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🎙️ 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 of...

🎙️ 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...

🚀 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 Gabon. These journeys ignited his lifelong commitment to service, compassion,...

🎙️ JLS Fund 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 f...

In this inaugural interview, we speak with Bryan Hubbard — legal strategist, psychedelic policy architect, and advocate for ibogaine as a tool for healing addiction, trauma, and systemic neglect. From leading multimillion-dollar state initiatives to reshaping the future of drug policy, Hubbard brings vision, grit, and heart to the frontier of psychedelic medicine. Tune in to explore the edge of la...

In this inaugural interview for the JLS Podcast, we speak with Jonathan Sporn — CEO of Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Harvard MD, and former Pfizer researcher. From partnering with Columbia University chemists to designing novel psychedelic-inspired molecules to leading one of the largest biotech deals in history with AbbVie, Sporn brings vision, innovation, and scientific rigor to the frontier of psy...

In this interview, we speak with Bryan Hubbard — legal expert, policy leader, and Executive Director of the American Ibogaine Initiative, as well as CEO of Americans for Ibogaine, a nonprofit advancing research into ibogaine’s neurorestorative potential. From securing $50 million in state-backed funding for ibogaine research in Texas to shaping national drug policy and advocating for underserved c...