Divergent States

About Divergent States

Divergent States cuts through psychedelic hype with grounded, curious conversations about what these substances actually do. Hosted by 3L1T3, founder of r/Psychonaut, the world’s largest psychedelic harm-reduction community, and co-hosted by Bryan, a USMC veteran and advocate for psychedelic healing, the show brings together lived experience, science, and culture without losing its sense of humor. This isn’t a spiritual podcast. This isn’t a marketing platform. No mysticism. No sales pitch. Just real conversations, harm reduction, and honest questions. We explore how psychedelics shape mental health, creativity, and society, from underground use and peer-support communities to clinical trials, therapy rooms, and shifting public attitudes. Some episodes get serious. Some get weird. All of them are grounded in respect for the people actually taking these substances and living with the outcomes. Guests include Rick Doblin, Reggie Watts, Leonard Pickard, Anne Wagner, Hamilton Morris, and Rick Strassman. Divergent States is built on the same principles that made r/Psychonaut work at scale: curiosity without gullibility, openness without losing your footing, and safety without killing the joy. If you’re looking for guru worship, this isn’t your show. If you’re looking for thoughtful, funny, and grounded conversations about psychedelics and the lives they touch, welcome to Divergent States. New episodes every two weeks.

Publisher

Divergent States

Category

science · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Divergent States Special Report: Robert Rush on the DEA’s Psychedelic Scheduling Proposal

   What evidence should justify placing a psychedelic substance in Schedule I, and what happens to research when those restrictions take effect? Attorney Robert T. Rush joins 3L1T3 and Bryan to discuss the DEA’s proposal to schedule five tryptamines: 4-OH-DiPT, 5-MeO-AMT, 5-MeO-MiPT, 5-MeO-DET, and DiPT. Rush explains his objections to the government’s evidence, the potential consequences for researchers, and his work defending cognitive liberty. We also revisit the disputed use of Reddit posts ...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Reality Is Weird Enough: Psychedelic Realism with Danny Forde

   When a psychedelic experience feels profoundly true, does that mean it actually tells us something true? Danny Forde, author of Phenomenology of Psychedelic Experiences, joins Divergent States to explore what happens when we take psychedelic experience seriously as an experience rather than reducing it entirely to brain activity or hallucination. We start with phenomenology itself: what it means to examine consciousness from the standpoint of experience, and why psychedelics may offer an unus...

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   The Missing Piece of Psychedelics: Global Psychedelic Society on Community

   What if one of the biggest things missing from the modern psychedelic conversation isn't another drug, therapy, or clinical protocol, but community? In this episode of Divergent States, 3L1T3 sits down with Mike Margolies of the Global Psychedelic Society, a worldwide network connecting hundreds of local psychedelic communities. They explore what community can provide that a clinic can't, and why problems like isolation, addiction, depression, and trauma can't always be understood solely at t...

Who has been a guest on Divergent States

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• William Leonard Pickard
• Dr Anne Wagner
• Kyrsten Sinema
• Kevin Cranford
• Joshua White

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

41,286

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

32

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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