Mind Escape

Mind Escape

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

Episodes

July 7, 2025 90 mins

This is the last Mind Escape episode for 1.0 and going forward it will be known as Mind Escape New Telos. No more perfect way to end 1.0 than to go full circle with Maurice on his weird experience. Mind Escape New Telos is coming soon and will no longer be live. It will be edited and released on Tuesdays. Stay Tuned!


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I sat down with Laura Tabone who runs the Megalith Hunter channel on Youtube and researches ancient megalithic sites like the ones found on Malta as well as the rest of the Mediterranean. Laura lives on Malta and is able to hike around and explore these amazing megalithic sites and temples. She also researches ancient and megalithic sites from around the world. Check out here YouTube channel and links down at the bottom.


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Tonight I am joined by Author of “Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations” Gregory Shushan Ph.D. Gregory Shushan is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, and the leading authority on near-death experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. Dr. Shushan is a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Winchester's Centre for Death, Religion and Culture, and Research Fellow of the Parapsyc...

Tonight I will be joined by Scientist, Professor, Author, and Podcaster Oné R. Pagán. Oné wrote “Strange Survivors” and “Drunk Flies Stoned Dolphins”. We will be discussing Animal and Insect Psychedelic and psychoactive compound use and endogenous production. Please check out his Podcast the "BaldScientist" as well as his books I have the links at the bottom. 


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Tonight I will be joined by friend of the show and author P.D. Newman to discuss his new book “Theurgy: Theory & Practice The Mysteries of The Ascent To The Divine. We will discuss ancient metaphysics in general as well.  


***Also big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on it’s own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. 


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Tonight I will be joined by friend of the show and Glass artist Andrew Tischler to discuss Julian Jaynes' theory of consciousness and book “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”. We will also discuss metaphysics and Glass art towards the end. Check out Atischlerglass on Instagram if you are interested in checking some of Andrew’s amazing glass art.  


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Tonight we have a very very special episode. Dr. Gregory Little and PD Newman are on together and we are going to be talking about Native American mounds, psychoactive compounds, and rituals. Dr. Gregory Little  is a psychologist, author, and researcher that has written the go to resource for Native American mounds called “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Mounds & Earthworks” as well many other books on various t...

Today I am joined by author and psychedelic researcher Alan Piper. Alan is the author of the new book “Bicycle Day and Other Psychedelic Essays” covering Albert Hofmann, LSD, and its secret history. Leave a comment below if there is a psychedelic topic you would like us to cover in the future.


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Tonight Maurice and I will try to unravel the mystery of the coral castle in Florida. Around 1923 a man named Edward Leedskalnin built a coral megalithic site consisting of over 1,000 tons of oolite limestone. The mystery surrounding the site revolves around how Ed built it himself. How could 1 person cut, quarry, and move all those heavy blocks by themselves? Maurice went there recently and took some pictures.  *The director’s cut...

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Tonight is first episode of a new Mind Escape series called “Psychedelic Gnosis” inspired by my episodes and interactions with psychedelic author and researcher P.D. Newman. P.D. is the author of Alchemically Stoned and Angels in Vermillion. We will also be joined by guest cohost Leah Prime. Leave a comment below if there is a psychedelic topic you would like us to cover in the future.


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Tonight we sat down with Computational neurobiologist, pharmacologist, chemist, and author Dr. Andrew Gallimore. We will discuss his new book “Reality Switch Technologies” and all the latest psychedelic research and visionary experiments. We will also discuss DMT Entities and Machine Elves which seems to be a controversial topic of late.


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We sat down with P.D. Newman who is the author of “Alchemically Stoned” and “Angels in Vermilion The Philosophers’ Stone: From Dee to DMT”. We will be discussing the ancient and esoteric use of psychedelics and entheogenic compounds and their effect on humanity through the ages. We also discuss the history of alchemy and the mystery traditions.


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We sat down with Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian to discuss his new book “The Romance of Reality’. In Part 2 we will be discussing the origins of consciousness, psychedelics, AI, and UAP/UFOs. 


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We sat down to discuss J. Robert Oppenheimer and his impact on humanity and science. This is the 1 episode of our new series Paradigm Shifters where we highlight people that have changed humanity with their minds. Oppenheimer was famous for leading the Manhattan Project, but he was also a philosopher and the head of Institute for Advanced Study. He mentored and taught many of our brightest minds. His story is one of genius to trium...

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We sat down with Philosopher of Mind, Author, and Lecturer Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes to discuss his new book “Modes of Sentience”. We will discuss the three main topics in his new book which are metaphysics, psychedelics, and panpsychism. We have had Peter on the show before and I will add that link below as well as his amazing Ted Talk on Philosophers using psychedelics throughout history.


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Today we sit down with Dr. Rick Strassman. Dr. Strassman is currently an American clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Strassman led a U.S. Government-approved and funded clinical research team at the University of New Mexico, studying the effects of N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) on human subjects in experimental conditions. Dr. Strassman is the presid...

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Today we sit down with Physicist, Professor, and Author Avi Loeb. Avi is a Professor of Science at Harvard University, Director of The Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC), Founding Director of the Black Hole Initiative (BHI), Chair of the Breakthrough Starshot Advisory Committee, and the Chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Academies. His new book “Extraterrestrial” examines the Oumuamua space object that pa...

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Today we discuss the history and hotspots of supervolcanoes. We will briefly discuss and go over Yellowstone and Lake Toba before moving on to some of the largest super eruptions of all time. We will also look at what one of these super eruptions might look like and the resulting destruction and fallout.


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Today we discuss Yellowstone, Lake Toba, and Supervolcanoes. Is Yellowstone due for an eruption? How much damage would a supervolcano do and how would it effect humanity? We will also discuss why Yellowstone is not an imminent threat according to the data. We will go over why scientists believe the human population was reduced to roughly 3-10k people following the Lake Toba eruption. *All of our links are below 👇  https://linktr...
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Today we sit down with Dr. Rick Strassman. Dr. Strassman is currently an American clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. From 1990 to 1995, Dr. Strassman led a U.S. Government-approved and funded clinical research team at the University of New Mexico, studying the effects of N, N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) on human subjects in experimental conditions. Dr. Strassman is the presid...
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