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The Psychedelic Podcast

Paul F. Austin

Booking Overview

An interview-led health and culture show focused on psychedelic medicines, mental health, therapy, integration, and responsible use, typically featuring clinicians, researchers, authors, founders, and experienced practitioners. Strong candidates include credentialed psychedelic therapists, psychiatrists, medical providers, researchers, authors, and leaders of treatment or retreat organizations; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial subject-matter expertise and credible experience in the field.

Metrics

Episodes: 378

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 53.1k subscribers

Instagram: 32.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

contact@thethirdwave.co

max.raphael@thethirdwave.co

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Host

Paul F. Austin - Founder of Third Wave and a prominent educator and commentator on psychedelic medicines, personal development, and the responsible integration of psychedelics into modern life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Licensed clinicians, psychiatrists, therapists, medical providers, researchers, authors, experienced psychedelic practitioners, and founders or leaders of credible treatment, education, or retreat organizations.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a psychedelic medicine, mental health, or treatment organization, Published books or significant research on psychiatry, psychedelics, therapy, or drug withdrawal, Held substantial clinical, medical, or therapeutic experience, Developed recognized training, ethical, integration, or treatment frameworks

Recent Guest Discussions

Kylea Taylor - Ethics In Psychedelic Therapy, Practitioner Self-awareness, Consent, Transference, Countertransference, Personal Experience, And Peer Consultation.

Paije Alexandra West - Iboga And Ibogaine, Bwiti Initiation, Ceremonial Practice, Medical Screening, Harm Reduction, Discomfort, And Long-term Integration.

Josef Witt-Doerring - Antidepressant Withdrawal, Psychiatric Deprescribing, Benzodiazepine Withdrawal, Psychedelic Readiness, And The Infrastructure Needed For Psychedelic Mental Health Care.

Robert Whitaker - Psychiatric Prescribing, SSRI Withdrawal, Long-term Antidepressant Outcomes, The History Of Psychiatry, And Risks Of Replicating Drug-centered Models In Psychedelic Medicine.

Remi Drozd - Ketamine Treatment, Ssris, Psychiatric Medication Tapering, Access To Mental Health Care, Psychedelic Treatment Infrastructure, And Preparing Patients For Emerging Therapies.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Psychedelic Medicine, Psychedelic Therapy, Psychedelic Integration

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Psychedelic Podcast
:

Rectal 5-MeO-DMT: A Novel Path Through Pelvic Trauma - Mira Funk, LCSW

October 05, 2026

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin sits down with Mira Funk, LCSW, a Harvard-educated psychotherapist and the founder of Unjourneying, a private practice built around 5-MeO-DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum. This episode is sponsored by Mira Funk. Mira traces her path from fourteen years of Zen meditation into psychedelic work, and explains how a severe reaction to a common nootropic supplement unexpectedly reoriented her entire practice toward presence rather than dr...

Why Medicalizing Psychedelics Is a Mistake - Dave Asprey

September 25, 2026

Paul talks with biohacking pioneer Dave Asprey about medicalization, microdosing, consciousness, and Dave's new BEYOND Wonderland psychedelics conference in Austin. In this bonus episode, Paul welcomes back Dave Asprey, founder of Bulletproof Coffee and creator of the biohacking movement, to talk about BEYOND Wonderland, the psychedelics conference Dave has revamped for October 12-14 in Austin. They also get into medicalization, the CIA's documented role in psychedelic history, what responsib...

Psychedelics, AI, and the Right to Think - Ramez Naam

September 23, 2026

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with computer scientist, climate investor, and Nexus author Ramez Naam about psychedelics, AI, neurotechnology, and cognitive liberty. Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-374/?ref=278 Ramez shares how psychedelic experiences sparked his interest in neuroscience, inspired his books, and helped redirect his work toward climate and clean energy. He and Paul explore what brain-computer inter...

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