End of the Road Podcast (Immanence = Transcendence)

A.k.a. Kid Leisure, author of Kennel Cough, former scribe at the Houston Press and now at the Illinois Times, and the "Activator" Magazine; and the purveyor of all things communicatory at UIS brings his encyclopedic knowledge of all things Punk to the the End of the Road in a review of the top 40 Punk albums of all time. Did mention the band Epsom? You can hear Scott's enchanting chant laden vocals which summon the still living and vengeful Jello Biafra at the end of the episode.

Bill's career runs the gamut from the cognitive science, art, music, and the internet. He is the author of "Beethoven's Anvil: Music in Mind and Culture" and "Visualization: the Second Computer Revolution" (with Richard Friedhoff) as well as countless academic and review articles. As a jazz musician, he has shared the stage with Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King, and Frank Foster. This podcast discusses neurophenomenology, music improvisation, ayahuasca, Coleridge and "Kubla Khan," Huxley, Wittgenstein, and others. I encourage you to investigate all of Bill's works -a small sample of which can be found here: http://new-savanna.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/bill.benzon https://www.flickr.com/photos/stc4blues/ http://independent.academia.edu/BillBenzon

Tanis is the founder of School of Sankalpa, a yoga nidra teacher training school that is dedicated to sharing both the ancient wisdom and modern science. From a young age, Tanis was fascinated with states of consciousness and to this day continues to explore and deepen her understanding of what is possible. For more information on yoga nidra, please visit www.schoolofsankalpa.com. For her guided yoga nidra pracices, please visit her YouTube page and insight timer app.

Among other activities, Dr. Narloch is the Drug Education Manager at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. In this role, she oversees the development and implementation of the SSDP Peer Education program, which is a training program for SSDP Members to become certified to deliver the drug education program, “Just Say Know,” to their peers. Dr. Narloch is passionate about reforming drug education in the U.S. and abroad. More information can be found at:  https://ssdp.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PsychedelicSupport/ https://www.facebook.com/ChiPsychedelic https://www.meetup.com/Psychedelics-And-The-Future-Of-Psychiatry/  

Dr. Brown is Board Certified in Adult and Child Psychiatry and has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of attachment theory, child development and psychedelic medicine.  He is the founder of the Psychedelics and the Future of Psychiatry Group and is Chief Medical Officer for Trilogy Behavioral Health.  More information can be found at https://www.drmattbrown.com/

Paola Castro is an author, speaker, and intuitive coach. In the last 10 years, she has been a student dedicated to learning from the mysticism of life and human behavior. Paola shares with her audience through free videos on social networks, in talks and workshops for different companies and organizations, as well as individual coaching sessions. She is currently facilitator of Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith's "The Answer is You" course at a wonderful Holistic Center in Costa Rica called "Rythmia Life Advancement Center". Her style is charged with peace, love and assertiveness, a formula that resonated with those who are on their own journey of expansion and search for inner light. For further information please see her website: www.paolacastrocoaching.com

Geoff Bathje is an Associate Professor, licensed psychologist, researcher of substance use and cross-cultural issues, director of counseling services for a harm reduction program, and co-leader of a psychedelic harm reduction and integration support group. He has also served as a community organizer and activist to address social justice issues, particularly related to mental health and drug policy.

Kyle and Joe host the psychedelics today podcast and web portal dedicated to exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness and their relationship to healing and human potential. More information is available at http://www.psychedelicstoday.com/.

Michael is a clinical psychologist, former Buddhist monk, and instructor at the Esalen Institute. His work in transformational psychology integrates psychology, noetic sciences, non-dual and Buddhist meditation, and social justice in the service of awakening. More information can be found at www.maitrihouseyoga.com.

Michelle Thiessen is a researcher at the University of British Columbia. She discusses her recently published study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, which found men who have used psychedelics are roughly half as likely to commit intimate partner violence. Her next project integrates Third-Wave behaviorism with psychedelic therapy. Michelle tweets @ms_thiessen.