Michael Pollan thinks we’re not ready to decriminalize psilocybin, despite his media tour where he capitalized on the rising wave of psychedelic normalization. The team critically examines his New York Times op-ed where he urges caution, and why we think he’s wrong.
Co-hosts: Brian Normand, Neşe Devenot, David Nickles, Brian Pace. Editor: Matt Payne.
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The crew discusses two presenters at the September 14, 2026 FDA public hearing on psychedelics, and the way that Silicon Valley and new age pseudoscience are coming together to create the back bone of the psychedelic therapy industry's ideology.
The crew reads comments on their recent conversion therapy, Reggie Watts, and Alex Novell videos.