Divergent States

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Episodes: 27

Description

Divergent States cuts through psychedelic hype with grounded, curious conversations about what these substances actually do.


Hosted by 3L1T3, founder of r/Psychonaut, the world’s largest psychedelic harm-reduction community, and co-hosted by Bryan, a USMC veteran and advocate for psychedelic healing, the show brings together lived experience, science, and culture without losing its sense of humor.


This isn’t a spiritual podcast.
This isn’t a marketing platform.


No mysticism. No sales pitch. Just real conversations, harm reduction, and honest questions.


We explore how psychedelics shape mental health, creativity, and society, from underground use and peer-support communities to clinical trials, therapy rooms, and shifting public attitudes. Some episodes get serious. Some get weird. All of them are grounded in respect for the people actually taking these substances and living with the outcomes.


Guests include Rick Doblin, Reggie Watts, Leonard Pickard, Anne Wagner, Hamilton Morris, and Rick Strassman.


Divergent States is built on the same principles that made r/Psychonaut work at scale: curiosity without gullibility, openness without losing your footing, and safety without killing the joy.


If you’re looking for guru worship, this isn’t your show.


If you’re looking for thoughtful, funny, and grounded conversations about psychedelics and the lives they touch, welcome to Divergent States.


New episodes every two weeks.


Episode Date
Cesar Marin: Microdosing, Midlife, and Reinvention
Feb 02, 2026
Shane Mauss: How Psychedelics Actually Change the Mind
Jan 19, 2026
Inside Season Two: Integration, Not Escapism
Jan 07, 2026
Dennis McKenna: Nature, AI, and the Collapse of Separation
Nov 21, 2025
Betty Aldworth: MAPS, MDMA, and the Battle Over Psychedelic Medicine
Nov 05, 2025
David Bronner on Corporate Psychedelics, Mysticism, and the All-One Future
Oct 22, 2025
Joe Moore on the Future of Psychedelics: From Underground to Mainstream
Oct 09, 2025
Reggie Watts on Psychedelics, Creativity, and Consciousness
Sep 22, 2025
How Politics Could Derail Psychedelic Medicine — Again
Sep 10, 2025
Compass Pathways: Independent Media Talks Psychedelic Medicine
Aug 22, 2025
Paul F. Austin: Mastering Microdosing and Unlocking Human Potential
Aug 07, 2025
Amber Capone: The Psychedelics Saving Veterans from PTSD
Jul 23, 2025
William Leonard Pickard - The Acid King, the Rose, and the Return
Jul 04, 2025
Dr. Anne Wagner: Can MDMA Fix a Broken Marriage?
Jun 23, 2025
Kyrsten Sinema: Inside the Psychedelic Fast-Track for Veterans
Jun 13, 2025
Kevin Cranford – Behind the Curtain at MAPS: Culture, Communication & Controversy
May 23, 2025
Tom Feegel: Can Psychedelics Heal the Opioid Crisis?
May 07, 2025
Seven Principles of the Psychonaut w/ Valerie Beltran
Apr 24, 2025
Alli Schaper: Microdosing, Mushrooms, and Policy Reform
Apr 10, 2025
JR Sawyers – The First Film About Set, Setting, and Psychedelic Therapy? A Trip Elsewhere
Mar 24, 2025
Valerie Beltran & Chelsea Rose – What Happens When a Trip Goes Sideways
Mar 13, 2025
DylAlien on Psychedelic Music Culture: Trance Rituals, Cosmic Giggles & Prankster Wisdom
Feb 23, 2025
Wendy Tucker on the Shulgin Legacy & the Future of the Farm: Preserving Psychedelic History
Feb 11, 2025
Rick Doblin Unplugged: Psychedelics, Parenting, Trauma & the Future of MAPS
Jan 29, 2025
Joshua White – Holding the Line: Fireside, Crisis Support & Conscious Integration
Jan 12, 2025
Hamilton Morris: r/Psychonaut and the DEA
Dec 24, 2024
Dr Rick Strassman - My Altered States
Dec 11, 2024