Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we talk with Sam Chapman. Sam is a resident of Portland, Oregon, he was the Campaign Manager for Oregon Measure 109, and is now the Executive Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the nation’s first regulated psilocybin therapy program. This episode takes an interesting look at how Oregon plans to exp...

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we provide a recap of the inaugural Benzinga Psychedelic Capital Conference which took place in Fontainebleau Miami Beach on April 19, 2022. This conference was the gathering of major psychedelics industry leaders and investors, and our Director of Video Production Matthew Dunehoo had the opportunity to attend and touch base with industry movers and...

Lana Rados is a holistic psychotherapist with almost 40 years of clinical and professorial teaching experience. Formally trained in clinical psychology, Lana is most notable for her work in trauma and relational therapy. Her rich and intuitive understanding of the human psyche has enabled her to create a unique and highly effective modality of psychological healing. With her husband, Ivan Rados, a...

This week on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we're chatting with Dr. Erica Zelfand. She is a family doctor specializing in integrative and functional family medicine. She’s also a ketamine prescriber, facilitator of therapeutic experiences, and a medical writer and public speaker. This episode takes an interesting look at the topics of psychedelic-assisted therapy and holistic modalities throug...

On the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast this week, we're excited to have Joe Moore. He is the Founder and CEO of Psychedelics Today, one of the leading psychedelic education platforms in the space. In this episode, Joe discusses some of his background and his journey into psychedelics, the current landscape of the industry and his thoughts on its general direction, and some topics that get him going,...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, Swati sits down with leaders from Kaivalya Kollectiv, “a multifaceted company focusing on psychedelic wellness, education", and more.  She speaks with Victoria Wueshner, a 5-MeO-DMT Facilitator and the Founder of FIVE, and Joël Brierre, CEO of Kaivalya Kollectiv. Kaivalya Kollectiv aims to combine ancient Eastern and Indigenous practices with m...

Over the last several decades, Rick Doblin and his organization, MAPS, have been at the forefront of changing cultural attitudes surrounding psychedelics. They have accomplished this through several avenues.  The first is researching the medical applications of psychedelics. Most prominently, they have been testing treating severe PTSD with MDMA-assisted therapy, the results of which have been ama...

In today's episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast, James Hallifax sits down with James Lanthier, CEO of Mindset Pharma. Mindset Pharma is a psychedelic medicines company that is working on next-generation psychedelic compounds that are inspired by psilocybin and DMT/ 5-MEO-DMT. The company plans on creating medicines to be used for both psychedelic therapy, and microdoses. On January 5th, Mi...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, Psychedelic Investor, James Hallifax interviews Matt Stang, Co-Founder and CEO of Delic Corp. Delic is a psychedelic medicines company focused on bringing psychedelic wellness to the mainstream through their infrastructure of ketamine therapy clinics; the largest in the U.S. You can find Delic Corp trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange un...

This week, we spent some time chatting with Julianne Keu. She is a YouTube content creator with one of the fastest-growing channels in the psychedelics niche. She’s a powerful advocate for the use of psychoactive plants and their use in treating challenging mental health conditions. Julianne is also an apprentice healer at Intronaut, where she is training with facilitators of various modalities of...

This week, we had the opportunity to chat with Ed Prideaux. He is a UK-based writer and journalist who has lived with the symptoms of Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) since he was a teenager. An enthusiast of psychedelic experience and its clinical promise, Prideaux seeks to bridge HPPD patient groups with the psychedelic community through advocacy for the Perception Restoration...

In this episode, Sena Maria gives us an overview of her Microdosing Activation program and explains some of the benefits of microdosing. *To learn more about Sena Maria and microdosing, visit: MicrodosingForResilience.com *Pre-order your Wakeful Travel Psychedelic Integration Journal HERE! *Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest industry news:  PsychedelicSpotlight.com

In this episode, James Hallifax from the Psychedelic Investor, interviews Doug Drysdale, CEO of Cybin (NYSE: CYBN). In this fantastic discussion, Doug and James discuss the potential for psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to treat depression and other mental health issues. The conversation then pivots to what Cybin sees as the main issues with psilocybin: its long duration of effect, long period before...

This week, we have the pleasure of speaking with Sa’ad Shah, Managing Partner for Noetic Fund. Noetic Fund is a venture capital fund focused on psychedelic medicine and related sustainable solutions for mental health and physical well being.  In our conversation, Sa’ad gives us an overview of how his interest in philosophy led to his involvement with plant medicine, how the psychedelic industry is...

This week, we took some time to chat with health coach, Awais Spall. He is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and researcher using functional medicine, Ayurveda, biohacking and entheogens in his practice. His company, Integrative Oasis, aims to help heal individuals suffering with gut-related health challenges and restore their wellbeing through natural medicinal practices. In this con...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we catch up with psychedelic feminist Zoe Helene. She is an artist, environmentalist, and cultural activist best known for women's empowerment and working with sacred psychedelic plants and fungi. She is the founder of Cosmic Sister, an environmental feminist collective advocating for the widespread education of psychedelic feminism and women-c...

This week, we sat down with Patrick Moher from Microdose to discuss his work cultivating Wonderland Miami, the biggest psychedelic conference in the industry. Patrick’s work focuses on helping companies combine creativity, CSR, and sustainable profits while uniting individuals across social and corporate spectrums to create unique business solutions.  In this chat, he discusses some of the challen...

Today on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we speak with Joseph Mays. He is an ethnobotanist, researcher, and the Program Director of Chacruna's Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative. Here, he conducts research and builds connections with small Indigenous communities throughout the Americas to support Chacruna’s mission of increasing cultural reciprocity in the psychedelic space. In our conversation...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast we chat with James Lanthier, CEO of Mindset Pharma, a Toronto based drug discovery company focused on creating novel and patentable psychedelic compounds for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. You can find Mindset Pharma trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol $MSET and on the American OTC Markets under...

In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, the Psychedelic Investor, James Hallifax interviews Ian McDonald, CEO and Director of Bright Minds Biosciences. For any investors out there, you can find Bright Minds Biosciences trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol $DRUG and on the American OTC market under the symbol $BMBIF .  In this wide ranging interview many top...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we speak with Trevor Millar, a distinguished Advisor to NeonMind Biosciences, an integrated drug development and wellness company focused on the potential therapeutic uses of psilocybin for treating obesity and weight management conditions.  In our conversation with Trevor, we have the opportunity to discuss some of the psychedelic-based treatm...

Today on the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we speak with Matt Zemon who is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Psychable, an online community connecting people who are exploring (or would like to explore) the power of psychedelic-assisted therapy with practitioners who can support them. In our conversation with Matt, we tackle a variety of extremely important and highly-relevant subject...

In today’s episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we sit down with Doug Drysdale, CEO of Cybin, a biotechnology company focused on creating new, effective, and accessible psychedelic-based therapies. In our conversation, Doug talks about the company’s mission to revolutionize mental healthcare, how Cybin is delivering powerful and effective therapies, and why being the first psychedelic-bas...

In this episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we chat with Michelle Janikian. Michelle is a journalist, author, editor and co-host at Psychedelics Today. She has been a columnist and writer focused on cannabis and psychedelics at Playboy, and has featured her work in Rolling Stone, High Times Magazine, DoubleBlind Mag, the Huffington Post blog and more.  Michelle opens up about how her wor...

On the show this week we have Steven Huang, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant at MAPS and Numinus. His consultancy company, Millennial HR Design, focuses on the intersection of DEI and psychedelics, where he intends to be a leverage point for the psychedelics industry to better understand their impact on marginalized communities. With nearly 10 years of industry experience, Steven hopes...