JLS Podcast

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Adrian Woolfson Adrian Woolfson is a molecular biologist, physician, entrepreneur, and author exploring the frontier where genetics, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence converge. His work examines one of the defining questions of our century: what happens when humanity gains the ability to design life itself? 🧬 Life Becomes a W...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Nick Gillespie Nick Gillespie is one of the most influential voices in modern libertarian thought. As Editor-at-Large of Reason Magazine, author, filmmaker, and cultural commentator, he has spent decades exploring the intersection of freedom, individuality, culture, economics, and public policy. Equally comfortable discussing politics, psy...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Vint Cerf Vint Cerf is widely recognized as one of the architects of the modern internet. As a key designer of the TCP/IP protocols that allowed computers to communicate globally, Cerf helped lay the foundation for the digital world. A former DARPA program manager and longtime leader at Google, he has spent decades thinking not only about...

  🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About East Forest East Forest is a musician, composer, and guide whose work lives at the intersection of sound, meditation, and inner transformation. Known for creating immersive musical journeys used in ceremonies, concerts, and therapeutic settings, he blends ambient composition, voice, and intention to help listeners reconnect with presence...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Duncan Trussell Duncan Trussell is a comedian, podcaster, and modern-day philosopher-trickster whose work blends humor, spirituality, and existential inquiry. Through stand-up, storytelling, and his long-running podcast, he explores the strange edges of consciousness, identity, and the human condition—inviting audiences to laugh, question,...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard   🚀 About Carl Hart Carl Hart is a neuroscientist, professor, and outspoken advocate for evidence-based drug policy and human autonomy. A former Air Force serviceman who rose to become a leading researcher at Columbia University, Hart has dedicated his career to challenging misinformation, dismantling stigma, and defending the dignity and rights o...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Tom Feegel Tom Feegel is the co-founder (with Tali Eisenberg) of BEOND Ibogaine Clinic in Cancún, a medically rigorous program at the forefront of ibogaine-based treatment. Unlike lab-based research or policy debates, Feegel works directly with patients—building real-world protocols for safety, ethics, and long-term healing. 🫀 Safety, Med...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Hosted by William Leonard Pickard 🚀 About Norman Ohler International bestselling author of Blitzed and Tripped, Norman Ohler is a historian and cultural investigator whose work exposes the hidden role of drugs in shaping 20th-century war, fascism, and modern consciousness. His research has reframed how we understand the Third Reich, LSD’s origins, and the pharmacological forces be...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: William Leonard Pickard in conversation with David Bronner 🚀 Background on David Bronner Cosmic CEO of Dr. Bronner’s, activist, burner, philanthropist, and longtime force in drug policy reform. 🌈 Psychedelic Origins Bronner reflects on the transformative psychedelic initiations that shaped his life—from early LSD/MDMA experiences in Amsterdam to a deep Bwiti iboga ceremony in Gab...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: William Leonard Pickard in conversation with Hamilton Morris 🚀 Background on Hamilton Morris: Journalist, documentarian, and creator of the Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia series, known for exploring the cultural, chemical, and human dimensions of psychedelics. 🧠 Inside Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia Morris shares the vision behind his groundbreaking series, the ethical dilemmas faced in filmin...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: William Leonard Pickard interviews Bryan Hubbard, Executive Director of the American Ibogaine Initiative 🚀 Background on Bryan Hubbard: Legal expert, policy leader, and addiction recovery advocate with deep roots in underserved communities. Formerly: Chairman of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission Special Counsel, KY Attorney General’s Office of Medicaid Fraud Commis...

🎙️ JLS Podcast: Leaders in Biotech Interview with Jonathan Sporn, CEO of Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals 🚀 Company Background Founded 4 years ago with a $5,000 investment, now raised $80M in Series A funding. NIH awarded $13M in non-dilutive grants. AbbVie investment: $60M upfront, $2B in milestone payments—largest psychedelic deal in history. 🧪 Origins of Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals Jonathan Sporn (ex-...