{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#53 - We\u2019re back! News Recap and Updates from the Team","description":"We\u2019re back\u2026mostly. In this episode we ramble about the Psychedemia conference, the serpent handler researcher who helped legitimize Johns Hopkins\u2019 psychedelic research, Steve Jobs\u2019 guru \u201cToxic Bob\u201d, hot psilocybin patent garbage, Mind Medicine Australia\u2019s utterly cringe appearance on ABC\u2019s Four Corners documentary \u201cPsyched Up\u201d, popping psychedelic hype bubbles, and Dave\u2019s new studio that\u2019s covered in fractal horses.    References   A Channel for Magic: Ralph Hood\u2019s Mysticism Scale and the Occult Roots of the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Program Psychologist Ralph Hood\u2019s study of serpent handling and mysticism helped legitimize the study of psychedelics. So why doesn\u2019t he want them approved for medical use?   The Misadventures Of \u201cToxic Bob\u201dThroughout his lifetime, Robert Friedland has evolved from Steve Jobs' psychedelic guru to mining guru, leaving a trail of environmental destruction in his wake.   On Drugs Substack: Hot Psilocybin Patent Garbage How to invalidate a psychedelic patent in 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon. On Drugs Substack: Three Fever Thoughts As the World Turnbulls   ABC Four Corners: Psyched Up In Australia and overseas there's a push to make psychedelic drugs part of mainstream medicine for the treatment of trauma and other mental health conditions. Results from clinical trials are promising for PTSD sufferers where conventional treatments have failed. Reporter Elise Worthington also investigates the dark side of this form of therapy where disturbing cases of abuse and malpractice are emerging in both clinical trials and the underground. There's now pressure in the industry to downplay the negative stories by those who stand to profit from the business of psychedelics.   Preparing for the Bursting of the Psychedelic Hype Bubble     Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?     Support the show:   \u263cPatreon: http:\/\/patreon.com\/psymposia \u263cDonate: https:\/\/www.psymposia.com\/donate\/         Follow:   \u263cTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/psymposia \u263cInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/psymposia\/ \u263cFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/psymposia \u263cTwitch: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/psymposia \u263cWebsite: https:\/\/www.psymposia.com \u263cPodcast: https:\/\/www.psymposia.com\/plusthree \u263cNewsletter: https:\/\/www.psymposia.com\/subscribe\/ ","author_name":"The Psymposia Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/plusthree.libsyn.com","html":"