Never underestimate the forces of delusion (on ALL sides). Vaccine co-inventor Paul Offit returns to spit some fire on RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, pandemic mistakes, public health messaging, Nobel delusions, COVID vaccine science, and much more. Watch the video here.Video archive, audio podcast, music, Supporter Tribe membership, email & more: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: https://paypal.me/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-zTimecodes:1:15 Dr Oz3:30 RFK Jr. & food safety4:19 RFK's claim to fame: Mercury in vaccines (Thimerosal)10:34 RFK’s conspiracy thinking & science denialism, why scientists (often) suck at communicating18:46 Covid vaccines, the allure of conspiracy thinking, what went wrong during the pandemic, lessons learned26:05 Omicron, does communicating transparently REALLY pay off?32:09 RFK Jr’s role in the Samoan measles outbreak, our take on raw milk & water fluoridation41:14 Zubin’s summary of The Atlantic article, ‘How the Ivy League Broke America’, by David Brooks, why it’s SO important to cultivate UNDERSTANDING51:26 Paul’s take on FDA financial conflicts, why transparency & understanding go hand in hand54:34 Malone, McCullough, & Ledeppo59:34 “We’ve seen the enemy, and he is us,” emotion circling and the power of delusion1:00:44 Paul’s MAJOR award, a walk down Paul & Zubin’s memory lane, what’s next for Paul1:04:24 Is science losing its place as a source of truth? Closing remarks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mira Funk is a queer, nonbinary psychotherapist and transformational coach specializing in psychedelic integration. In their conversation, Mira explores the powerful role of psychedelics like 5-MeO-DMT in self-discovery and personal healing. They discuss the importance of guidance and emotional safety when navigating these experiences, emphasizing mindfulness over escapism. Mirroring their own journey, they challenge conventional perspectives on identity and trauma, advocating for acceptance and deeper connection through shared emotional experiences.

I tried 3 of the most powerful psychedelics known: 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum via vaporized, oral, and (*cough*) other routes...all over 3 days. We then filmed this one-of-a-kind post journey integration session with my guide Mira Funk. It's an epic unjourney right back to here, and now 🙏. Video version here.Here's our pre-journey 4 hour deep dive into these medicines and how they might point back to the non-dual nature of THIS.Here's a meditation Mira used with me to prepare for the un-journey.Mira Funk, LCSW, (she/her) is a queer, nonbinary psychotherapist, transformational coach, and psychedelic guide specialized in serving 5-MeO-DMT, N,N-DMT (including analog ayahuasca), and salvia divinorum. She studied comparative literature at Harvard, psychodynamic psychotherapy at Smith College School for Social Work, and psychedelic facilitation at InnerTrek. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, she is the founder of Unjourneying, a private therapy and coaching practice where she is passionately committed to optimizing her clients' psychedelic growth with a blend of somatic, mindfulness-based, and nondual integration approaches. Contact Mira to learn more about her approach on her Website, YouTube Channel, or Podcast, and follow her here.READ THIS:These medicines are NOT for everyone, and this video does not represent medical advice. Only use these medicines in locations where they are legal under the supervision of a professional guide.Consult with a psychedelically informed healthcare practitioner like Dr. Ben Malcolm to ensure you are medically cleared for your psychedelic retreat and that you won't have any dangerous interactions with your medications or supplements.Do not use psychedelics if you have heart problems, a seizure disorder, are pregnant or breastfeeding; or if you have a personal or family history of psychosis, or are experiencing suicidality or other acute mental health symptoms. Please seek the support of a mental health professional if you are facing a mental health crisis.Clinical research is showing that psychedelics can have anti-inflammatory effects. But note that when it comes to some chronic neuroinflammatory disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis or Lyme Disease, there is anecdotal evidence that psychedelics can be helpful; and also that they can trigger flare-ups. Mira has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease & Babesiosis, has experienced both healing and also inflammatory effects from psychedelic use, so if you have a neuroinflammatory disorder and want to explore psychedelics, it's best to proceed with caution in consultation with your doctor and to start with small doses or microdoses to see how you respond.Timecodes: 00:00 Intro4:34 Beginning of the psychedelic medicine integration session8:21 5-MeO-DMT via inhalation using a vape pen and the step-wise method39:18 5-MeO-DMT via rectal administration, vulnerability, touching into trauma deep in the body 54:59 Order of medicine administration MATTERS, safety considerations 58:06 N,N-DMT (in combination with MAO-I Harmaline) aka. analog ayahuasca1:10:58 Salvia divinorum, SURPRISE, it's just THIS!1:25:32 What is UN-journeying, closing reflections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything was always here, waiting. Now that you see it, you can really live in the dream. Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube. Join our Supporter Tribe by clicking the Join button on my YouTube channel 🙏 or sign up on Facebook, Instagram or Locals here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to synthesize & integrate opposing views while avoiding both-sides-ism or an anemic middle that is dependent on the extremes to define itself? Award winning producer and storyteller Stephanie Lepp shows us how to heal our most pernicious social divides. Watch the video version here.She's the former Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, the organization at the heart of the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which I analyzed in this video. Today, she leads Synthesis Media, an independent production studio devoted to accelerating the next enlightenment. Her latest production is Faces of X — a series of short videos that integrate different perspectives on divisive social issues. You can find Stephanie on Twitter @stephlepp.Links to some of Stephanie's projects: Faces of X — a series of short videos that integrate different perspectives on culture war issues, like gender, abortion and race. Deep Reckonings — a series of explicitly-marked deepfake videos that imagine morally courageous versions of our public figures. Start with Brett Kavanaugh, and explore from there. Reckonings — a podcast that told the stories of people who've expanded their political worldviews, transcended extremism, and made other kinds of transformative change. Start with these episodes, and explore from there: The architect of Facebook's business modelThe former protégé of Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes A perpetrator and survivor of sexual assault who managed to work through it using restorative justice (intense but amazing story)Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Awakening isn’t just about meditating on emptiness—it's about peeling back the layers and facing the ugly, unconscious patterns we pretend aren’t there. Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch the video here. And here's my earlier video on Pierce Salguero's Threads of Awakening model.Join our Supporter Tribe by clicking the Join button on my YouTube channel 🙏 or sign up on Facebook, Instagram or Locals here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you think less and feel more?Here’s how we might drop from our headspace into the infinity of sensation we call “body” and how that simple shift of attention just might change how we relate to everything. And here’s a video from my friend Simon Brown with more tips on this. Join our Supporter Tribe by clicking the Join button on my YouTube channel 🙏 or sign up on Facebook, Instagram or Locals here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat about palliative care, psychedelics, my recent COVID experience, and all things alt-middle. Originally streamed to Instagram Live. Drop a like, comment (or both!) on the video version, it helps the algorithm spread the word 🙏Also, check these previous episodes: I finally got COVID and The day my COVID got worse.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've talked about COVID for years, but FINALLY caught it and NEVER expected this twist.Video version here. And the OG "I Finally Got COVID" episode here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I dodged COVID for 4 years and then BOOM, hit by the 'rona train.Here’s my story, my symptoms, and what I've learned (so far). Plus check out the video with Dr. Paul Offit discussing fever's (important) role in fighting an infection in Don't Fight a Fever and why your body's immune response feels so terrible in That Second Shot.Video version here.Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch, social media, and email contact form: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmdSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email response from me: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/zdoggmdMore about Dr. Z: https://zdoggmd.com/about-z/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices