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every 13 days
Average audio length:
53 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
28 episodes
since Feb. 5, 2025
episodic

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In the final episode of Em's deep dive into the self, identity, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, Em and Libby talk through the field of ecopsychology, pushing against philosophical assumptions of Western academia, and animism with Professor Travis Cox. Professor Cox is a core associate pr…

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What does it mean to reclaim your self? Continuing their exploration of identity, the self, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, Em and Libby look at the intersection of psychedelics and Black-American experience. This episodes' guests, Dr. Nicholas Powers and Sara Oke, offer their perspective…
This week, Em and Rafaelle Lancelotta take a detour into the molecule of 5-MeO-DMT. No, they aren't taking it in this episode, but they are discussing some other ways the "expanded self" might well be understood. For more information on Rafaelle and her work, visit her website relationshi…
Em and Libby continue their exploration of identity, the self, and non-ordinary states of consciousness, this time through the lens of sexual and gender identity. Our first guest, Maya Seale, shares her story of personal, political, and psychedelic transformation. Our second guest, Rafaelle Lancelo…
This week, Em and Taita Daniel continue their conversation from the previous episode. In their exploration of self, identity, and plant medicines, Taita Daniel shares what two-spirit identity means for them, how gender factors into colonization, and how their gender identity relates to their work a…
Em and Libby continue exploring the self, identity, and non-ordinary states of consciousness in an interview with Taita Daniel, a mestizo-indigenous two spirits medicine healer. Em and Taita Daniel talk about what it means to "decolonize the self" and approach plant medicines with humilit…
Em and Libby continue their exploration of identity, the self, and non-ordinary states of consciousness by turning to two pre-modern contemplative traditions: Medieval Christian mysticism and Zen Buddhism. Dr. Niklaus Largier, professor at UC Berkeley in the Comparative Literature and German depar…
Welcome to Season 2 of PSW! We've split this season into two parts, each spearheaded by Em and Libby, respectively. To begin, Em's series of episodes will focus on questions of self, identity, psychedelics, and liberation. The first in the series features Professor Eric Oliver of University of Chi…

Season 2 Teaser

Guess who's back??? Listen in to hear all the juicy details for our upcoming season, starting in January, 2026! Like, subscribe, and share! Email us: pswuchicago@gmail.com Follow us on IG: @psychedelicsinsocialwork More resources: https://linktr.ee/pswuchicago Music by the Groovy Tad Nicol
Surprise! Co-host Abby offers a bonus interview with Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi. Sen. Hashmi is the first Muslim and South Asian-American to serve in the Virginia Senate, first elected into office in 2019 and recently (this last week!) nominated as Democratic candidate for Virginia Lieut…
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