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Latest episodes

#85 MAHA Summit — Brought to You by Psychedelic Pharma

September 28, 2026 · 33 min

Normie, Mike, and Neşe discuss the upcoming MAHA Summit and its psychedelic pharmaceutical sponsors.
#84 FDA's Psychedelic Hearing Was an Industry Trade Show

September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min

The 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…
#83 It's Not Just Reggie Watts

September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

Psymposia 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…
#82 Andrew Callaghan Harassment, Drug Legalization, & Creating Documentaries (w/ Alex Novell)

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

Psymposia 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.
#81 Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet, Ten Years Later

September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Psymposia 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 min

The 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…
#79 Psychedelic Conversion Therapy, Part 3: A Handshake Away From Trump (w/ Kaleb Graves)

August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Neşe 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…
#78 Psychedelic Conversion Therapy, Part 2: From Counterculture to Culture War

August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

Neşe 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…
#77 Psychedelic Conversion Therapy, Part 1: The First Wave

August 10, 2026 · 55 min

Neşe and Russell review the history and harms of conversion therapy practices in the broader medical landscape, as well as their persistence throughout the history of psychedelic research. In the first wave of psychedelic science…
#76 Psychedelics are Big Pharma Now, 5-MeO Propaganda, Spiritual Grifter's Manslaughter Charge

July 27, 2026 · 1 hr 48 min

The crew discusses AtaiBeckley's acquisition by Eli Lilly, The Wall Street Journal's mini-documentary on 5-MeO-DMT, and a recent death that occurred during a psychedelic retreat.
#75 "Psychedelic Zealots" w/ Dr. Tyler Black

July 6, 2026 · 55 min

Psymposia sits down with Dr. Tyler Black to discuss debunking pseudoscience, a recent case study involving giving a woman with Alzheimer's psilocybin, psychedelic zealot mindsets, and his ketamine research.
#74.5 The Fight Over Trans Healthcare Under Trump w/ Jane Migliara Brigham

June 19, 2026 · 28 min

This is an excerpted interview from episode #74. Psymposia speaks with Jane Migliara Brigham of The Needle to discuss her recent article, "Ambetter Insurance, Centene denying hormones to trans patients across 19 states in push for MAHA…