Thanks to Dennis McKenna for having me on his Brainforest Cafe podcast to discuss the wildest stories behind the psychedelic renaissance...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi12...
I spoke to Antounette Philippides for @telegraph.co.uk about her work as a sex offender therapist. Some people think she is a 'paedo hugger’ but locking up perps doesn’t work.
'Calling them monsters only deepens the shame that stops people from seeking help.'
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06...
Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby
@joannabourke.bsky.social Hi Joanna, I'm writing a piece on pain for the BBC and would love to chat
I spoke to @voxdotcom.bsky.social’s Today Explained podcast about how the MAGA right is enthusiastically embracing a potent psychedelic called ibogaine as part of a new counter-counter-culture.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
The Trump administration’s decision to restrict use of federal funds for fentanyl test strips could have fatal consequences, experts warned.
'God forbid you should have a safe supply of something that might get you high.'
New for @us.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
With the advent of sophisticated chatbots capable of generating convincing, slow-building erotic exchanges, a new frontier may be emerging for people who do not want to sexually interact with others.
For @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/some-a...
Nicotine’s core mechanism hasn’t changed from puff to pouch; the compound still floods the brain with dopamine. Dependence develops quickly, but for some consumers, the rush of productivity is worth the risk.
‘Fuck yeah, it’s addictive!’
New for @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/tech-b...
I spoke to the @theguardian.com’s
science podcast about the near-fantastical scenes in the Oval Office last month when Trump joked about taking the most earth-shattering of all psychedelics as he gave the emerging industry its biggest green light yet
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
As the war on drugs approaches an end, a new doctrine could soon take hold: psychedelic drugs for active-duty soldiers suffering from PTSD.
'Our men and women in uniform deserve every tool available to heal and stay in the fight.'
Latest for @us.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
'If that’s true, and there’s been contact, and we have bodies, show me the fucking autopsies.'
My weird weekend with celebrity alien hunter Jeremy Corbell at Contact in the Desert for @playboy.com
www.playboy.com/read/politic...
Mattha Busby
What happened when Playboy went to the "Coachella of UFO conferences," Contact in the Desert in California.
