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Oct 28, 2021 • Michael Pollan

Mixing antidepressants and psychedelics: 5 Questions for psychopharmacologist Kelan Thomas

Thomas discusses what we know — and don’t know — about potential interactions between psychedelics and SSRIs.

Jun 5, 2023 • jane c. hu

Minds Before Brains

An excerpt from my new book

Mar 2 • Michael Pollan

A message to readers of The Microdose, from Michael Pollan & the BCSP

A note from the publisher of The Microdose

Dec 20, 2023 • Michael Pollan and Imran Khan

A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Leader Get High

A new podcast episode drops today

Sep 24, 2025 • Michael Pollan

Little people hallucinations: 5 Questions with mushroom researcher Colin Domnauer

Domnauer discusses a mushroom that reliably produces fairy-tale-like visions.

Dec 15, 2025 • Shayla Love

Ibogaine researcher Nolan Williams dies at 42; DOI and DOC use in the U.S. rare; Money, power, and hostility in psychedelics

Plus: California Gov signs bill that will expedite psychedelic research, and volunteer bias in psychedelic research

Oct 17, 2025 • jane c. hu

Psychedelic narcissism: 5 Questions for psychotherapy researcher Henrik Jungaberle

Jungaberle discusses how the drugs famous for ego-death can also reinforce the ego.

Feb 2 • Shayla Love

A New Psychedelic Mushroom Gets the Artistic Treatment

A recently discovered species of psilocybe from Ecuador sparks questions about art and conservation.

Jul 14, 2025 • Whitney Bauck

What do people see when they’re tripping?: 5 Questions for neuroscientist Sean Noah

Noah discusses what analyzing Erowid's trip reports can tell us about psychedelics and human vision.

Feb 24, 2025 • jane c. hu

MDMA for narcissism? 5 Questions for psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Alexa Albert

Albert discusses why MDMA might help people with narcissism, and the details of a pilot study that aims to explore that.

Jun 9, 2025 • jane c. hu

Meta suspends numerous psychedelics-related accounts; California psilocybin pilot program bill dies; and Preliminary results from…

Plus: Psychedelic luminary Amanda Feilding dies and legal risks to providers talking about psychedelics

May 30, 2025 • jane c. hu

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