Interview with Philippe Lucas, MA - Ayahuasca use in Drug Addiction

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Philippe Lucas is a Research Affiliate with the Center for Addictions Research of British Columbia and a founding Board member of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studios Canada and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.  His research interests, projects, and publications include the use of cannabis, ibogain, and ayahuasca in the treatment of addiction. 

In this interview with Dr. Future (Al Lundell) he speaks especially about his latest research with Ayahuasca and serious addiction treatment with First Nations of Canada and the indigeous Shipibo of the Amazon rain forest. A fascinating cross-cultural success experiment, intersecting Science and Shamanism..

Recorded at the Psychedelic Science 2013 Conference April 18, 2013 in Oakland, California.

Google Takeover Plans, 17 Billion Earths to be Discovered In Milky Way, Interview- Mystic Chemist - Albert Hofmann and his Discovery of LSD

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 4.23.13

The Boston Bombing is still news, and we cover our pov on this impactful event, including where tech worked and failed in the investigative process.  As Google expands their fiber networks to more and more cities, we explore how all this massive impact will change the landscape of high tech players. Meanwhile NASA is finding new places for us to go and explore, once we figure out how..

And back on Earth, there is a renaissance of sorts that is happening in the world of medicinal psychedelics.  After 40 years of legislative prohibition, the noose on serious psychedelic research is starting to loosen with many new studies in their efficacy for treating issues like narcotic drug addictions, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, and deep depression.

Our guest this week is Swiss author Dieter Hagenbach, co-author (with Lucius Werthmuller) of the just published book, Mystic Chemist, about the life and discovery of LSD, in the Swiss labs of Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, back in 1938.  Not just the average biochem geek, Hoffman’s spiritual nature helped shape his explorations of this most powerful mind change agent, and spawn a new generation of turned on youth.

And now that that first psychedelic generation of the 1960’s are grandparents, we see a return to basic therapetuic and medical research, back to where it all began in Switzerland, 70 years ago.

We had a chance to interview both authors of Mystic Chemist at the Psychedelic Science 2013 conference in Oakland a few days ago, where we go into more detail than what could be done on the air.  You also have a chance to meet Lucius Werthmuller, co-author with Dieter Hagenbach  of this amazing book.   This more in depth interview can be heard  by clicking here:

Interview with Dieter Hagenbach and Lucius Werthmuller on Mystic Chemist at Psychedelic Science 2013

Exploring the Boston Marathon Bombing

Listen Now to The Dr. Future Show 4.16.13

What else can we talk about today? We explore holding multiple points of view simultaneously in looking at this sad national incident. We have many callers promulagating different perspectives, such as Rush Limbaugh’s and especially Alex Jones pov, with his false flag scenarios.

To keep it even more interesting, we have guest Bruce Erickson in the studio, who had been speaking at the United Nations in New York when the planes hit the World Trade Center buildings.  A very dynamic lively show with lots of call-ins.  Our community has a lot to say on this topic!

Media pioneer Sherrie Rabinowitz passes, Hear the Big Bang, Wikileak's Searchable Repository, Big Hack Attacks Besiege Banks, Suzanne Taylor Interview on TEDx Censorship Controversy

Listen Now Dr. Future Show 4.09.13

We were sad to hear that Sherrie Rabinowitz had passed this week after a long battle with MS, a true pioneer in the world of media.  We share a few of our adventures with her in this show.  The Big Bang has been re-created, at least in audio, which you will hear.  Wikileak’s has major data from the 1970’s now perusable via a sophisticated search engine, making it more accessible.  Banks have been under a sustained cyber attack of late, which we discuss.

In the second half of the show we talk with organizer Suzanne Taylor of what was formerly called TEDx West Hollywood, now exTEDx West Hollywood, about why her conference, a year in the making, had it’s license from TEDx pulled at the last minute.  It seems like the TED science advisors believe she is promolgating ideas not worth spreading, mostly in the realms of PSI and Spirituality.

Ag Drones, Huge online attack, Smell-o-vision, Bitcoin Hits $1Billion, Keep your Laws off my Body, TEDx Fringe Science Issues, Depression Detector,Michael Rugg on Bigfoot Today

Listen Now to  Dr. Future Show 4.2.13

Lots of interesting news today, the most controversial involving whether we have the right to take unapproved treatments for terminal conditions.  Lots of calls on that issue, as well as the withdrawal of TEDx support for a conference in West Hollywood involving a number of consciousness researchers.  Fringe science once again is under attack..

And for exploring the fringe world of Bigfoot, we have none other than our very own local researcher, explorer, and curator of the Bigfoot Discovery Museum, Michael Rugg, in the studio today.  A consumate story teller, Michael educates us in the mystery of Bigfoot, especially local lore and legend. He shares with us some audio files he collected of very haunting Bigfoot cries in the Santa Cruz mountains. Amazing to hear!