![]() |
Altered StatesA podcast about what science can tell us about psychedelicsand what psychedelics can tell us about ourselves. Author: PRX
Psychedelics are now at the center of a global conversation about mental health, mysticism, and even how we experience illness and death. In Altered States, host Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores how people are taking these drugs, who has access to them, how they're regulated, who stands to profit, and what these substances might offer us as individuals and as a society. Language: en-us Genres: Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
Listen Now...
Sex, Psychedelics and Consent (Pt. 2)
Episode 11
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
Allegations of sexual, financial, and psychological abuse sometimes arise in the growing psychedelic church movement in Utah and beyond. A leader or guide might use their authority to pressure people – usually women – into having sexual contact with them. How might mind-altering substances play into such abuses of power? How should practitioners navigate consent? And what can psychedelic churches do to keep people safe?











