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#22 – Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories in Psychedelia

Terence McKenna once mused, “Conspiracy theory is a kind of epistemological cartoon about reality.” Looking around at the world, things appear awfully cartoonish at the moment. We’re joined by Psymposia Senior Writer, Russell Hausfeld, to discuss the propagation of coronavirus conspiracies, recent r

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Terence McKenna once mused, “Conspiracy theory is a kind of epistemological cartoon about reality.” Looking around at the world, things appear awfully cartoonish at the moment. We’re joined by Psymposia Senior Writer, Russell Hausfeld, to discuss the propagation of coronavirus conspiracies, recent revelations about QAnon, and the likelihood that some “conspiracy” claims are simply warped articulations of systemic critique. 5G won’t give you COVID-19, but it sure will help you download this episode faster.

Co-hosts: Brian Normand, Neşe Devenot, David Nickles, Brian Pace, Russell Hausfeld. Editor: Matt Payne.

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Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories in Psychedelia by Russell Hausfeld

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In this episode, we continue the conversation about our funding and explore Hamilton Morris’ conspiratorial claims about the company Usona.

Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 3: Paid Protestor Paranoia Transcript

In this episode, we continue the conversation about our funding and explore Hamilton Morris’ conspiratorial claims about the company Usona.

Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 2: Psychedelic Cult Defenders Transcript

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Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 1: “DEA Informants” Transcript

In this episode, we respond to Hamilton Morris’ claims that we are DEA informants and that we colluded with the FDA to get Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA therapy application rejected.

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Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 4: “The Face of Psychedelic Journalistic Ethics” Transcript

Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 3: Paid Protestor Paranoia Transcript

Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 2: Psychedelic Cult Defenders Transcript

Hamilton’s Pharma Cope, Part 1: “DEA Informants” Transcript