Guest speaker: Keeper Trout PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 The wonderful Keeper Trout shares with us today includes his experiences archiving the files of Dr. Alexander Shulgin, working to collect the chemistry of psychedelic plants and medicines (particularly mescaline containing plants), and the cultural and legal history of the Native use of peyote and cactus as well as its suppression by the United States government. Keeper Trout is a multifaceted and delightful character who gives us today's engaging interview. See Trout's work on Shulgin's archive here: www.shulginarchive.org More about his work conserving the cactus here: www.cactusconservation.org And his own excellent and thorough work on the chemistry and history of use of psychedelics: http://Troutsnotes.com Also, here is the article in which Keeper mentioned: Hallucinations of Neutrality in the Oregon Peyote Case, by Harry F. Tepker, Jr. https://works.bepress.com/harry_f_tepker/23/ To support the Psychedelic Salon 2.0 broadcast, join the No Nonsense! Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoNonsense Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Hemp for Victory

Guest speaker: Android Jones Android Jones delivering his 2017 Palenque Norte Lecture PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: August 2017 Today's podcast features the Palenque Norte Lecture given by visionary artist Android Jones at the 2017 Burning Man Festival. Rather than give a structured lecture, Jones answers questions from the audience about the process he uses, including the use of entheogens, to create the fantastical images that we have seen on album covers, festival posters, live performances, and online at YouTube and Vimeo. If you have ever wondered how a work of art, such as his intriguing video titled Samskara came about, this evening conversation on the playa with Android Jones will fascinate you. [NOTE: The following quotations are by Android Jones [When facing a blank canvas] "you've got all these possibilities, and every time you make a decision the infinite possibilities are collapsing. By making a piece of art we are actually collapsing infinity. Every yes is a no to every other thing that you do." "I don't take psychedelics to try to understand some sort of like forth dimensional entities' agenda on Earth. I take psychedelics so I can understand the majesty of nature. I take psychedelics and I study the ways that trees grow. I take psychedelics and I look at the way that bees will start moving around the hives and the shapes they make. Psychedelics are not inspiring, but they help me gain a whole new level of insight into what is the most inspiring thing, which is just raw, beautiful nature that's around us all the time." "I like making art more than sex. I like it more than any other thing that there is. . . . I'm a junkie for that deep creative flow space." Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Android Jones' Website Android Jones on Vimeo Samskara - An experience by Android Jones Left to right:Phong, Chris Aimone, Bruce Damer, Andrew (Android) Jones, Samantha Sweetwater

Guest speaker: Ben Stewart Ben Stewart PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 The filmmaker Ben Stewart sits down in Lex Pelger's living room to share his story about the journey that led him to making films and how the psychedelics helped shape his path. You can learn more about his work on his website: http://talismanicidols.net/ Watch Ben Stewart's videos at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtkjwwba5AyYyIkq-DSZkw Follow Ben on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KymaticaNamaste/ And see everything Gaia.com is up to at: https://www.gaia.com As always, this is a No Nonsense production. Any assistance is always appreciated. Join us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/NoNonsense Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speaker: Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow delivering his Palenque Norte Lecture at the 2017 Burning Man Festival PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: August 2017 Today's podcast features the 2017 Palenque Norte Lecture by Cory Doctorow. In this talk, which was given during the Burning Man Festival, Cory walks us through some of the current issues having an impact on our ability to have our thoughts and words exchanged between ourselves without the threat of Big Brother listening in. As he explains, this isn't a case of winning or losing, it is about the ongoing efforts we all must make so as to keep the Internet free and not simply be the tool of big corporations and governments to spread their stories at the expense of We the People. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speaker: Neal Goldsmith PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: October 4, 2017 Today we hear from Neal Goldsmith about the speakers at the Horizons psychedelics conference this weekend: http://www.horizonsnyc.org/ And then our old friend Brian talks about the Saturday night event with Duncan Trussel. https://www.psymposia.com/events/microdosing-duncan-trussell/ If you can't make it, you can watch the show on their livestream. And as always, if you'd like to have your events, gatherings and work promoted, shoot an email to Lex: pelger (at) gmail (dot) com Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speaker: Sergey Baranov Sergey Baranov PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 The path to peyote for a Russian seeker named Sergey Baranov. Throughout communities spanning the Americas, Sergey explored plant medicines and even faced a near-death experience before finally settling in Peru and founding the 'Cactus House' where he now leads ceremonies. Sergey Baranov's Website: http://shamansworld.org/ His Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/huachumawasi/ Path: Seeking Truth in a World of Lies by Sergey Baranov https://www.amazon.com/Path-Sergey-Baranov/dp/1480040711/ "Mescaline: An Ancient Medicine for the Soul" by Sergey Baranov https://wakeup-world.com/2017/05/06/mescaline-an-ancient-medicine-for-the-soul/ "Huachuma – The Visionary Cactus from the Peruvian Andes" by Sergey Baranov http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/06/19/huachuma-visionary-cactus-peruvian-andes/ Meetings with Sergey Baranov: Sacrifice Your Fears for Your Vision http://astore.amazon.com/matrixmasterscom/detail/154421460X Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option Altered Conference 2017 - BERLIN 3 - 4 November 2017 https://www.alteredconference.com/ Use the code PSYCHEDELICSALON at the checkout for a discounted ticket TantraPunk Podcast 126 with Lorenzo https://tantrapunk.com/decrypting-the-cyberdelic-revolution-with-lorenzo-hagerty-tpp126/ This Is Not A Drill Podcast 39 with Lorenzo https://superorganism.space/

The War Nerd Guest speaker: John Dolan PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 Today's podcast features an interview with John Dolan, who is well known as the "War Nerd". Additionally, he has another alter ego as the writer Gary Brecher. The War Nerd podcast covers a wild amount about the history along with speculations about the future of human warfare. In this interview, John explains the long history of drugs and war. Follow John Dolan on Twitter, https://twitter.com/TheWarNerd And support John's work through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/radiowarnerd For extended reading about this deep subject, there's 'Shooting Up: A Short History of Drugs and War' by Lukasz Kamienski Support the work of Lex Pelger on the Psychedelic Salon 2.0 podcasts (as well as all of his psychoactive advocacy) at www.Patreon.com/NoNonsense Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speakers: Michael and Annie Mithoefer Annie & Michael Mithoefer PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 Michael and Annie Mithoefer have been working for years to bring MDMA into the forefront as a treatment for PTSD. As a couple who works together holding space for these sessions, they share about what they learned of the promise and pitfalls of this medicine. Also see Psychedelic Salon Podcast 86, which was posted on April 4, 2007 for Michael Mithoefer's 2006 Palenque Norte Lecture.   Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speaker: Gore Vidal PROGRAM NOTES: Today's podcast features a lecture by Gore Vidal about the true history of the U.S. presidency. Also included is a brief bit by George Carlin where he explains why America is always at war. And Lorenzo explains in detail why he believes that the USA is already a failed state. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 Today's podcast features a great storytelling night from the Blue-Dot tour. Hosted by the Chicago Psychedelic Club, you can hear why we loved our stop in the Windy City. You can join the Chicago Psychedelic Club Also: check out 'The Journal of Humanistic Psychiatry' For integration meetings in Chicago, there is the newly formed 'Psychedelic Safety, Support, and Integration' group.     To support our efforts, here in Salon2, at gathering stories, interviewing our elders and spreading the Good News, sign up to help at Patreon.com/NoNonsense Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option