Comedian Shane Mauss is on the show to talk about the context that led up to his drug-induced psychosis, his time in a psychiatric institution, and why he still sees psychedelics as valuable tools for mental wellness in general, but comedy culture in particular.

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• A little bit about prohibition preventing the very medicine that would help heal the people tasked at propagating prohibition
• Behind the scenes of his documentary Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration Of Psychedelics
• How Shane Mauss' psychosis influenced the final product of the documentary
• How excessive mushroom use set him up to fall into psychosis with ayahuasca
• Mental health issues in comedian culture and the potential of psychedelic to help
• The ayahuasca trip that pushed him over the edge (this story continues from the trip through his return to his home, all the way into his psychosis)
• What it was like to be admitted to and stuck in a psychiatric institution
• The difference between wild ideas and delusions
• How the care providers engaged his ideas during treatment
• What type of support might have prevented his progression into psychosis
• What happened with the ideas he was having during his psychosis after he recovered
• Shane's relationship to psychedelics now

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