Touching the Void: Psychedelics and Death

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Rob and Joe discuss the recent discovery of a strange new deep-water predator and highlight some of the various weird, wild and downright gnarly hunters that haunt the deepest, darkest depths of Earth’s oceans. (part 3 of 4, ori ...  Show more

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the epic 1988 sasquatch alien zombie slasher film “Demonwarp,” directed by Emmett Alston, based on a story by John Carl Buechler and starring George Kennedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Although psychedelic drugs are largely recreational these days, scientists are looking into potential therapeutic uses -- especially in patients for whom nothing else works. Learn how psilocybin may fight depression in this classic episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad- ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Roland Griffiths about psychedelics and mortality. They discuss the current state of psychedelic research, the timeline for FDA approvals, the risks to mental health posed by psychedelics in vulnerable populations, the use ...

LSD and psilocybin aka magic mushrooms are gaining in popularity for the therapeutic benefits, especially using the technique of microdosing. I spoke with E.S. Fein from the lucid dreaming episode about the benefits of psychedelics.Disclaimer: this episode discusses the use of su ...  Show more

Judith Warner speaks with Dr. Matthew Johnson about the state of psychedelic research today and the likelihood that certain drugs — MDMA and psilocybin specifically — could soon be approved for the treatment of conditions like addiction and PTSD. Psychedelics have long been known ...  Show more