, institutions, and communities that have sprung up around psychedelic therapy and guiding. We explore the intersecting professional and social relationships of a few different guides and institutions. W
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What’s going on with the MAPS narratives? How is it possible that Mel, Leah, and Meaghan’s experiences have been so at odds with the “standard story” we’ve heard about psychedelic clinical trials? Why can’t we seem to get straight answers to simple questions? The Psymposia team drills down into the
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The Psymposia team discusses the reticence of psychedelic advocates to consider cases of unequivocal abuse and neglect of participants in MAPS clinical trials. We provide background on the gap between the public image of MAPS and the experiences shared by Meaghan, Mel, and Leah in New York Magazine’
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We talk drugs and anti-capitalism with anthropology PhD candidate, Hilary Agro. Ranging from prohibition to psychedelic clinical trials and beyond, we explore the overlaps and differences in our analyses of the current psychedelic (and broader drug policy) landscape.
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We continue our discussion about Brian Pace and Neşe Devenot’s recently published paper: “Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency”
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We discuss Brian Pace and Neşe Devenot’s recently published paper: “Right-Wing Psychedelia: Case Studies in Cultural Plasticity and Political Pluripotency”
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What the hell is going on in this house full of shit? And where do we go from here? We don’t have answers, but we have ideas and plenty of questions. House Full of Sh*t was a montage of stories that illustrate a bigger picture. From the structural features of the psychedelic therapy marketplace, to