Shayla Love

Join Matthew Johnson, a celebrated psychiatry professor at Johns Hopkins, Shayla Love, a keen freelance science reporter, and Kevin Sabet, a drug policy expert, as they dive into the psychedelic renaissance. They explore whether substances like LSD and psilocybin can truly revolutionize mental health treatment. The discussion highlights the importance of subjective experiences over mere biochemistry, the risks of commercialization, and systemic inequities in mental health care access. Can psychedelics fulfill their promise, or is the hype too great?

Shayla Love, a senior staff writer at VICE, dives into the complexities of memory amid a pandemic. She reveals how collective memory shapes our recollections of significant events like the coronavirus outbreak. Love discusses the stark differences in how essential workers and those at home remember this time. She also highlights the dynamic nature of memory, emphasizing that our recollections are continually reconstructed by emotions and experiences. Ultimately, she calls for reflection to better understand how this historic event will shape future perspectives.