Shelley and Charley Wininger join us to tell a story of great loss, one that provides the context to wonder about the potential of group MDMA experiences for grief and the recently bereaved, as well as questions about death and dying, feeling safe to be vulnerable, and the profound healing of togetherness in times of great loss.
Casey Schwartz, author of Attention: A Love Story, joins us talk about her journey with Adderall addiction; how social media technology influences our attention and behavior; internet reactivity and mob “justice”; psychedelics and their impact on attention; the deeper philosophy of what attention is; and why attention matters.
Our guest for this episode is Stephen Jenkinson and, with him, we will wonder about wonder and inquire–with wonder–about wisdom, prejudice, language, Mystery, generational truancy, the plague, and inquiry itself.
Amanita Dreamer is on the show to talk about her story of healing from panic and anxiety with the amanita muscaria mushroom.
Danny is on the show to talk about his book Science Revealed, and the failures of our scientific institutions and their unreliability as proxies for sensemaking reality.
Mason and Ramaekers are on the show to discuss the effects of psilocybin on creativity and the role creativity plays in mental health.