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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.

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Fash Tactics 2: The Five Karens of Fox || plus3 reacts

The Psymposia crew deconstructs dog whistles, false claims, and fascist overtones of Fox News' "The Five" as they discuss the recent shooting death of Aaron Danielson (a supporter of the violent, far-right group, Patriot Prayer) by anti-fascist Michael Reinoehl, in Portland.

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#21 – American Trip: Ido Hartogsohn

Dr. Ido Hartoghson joins the show to talk about the ideas in his new book, American Trip: Set, Setting, and the Psychedelic Experience in the Twentieth Century  Acknowledging psychedelics as non-specific amplifiers of consciousness, we discuss different historical (and present) paradigms of use in…

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Fash Tactics 101: Fox takes on the DNC

Psymposia's Plus 3 takes a close look at Fox's rhetorical strategies in responding to the Democratic National Convention.

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#20 – The LSD Silo Bust (Everything You Wanted to Know and a Few Things You Didn’t)

In response to the unexpected early release of William Leonard Pickard from prison, we discuss some of the characters and stories surrounding the case.

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#19 – MDMA, PTSD, ACAB

In this episode, we explore the implications of MAPS’ main political strategy: demonstrating affinity for and utility to the police, the military, the far right, and individuals who have repeatedly upheld violent white supremacism.

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#18 – Seizing the Doors of Perception

In this episode, we unpack some of the characters and dynamics of the psychedelic “arm” of the Intellectual Dark Web.

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The LSD Silo Bust according to William Leonard Pickard

Neşe Devenot shares William Leonard Pickard’s description of his side of the Silo bust in “The Rose of Paracelsus.”

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Acid Chemist William Leonard Pickard RELEASED from double life sentence

William Leonard Pickard, alleged to have created 90% of the world’s supply of LSD, was just granted compassionate release from a double life sentence.

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#17 – Psychedelic Capitalists Part 2: Pandemic Profiteers and Non-Cooperative Actors

Brian, Dave, and Russell continue their conversation about neoliberals in psychedelia, including companies using the coronavirus pandemic to promote psychedelics for mental health.

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Chemical Poetics: Rebel Wisdom and the Psychedelic IDW

Neşe Devenot, PhD of Psymposia’s Plus Three podcast ventures into the psychedelic “arm” of the Intellectual Dark Web in this first episode of Chemical Poetics.

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#16 – Psychedelic Capitalists Part 1: Psilocybin and Gold and Lithium, oh my!

Brian and Dave are joined by Psymposia writer Russell Hausfeld to discuss capitalist logic in psychedelia, the principles of open science, and the increasing eagerness of extractive industry players (including gold and lithium mining outfits and traders) looking to capitalize on psychedelics.