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On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey

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by Paige Leacey

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Hey, I'm Paige. I'm fascinated by consciousness, perception, & subjective experience - the deep stuff. On the show, I explore big questions with scientists, philosophers, spiritual practitioners, altered-state researchers, & people with wild stories. How do we form a sense of self? What shapes our beliefs, behaviours, & biology? Why do we all experience reality differently? My mission is to make more perspectives & possibilities accessible, & help people think more deeply about their experiences. If you're a curious, open-minded, healthy skeptic who likes big ideas - you're among friends!

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July 13, 2026

E41. My Unexpected Experience With Iboga (Full Story)

<p>I spent 48 hours in an iboga ceremony purging, confronting my deepest fears, and coming out the other side completely transformed. This is my full, unfiltered experience with this very unique plant medicine.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, I take you through the entire journey: what iboga (Tabernanthe Iboga) actually is, its origins in the Bwiti spiritual tradition of Central Africa, and why this plant medicine operates in a category of its own — nothing like ayahuasca or psilocybin.</p><p><br /></p><p>☕️ To support conversations like this, shout Paige a coffee:</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/paigeleacey</p><p><br /></p><p>I cover:</p><p>🩷 5 months of preparation — blood work, cardiac monitoring, meditation, lifestyle changes</p><p>🩷 Microdosing iboga for 5 weeks and the triggers that surfaced</p><p>🩷 My 8g streaming dose at home — a full night awake with no anxiety</p><p>🩷 The fear that almost stopped me: "What if iboga tells me to leave my partner?"</p><p>🩷 Reading my intention letter to Dr. Iboga before the flood dose</p><p>🩷 48 hours of relentless purging and what it taught me about surrender</p><p>🩷 The two laundry baskets vision — sorting what stays and what goes</p><p>🩷 Integration: 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not an educational episode — it's a personal account. Every iboga journey is different, and I share mine not to influence your decision but to offer one honest window into what this initiation can look like.</p><p><br /></p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 — Introduction: What is iboga?</p><p>2:30 — Iboga's origins &amp; the Bwiti tradition</p><p>4:30 — 5 months of preparation</p><p>8:00 — Microdosing protocol &amp; what came up</p><p>11:00 — The 8g streaming dose experience</p><p>15:30 — Pre-ceremony anxiety &amp; relationship fears</p><p>18:30 — My intention letter to Dr. Iboga</p><p>21:00 — The flood dose ceremony begins</p><p>24:00 — 48 hours of purging</p><p>27:00 — Integration &amp; life after iboga</p><p><br /></p><p>🔗 Connect with Paige:</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvFcj3DW1wuVZuGd4U</p><p>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-same-paige</p>

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July 6, 2026

E40. The Terrifying Truth About What Happens Under Anesthesia

<p>What actually happens to your consciousness when you&#39;re put under general anesthesia — and how does a drug stop your brain from forming memories while a surgeon cuts into your body?</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Bruce MacIver is a Stanford researcher who has spent decades studying how anesthetics work at the cellular level. His lab discovered that anesthetics disrupt learning and memory by enhancing inhibition of specific GABAergic interneurons, and his recent work on microtubules provided key experimental support for the Penrose-Hameroff theory of consciousness. Together with philosopher Tam Hunt, he just published a paper reviving the electromagnetic field theory of consciousness — the idea that your mind is a physical energy field, not just neurons firing.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, Paige and Bruce explore:</p><p><br></p><p>🩷 The terrifying phenomenon of anesthetic awareness — when you&#39;re paralyzed and awake during surgery</p><p>🩷 Why anesthesia doesn&#39;t replace natural sleep (and the one drug that actually can)</p><p>🩷 The full continuum of consciousness — from coma to psychedelic expansion</p><p>🩷 Whether plants have awareness and what that implies</p><p>🩷 How theta brain rhythms predict what you&#39;re going to do hundreds of milliseconds before you do it</p><p>🩷 The binding problem: why you feel like one unified self despite billions of neurons</p><p>🩷 Can you train your brain into deeper states of consciousness through biofeedback?</p><p><br></p><p>☕️ To support conversations like this, shout Paige a coffee:</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/paigeleacey</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 — What Happens Under Anesthesia?</p><p>0:55 — How Anesthesiologists Define Unconsciousness</p><p>3:11 — How Anesthetics Block Memory Formation</p><p>5:08 — Acupuncture as an Alternative to Drugs</p><p>6:51 — Anesthetic Awareness: Awake But Paralyzed</p><p>11:23 — Can You Die From Pain Alone?</p><p>13:49 — Sleep vs. Anesthesia: The One Drug That Restores Sleep Naturally</p><p>18:13 — The Consciousness Spectrum: Coma to Psychedelic Expansion</p><p>20:19 — Do Plants Have Consciousness?</p><p>21:32 — Microtubules and the Penrose-Hameroff Theory</p><p>24:09 — What Are Microtubules and Why They Matter</p><p>29:41 — Is Consciousness Just Neuronal Activity?</p><p>30:17 — The Electromagnetic Field Theory of Consciousness</p><p>39:00 — The Binding Problem: Why You Feel Like One Self</p><p>47:57 — Headphones, EMF Fields, and Your Brain</p><p>50:01 — Creating Thought-Like Activity in Disembodied Tissue</p><p>54:32 — Biofeedback: Training Your Brain for Deeper Consciousness</p><p>57:12 — Closing Thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>📍 Watch more of Bruce&#39;s work — search &quot;MacIver Anesthesia and Consciousness&quot; on YouTube</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Connect with Paige:</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvFcj3DW1wuVZuGd4U</p><p>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-same-paige-with-paige-leacey/id1573526370</p><p>Newsletter: https://paigeleacey.substack.com</p><p>Instagram: @samepaige__</p><p>TikTok: @samepaige__</p>

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June 30, 2026

E39. What's It Like To Be Injected With DMT For 40 Minutes Straight?

<p>What happens when you're injected with DMT for 40 minutes straight... on four separate occasions?</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexander Beiner was one of nine participants in the Imperial College of London's DMTx extended state trial — a protocol designed to push a human being to the peak of a psychedelic experience and hold them there. This is not a clinical breakdown. It's a first-person account of what happens at the edges of human experience, and what you bring back.</p><p><br /></p><p>We explore:</p><p>🩷 What the DMTx protocol actually feels like — from waking consciousness to peak in under 3 seconds</p><p>🩷 Why "surrender" might be the wrong word — and what polyvagal theory, curiosity hacking, and cognitive flexibility teach us about navigating altered states instead</p><p>🩷 The nature of consciousness — panpsychism, Bernardo Kastrup, and why the DMT realm challenges materialist assumptions</p><p>🩷 Entities, fairy lore, and UFO abduction — are they the same phenomenon wearing different cultural masks?</p><p>🩷 How ideas actually emerge — the neuroscience of creativity and why good writing demands good research</p><p>🩷 AI, the legitimation crisis, and why the internet is running out of reality</p><p><br /></p><p>To support conversations like this, shout Paige a coffee:</p><p>https://buymeacoffee.com/paigeleacey</p><p><br /></p><p>🔗 Connect with Paige:</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaigeLeacey</p><p>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sVFkvFcj3DW1wuVZuGd4U</p><p>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-same-paige-with-paige-leacey/id1573526370</p><p>Newsletter: https://paigeleacey.substack.com</p><p>Instagram: @samepaige__</p><p>TikTok: @samepaige__</p><p><br /></p><p>🔗 Connect with Alexander Beiner:</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexander_beiner</p><p>Substack: https://beiner.substack.com/</p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StudioKainos</p><p>Website: https://www.studiokainos.com/</p>

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What is On The Same Paige with Paige Leacey?

Hey, I'm Paige. I'm fascinated by consciousness, perception, & subjective experience - the deep stuff.

On the show, I explore big questions with scientists, philosophers, spiritual practitioners, altered-state researchers, & people with wild stories.

How do we form a sense of self? What shapes our beliefs, behaviours, & biology? Why do we all experience reality differently?

My mission is to make more perspectives & possibilities accessible, & help people think more deeply about their experiences.

If you're a curious, open-minded, healthy skeptic who likes big ideas - you're among friends!

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

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