1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Russell, Normie, Pace and James debut a new podcast format covering the latest developments in psychedelics, drug policy, and politics. Today, they review the latest Church of Sacred Synthesis lawsuit news, misperceptions of the &quot;psychedelic Left&quot;, Purdue Pharma’s collapse, the Trump administration's cuts to fentanyl test strip funding, vaccine and ivermectin discourse, and worsening conditions in veterans’ mental healthcare.&amp;nbsp; Footnotes:&amp;nbsp; Michelle Lhooq — “We Have Entered the Era of Conservative Psychedelia” https://ravenewworld.substack.com/p/we-have-entered-the-era-of-conservative Associated Press — “OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to dissolve in opioid settlement” https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810 Vocal Politics — On Jake Lang being arrested for psychedelic mushrooms https://www.instagram.com/p/DYNljTRjdRI/?igsh=OXpkeGVxMDQ0OGo3 The New York Times — “Trump Administration Restricts Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/health/trump-fentanyl-test-strips.html The New York Times — “FDA Delays Publication of Vaccine Safety Research” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;amp;smtyp=cur ProPublica — “Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump” https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump Drug Policy Alliance — Harm Reduction Form Letter https://engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/take-action-protect-funding-treatment-overdose-prevention-lifesaving-services &amp;nbsp; The Psymposia Podcast http://plusthree.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41352650/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ed3037/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/202126590