The Psymposia Podcast
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#85 MAHA Summit — Brought to You by Psychedelic Pharma
September 28, 2026 · 33 minNormie, Mike, and Neşe discuss the upcoming MAHA Summit and its psychedelic pharmaceutical sponsors.
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#84 FDA's Psychedelic Hearing Was an Industry Trade Show
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 59 minThe crew discusses the FDA's September 14 psychedelic hearing, including Neşe's experience being in attendance, the financial conflicts of interest at the event, and the pseudoscientific beliefs of practitioners who gave testimony…
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#83 It's Not Just Reggie Watts
September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minPsymposia dives into the recent Rolling Stone article — "Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex's 'Undoing'?" — and explores how the dynamics at play in that article are pervasive within the psychedelic advocacy…
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#82 Andrew Callaghan Harassment, Drug Legalization, & Creating Documentaries (w/ Alex Novell)
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 42 minPsymposia interviews YouTube documentarian @Alex-Novell about his experience with Andrew Callaghan and Channel 5, drug legalization, and creating documentary films. Thumbnail terminator image provided by Alex Novell.
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#81 Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet, Ten Years Later
September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minPsymposia discusses takeaways from their "Psychedelic Conversion Therapy" series and reflects on the ten year anniversary of their "Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet" series.
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#80 MDMA Pharma Corruption, Israeli Rave Escapism, Anti-Trans Academia 08.24.2026
August 24, 2026 · 3 hr 13 minThe crew discusses two recent news stories — a recently published New Yorker article on right-wing psychedelia and the news that Resilient Pharmaceuticals resubmitted its MDMA for PTSD application without the new Phase 3 study that was…
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#79 Psychedelic Conversion Therapy, Part 3: A Handshake Away From Trump (w/ Kaleb Graves)
August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minNeşe and Russell speak with Kaleb Graves about his reporting on the growing links between psychedelic therapy and conversion therapy movements. Drawing from his article — "Psychedelic Conversion Therapy: How Christian Nationalism Is…
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#78 Psychedelic Conversion Therapy, Part 2: From Counterculture to Culture War
August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minNeşe and Russell examine the rise of modern right-wing influencers who simultaneously advocate for the dismantling of "woke" ideologies, express support for conversion therapy frameworks, and promote the use of psychedelic therapy…