Set and Setting with Madison Margolin

Discussing the connective role of psychedelic societies, Colin Pugh describes how using psychedelics can help soften the heart.

In this episode, Madison and Colin Pugh dive into these topics:

• Patience and compassion stemming from an MDMA trip
• Psychedelics as a path to softening the heart
• The potential of psychedelics to help with mental health
• Colin’s involvement with the Brooklyn Psychedelic Society
• Community based healing ...

Discussing psychedelic preparation, Dr. Ido Cohen and Madison expand on the idea of setting to include geopolitics and the unconscious.

This time on Set and Setting, Madison and Dr. Ido explore :

• Psychedelic Integration
• Noticing where we have attraction and repulsion
• Going into psychedelics with as much curiosity as possible
• Using walking meditation for integration
• Preparation before using psychedelics and tools we can use
• Ge...

Soaking in the divine feminine energy found in Judaism, Rabbi Rishe Groner and Madison Margolin explore the blessings of ecstatic embodiment.

“The soul, deep down, really still wants to utilize the body to achieve a higher level of soul by taking all of those physical things and elevating them and making them something that is embodied divinity.” – Rishe Groner

In this episode, Madison chats with Rishe Groner about:

• Jewis...

Neuropsychopharmacologist, Zeus Tipado, chats with Madison Margolin about the ways that belief effects altered states.

“It’s safe to say that the psychedelic experience pushes the brain to a much more complex state that can not be achieved with traditional meditation.” – Zeus Tipado

This time on Set and Setting, Madison converses Zeus Tipado on:

• Zeus’s upbringing and history with voodoo
• Using religion to understand a Psil...

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Madison Margolin to bridge the gap between spirituality and politics.

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In this interview, Madison and Marianne Williamson discuss:

- The collective nature of politics

- Environmental awareness and loving our planet

- Intern...

Hasidic musician Moshe Reuven finds the Bhakti in Judaisim with Madison Margolin as they discuss music, mysticism, and divine destiny.

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In this interview, Madison and Moshe discuss:

• The impact of music on society
• Moshe’s journey to music from poetry to songwriting
• Nea...

David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner’s, visits the Set & Setting podcast for an insightful conversation about how psychedelics and plant medicine can help us live healthier and more authentic lives.

In this interview, Madison and David talk about:

• David’s life and journey embracing his authentic self
• The transformative potential of psychedelics and plant medicine
• Integrating psychedelics and plant medicine into a healthy ...

Reggie Harris joins Madison Margolin to talk about opening portals, connecting to ancestral roots, and the future of mushrooms.

Reggie and Madison dive into:

• The psychedelic community spanning across different cultures
• Connecting with ancestors and receiving spiritual insights
• The personalities and traits of various mushrooms
• Reggie’s mushroom practice and how he journeys 
• His thoughts on the ideal economic and politica...

Facilitator and activist Maya Rimer joins Madison to talk about rethinking leadership and participation dynamics in psychedelic spaces and beyond.

Maya Rimer and Madison are co-hosts and co-producers of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit at the MAPS 2023 Psychedelic Science Conference. In this episode, the two discuss the way that psychedelic consciousness informs and is affected by leadership structures. They explore how new ap...

Through the lens of psychedelic plant medicine, therapist Shasta Winn joins Madison Margolin to discuss the transformative power of spiritual experiences.

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In this episode Madison Margolin and Shasta Winn explore:

• Being a lifelong mystic and seeker
• The...

Carolyn Garcia, one of The Merry Pranksters, chats with Madison Margolin about LSD, letting loose, and communal living.

In this episode Madison Margolin and Carolyn Garcia discuss:

• Carolyn’s time as a psychedelic lab analyst at Stanford
• The Merry Pranksters 
• Atmospheric parties and poetry
• How LSD can put you in touch with yourself
• Fun, Frolic, and Letting Loose
• Communal Living 
• Caro...

Pioneer of Drug Policy Reform, Ethan Nadelmann, sits down with Madison Margolin to discuss destigmatizing substances.

In this episode Madison Margolin and Ethan Nadelmann ponder:

• Drug policy reform
• Ethan Nadelmann’s spiritual background
• Connecting emotional and intellectual pursuits
• Oppression, stigmatization, and demonization
• The civil rights struggle of substance use

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Madison is joined by Natalie Lyla Ginsberg to discuss how spirituality can act as a container for psychedelic explorations. 

Natalie Lyla Ginsberg co-founded the Jewish Psychedelic Summit with Madison Margolin this past spring. She is also the Director of Policy & Advocacy at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Here, she works to disentangle science from political p...

Cannabis connoisseur Mary Jane Gibson joins Madison Margolin for a conversation on the balance between industry and psychedelics.

Mary Jane Gibson is a prominent female voice in cannabis media. The former culture editor at High Times, Mary Jane has been tracking the legalization of medical marijuana, adult-use cannabis and CBD with integral public figures, brands and personalities since 2007. She wrote for High Times for ov...

Madison Margolin and cannabis visionary Jesce Horton talk about the cannabis industry and changing the culture of cannabis use.

Jesce Horton is Chief Executive Officer at LOWD, an award-winning cannabis company that embodies the art of urban craft cultivation. LOWD exists effortlessly at the intersection of urban culture and epic nature unique to the city and the Pacific Northwest. An engineer by education, energy managemen...

This time on Set and Setting, Ben Belgrad joins Madison Margolin to talk about flow-states, glassblowing, and more.

Ben Belgrad is a multi-media artist who specializes in glass flameworking. He began blowing glass over a decade ago while in college, and has spent the last ten years developing his skills and building his business. Through his company Drinking Vessels, Belgrad represents over 50 artists making handmade drinkw...

Cannabis leader, Nadir Pearson, and Madison talk equity, mushrooms, indigenous wisdom, the entourage effect, Gen Z, mindfulness, the digital age, flow states, and counter culture.

A pioneer in the cannabis industry, Nadir Pearson is an entrepreneur specializing in digital strategy and business development. Nadir is a Chief Innovation Officer at Hybrid. He serves as Deputy Director for NJ NORML, East Coast Project Lead for C...

Madison Margolin and Govind Das talk about blending practice and psychedelics in this episode of Set and Setting.

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Govind Das is a California-based kirtan singer, yoga teacher and as his spiritu...

This week on Set and Setting, Madison Margolin and Maytha Alhassen canvass the ways that colonization has affected religion.

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Maytha Alhassen, Ph.D. is a ...