DoseNation Podcast

James Kent, Hila, and Tye Miller broadcast to the beat of a tweaker's heart. Topics include psychedelic therapy, vagina candles, harm reduction, tyramine, contraindications, fainting, the quintessence, flesh of christ, therapy as a cult, party culture, and smoking crack.

Special episode featuring "Sorry for the Delay" dub remix of the DoseNation theme, plus James checks in with Machine-elf from TranceAm.org. Topics include Ketamine, John Lilly, Marcia Moore, Austin, Slacker, clothing optional hippie commune, Burning Man, the Resonator, brain machines, trance, ayahuasca, nootropics, cocaine, sensory deprivation, LSD, DMT, New York, 1990's, messiah complexes, Leary, alien ambassadors, galactic intelligence. Presented in association with TranceAm.org.

A special pandemic episode of DoseNation featuring a new book by James Kent, a Skype call to a machine-elf, plus Hila has a difficult experience in an ayahuasca ceremony. Topics include taking too much tea, communicating while high, asking for help, trust, the lonlies, Zendo training, akward situations, cult leaders, PLUR, recovering from bad trips, limits of self exploration, fun is good, enjoying the journey, first exposure.

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James Kent, Tye Miller, and Hila continue their conversation about warning signs of problem behavior within a community. Topics include psychosis, psychedelic status, messianic complexes, permissive gurus, yoga, psychedelic rehab, psychedelic interventions, the shamanic complex, hyper-confidence, mania, megalomania, manic depression, overnight buddhas, thoughtless trippers, love and lighters, emotional intimidation, trauma, bypassing, baba gee, Terence McKenna, creeps, recruiting followers, magical thinking, syncretic mythology, bleeding deacons, psychedelic support groups, getting naked, breathwork freakouts, getting weird as fuck, psychedelics are cool, beautiful people, the drug uniform, isolationism and ostracization.

James Kent, Tye Miller, Hila, and Dave Nickels from the DMT Nexus and Plus Three Podcast, discuss bad actors and problematic people in the psychedelic scene. Topics include moderating community members, dangerous kooks, whisper networks, authoritarianism, trip sitters, power dynamics, sexual abuse in psychedelic therapy, Aubrey Marcus, Tim Ferriss, Daniel Pinchbeck, psychedelic predators, clouded judgement, Tiger Woods, psychedelic seduction vs date rape, lies of omission, sexual power imbalances, acting out sexually on MDMA, festival harm reduction, humping the yurt, MAPS face, and appropriate community responses to problem individuals.

James Kent, Tye Miller, and Hila discuss the pros and cons of common metaphors for the psychedelic experience. Topics include the hero's journey, heroic doses, interpersonal vs mythic journeys, Jesus, manifestations of the psyche, Carl Jung, archetypes, the collective unconscious, astrology, synchronicities, Johns Hopkins playlist, demons, horror movies, gnosticism, alchemy, viagra, Freemasons, and the occult. Plus epic feedback from a listener who battled entities and went through hell on multiple mushroom and LSD trips.

James Kent, Tye Miller, and Hila discuss the idea of introducing psychedelics to the mainstream. Topics include Gordon Wasson's article on Maria Sabina in Life Magazine [http://tinyurl.com/life1957], microdosing, psychedelic therapy, and first exposures to psychedelic drugs. Plus listener feedback about a microdosing experiment gone terribly wrong. Presented in association with CascadiaPsychedelic.com.

The DoseNation Podcast returns with hosts James Kent, Tye Miller, and Hila. Together they discuss LSD, ayahuasca, and the promise that psychedelics can provide a lasting solution to modern problems. Topics include psychedelic marketing, Bill W., Richard Pryor, substance abuse recovery, and listener feedback describing an extreme reaction to an ayahuasca retreat. Presented in association with CascadiaPsychedelic.com.

Just when you thought men were destined to have all the drug-induced sexual mania via Cialis and Viagra for women, along comes promising research that seems to point toward an equivalent drug targeted toward women. Specifically, a new testosterone gel is being tested to treat "hypoactive sexual desire disorder," which apparently affects one-third of American women (!). As the article notes, "Testosterone plays a key role in sexual functioning for men and women," and a drop in testosterone in women (as a result of, for instance, an ovariectomy) can lead to a drop in sexual desire.

To the rescue, hopefully, will be LibiGel:

LibiGel comes in a pump bottle. The woman rubs the small dot of gel into the skin of her upper arm. Over the next 24 hours, the gel's testosterone seeps into her bloodstream, boosting her energy and libido.

Clayton, who is running the clinical trial at UVa, said the drug is better than previous testosterone treatments because it keeps levels of the chemical constant, much like naturally occurring testosterone.

"I expect this will work," she said.

In its second-phase clinical trials at 17 institutions, LibiGel led to a 283 percent increase of satisfying sexual encounters for the women taking the drug.

Hear hear! I am having a hard time imagining being on the receiving end of a 283 percent increase of satisfying sexual encounters, but that is undoubtedly because I am weak.

James Kent finishes his ten episode series with an extended episode discussing mushroom legalization, jumping on psychedelics, suicide, MKULTRA, psychosis, and the darkest of all psychedelic mythology, conspiracy theories. A special final episode of DoseNation with bonus content and extra musical cameos.