Dave Hodges
Founder and pastor of the Zydor (Ziedor) Church, a large psychedelic mushroom-focused religious organization in Oakland that distributes sacrament and leads high-dosage ceremonies.
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Jan 24, 2026 • 32min
A trip to the magic mushroom megachurch
Meet John Rapp, an attorney who defends psychedelic religious groups, and Dave Hodges, pastor of the mushroom-focused Ziedor Church in Oakland. They walk through the church’s rituals, legal strategies for religious exemptions, a dramatic police raid and its fallout, how the organization operates and finances itself, and the broader legal patchwork facing psychedelic faith communities.
