MAPS Canada Podcast

Michael Phillip is the creator and host of Third Eye Drops, a media vessel dedicated to philosophy, psychology, spirituality, meaning, and adventure (both physical and mental). Michael is a writer, podcast host, speaker, community-builder, and wonder junkie holding a B.A. in Journalism. Check it out at https://thirdeyedrops.com/ And consider donating to MAPS Canada at https://mapscanada.org/donate...

Don Lattin is a veteran religion journalist and award-winning author of several books on psychedelics including The Harvard Psychedelic Club and his latest book God on Psychedelics. He was a speaker at Psychedelic Science 2023, the world biggest ever conference on psychedelics, and he has been closely following the movement from it's beginnings. In this podcast, hear Don Lattin's perspective on th...

David Bronner is the CEO (Cosmic Engagement Officer) of Dr. Bronners as well as a board member of MAPS and a long-time activist and leader in the psychedelic, hemp and organic-fair trade movements.

Listen to this interview with Rick Doblin on new results from the MAPS Phase III clinical trials for MDMA assisted therapy, the upcoming biggest psychedelic conference in the world ever—Psychedelic Science 2023—and stories of getting banned from the U.S for life. Rick Doblin, Ph. D., is the founder and president of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) founded in 1986. M...

In this episode Dennis McKenna joins MAPS Canada in discussing Ayahuasca tourism, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, Biognosis, the future of the psychedelic movement and the counter-force to the movement—the "war on consciousness". Dennis McKenna has conducted research in ethnopharmacology for over 40 years. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute and was a key inv...

🇺🇦 Meet the researcher conducting research to bring MDMA assisted therapy to Ukrainian refugees abroad and ultimately, to the countless victims of the Ukraine War. In this MAPS Canada Podcast episode, Luc Briedé-Cooper and Sabrina Ramkellawan sit down with Dr. Olga Chernoloz a Ukrainian researcher based in Canada. Become part of the psychedelic movement by donating at: https://mapscanada.org/donat...

This is the first episode of the (relaunched) MAPS Canada Podcast featuring MAPS Canada's own board member Kayla Breelove Carter discussing trauma, race and psychedelic therapy. Kayla Breelove Carter works with individuals and organizations to increase their awareness and understanding of trauma, racial trauma, and adverse childhood experiences. With over ten years of clinical experience, Kayla sp...

This episode concludes Season 1 of the MAPS Canada Podcast. What better way to end our first season than with a very special guest, Dr. Erika Dyck. Erika is a Canadian Historian, Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan, a Canadian Research Chair, and an editor with the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Erika joins us for an interview with Jaipreet Mattu to discuss...

For this bonus interview, we’re joined by Canadian lawyer turned historian and journalist, Ross Crockford. Ross was the editor of Monday Magazine, an alternative weekly paper in Victoria, BC and has over two decades of experience researching Canada’s past, present, and future with psychedelics. It was during his work as an editor that he discovered the work done by Dr. Abram Hoffer; he actually we...

This episode is the first in our two-part series on Canada’s captivating history with psychedelics. Join us as we take a trip down memory lane... Did you know Canada was once the leading country in psychedelic research? Beginning in the late-1940s, Canada’s first so-called socialist provincial government in Saskatchewan set out to improve the state of mental health care with research at the Weybur...

This episode features our interview with Dr. Balázs Szigeti. Dr. Szigeti is a neuroscientist from Imperial College London who recently published a study with his team investigating the placebo effect in psychedelic microdosing. In this interview, we talk about how this unique ‘self-blinding’ microdose study was designed, the benefits of using a citizen science approach in psychedelics research, an...

Welcome to the first episode of the MAPS Canada podcast. This episode introduces listeners to MAPS Canada, it’s mission, goal, and future vision for the safe and beneficial use of psychedelics to treat mental illnesses. This episode also provides an introductory overview of what psychedelics are and how they came to be. You’ll also get a brief history of the role psychedelics have played in early...

Whether you're curious about psychedelics, skeptical of their benefits, or even an experienced psychonaut yourself - this podcast will aim to highlight everything you need to know to navigate their role in our society. Hit subscribe! We'll be releasing new episodes every third monday of the month starting on April 19th.