#53 - We’re back! News Recap and Updates from the Team

<p class="p1">We’re back…mostly. In this episode we ramble about the Psychedemia conference, the serpent handler researcher who helped legitimize Johns Hopkins’ psychedelic research, Steve Jobs’ guru “Toxic Bob”, hot psilocybin patent garbage, Mind Medicine Australia’s utterly cringe appearance on ABC’s Four Corners documentary “Psyched Up”, popping psychedelic hype bubbles, and Dave’s new studio that’s covered in fractal horses.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>References</strong></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://www.psymposia.com/magazine/a-channel-for-magic-ralph-hoods-mysticism-scale-and-the-occult-roots-of-the-johns-hopkins-psychedelic-research-program/"> <strong>A Channel for Magic: Ralph Hood’s Mysticism Scale and the Occult Roots of the Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Program</strong></a></p> <p class="p3"><em>Psychologist Ralph Hood’s study of serpent handling and mysticism helped legitimize the study of psychedelics. So why doesn’t he want them approved for medical use?</em></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p3"><strong><a href= "https://www.psymposia.com/magazine/the-misadventures-of-toxic-bob/"> The Misadventures Of “Toxic Bob”</a><br /></strong>Throughout his lifetime, Robert Friedland has evolved from Steve Jobs' psychedelic guru to mining guru, leaving a trail of environmental destruction in his wake.</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p3">On Drugs Substack: <a href= "https://ondrugs.substack.com/p/hot-psilocybin-patent-garbage?s=w"><strong> Hot Psilocybin Patent Garbage</strong></a><br /> <em>How to invalidate a psychedelic patent in 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon.</em></p> <p class="p3"><em><br /> <br /> On Drugs Substack:</em> <a href= "https://ondrugs.substack.com/p/three-fever-thoughts-as-the-world"><strong> <em>Three Fever Thoughts As the World Turnbulls</em></strong></a></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p3">ABC Four Corners: <a href= "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-07/psyched-up/14046384"><strong> Psyc