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Psychedelics: Hype or Truly Transformative? - Logan Neitzke-Spruill
In the fifth episode of Season 5 on the Neuroethics of Psychedelics, we speak with Dr. Logan Neitzke-Spruill about psychedelic transformative experiences.
Dr. Neitzke-Spruill is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine, in the United States. His research specifically addresses topics including the construction of scientific and medical knowledge about drugs, bioethical issues associated with drugs, how social-psychological and cultural phenomena shape drug, as well as how the study of drugs can advance a more holistic understanding of the relationship between culture, cognition, and the brain.
In this episode, Dr. Neitzke-Spruill discusses the ethical considerations of psychedelic-associated transformative experiences. Drawing on his recent work questioning whether psychedelic experiences are considered transformative experiences (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12152-024-09567-0 ), he shares findings from his research with participants of psychedelic retreats.
Episode contributors:
Host: Dr. Lavinia Uscatescu
Audio editor: Sarah Schultz
15 Sept 2026
I Joined a Psychedelics Clinical Trial: Now What? - Edward Jacobs
In the fourth episode of Season 5 on the Neuroethics of Psychedelics, we speak with Dr. Edward Jacobs about post-trial access to psychedelics among certain patients.
Dr. Jacobs is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins’ Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/) and the Associate Director of HOPE – The Hub at Oxford for Psychedelic Ethics (https://hope-psychedelicethics.com/). He is also a contributing writer to ‘The Ethics Corner’ at The Psychedelic Practitioner (https://psychedelicalpha.com/practitioner).
In this episode, Dr. Jacobs discusses the challenges that can arise when participants who benefit from psychedelic treatments during clinical trials lose access to them once a study ends. Drawing on his work on post-trial access to psychedelics (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12152-023-09536-z), he explores the ethical case for continued access, as well as the clinical, regulatory, and institutional infrastructure that would be needed to provide it safely and responsibly.
Episode contributors:
Host: Dr. Lavinia Uscatescu
Audio editor: Sarah Schultz
18 Aug 2026
Can You Really Consent to Psychedelics Research? - Daniel Villiger
In the third episode of Season 5 on the Neuroethics of Psychedelics, we speak with Dr. Daniel Villiger about consenting to psychedelic research.
Dr. Villiger is a philosopher and postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and the author of the article (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12152-024-09545-6) "Giving Consent to the Ineffable" in the Neuroethics Journal on informed consent and psychedelics research.
In this episode, Dr. Villiger highlights the challenges with informed consent during psychedelic research trials, and its role in this unique transformational experience on patients.
Episode contributors
Host: Dr. Lavinia Uscatescu
Audio editor: Sarah Schultz
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