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Colin Thomas Frangicetto of the Cosmic Nod Podcast and Jesse compare notes on their holistic recovery paths. Nothing on the podcast is medical advice or medical care. Follow us at www.mentalhealthmedia.org www.twitter.com/zookmann www.instagram.com/mentalplatform

Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer and buddy of mine Steve Choi ( Rx Bandits, The Sound Of Animals FIghting , Peaced Out, J Moon ) comes to the Nod for the first time. We had a lovely virtual morning hang a few weeks into our mutual quarantines.  We each drank a cup of coffee, smoked a joint and let the conversation take us where it wanted to go.   We talk about the madness we are witnessing right now with COVID-19 and how we are both dealing with it.  We talk in depth about our struggles and triumphs with creativity, ego and inner peace.  There's some tour reminiscing and some questions answered from those who submitted in the patreon discord... There are some serious gems of wisdom dropped in this episode as well as some real genuine conversational catharsis that I hope you all enjoy.    Check out all of Steve's projects and follow him on social media! Steve On Instagram Steve On Twitter  RxBandits Peaced Out  The Sounds Of Animals Fighting  Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

First I talk little bit about the state of the world and my current feelings about it all.... Then I give a little overview of what this special segment is all about.   Many people probably don't know that The Cosmic Nod podcast began as some earnestly recorded conversations with friends and peers about their ayahuasca experiences as I prepared for my very first this past August.    Enter The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo.  A brilliant thinker, artist, musician, actor, podcaster, writer, and many other -ers that I became a fan of through podcasts like Future Fossils, The Rainbow Brainskull Podcast and Expanding Mind.   I gathered through his various pod appearances that he might have some tales/wisdom to share on the topic of Ayahuasca and decided to reach out to him via the rectangular digital interface we had become friendly through.  I spoke to him a few days before I left for the Peruvian amazon.   As you'll hear at the time of this recording I was still brainstorming on a name for the project, I hadn't fully committed to the idea of a regular podcast yet and beyond trying to get some perspective on what I was headed into, I didn't even really know what I was going to do with the very conversation we were recording.   I'm loosely and generically calling this series Ayahuasca Dialogues which is just going to be a mini-series I present through The Cosmic Nod.  If that sounds confusing don't worry it really isn't.  I spoke to roughly a dozen people that I knew or was introduced to seeking their thoughts, advice and stories about the Ayahuasca experience and that's all there is to it.  It is an extremely limited pool of people and extremely lacking in the diversity I would normally seek but this was not an attempt to add anything significant to the lexicon of Ayahuasca, just a quickly inspired personal project of exploration that occured over 7 days before my excursion.  Regardless of all these journalistic shortcomings I find the conversations extremely fascinating, informative and enjoyable.     My own ayahuasca experiences which occurred subsequently are well documented on my dear friend and interdimensional travel companion Michael Phillip's podcast, Third Eye Drops.  If you are interested in that, check out the first of a four episode saga.     I could excitedly listen to Michaelagelo talk about pretty much anything for endless hours.  If you took the energy of Terrence Mckenna, Michael WInslow, Salvador Dali and Robin Williams and put it through a blender it would probably taste a lot like him but yet it would still be missing the deeply unique thing that he is beneath his memetic masks.    He recently released a short companion piece to this episode (along with is own riffs on the pandemic) on his podcast 'Self Portraits as Other People' a few days ago and you should check it out!    At the tail of this episode I included the audio from Michaelangelo's 2014 appearance on a series called The Ayahuasca Monologues ( which I later drew some inspo from name wise ) .  He had shared it with me prior to our talk and I refer to it a few times early in the convo.  You can watch the video of the performance on youtube.     I highly encourage you to seek out his works of all medium through his website  and his instagram.     Check out his incredible podcast Self Portraits As Other People.    And of course you can also support him over on Patreon!       Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

Swoon has been one of my heros for almost 20 years now... I first found her work when I was living in and spending a lot of time in NYC and the surrounding areas from 2000-2002. Known initially for her prolific wheat paste prints that were plastered all over the city and then quickly transitioning into a well known gallery artist who specialized in public installation works.She collected a group of friends and collaborators, built these amazing rafts out of garbage and found objects and literally sailed all over the world, bringing art and performances and creative communion everywhere they went. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoon_(artist)#Swimming_Cities_of_Serenissima,_2009She went to Haiti after the earthquakes and helped villages learn a method of building structures that not only could they live in but would withstand further environmental destruction.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoon_(artist)#Konbit_ShelterShe has constantly pushed the envelope with her unique blend of whimsical folk fairy tale imagery, expressive portraiture and hands on humanitarian applications.  Most recently she has begun to tell her own story as a survivor of trauma & her journey of healing it through psychedelic therapy and art.  I couldn't be more proud and excited to share this conversation with you.TRIGGER WARNING : We go in depth about drug addiction, physical neglect/abuse of adults and of children, and things of this nature.  It is by no means a dark conversation, it is full of hope, light and inspiration but I felt like a warning was necessary. We also talk a lot about the power of the subconscious and its connection to art making.I recommend watching her incredible talk at Horizons before or directly after this episode.  Just in case, I have attached the full audio of it to the end of the episode.  We reference it quite a few times as it was the impetus of this conversation occuring in the first place.  It is so powerful and it's a testament to why I am equally passionate about the healing power of art and the need to destigmatize psychedelics. Follow and learn more about Swoon! Swoon's Website follow Swoon On Instagram follow Swoon On Twitter Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

Steven Bradshaw creates insanely detailed drawings that reach into the darkest corners of my mind... He has one of the most beautiful & powerful singing voices I've ever heard & lends that voice to a plethora of talented (even Grammy winning) ensembles like The Crossing, Room Full Of Teeth, Variant Six and more... He is also my cousin!   As Steve points out at the end of the chat, we don't have these gushing conversations all that often but when we do they wind up having a huge impression on my consciousness. Steve and I have had some of my very favorite personal exchanges over the years and this was no exception.   We talked about the strange and sometimes scary journey of trust that being an independent multi hyphenate entails, living simply in exchange for freedom,  why Steve thinks I have a healthy outlook on things (LOL), how he balances music and visual art and the differences between how they affect his life, the way that our perception changes of media over time both as fans and creators, and a whole lot more.  This is a really amazing chat for anyone on the creative path. Lots of gems.   The groups that Steve performs and collaborates with most frequently :  https://www.crossingchoir.org/ https://www.roomfulofteeth.org/ https://www.variantsix.com/aboutv6   Follow him! Steven On Instagram   Steven's Website   Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

First Episode from Sequence 2 is the wonderful artist Bronwyn Lorelei !  You'll come for her world of psychedelically exploding heads, droopy flowers, hybrid creatures and bodily functions but you'll stay for the powerful, honest and vulnerable ways that she connects with her ideas.      She is so incredibly fun to talk to.  We had a very raw convo about the realities of creative life and being a full time artist.  TW: we also talk about politics, depression/anxiety, intrusive thoughts, poverty, and religion... (I promise it's actually quite light hearted and fun but just wanted to give a heads up)   Follow her on instagram Check her website out here and her patreon here  !  Enjoy! Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

Sequence 2 continues with the amazing Kevin Tong!  Kevin is one of the most sought after and well known illustrators out there. He does everything from gig posters for bands, super detailed experimental infographics to boutique posters for films and TV series as well as cover art for novels and comics.   If you are a Circa fan, you may have come across Kevin's work while watching the show New Girl as the poster he did for the LA date of our 2010 tour makes an appearance in just about every episode of the show. Kevin even tells an amazing (and hilarious) story about that very poster.   He tells us all about his journey from traditional 9-5 design gig to becoming the self made king of poster illustration that he's become, his early use of psychedelics, how he mixes fine art technique with traditional illustration, the WTF moment of getting asked by Netflix & The Jim Henson Company to design a poster for the new Dark Crystal series and more.  follow Kevin !   Follow Kevin on instagram   Follow Kevin on twitter   Kevin's Website   One of My Fav Process Videos From Kevin is his poster for the film Watchmen which I reference in our talk   Here is his Process Video for the Circa Poster we discuss as well.   Here is the awesome Nasa site that Kevin recommends you check out too!   Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

Courtney Coles & Erica Lauren are both incredible artists and community organizers that I spoke with back in late September...    They are the founders of To The Front ,  A traveling art show that showcases women and non-binary creatives in the music industry. We had such a great chat about community, creativity, imposter syndrome, invisible fans, punk rock, DIY ethics and so much more. Follow them both!   Courtney on Instagram   Courtney on Twitter   Erica on Instagram   Erica on Twitter   To The Front on Twitter   To The Front on Instagram   To The Front Website   Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

Kenny and I go way way back to our days as little punks trying to figure out how to make this music thing our lives.  We both did just that! Over the years our paths have continued to criss and cross and I couldn't be happier that they do.  You may know Kenny from his various projects Vacationer, The Starting Line and or Person L. This chat was so lovely and even know we are totally buds, I am such a big fan of his music that I was a bit giddy to pick his brain here about his creative journey. Enjoyyyyyyyyy it! photo by : Matt Schwartz ( @shehitpause )   Quick note : This interview took place in September and we talk very briefly about his beloved dog Waldo who was going through a bit of a mysterious health problem at the time and sadly Waldo passed away about a few weeks later from cancer.  So RIP Waldo this one's for you. Happy Graduation, You are so loved and you did such a wonderful job here buddy. Hope you're running amuck skateboarding in the afterlife.     follow Kenny   Vactioner Website   Kenny on instagram   Kenny on twitter   Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon!   Donate To The Show   Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.   Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram   Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter   Follow Colin on Instagram   Check out Colin's Art Store

My dear friend Michael Phillip joins me for a philosophical tango. He is the host of the endlessly inspiring Third Eye Drops podcast, a writer and public speaker.  He is also the godfather of The Cosmic Nod as he was the one that suggested the name to me after we danced with the spirits of ayahuasca and infinity together! We talk about the monomyth archetype AKA The hero's journey, the conundrum of the mystery, the duality of western life, the importance of discomfort, reasons to be hopeful, saving our sytem versus destroying it and starting over, righteous anger, repressed rage and blackouts (my first real fist fight as a kid), Santa was a shaman, and the dark matter of consciousness.  As if to summon the magnetic pull of fate, Michael placed a copy of his future book into the Imaginal Time Capsule. Follow Michael!  thirdeyedrops.com on twitter @THIRDEYEDROPS on instagram @third_eye_drops Join The Cosmic Nod's brand new Patreon! Donate To The Show  Would you please take a minute to give the show a rating and review on apple podcasts? Pretty Please? I love you.  Follow The Cosmic Nod on Instagram Follow The Cosmic Nod on Twitter Follow Colin on Instagram  Check out Colin's Art Store

For rewards and 30 more minutes with Colin, support us on Patreon Colin Frangicetto is a musician and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive. Colin returns to the mind meld to rap Carl Jung, spiral dynamics, the psychic forces that rule society, staying humble and more. Support us by- Visiting THIRDEYEDROPS.com   Buying the world's best underwear by Sheath (use coupon code 'thirdeyedrops') Crowd-sponsoring the show and getting more podcast content on Patreon Leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes!

Drug Journalist Michelle Janikian and I have our vey first conversation! We discuss her new book "Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion : An Informative Easy To Use Guide To Understanding Magic Mushrooms." ( Available Everywhere Now ) Topics Touched include psychedelic journalism, wreckless younger selves, cannabis, looking in the mirror on mushrooms, drugs vs medicine, antidepressants, the aftermath of Michael Pollan's How To Change Your Mind, living the dream , taking drugs like an adult, Michelle's experience at a Psilocybin Mushroom retreat in Mexico, overcoming imposter syndrome and more!  In the longest intro of the show's short history I tell the tale of my first Psilocybin experience which happened over 17 years ago! Michelle Janikian is a journalist focused on drug policy, trends, and education. Coming from the legal cannabis industry where she's helped to shift the plant's image from “destroyer of youth” to legitimate medicine and acceptable pastime, her interests naturally led her to the healing powers of psychedelics. She writes a column for Playboy about psychedelics and cannabis, was a staff writer for the cannabis publication Herb, and has also contributed to High Times, Rolling Stone and Teen Vogue. Michelle studied writing and psychology at Sarah Lawrence College before traveling extensively in Latin America and eventually settling down in southern Mexico. Go to Michelle's website to read her work and learn more about her! follow Michelle @michelle.janikian (Instagram)                                            @m00shian (twitter)                                            michellejanikian.com

Colin Frangicetto is an artist, podcaster, and epic guitarist in the rock band Circa Survive.  You can find Colin on Instagram @colincirca (personal) @thecosmicnod (podcast) and @colinfrangicettoart (art). His website is http://www.colinfrangicetto.com/  Listen & subscribe to the Cosmic Nod wherever you get your podcasts.  If you’re interested in learning more about plant medicine ceremonies at Soltara Healing Center click here → http://bit.ly/soltara  & use code THOUGHTROOM for $200 off your retreat.  For every listener who books through this link, Soltara will make a donation back to the Thought Room. It may seem small, but your support really makes a difference. Would you please consider leaving a short review for The Thought Room on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land prominent guests! (https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp) Topics Explored:  > The synchronicities of how Hallie and Colin first connected, Shel Silverstein - The Giving Tree, the idea of symbiosis > Defining ‘The Hero’s Journey’, the stages and nuances of the arch, the dark night of the soul (Luke Skywalker) > Colin’s recent plant medicine journey in Peru > Lessons from an interdimensional galactic octopus  > Panspermia and how cephalopods change their RNA in real time  > Mushroom journey in Hawaii with the band and the connection of endless synchronicities with octopus, chameleons, and turtles > What are synchronicities? How convincing are they? Should you follow them? > Paradoxes  > Hallie’s eerie dream that seemed to foreshadow her recent car accident and the horrifying possibility of having harmed a human life.  > Colin’s reflections on what we do when we meet resistance: surrender or fight?  Show Resources: (Event & IG) WITMA- Well-being in the Modern Age (Podcast) Erick Godsey’s The Myths That Make Us (Podcast) Tara Brach (Author) Shel Silverstein - The Giving Tree (Author/Mythologist) Joseph Campbell  (Psychiatrist/Author) Carl Jung (Psychonaut/Author) Terence McKenna (Theory) Panspermia  (Artist) Joe Roberts - @lsdworldpeace  (Author/ Artist) Tao Lin (Speaker/Author) Esther & Jerry Hicks - Law of Attraction & the Teachings of Abraham Blue Morpho Ayahuasca Retreat Center Soltara Ayahuasca Retreat Center Subscribe to The Thought Room:  Apple | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g Connect with Colin Frangicetto: Instagram| http://instagram.com/colincirca https://www.instagram.com/colinfrangicettoart https://www.instagram.com/thecosmicnod/ Website | http://www.colinfrangicetto.com/ The Cosmic Nod Podcast| http://thecosmicnod.libsyn.com/ Connect with Hallie Rose: Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/  Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/ThoughtRoomPod YouTube |https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMp909xrH_nU42zcToB7HYA/  Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  Email | thoughtroompodcast@gmail.com  Sign up for the TRP Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW!  The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support. All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.  DONATE:  Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom or send a send a one-time gift via Venmo| https://venmo.com/HallieRose  Other ways to support:  SUBSCRIBE →   Apple Podcasts +  Spotify+ Stitcher +  Google Podcasts  LEAVE A TYPED APPLE PODCASTS REVIEW →   Would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land prominent guests! (https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp) SHARE →  Spread the word! Tell your family, friends and tag @thoughtroompodcast on social media ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to Emmy-Award winning composer Kodomo (Chris Child) for allowing us to use his brilliant track Concept 1 as our theme song.  This episode was funded entirely by the listener support of Robert B.  Thanks for your generosity, Robert!

Sophia is an ultra kind new friend and a wealth of information on plants, medicine and amazonian shamanism.  Topics touched : cultural whiplash, collaborations, her new book "When Plants Dream" , life in the amazon , sustainability &  ayahuasca tourism, critique vs cynicism, new rituals, romanticizing all things old, finding a connection to the land, walking barefoot, facing your own end level bosses and leveling up, why we should leave the shire, becoming the medicine vs becoming an evangelist, and how personal transformation = global transformation. Sophia places a mysterious seed into the Cosmic Time Capsule.  Sophia Rokhlin is an author, speaker and nonprofit organizer from New York City. She holds a BA in anthropology and religious studies from The New School and a MSc in Ecological Economics from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). She is a Program Coordinator at The Chaikuni Institute and currently directs the sustainable ayahuasca cultivation program at The Temple of the Way of Light, a traditional plant medicine retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon. She is the co-author of When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance (Watkins, 2019) on the global spread of ayahuasca. She has worked with several psychedelic harm-reduction programs including KosmiCare, and serves as an advisor on the Ayahuasca Community Committee for the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. She is currently based in Peru. Follow Sophia www.sophiarokhlin.com @sophiarokhlin (twitter) @sophiarokhlin (instagram) 

Surprise double episode drop!  My friend Shane Mauss and I have a zany conversation about "the biz" (aka show business). The impetus to release this episode along with Sophia Rokhlin's (EP 08) is because they are on tour together RIGHT NOW doing a cool show called "Head Talks". All the info on that will be clear once you listen to these episodes and or go to Shane's website .  Topics touched : leaving gear in venues, living on the road, being single, Shane's prog comedy shows Stand Up Science & Head Talks, regular jobs vs the never ending uncertainty of art life, my first con job, Magic Mushroom retreats, Life feeling meaningless, what Late Night spots feel like for a comedian these days, thinking in tweets and grams, running out of pink himalayan sea salt, DIY ethics, why an assistant is probably better than a manager or agent, why Sophia Rocks-lin and Shane puts a case of psilocybin into the Cosmic Time Capsule!        Originally from Wisconsin, Shane moved to Boston in 2014 to pursue his childhood dreams of being a comedian.  He is now an award-winning stand-up comedian who has done many TV sets including five appearances on Conan, multiple appearances on Comedy Central and a variety of other shows.  You may know him best from his recent appearances on podcasts like Pete Holmes ‘You Made It Weird', Duncan Trussell's Family Hour, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Marc Maron's WTF.         Midway through his career, this former factory worker who skipped college for comedy followed his natural curiosities and started the science podcast ‘Here We Are' where each week he travels to interview a different scientist about their work and the meanings of life.  In 2019 he started touring with his live show ‘Stand Up Science' which combines two comedians and two scientists on the same stage for a night that is equal parts aha and haha.  Due to the success of this tour, he has decided to add a psychedelic version of the show and ‘Head Talks' was born.        He is a psychedelic advocate and explorer whose 111-city comedy tour about psychedelics ‘A Good Trip' was the inspiration for the documentary ‘Psychonautics: A Comic's Exploration of Psychedelics'.  Available now on Amazon Prime & iTunes, the documentary combines perspectives of some of the top researchers with Shane's personal journey in a fun, enlightening, and somewhat turbulent adventure. He has even been a guest facilitator at several legal psilocybin retreats run by MycoMeditations in Jamaica.  follow Shane www.shanemauss.com @shanecomedy ( twitter) @shanemausscomedy ( instagram )   

Taryn Southern is one inspiring human being! We talk about her new documentary I AM HUMAN, the balance of work and life, about up sides and down sides of technology and social media, and lastly Taryn's recent experience battling breast cancer.  As one of the first creators on YouTube and more than 750 million views across her online videos, Taryn has spent the last decade at the intersection of tech and storytelling. In 2018, Taryn released the first album composed with AI, wrote and directed an award winning immersive VR series for Google, and released the world's first blockchain-token enabling artists to share royalties with fans. Her directorial debut, I AM HUMAN, a documentary following three humans with brain computer interfaces, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in the spring of 2019 and will be released in the spring of 2020.    - LINKS -  www.tarynsouthern.com www.iamhumanfilm.com - to sign up for our email newsletter www.instagram.com/tarynsouthern or www.twitter.com/tarynsouthern - to stay in touch w me!

 The incredible painter Jillian Evelyn and I have our very first conversation! We talk about navigating the creative process, the labyrinth that is a fine art career, doing murals, steady paying jobs vs the feast or famine life, and the strange role that time plays in the life of a creator. My dogs interrupt the podcast yet again, this time with some wonderful shreeks and howls.  Jillian Evelyn's paintings combine the contorted female figure with graphic shapes and a limited color palette. Her work explores the struggle of womanhood and the anxiety that arises from societal expectations.  Jillian studied illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. After graduating, she worked as a footwear designer for several years before moving to California to pursue her career as a full time painter. Jillian lives in Los Angeles with her pug Olie. follow her on instagram @jillian_evelyn all other info at jillian evelyn.com

Matt Saincome and I talk about the history of The Hard Times, a satirical news site for punk, metal and hardcore scenes. We get into the nitty gritty about the new Hard Times Book (out now) , the struggles of modern journalism, his new payment service for writers and how punk rock & comedy overlap. 12341234 - > GO Matt Saincome is the co-founder and CEO of Hard Times and OutVoice. He's the former music editor of SF Weekly And has written for Rolling Stone, Vice, and SF Weekly. He played in the straight edge hardcore band Zero Progress.  @mattsaincome (twitter & instagram) @REALpunknews (twitter)  @hardtimesnews (instagram)  thehardtimes.net outvoice.com    

Edgar Fabián Frías is one of my favorite people to follow on instagram. Their digital spells and interdimensional art is a constant source of joy and inspiration for me and many others. This was the first time we ever spoke and I was so thrilled to be introduced to this magical, kind and brilliant being of light. I'm convinced that we all need more Edgar in our lives. Please make sure you check out Edgar's work especially the video pieces which are heavily referred to in this episode. Go to edgarfabianfrias.org for everything you need! We talk about Edgar's journey in art, psychology and magic. Their indigineous ancestry and awakening experiences. The intersection of political resistance and expression. Plant Medicine both macro and micro doses... And the human birthright that is play and community. Edgar Fabián Frías, MA MFT is a nonbinary, queer, indigenous (Wixárika) and Latinx interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and psychotherapist. Their work traverses academic, social, historical, and relational planes, building bridges and weaving webs. Their practice is amorphous and expansive, rooted in multivalent forms of connection and in the magic that emerges from it. Born in East Los Angeles, Frías earned dual BA degrees in Psychology and Studio art from the University of California, Riverside and completed an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Consequently, Frías' work is often collaborative and engages with the intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of consciousness and the continuing effects of colonial and patriarchal structures on the health and resiliency of marginalized communities. Their work has been shown at Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Vincent Price Art Museum, Human Resources, Machine Project, SOMArts, ESMoA, Recess Gallery, Pieter Performance Space, and PAM Residencies. Frías is currently participating in the Tulsa Art Fellowship.   links:www.edgarfabianfrias.org https://linktr.ee/edgarfabianfrias @edgarfabianfrias on instagram

Ramin Nazer is Episode 1. Wow, Yay, The Cosmic Nod has been born! We talk about all kinds of stuff and he makes me laugh A LOT. If you made a drinking game out of me laughing in this episode, you would DIE. So don't do that. My dogs interrupt us. We talk about legacy, awkwardly running into friends at Trader Joes, the dissonance between our true selves and how we THINK we are perceived and lots more. Ramin Nazer is an artist and comedian based in Los Angeles. He is the author of After You Die, Cave Paintings for Future People, and Infinite Elephants. He was named one of the New Faces of Comedy at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal and has performed stand-up on the The Late Late Show on CBS. His debut album You Were Good Too is available for streaming everywhere along with his weekly podcast Rainbow Brainskull on the Mind Pod Network. To learn more about Ramin, visit www.raminnazer.com.  follow him on twitter and instagram at @raminnazer

During a visit to Portland, Sarah was my first in-person pod. We sat on my living room couch with my two dogs and cats and chatted about the glory and horrors of being a creative, doing client work, mystical adventures and universal creativity. Sarah Zucker is a writer and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her work merges the gorgeous and grotesque through humor, psychedelia, mysticism, and the interplay of cutting edge + obsolete technologies. She works across mediums, specializing in mixing digital and analog video techniques and the use of VHS. Her GIF art has been viewed over 3.5 billion times. She incorporates elements of performance, drawing, painting and collage into her interdimensional rainbow visions. Through Fancy Nothing, she produces curatorial projects and VHS Glitch Art Apparel. She runs YoMeryl, an art + animation studio, with partner Bronwyn Lundberg. She writes short-form comedy, television/feature scripts and Arts + Culture articles. She was a finalist for the 2016 and 2017 Women in Film / The Black List Episodic Lab. She has written + directed several short-form comedy series for Super Deluxe.  She became a Jeopardy! Champion on September 27th, 2013. Clients and Publications include: Super Deluxe, NowThis, The City of West Hollywood, The Brooklyn Museum, AMC, MTV, Universal Music Group, Tumblr Creatrs, Into, HuffPost, Book + Film Globe, The Center for Disease Control, Electric Objects and more. She co-produced Prism Pipe, a monthly visual music event, at pehrspace in Los Angeles from 2014-2016.  She holds a BA in Theater/Creative Writing for the Media from Northwestern, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU.   follow her @thesarahshow on instagram and twitter and @fancy_nothing

Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon In this six-way mind meld recoded live at WITMA in NYC, we travel the hero myth cycle through conversation. Joining me on the panel are: Writer and running coach, Knox Robinson Artist and musician Colin Frangicetto Psychologist and Buddhist Teacher, Dr. Miles Neale Multidisciplinary artist, Seher Artist, Allison Strickland  Support Third Eye Drops: Buy some fantastic fungi elixirs from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!) Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com

In this mirth-blasting mind meld, Colin, Erick and I chat about the beauty of struggle, magical thinking, the afterlife, why wealth devours so many people and much more. Colin Frangicetto is a musician best known for playing guitar in the band Circa Survive. He's also a fabulous artist, dedicated consciousness explorer and one of my best pals.  Erick Godsey is a self-styled psychology extraordinaire and self-spelunking mystic who hangs out at the intersection of Carl Jung and Robert Anton Wilson. Support us! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com   

In this mind meld, Colin and I recount the climax and finale of our Ayahuasca adventure at Blue Morpho.  We pick up right where we left off-- Colin had just experienced the most punishing night of his life, while I did a psychic bungee jump into the depths of hell, but eventually rebounded into a transcendent trance that left me eager for more mind adventures. What happens next? How does Colin pull out of his hell realm? How do we make sense of all of this madness and grace? You'll have to listen to find out.  Support Third Eye Drops! *NEW SPONSOR -- Catalina Crunch Keto-friendly cereal* Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com

In this mind meld, Colin and I spin a proper, detailed yarn about our Ayahuasca adventure. We get into all of it-- The travel, the people, what Blue Morpho (the retreat) is like, insane synchronicities, and, of course, our Ayahuasca experiences (which, really is a totally doomed attempt to describe the indescribable, but hey, we let it rip anyway).   We actually only get about halfway through the tale, so expect part two of the terrible, wonderful saga soon! Support Third Eye Drops! Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon Review and sub on Apple Podcasts Visit Thirdeyedrops.com Buy some fantastic fungi elixers from Four Sigmatic (at a discount!).

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Hamilton, Colin and I recorded this mind meld at Blue Morpho's retreat in the Peruvian rainforest five days into our Ayahuasca adventure. Needless to say, our minds were a bit blown. Honestly, I'm still reassembling the pieces of mine. While I'm figuring out how to English it, I hope you enjoy this especially sparkly mind meld.  Master shaman Hamilton Souther spent over a decade living in the rainforests of Peru studying the way of the shaman. He’s the founder of Blue Morpho Tours, an Ayahuasca-based Peruvian retreat. Colin Frangicetto is an artist and musician best known for playing in the band Circa Survive.  For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com   Give us a holographic hug by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes!

Colin and I are traveling to Blue Morpho in Peru to drink ayahuasca with Hamilton Souther (and some other whimsical adventure-seeking strangers). I'm feeling all types of ways about it. This will be the first of several transmissions documenting this adventure. Keep your peepers on future mind melds, TED's social media and thirdeyedrops.com for more. In case you haven't caught any of our other raps--  Colin Frangicetto is a musician best known for playing guitar in the band Circa Survive. He's also a fabulous artist, dedicated consciousness explorer and one of my best pals.  Support us-- Join us and get rewards on Patreon Review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Sign up for our mailing list at thirdeyedrops.com

For rewards and more exclusive podcast content with Colin and Erick join us on Patreon! Colin, Erick and I convene in meatspace for a truly tremendous wonder-dip.  We chat about the disease of familiarity, the importance of 'self energy,' meditation and why peeling the layers of your mind is so difficult. For more on Colin Frangicetto  For more on Erick Godsey   This mind meld is sponsored by Vermont Pure CBD! Get 20% off with coupon code 'thirdeyedrops' For a write-up and more mind melds stay tuned to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes!

Get more podcast content, support Third Eye Drops and receive exclusive rewards by becoming a Patreon patron What's this?! Two mind melds in two days?! Sort of... Regardless of the nomenclature, I had a tremendous time hosting this conversation at WITMA featuring the following lovely humans --  Ramin Nazer - Comedian, artist and podcaster Colin Frangicetto - Artist and musician Zach Leary - Host of It's All Happening and the MAPS Podcast Brandee Lynn - Partner in Rhythmia (an amazing ayahuasca retreat and resort) Tricia Eastman - Psychedelic facilitator  For a video version of this panel, stay tuned to THIRDEYEDROPS.com Leave us some love on iTunes by clicking 5 starts and the subscribe button!

Get more podcast content, support Third Eye Drops and receive exclusive rewards by becoming a Patreon patron Michael, Sarah, and Colin convene for a live mind meld in LA! The gang talks about the challenge of integration, the nature of pure wisdom, the beauty of fellowship and more! Sarah Zucker is a writer and multidisciplinary artist. Her work has appeared on MTV, AMC, Super Deluxe and more. Colin Frangicetto is a musician and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive. For a full write-up and more- THIRDEYEDROPS.com Leave us some love on iTunes by clicking 5 starts and the subscribe button!

For rewards and 20 more minutes with Colin, support us on Patreon Colin Frangicetto returns to the mind meld to chat about chaos, overcoming threshold guardians and the importance of saying yes, even when it's scary. Colin is a musician and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive. Enjoy this mind meld? Let the iTunes wizards know by leaving us a 5 star review and clicking subscribe! For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com  

Musician, artist and helluva guy, Colin Frangicetto, stops by Synchronicity to discuss selflessness, LSD and love.

Colin Frangicetto is the guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Circa Survive. Megan talks to Colin about his recent experimentation with microdosing psilocybin and the positive affectation it has on his mental health. They talk about his upbringing in Pennsylvania, the first time he heard Fugazi on the radio and how playing music turned into being his greatest friend. Colin says the key to staying a successful band for over 15 years is to support one another, communicate and become a family.

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron! Colin Frangicetto is a musician and artist most well-known for playing in the band Circa Survive.  This one is rife with high psychedelic weirdness, the mental rigors of creation, the majesty of synchronicity, band tales that I highly doubt have ever been shared publicly and oodles more.  For a full write-up and more pop over to THIRDEYEDROPS.com   Give us a psychic smooch by leaving us a 5 star review on iTunes!

"We definitely work on it," agreed Circa Survive guitarist Colin Frangicetto on their live performance. "I think throughout the years - we've been a band now for fourteen years, believe it or not -and I think over the course of that time we've gotten more efficient as players, as creators, as friends, as performers and essentially our live show just gets better and better. I think we are more connected to each other and the people that support us and enjoy our music have kind of set us free in that we don't have any of these weird head trips that a lot of other people so thoughts like Am I relevant? Do people care about what I'm doing? Just all those weird things that people who make music go through."Throughout their career, Circa Survive have always advocated the little man. They are a band who are genuinely there for their fans, with Frangicetto saying to this day each member still remembers where they came from."We created this band from nothing," he said with pride. "One day it was a dream and now it's reality. When you take that feeling of doing that; which is truly one of the most amazing, powerful feelings you can feel as a human being, and kind of spread that around to everybody and say hey, whatever it is you want to do, whatever it is you want to be in this world, you can do that. Especially if we can do it. If we can do it, you can do it. That's the way we see it."To hear Frangicetto discuss the tour, the way the band approach the writing process for new albums, their early vision and how they grew into what they are today and an in-depth discussion on the depths and complexities of the band plus more, tune in to the attached audio.Circa Survive tour dates:May 24 - The Gov, AdelaideMay 25 - Corner Hotel, MelbourneMay 26 - Factory Theatre, SydneyMay 28 - The Zoo, BrisbaneMay 30 - Rosemount Hotel, Perth