{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"632nm","title":"Inside the Battle for Psychedelic Therapy | Rick Doblin","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dbc63676\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":9482,"description":"What does it take to turn a banned psychedelic into an FDA-approved medicine?\nVisit MAPS to read about the latest progress is psychedelic research: https://maps.org/\nIn this episode, we speak with Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), about the decades-long mission to make MDMA-assisted therapy a legal treatment for PTSD and other mental health conditions. Rick received his PhD from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in public policy focusing on the regulation of medical use of psychedelics in 2001. Rick shares the science behind MDMA’s therapeutic effects, the strategy for winning over regulators, and the battles over claims of neurotoxicity. We discuss the history of psychedelic research, the rise of the underground therapy movement, and how clinical trials, policy change, and cultural perception must align to move psychedelics from stigma to science.\nWhether you’re curious about psychedelic science, drug policy reform, FDA clinical trials, or the future of mental health treatment, this conversation delivers expert insight into the intersection of research, regulation, and real-world impact.\nFollow us for more technical interviews with the world’s greatest scientists:\nTwitter: https://x.com/632nmPodcast\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/632nmpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/632nm/about/\nSubstack: https://632nmpodcast.substack.com/\nFollow our hosts!\nMichael Dubrovsky: https://x.com/MikeDubrovsky\nMisha Shalaginov: https://x.com/MYShalaginov\nXinghui Yin: https://x.com/XinghuiYin\nSubscribe:\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/632nm/id1751170269\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aVH9vT5qp5UUUvQ6Uf6OR\nWebsite: [https://www.632nm.com](https://www.632nm.com/)\nTimestamps:\n00:00 - Intro\n01:32 - How Would Rick Describe a Psychedelic Experience?\n05:02 - What is Rick's Favorite Psychedelic?\n09:46 - The Underground is...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GydlQqnUybBqv7mvA947eCIsz_CyOG8rEnboLv3Hs_I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOGMz/YTliMThlODIyYzYw/OGVjOWNiZWNlNmQ1/ZmQ0Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}