Psychedelic Salon

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

Guest speaker: Bruce Damer Dr. Bruce Damer at Burning Man 2017 PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 Some big announcements this week followed by a conversation with Dr. Bruce Damer who shares from his wealth of stories, science and psychedelic history. You can learn much more about his many endeavors at his website: Damer.com Dr. Damer's podcast is The Levity Zone TEDx talk by Dr. Damer explaining his work Open-access paper about Damer's findings including the graphic he scribbled down after working on the 'origin of life' problem in one of his 'endo-trips'. Life on Earth Came from a Hot Volcanic Pool, Not the Sea, New Evidence Suggests Scientific American August 2017 Thanks to Daniel Loew for contributing to our new Salon 2.0 intro music. Listen his tracks here. Also on this episode, Lex added a shoutout to the Lakey sisters - Alexa & Kat -  and to Jaron West for helping with the Psychedelic History Project. The sisters produced this wonderful remix of Charlie Chaplin's speech in The Great Dictator. They also have an Instagram of moving psychedelic art. To support the Lex Pelger in the Salon 2.0, join him on Patreon. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speakers: Kevin Leibrock and Michael Harinen PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 Kevin Liebrock and Michael Harinen from Bluebird Botanicals tell us about their work producing high quality CBD oil that can be shipped to all fifty U.S. states. They answer some of the most commonly asked questions that people have about CBD. They also explain the process of producing whole plant extracts from Colorado hemp and discuss the ongoing involvement of the FDA, DEA and the Department of Agriculture in the cannabis industry. Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option https://www.bluebird-botanicals.com/

Guest speakers: Matthew Markert and Frank Sacco PROGRAM NOTES: Year this lecture was recorded: 2017 For Marijuana Month, this week is our Cannabis "Paradox" Pair o' Docs episode. Dr. Matthew Markert shares thoughts about cannabis, epilepsy and the brain. As an MD/PhD interested in altered states of consciousness, he chose epilepsy as a way to study unusual states of the brain. You can email him at stanfordneuromed (at) gmail (dot) com. Then we hear from Frank Sacco, a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at William James College, who works with his father to create an online healing community for people wishing to explore the altered state of consciousness induced by cannabis for healing. Learn about their work and share your own story on their site Virtual Healing Communities. Thanks to Robert Heinlein for the Pair O' Docs joke in 'Number of the Beast.' Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option

Guest speaker: Becca Williams PROGRAM NOTES: Date this lecture was recorded: 2017 After much work with cannabis, Becca Williams learned how to use it as a Spirit Plant medicine. She teaches people about the power of cannabis to heal traumas and now leads Cannabis Ceremonies in Denver, Colorado. Her work also includes excellent educational videos. Her Website, Cannabis Ceremonies, is overflowing with content. Cannabis Ceremonies on YouTube Download MP3 PCs – Right click, select option Macs – Ctrl-Click, select option