End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

Dr. Naiman is a clinical assistant professor of medicine and the sleep and dream specialist at the University of Arizona's Center for Integrative medicine.  By merging scientific with psychological approaches, Dr, Naiman has become a leader in integrative approaches to sleep health.  His works have been featured in Time, USA Today, Prevention, Readers Digest, NPR, Allure, the Huffington Post and many others.  More information about his work can be found at https://drnaiman.com/

James is a public speaker and author of three books:  Decomposing the Shadow (2013), Soundscapes & Psychedelics (2014), and the True Light of Darkness (2015).  His podcast, Adventures Through the Mind is a wonderful expression of the psychedelic renaissance.  His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma. More information regarding his activities can be found at https://www.jameswjesso.com/.

Tom is a master of various forms of experiential psychotherapy to deepen his clients' unique spiritual identity and growth and connect them to their universal spiritual truth and love from within their heart center. Tom is also an accomplished marathon/ultra-marathon athlete and has completed 55 marathons and 56 ultra-marathons, the Rocky Mountain Slam (four 100-mile races in four months) twice, the Grand Slam of Ultra-running and the Hardrock 100 trail run four times. For those who wish to take their spirituality onto the mountain trails, he provides running instruction in Danny Dreyer’s technique called “Chi-running.” This technique provides a balanced feel and experience to running long endurance races and training, free from injury and pain. Tom's running sessions also provide expert advice on running style, gait, training logs, and running goals. Tom resides in Summit County, Colorado, and more information about him can be found at https://internallyinfinite.wordpress.com/about/ (Note he provides his cell number in the podcast).

Leonie is an award-winning South African author who uses different ways of storytelling to grapple with many of today's tough issues as we try to find ways to live together on a tightly packed planet: climate and environmental change, energy policy, cities as development hubs, why today’s food system leaves many of us hungry, heavy, and sick. More recently, her work delves into the realm of public mental health and advocacy of indigenous plant medicines.  Much more information about Leonie can be found on her website  http://leoniejoubert.co.za/; her TEDxCapeTown presentation; and/or her podcast "The Psychonauts." on iTunes or www.psychonauts.co.za

Dr. Villmarie Narloch (Ep. 36) and Dr. Paige Lassen discuss the upcoming Zendo peer support training, which is MAPS' first such program offered in the Midwest. The Zendo Project has been a presence at domestic and international festivals, and events since 2012, successfully assisting thousands of guests undergoing difficult experiences, substance-related or otherwise. The Zendo project integrates and collaborates with medical staff and festival security supporting the health and safety of the festival community. For more information and to register visit https://www.zendoproject.org/workshops/chicago-peer-support-workshop-on-november-3-2018/ and  https://www.facebook.com/PsychedelicSupport/. Scholarships available at http://meetu.ps/e/FXNtZ/wSkZV/a.

John is a science journalist and Director of the Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology. A former senior writer at Scientific American (1986-1997), he has also written for The New York Times, National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and Slate. John’s publications have received international coverage and he has been interviewed hundreds of times for print, radio, and television media, including The Lehrer News Hour, Charlie Rose, and National Public Radio's Science Friday. He has lectured at dozens of institutions in North America and Europe, including MIT, Caltech, Princeton, Dartmouth, McGill, the University of Amsterdam, and England's National Physical Laboratory. On the podcast today, we discuss John’s new book “Mind-Body Problems: Science, Subjectivity and Who We Really Are." Published online at https://mindbodyproblems.com/. More information about his works and presentations can be found at http://www.johnhorgan.org/.

James is a Seattle-based programmer and author of "Psychedelic Information Theory: Shamanism in the Age of Reason".  He is also the former publisher of Psychedelic Illuminations and Trip Magazine, and the creator of the DoseNation blog and podcast. James Kent's work includes a close examination of perception and hallucination, skeptical debunking of common psychedelic myths, and research into common mental health issues related to psychedelic use. In this episode, we discuss nonlinear feedback amplifiers, strange attractors at burning man and elsewhere, lucid dreams, brainwashing, shamanic techniques and his awesome record collection among other tidbits. 

Ron writes graphic novels and comics.  His works have been published in Highwater Books, Fantagraphics Books, Buenaventura Press, McSweeney's and Drawn & Quarterly and has also appeared in the New York Times, Vice Magazine, Canada's National Post,  In this episode, we discuss: Skibber Bee~Bye (2000); The Awake Field (2006), The Cartoon Utopia (2012); Paschal Beverly Randolph, Jheronimous Bosch, Maja D'Aoust, gender fluidity, the Cathors, Western Occult practices, orgone energy, and much more.  More Ron is located at http://ronregejr.tumblr.com/. 

Bill is a teacher, speaker, coach, and entrepreneur. He studied and taught meditation in Europe, India and the United States. As a business professional, he was the President of a Fortune 500 subsidiary by age 35. He built and sold startup in 2006 to a Fortune 100 company. In 2005, launched a magazine dedicated to shining a light on charities and philanthropy in his community, which is now in its 14th year. More information about his work can be found at  http://www.billstokes.me/.  

Nick is a teacher and former president of the Scottish Society for Psychical research. He has investigated ostensible cases of paranormality for over three decades. He blends open-minded skepticism with mediumistic sensitivities.