In the first episode of "Luminous," our series about the philosophy and the future of psychedelics, how can psilocybin ease our fears about dying? And how can psychedelics change the way we approach the end of life?

Original Air Date: April 08, 2023

Interviews In This Hour:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-pioneering-psychedelic-researcher-leaned-his-terminal-cancer-diagnosis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How a pioneering psychedelic researcher 'leaned in' to his terminal cancer diagnosis</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/dying-without-fear-how-psychedelics-can-ease-anxiety-terminal-illness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dying without fear: How psychedelics can ease the anxiety of terminal illness</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/terror-and-ecstasy-psychedelics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The terror and the ecstasy of psychedelics</a>

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/roland-griffiths" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roland Griffiths</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/lou-lukas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lou Lukas</a>, <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/anthony-bossis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anthony Bossis</a>

Editorial note: Roland Griffiths passed away on Oct. 16, 2023. The conversation with him in this episode took place in January 2023. 

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In the first episode of "Luminous," our series about the philosophy and the future of psychedelics, how can psilocybin ease our fears about dying? And how can psychedelics change the way we approach the end of life? Original Air Date: April 08, 2023 Interviews In This Hour: How a pioneering psychedelic researcher 'leaned in' to his terminal cancer diagnosis — Dying without fear: How psychedelics can ease the anxiety of terminal illness — The terror and the ecstasy of psychedelics Guests: Roland Griffiths, Lou Lukas, Anthony Bossis Editorial note: Roland Griffiths passed away on Oct. 16, 2023. The conversation with him in this episode took place in January 2023. Never want to miss an episode? Subscribe to the podcast. Want to hear more from us, including extended interviews and favorites from the archive? Subscribe to our newsletter.

In the first episode of "Luminous," our series about the philosophy and the future of psychedelics, how can psilocybin ease our fears about dying? And how can psychedelics change the way we approach the end of life?

Original Air Date:&nbsp;April 08, 2023

Interviews In This Hour:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-pioneering-psychedelic-researcher-leaned-his-terminal-cancer-diagnosis" rel="noopener noreferrer">How a pioneering psychedelic researcher 'leaned in' to his terminal cancer diagnosis</a>&nbsp;—&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/dying-without-fear-how-psychedelics-can-ease-anxiety-terminal-illness" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dying without fear: How psychedelics can ease the anxiety of terminal illness</a>&nbsp;—&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/terror-and-ecstasy-psychedelics" rel="noopener noreferrer">The terror and the ecstasy of psychedelics</a>

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/roland-griffiths" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roland Griffiths</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/lou-lukas" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lou Lukas</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/anthony-bossis" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anthony Bossis</a>

Editorial note: Roland Griffiths passed away on Oct. 16, 2023. The conversation with him in this episode took place in January 2023. 

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Want to hear more from us, including extended interviews and favorites from the archive?&nbsp;<a href="https://ttbook.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=3cb4c021b28e511db7dc0b1ca&amp;id=64562fd7d9" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to our newsletter.</a>

Luminous: What Can Psychedelics Teach Us About Dying?

Wonder Cabinet is an independent podcast from Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson, Peabody Award-winning creators of public radio's To The Best Of Our Knowledge. For 35 years, that show brought long-form conversations to 200+ stations nationwide; its interviews are <a href="https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/ttbook">now archived in the Library of Congress</a>. Episodes feature intimate, long-form conversations with scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists who are re-imagining our relationship with the planet. Some study black holes or quantum entanglement; others map mycelial networks or count ancient tree rings. And some explore dream worlds, myths, and fairy tales to revive ways of knowing that challenge what we think we understand about the nature of reality. The name references Enlightenment-era cabinets of curiosities—private collections of shells, fossils, astronomical instruments, and saints' relics that existed at a moment when the scientific revolution was still in conversation with older ways of knowing the world. Today, another shift is taking place, as mechanistic models give way to more holistic, relational understandings of life on a sentient planet. Wonder Cabinet lives at that threshold. About the hostsAnne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson co-founded To The Best Of Our Knowledge. Steve hosts Luminous, a podcast about the science and philosophy of psychedelics, and is the author of <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/atoms-and-eden-9780199743162?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;">Atoms and Eden</a>. Learn more at <a href="http://wondercabinetproductions.com">wondercabinetproductions.com</a>.

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Wonder Cabinet is an independent podcast from Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson, Peabody Award-winning creators of public radio's To The Best Of Our Knowledge. For 35 years, that show brought long-form conversations to 200+ stations nationwide; its interviews are now archived in the Library of Congress. Episodes feature intimate, long-form conversations with scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists who are re-imagining our relationship with the planet. Some study black holes or quantum entanglement; others map mycelial networks or count ancient tree rings. And some explore dream worlds, myths, and fairy tales to revive ways of knowing that challenge what we think we understand about the nature of reality. The name references Enlightenment-era cabinets of curiosities—private collections of shells, fossils, astronomical instruments, and saints' relics that existed at a moment when the scientific revolution was still in conversation with older ways of knowing the world. Today, another shift is taking place, as mechanistic models give way to more holistic, relational understandings of life on a sentient planet. Wonder Cabinet lives at that threshold. About the hosts Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson co-founded To The Best Of Our Knowledge. Steve hosts Luminous, a podcast about the science and philosophy of psychedelics, and is the author of Atoms and Eden. Learn more at wondercabinetproductions.com.

Wonder Cabinet is an independent podcast from Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson, Peabody Award-winning creators of public radio's To The Best Of Our Knowledge. For 35 years, that show brought long-form conversations to 200+ stations nationwide; its interviews are <a href="https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/ttbook" rel="noopener noreferrer">now archived in the Library of Congress</a>. Episodes feature intimate, long-form conversations with scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists who are re-imagining our relationship with the planet. Some study black holes or quantum entanglement; others map mycelial networks or count ancient tree rings. And some explore dream worlds, myths, and fairy tales to revive ways of knowing that challenge what we think we understand about the nature of reality. The name references Enlightenment-era cabinets of curiosities—private collections of shells, fossils, astronomical instruments, and saints' relics that existed at a moment when the scientific revolution was still in conversation with older ways of knowing the world. Today, another shift is taking place, as mechanistic models give way to more holistic, relational understandings of life on a sentient planet. Wonder Cabinet lives at that threshold. About the hostsAnne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson co-founded To The Best Of Our Knowledge. Steve hosts Luminous, a podcast about the science and philosophy of psychedelics, and is the author of <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/atoms-and-eden-9780199743162?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atoms and Eden</a>. Learn more at <a href="http://wondercabinetproductions.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">wondercabinetproductions.com</a>.

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