Set and Setting with Madison Margolin
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Podcast Overview
<p>The Be Here Now Network invites you to join journalist Madison Margolin on the Set & Setting podcast. Set & Setting brings together thought leaders of today's "psychedelic renaissance" to look at the places where psychedelics, spirituality, and culture intersect.</p><p><br></p><p>With a focus on the legacy of Ram Dass, Madison and her guests explore ways that altered states inform the practice of mindfulness and talk about how we can best integrate and prepare the mind, body, and soul for a psychedelic experience. </p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Madison's work at https://www.madisonmargolin.com/</p>
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June 18, 2026
Ep. 44 – Anthropology of Healing with Bia Labate, PhD
With an anthropological perspective on psychedelics, Madison and Bia contrast healing as a cultural buzzword vs. an ongoing embodied process.Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and support the next chapter of Ram Dass Here and Now. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Learn more and give here: BHNN 10th Birthday FundraiserThis time on Set & Setting, Madison and Bia discuss:The anthropological study of cultural foundations The commodification of indigenous plant medicines Giving platforms to people of color, the indigenous, LGBTQ people, etc.The transformation capacity of psychedelics Spiritual voyeurism & the media culture in America The constant process of revisiting our shadows How everyone can be a social scientist Healing as a private matter rather than a buzzword About Bia Labate, PhD:Dr. Bia Labate (Beatriz Caiuby Labate) is an anthropologist, educator, author, speaker, and activist, committed to the protection of sacred plants while amplifying the voices of marginalized communities in the psychedelic science field. As a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco, she has been profoundly influenced by her experiences with ayahuasca since 1996. Dr. Labate has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil. Her work focuses on plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. She is the Executive Director of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines and serves as a Senior Advisor for Culture and Strategy at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Additionally, she is a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and acts as advisor for around 15 organizations, among them the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition, Soltara Healing Center, Sacred Plant Alliance and the Alaska Entheogenic Awareness Council. Dr. Labate is also a co-founder of the Interdisciplinary Group for Psychoactive Studies (NEIP) in Brazil and the editor of its site. She has authored, co-authored, and co-edited 29 books, three special-edition journals, and numerous peer-reviewed and online publications.“You have different ways to define what is disease, and therefore you have different ways to define what is healing. These plant medicines originate from cultures that have different founding paradigms to understand reality itself.” –Bia Labate See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
May 21, 2026
Ep. 43 – Music as Prayer: Inside the Psychedelic Life of Yehoo Shalem
Middle Eastern Medicine Musician Yehoo Shalem frames life as a psychedelic experience, tracing how sound, prayer, and mindfulness can create intimacy with the divine.
April 23, 2026
Ep. 42 – Seeing Beyond Form: The Mystical Art of Boaz Ronen
Artist Boaz Ronan joins Madison to explore how Jewish mysticism and disciplined practice shape his creative process, framing art as a gateway to the unconscious. In this episode, Madison and Boaz discuss:Seeing beyond color and form when paintingExperiencing the mystical in daily lifeHow Boaz’s experience with military PTSD influenced his artistry Art as a mirror to the unconscious The land of Israel as a microcosmos How Jewish mysticism influences Boaz’s artworkThe story of how Boaz met his RabbiConscious breathing as a necessary spiritual practiceForming positive habits by sticking to something for 40 daysAbout Boaz Ronen: Boaz Ronen is a fine artist from Tel Aviv, Israel. Boaz Studied in New York at the Art Students' League and in 1990 was chosen to represent artists from New York in Barcelona. He also spent time in India in 1993. Check out some of Boaz’s exhibitions HERE and see more of his work on Facebook. “I see through the colors, through the forms. It’s not that I paint what I want; I see what I want to paint. It is somewhat connected to what Michelangelo said—that you see the stone, you see already the sculpture." –Boaz Ronen See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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<p>The Be Here Now Network invites you to join journalist Madison Margolin on the Set & Setting podcast. Set & Setting brings together thought leaders of today's "psychedelic renaissance" to look at the places where psychedelics, spirituality, and culture intersect.</p><p><br></p><p>With a focus on the legacy of Ram Dass, Madison and her guests explore ways that altered states inform the practice of mindfulness and talk about how we can best integrate and prepare the mind, body, and soul for a psychedelic experience. </p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Madison's work at https://www.madisonmargolin.com/</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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