Panelists:

Mike Jay – https://mikejay.net (UK)

Lyndal Walker – https://lyndalwalker.com (Germany)

Brian Pollett – http://www.psybry.net (USA)

We discuss the use of Drugs in and around the art world, within artistic practice and for therapeutic and healing purposes. Including: the importance of having a good reason to use drugs, drugs help give artist perspective, gender variations in drug experiences, trying to find your tribe, plant vs pharmaceutical, the importance of set and setting.

People + Places mentioned:

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas, Novel by Hunter S. Thompson – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/178186/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-by-hunter-s-thompson/

Junky, Novel by William S. Burroughs – https://groveatlantic.com/book/junky/

I Do Coke (song) Kill The Noise & Feed Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSPT27XyY1U

Ayahuasca – https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ayahuasca

Aldous Huxley – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aldous-Huxley

Pharmakon – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmakon_(philosophy)

Entheogen – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entheogen

Dr. Carl Hart new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups – https://drcarlhart.com

Cane Toads: An Unnatural History – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SBLf1tsoaw

Terence McKenna (Machine Elves) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna

The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey, Book by Bett Williams – https://www.dottirpress.com/the-wild-kindness

Julian Trevelyan – http://www.bohungallery.co.uk/index.php?location=artist&artist=267

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz – https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/stanislaw-ignacy-witkiewicz-witkacy

Henri Michaux – https://hyperallergic.com/130265/further-adventures-in-mescaline/

Michael Pollan – https://michaelpollan.com

Gabor Maté – https://drgabormate.com

MAPS – Rick Doblin – https://maps.org

From Shock to Awe, Documentary film – https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Awe-Mike-Cooley/dp/B07ZG9V98Y

Stanislav Grof – https://www.stanislavgrof.cz

Audio editing by Jakub Černý

Music by Peat Biby

Hosted by Matthew Dols

http://www.matthewdols.com

Supported in part by:

EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway

https://eeagrants.org

and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no

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