#66 Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 4: "The Face of Psychedelic Ethics"
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In this final episode, we explore the attempts made by Hamilton Morris to attack the work, integrity, and character of our team.
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#65 Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 3: Paid Protestor Paranoia
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Psymposia discusses Hamilton Morris's misinformation about their funding, his relationship with Compass Pathways, his claims that the nonprofit Usona has planted protestors at conferences to make him look bad, and claims that Psymposia encouraged terrorism.
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#64 Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 2: Psychedelic Cult Defenders
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Psymposia discusses their history with the Church of Psilomethoxin and addresses Hamilton Morris's misinformation about their funding and the alleged elder abuse of psychedelic funder George Sarlo by MAPS Board Chair Vicky Dulai.
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#63 Hamilton's Pharma Cope, Part 1: "DEA Informants"
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Psymposia addresses Hamilton Morris's misinformation, including his speculation that they are DEA informants, their behavior at the FDA advisory committee for Lykos' Therapeutics' MDMA application, and more.
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#62 Even More Psychedelic Figures in the Epstein Files
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Psymposia discusses more notable psychedelic figures who have turned up in the Epstein files — including Paul Krassner, Rupert and Merlin Sheldrake, Paul Daley, and more. 2:06: Kimbal Musk updates 4:48: Ken Jordan/Alchemist Kitchen updates 8:32: Rupert Sheldrake 20:00: Merlin Sheldrake 29:00 Cortes Island 34:20: Paul Krassner 41:05: Paul Daley Footnotes: Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein story (Miami Herald): New batch of Epstein files unmasks a 1970s Scientology spy — and he talked to us! (The Underground Bunker): Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s...
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#61 Psychedelic Funders in the Epstein Files
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Psymposia discusses notable psychedelic figures who have turned up in the Epstein files — including major funders and investors Austin Hearst, Steve Jurvetson, and Kimbal Musk. 02:31: Austin Hearst 10:18: Steve Jurvetson 15:00: Kimbal Musk 22:58: Deepak Copra / Ken Jordan / Alchemist Kitchen Footnotes: 1) The Psychedelic Syndicate (Psymposia): 2) Open Letter to the Burning Man Project about Kimbal Musk: 3) Elon’s bro quits Burning Man board amid outrage over Epstein connection (San Fransisco Standard):
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#60 Andrew Callaghan Isn't Devastated
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Psymposia discusses flaws in Andrew Callaghan's journalism, his response to sexual abuse allegations, and how it relates to our experience as the subjects of targeted reporting from Channel 5. 1) Two Women Accuse Documentary Filmmaker Andrew Callaghan of R***, [SA] (The Stranger): 2) More Women Accuse YouTuber Andrew Callaghan of Sexual Misconduct and Assault (The Stranger): 3) How Elon Musk’s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company (The Guardian): 4) The Psychedelic Syndicate (Psymposia): 5) The Psychedelic Alt-Right Pipeline, Part 1: Lessons for the...
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#59 Bitter Karella: Queer Horror and Mushroom Magic
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Psymposia senior writer Russell Hausfeld sits down with author Bitter Karella to discuss their debut novel "Moonflow," their micro-fiction and text adventure projects, psychedelic mushrooms, writing queer and trans horror stories, ritual magic and more. Video of this interview is available on YouTube: Footnotes: - Midnight Pals Bluesky: - Bitter Karella's itch.io page: - Our Opinions Are Correct podcast:
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#58: MAPS Psychedelic Science Contract Muzzles Speakers
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On June 6, Psymposia on the presenter contract for MAPS' Psychedelic Science 2023. The contract includes clauses that limit when and where presenters can speak, and a "MAPS Reputation" clause that warns speakers to not "tarnish" the organization's "reputation and goodwill." After our reporting, MAPS announced that all presenters would be released from the radius clause of the contract. Concerns with the “MAPS reputation” clause were not acknowledged. We also discuss Russell Hausfeld's on Kentucky's recent decision to use opioid settlement money on ibogaine research. Read...
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#57: Greg Lake: The Church of Psilomethoxin interview
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In this episode, Psymposia Senior Writer Russell Hausfeld interviews Church of Psilomethoxin co-founder Greg Lake. Hausfeld and Lake discuss recent chemical analysis of the Church’s sacrament which indicates that it is not the drug the Church has claimed. Footnotes: Fungi Fiction: Analytical Investigation into the Church Of Psilomethoxin's Alleged Novel Compound Using UPLC-HRMS by Samuel Williamson and Alexander Sherwood Psychedelic Capitalism, Scientific Integrity, and a Wider Look Into Current Events; Response to USONA Article by The Church of Psilomethoxin...
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Power Tripping supporting docs
"Bad TRIPS" may be the BEST TRIPS by Walter Houston Clark
Psychology and Destruction of the Psyche: the Professional use of Psychological Knowledge for Torture of Political Prisoners by David Pavón-Cuéllar
Undiscovering the Pueblo Mágico: Lessons from Huautla for the Psychedelic Renaissance by Ben Feinberg
What I Got Wrong in More Than Two: The Dark Night of the Soul by Eve Rickert
The Unified Field Theory of Psychedelic Integration and Portugal Style Decriminalization by David Bronner
Sounding the Alarm on Compass’s Interference with Oregon’s Psilocybin Therapy Program by David Bronner
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Jim Lehrman Covert Journeys, Visionary Summit, September 3 2016, Paonia, CO
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