Luscombe’s Choice - 1 October 2025 [Psychedelics: Dr Albert Garcia-Romeu]

Luscombe’s Choice: Psychedelics – Interview with Dr Albert Garcia-Romeu. This episode features Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu of Johns Hopkins University in conversation with Will Luscombe about the history and future of psychedelics. They trace the story from William S. Burroughs’ 1953 Amazon yagé quest, through Harvard’s early psilocybin studies and Walter Pahnke’s 1962 Good Friday Experiment under Timothy Leary’s supervision, to today’s clinical usage. Garcia-Romeu shares insights from his pioneering research on psilocybin in the treatment of addiction, and reflects on how psychedelics continue to shape our understanding of consciousness, spirituality and mental health.

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