Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 1h 5m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 5.0 (5)
Since Feb 2018
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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Podcasts about the mind, the obscure, and the unseen.

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43. Consciousness Whirlwind

Nov 26, 2025 47m

I’ve been pondering the binding problem of consciousness. The whole idea of it seems absurd to me. Today, we have a whirlwind exploring binding and various descriptions of conscious experience. Time…

42. The Psychology of Madoka Magica: Sayaka's Insanity

Oct 25, 2022 25m

A depressed Psychology Bachelors gives some takes and reviews the artistic awesomeness that is Madoka Magica with a focus on Sayaka, who seems to be the most relatable character (for me). I created…

41. Soul Indoctrination

Oct 18, 2022 7m

I've started creating video forms of media similar to this podcast. Sorry that it's been so long since I've updated the podcast stream. I've been working relentlessly to upgrade the content for video…

40. Can Good Ethical Theories Be Infohazards?

Apr 26, 2022 45m

I've been wondering if ethical theories can be dangerous. Not because of the implications of the theory, but because of the way that discovering a new ethical idea puts you at odds with everyone…

Contagious Empathy Failure as a Product of Circumstance [Clips]

Apr 21, 2022 10m

How toxic rich business owners might resemble school shooters. This clip is from episode 28 with guest Kevin Ronca. This clip seems straightforward and useful for understanding political conflict and…

39. The Priest and The Scientist

Apr 10, 2022 22m

An exploration of how those with schizophrenia may think differently than "ordinary" people. It is argued that ordinary people are delusional as well and this isn't the distinguishing factor.…

38. Reciprocal Sociality

Jan 03, 2022 46m

Reciprocal sociality is about how our behaviors are often mirrored with each other, particularly in the sense of prosocial and antisocial behavior. Awareness of this is useful for managing social…

37. Ego Death as the Abolition of Conditioned Responses

Oct 09, 2021 2h 29m

There is a quite lengthy description of one of the cooler ideas explored in this episode below. Some links first: If you'd like to support these projects and help me continue making…

36. Attention And Dissociation

Oct 01, 2021 59m

This episode is an exploration of dissociation as a general phenomenon of normal attention, trauma-induced dissociative responses, and the mechanisms of psychedelics & dissociative drugs. The…

35. Issues With Social Reality - Viewer Questions

Jul 12, 2021 2h 32m

We explore addiction-based society, loneliness, conformity, and how the internet can help us escape our social boxes. In this episode, I also bring up some of my own personal experiences and how this…

34. How To Study Qualia With Andrew Zuckerman and Isla Weber

Jul 08, 2021 1h 20m

Andrew Zuckerman is a researcher at the Qualia Research Institute. He joins us to talk about his project aimed at studying subjective perception of the effects of various drugs like LSD, DMT, and…

33. Treating Brain Injury Using Psychedelics With Victor Acero

Jun 23, 2021 1h 43m

A researcher studying traumatic brain injury and the potential use of psychedelics for TBI-related problems joins us today! Here we discuss the potential risks, benefits, and mechanisms of various…

32. Katherine Lyman Talks Spirituality and Psychosis

May 16, 2021 46m

Katherine is a medical student from Stanford who was also a winner in the recent PsychedelX competition. We chat about spirituality and psychosis. Haley Dourron joins us as a cohost as well! If…

31. The Psychedelic Scientist w/ Manesh Girn

Mar 22, 2021 1h 18m

The wonderful Manesh Girn appeared as a guest for this episode! He is known for his YouTube channel "The Psychedelic Scientist". We discuss various hot topics in the psychedelic research world and…

30. A Sufferless Utopia (Throwback Thursday) [R Rated]

Feb 25, 2021 32m

Come observe my cringey voice-acting in a dystopian short about the race to singularity and the hedonistic imperative. This was created a long time ago and now it has been updated for quality! I also…

29. Psychedelic Information Theory with James Kent

Feb 21, 2021 1h 23m

This writer is one of the inspirations for the ideas in Flicker and Cognitive Atomization. We explore a ton of different psychedelic ideas about how they work, what they do, how this influences…

28. Addiction and the Structure of Society w/ Kevin Ronca

Feb 15, 2021 1h 57m

Kevin Ronca has arrived as a guest! An eye-opening exploration of the way addiction shapes our lives and how this underlies the stability of our lives, yet also traps us in behavioral scripts. Our…

27. An Entropic Brainstorm Session with Psychedelics Researcher Haley Dourron

Feb 01, 2021 1h 20m

Psychedelics are true, society is false. What is even real? Ph.D. student Haley Dourron joins me to discuss her ideas on psychedelics, schizophrenia, society, and reality. I loved where this…

26. DMT Quest with John Chavez

Jan 28, 2021 1h 30m

Today we chat with the creator of the new documentary DMT Quest! He is also an independent DMT/psychedelics researcher. This conversation got into all kinds of interesting places. Watch his…

25. A Peculiar Conversation (Aliens, Afterlife, Consciousness, Psychedelics, Social Media)

Jan 22, 2021 2h 13m

A friend of mine, Derek Hetzler of the Reach and Reflect podcast, came onto the show and we talk about various topics, from alien curiosity, afterlife, consciousness, psychedelics, and how social…

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