{"podcast":{"title":"The Psychedelic Podcast","slug":"the-psychedelic-podcast-221919","podcast_index_feed_id":221919,"rss_url":"https://psychedelia.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/e/9/d/3e9d116f752e2e4f16c3140a3186d450/Psychedelic-podcast-square-cover-main.jpeg","author":"Third Wave","episode_count":368,"summary":"The Psychedelic Podcast connects you to the leaders and pioneers of the psychedelic renaissance. From deep healing to creativity, leadership to spirituality, business, health, human performance, relationships, sexuality, and even culture itself—every aspect of our world is being transformed by psychedelic medicines. Get an inspired, informed, balanced look into how these powerful medicines are already being safely and responsibly used to catalyze both personal and collective transformation. Whether you're just curious or a seasoned psychonaut, or somewhere in between, you'll get insightful, practical, cutting-edge conversations from the forefront of the psychedelic movement. Join us as we explore how psychedelics can be integrated into culture for the evolution of humanity.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T08:17:07.443525+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychedelic-podcast-221919"},"episode":{"title":"Psychedelics Then and Now: Culture, Capital, and Consciousness - Zach Leary","slug":"psychedelics-then-and-now-culture-capital-and-consciousness-zach-leary","published_at":"2026-01-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychedelic-podcast-221919/psychedelics-then-and-now-culture-capital-and-consciousness-zach-leary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychedelic-podcast-221919","url":"https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-338/?ref=278","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/psychedelia/Podcast_339_Zach_Leary.mp3?dest-id=459512","summary":"In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast , Paul F. Austin sits down with Zach Leary to explore how psychedelic culture has evolved from its countercultural roots into today's rapidly commercializing landscape. They discuss mysticism versus medicalization, the ethics of psychedelics in capitalist systems, the rise of psychedelic churches, and why integration and responsibility matter more than peak experience alone. Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-338/?ref=278 Zach Leary is a psychedelic educator, integration coach, and host of the Psychedelics Then and Now Podcast . He has spent over 30 years immersed in psychedelic culture and is the author of Your Extraordinary Mind , forthcoming from Sounds True. Highlights: Countercultural roots of psychedelics Medicalization vs mysticism Psychedelics in capitalism Set and setting Psychedelic churches Integration and stewardship Episode Links: Zach Leary Website Zach Leary Instagram Psychedelics Then and Now Podcast Episode Sponsors: The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute. The Microdosing Practitioner Certification at Psychedelic Coaching Institute. Golden Rule Mushrooms - Get a lifetime discount of 10% with code THIRDWAVE at checkout","meta_description":"In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast , Paul F. Austin sits down with Zach Leary to explore how psychedelic culture has evolved from its countercultu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3160,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-psychedelic-podcast-221919/episodes/psychedelics-then-and-now-culture-capital-and-consciousness-zach-leary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-psychedelic-podcast-221919/psychedelics-then-and-now-culture-capital-and-consciousness-zach-leary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}