Mind Escape

About Mind Escape

Mind Escape is a Science & Philosophy Podcast dedicated to exploring the mysteries of life.

Publisher

Mind Escape

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Dec 2018

Latest episode

18 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

339 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Nov 2025

   PD Newman: Tripping the Trail of Ghosts (The Missihuasca Hypothesis) Episode #335

   Join me as PD Newman returns to Mind Escape and we go “Tripping the Trail of Ghosts”, his newest book on the investigation into ancient visionary practices, spirit encounters, and what he calls the Missihuasca Hypothesis. In this conversation, we dig into how psychoactive plants, ritual technologies, and altered states may have shaped humanity’s earliest beliefs about spirits, ancestors, and the supernatural. Newman brings together anthropology, alchemy, folklore, and psychedelic history to trace how the “ghost experience” may be rooted in very real entheogenic traditions. Check out his book links is at the bottom 👇 🛸 As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT Link 👇 https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB (https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB) 📖 I recently archived a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along with other exclusive content. The Link is 👇 or check out or Linktree: https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link (https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) 🔔 Subscribe to Mind Escape for more deep dives into the philosophy, science, and mysteries. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms. 🏛️ big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on its own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. Please Subscribe! 👁️ Youtube 👉  https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric (https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric) 🎧 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e (https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e) 🍏 Apple 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711) If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel where we do our episodes live. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree. Also check out my other podcast Mind Escape if you are interested in the mysteries of life. 🌲 LinkTree 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 👕 Check out our new Merch store. We have some amazing designs for T-shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Stickers, and more ⁠⁠ https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/ (https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/) ⭐️If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree LinkTree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 🍄🟫 🍄  Check out PD Newman’s books: https://www.innertraditions.com/tripping-the-trail-of-ghosts (https://www.innertraditions.com/tripping-the-trail-of-ghosts) https://www.innertraditions.com/books/theurgy-theory-and-practice (https://www.innertraditions.com/books/theurgy-theory-and-practice) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=P.+D.+Newman&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1 (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=P.+D.+Newman&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1) https://www.amazon.com/stores/P.-D.-Newman/author/B0CP6NCJV2?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9ed39218-0192-4659-a8d8-265c534312c5 (https://www.amazon.com/stores/P.-D.-Newman/author/B0CP6NCJV2?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9ed39218-0192-4659-a8d8-265c534312c5)

2. 

   28 Oct 2025

   Keith Thompson: The UFO Paradox (Myth, Mind & Consciousness) Episode #334

   Journalist and author Keith Thompson (The UFO Paradox, Angels and Aliens) joins Mind Escape: New Telos to explore UFOs as modern myth, the relationship between belief and consciousness, and why the phenomenon defies simple explanation. We discuss the Ann Arbor swamp gas era and Keith’s early curiosity about the unknown, his insights on angels, demons, and spectral monsters, and how UFOs might represent both external reality and inner psyche. Thompson also reflects on his near-death experience while body-surfing, what it taught him about consciousness, and how thinkers like Jeff Kripal and Alan Watts influence his understanding of the paradox. Check out his book links is at the bottom 👇 🛸 As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT Link 👇 https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB (https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB) 📖 I recently archived a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along with other exclusive content. The Link is 👇 or check out or Linktree: https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link (https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) 🔔 Subscribe to Mind Escape for more deep dives into the philosophy, science, and mysteries. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms. 🏛️ big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on its own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. Please Subscribe! 👁️ Youtube 👉  https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric (https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric) 🎧 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e (https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e) 🍏 Apple 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711) If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel where we do our episodes live. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree. Also check out my other podcast Mind Escape if you are interested in the mysteries of life. 🌲 LinkTree 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 👕 Check out our new Merch store. We have some amazing designs for T-shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Stickers, and more ⁠⁠ https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/ (https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/) ⭐️If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree LinkTree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 🛸 Check out Keith’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keith-Thompson/author/B00DYQE0R6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=a9449d60-03f0-46d7-a7b4-a240ae544e81 (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keith-Thompson/author/B00DYQE0R6?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=a9449d60-03f0-46d7-a7b4-a240ae544e81)

3. 

   21 Oct 2025

   Edward Crowe: How Mushrooms & Psychedelic Rituals Inspire Creative Vision Episode #333

   Tonight I am joined by Edward Crowe. Edward is the manager for Yelawolf, a photographer, and founder of Murder Cigars. Edward joins Mind Escape to explore how psychedelic ceremony, creative vision, and conscious entrepreneurship intertwine. From the discipline of art to the reverence of ritual, this conversation dives deep into what it means to live and create with purpose. Check out his link is at the bottom 👇 Full Episode link: https://youtu.be/ugh20kiEk1M?si=fjot7hd-eZP7NW3g (https://youtu.be/ugh20kiEk1M?si=fjot7hd-eZP7NW3g) 📖 I recently archived a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along with other exclusive content. The Link is 👇 or check out or Linktree: https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link (https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) 🔔 Subscribe to Mind Escape for more deep dives into the philosophy, science, and mysteries. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms. 🏛️ big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on its own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. Please Subscribe! 👁️ Youtube 👉  https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric (https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric) 🎧 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e (https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e) 🍏 Apple 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711) If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel where we do our episodes live. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree. Also check out my other podcast Mind Escape if you are interested in the mysteries of life. 🌲 LinkTree 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 👕 Check out our new Merch store. We have some amazing designs for T-shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Stickers, and more ⁠⁠ https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/ (https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/) ⭐️If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree LinkTree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast (https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast) 🍄🟫 Check out Edward’s Links: https://www.edwardcrowe.com/ (https://www.edwardcrowe.com/) https://www.instagram.com/edward.crowe/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/edward.crowe/?hl=en)

Who has been a guest on Mind Escape

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

• Andrew Gallimore
• Andrew Tischler
• Dennis Walker
• Maurice
• Laura Tabone

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

114,590

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

90 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

111 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

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

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

67

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