Best Vanessa Carlos Podcasts (2025)

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Chad Daniels, Dan Sebree and Troy Tate guest 1:13:22

3d ago1:13:22

1:13:22

Live from Commonwealth Sanctuary in Dayton, KY, Doug welcomes Chad Daniels, Dan Sebree and Troy Tate to the show. 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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Guy Branum, Geoff Tate and Justin Thompson guest 1:14:07

13d ago1:14:07

1:14:07

Live from Zanies in Rosemont, Doug welcomes Guy Branum, Geoff Tate and Justin Thompson to the show. 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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Danny Hill, Samm Levine and Daniella Pineda guest 59:12

20d ago59:12

59:12

Doug welcomes Danny Hill, Samm Levine and Daniella Pineda to the show. 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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Samm Levine, Bobby Moynihan and Ellory Smith guest 55:44

27d ago55:44

55:44

Doug welcomes Samm Levine, Bobby Moynihan and Ellory Smith to the show. 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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Paget Brewster, Ami Canaan Mann and Ellory Smith guest 53:33

1M ago53:33

53:33

Doug welcomes Paget Brewster, Ami Canaan Mann and Ellory Smith to the show. 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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#16 — Activating Our Ancestry: Songs, Land and Ritual with Sam Lee 1:18:00

1M ago1:18:00

1:18:00

Sam Lee's work is a testament to the power of traditional songs and ritual to speak to modern audiences. A Mercury prize nominated singer, composer, folksong interpreter, passionate conservationist, song collector and creator of live events, Sam plays a unique role in the British music scene. During a stint as a burlesque dancer, he stumbled across…

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Guy Branum, Paget Brewster and Garret Price guest 58:18

1M ago58:18

58:18

Doug welcomes Guy Branum, Paget Brewster and Garret Price to the show. 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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Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Feig, Ellory Smith and Jacob Wysocki guest 1:14:46

2M ago1:14:46

1:14:46

Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Feig, Ellory Smith and Jacob Wysocki to the show. 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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Daniel Betts, Danny Hill and Chad Opitz guest 1:19:26

2M ago1:19:26

1:19:26

Live from The Well in Bakersfield, Doug welcomes Daniel Betts, Danny Hill and Chad Opitz to the show. 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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#15 — Psychedelic Philosophy with Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes 1:22:26

2M ago1:22:26

1:22:26

Is the universe aware of itself, or is consciousness just a side effect of brain activity? What do Indigenous shamanism and theories like panpsychism have in common? Why is psychology blind to its huge limitations? And can dieting master plants show us what it's really like to be a bat? Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a philosopher, specialising in the…

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Carl Fry, Nish Kumar and Doug Mellard guest 1:15:26

2M ago1:15:26

1:15:26

Live from the The Creek and the Cave in Austin as part of SXSW, Doug welcomes Carl Fry, Nish Kumar and Doug Mellard to the show. 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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#14 — Tripping Over Prejudice: LGBTQ+ in Psychedelic Science with Dr Matthew X. Lowe 1:01:21

2M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

Psychedelic history has a complex relationship with queerness. In 1966, Timothy Leary declared LSD a "cure for homosexuality”, and the use of psychedelics in so-called 'conversion therapy' reinforced the pathologising of queerness for years. Times have changed, as gay and transgender rights movements intersect heavily with the world of psychedelics…

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Brandon Collins, Joe DeRosa, John Erler and Caitlin Peluffo guest 1:07:56

2M ago1:07:56

1:07:56

Live from the Esther’s Follies in Austin as part of SXSW, Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Joe DeRosa, John Erler and Caitlin Peluffo to the show. 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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Brandon Collins, Dan Rosen and Noël Wells guest 58:58

3M ago58:58

58:58

Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Dan Rosen and Noël Wells to the show. 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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Joey Bragg, Brandon Collins and Chad Opitz guest 57:00

3M ago57:00

57:00

Doug welcomes Joey Bragg, Brandon Collins and Chad Opitz to the show. 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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#13 — From Crisis to Consciousness: War, Peace and Plant Medicines with Satya 1:29:23

3M ago1:29:23

1:29:23

Navigating the shadows of transformation, this multi-perspectival conversation about psychedelics’ therapeutic applications moves though Satya’s personal story to the division between science and spirituality; also covering the shadow aspects of working with plants, the challenge of collective healing in a time of crisis, war and peace, and the fut…

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Carmen Christopher, Riki Lindhome and Chad Opitz guest 58:35

3M ago58:35

58:35

Carmen Christopher, Riki Lindhome and Chad Opitz guest. 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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Brandon Collins, Ayden Mayeri and Amy Miller guest 58:18

3M ago58:18

58:18

Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Ayden Mayeri and Amy Miller to the show. 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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#12 — Your Story Is Everything with Mareesa Stertz 1:10:54

3M ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Mareesa Stertz is a filmmaker, storyteller, artist, and community organiser dedicated to fostering collective healing and transformation. As a co-steward of the Global Psychedelic Society and co-founder of Lucid News, Mareesa has been building platforms that destigmatise, educate, and build community around psychedelics. Her film work includes prod…

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Joey Bragg, Martha Kelly and Josh Ruben guest 58:05

3M ago58:05

58:05

Doug welcomes Joey Bragg, Martha Kelly and Josh Ruben to the show. 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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Kate Micucci, Arden Myrin, Adam Pally and Paul Scheer guest 1:15:16

4M ago1:15:16

1:15:16

Live from the Gateway Theatre as part of San Francisco Sketchfest, Doug welcomes Kate Micucci, Arden Myrin, Adam Pally and Paul Scheer to the show. 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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Drew Hancock, Amy Miller and Adam Rodness guest 57:18

4M ago57:18

57:18

Doug welcomes Drew Hancock, Amy Miller and Adam Rodness to the show. 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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Guy Branum, Zach Galifianakis, Chad Opitz and Beth Stelling guest 1:19:09

4M ago1:19:09

1:19:09

Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Guy Branum, Zach Galifianakis, Chad Opitz and Beth Stelling to the show. 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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#11 — Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr Vanessa León-Sulca 1:10:09

4M ago1:10:09

1:10:09

Dr Vanessa León-Sulca is a Medical Doctor and Psychotherapist of Quechua lineage, with expertise in combining Ayurvedic traditional medicine and ayahuasca. Having first pursued careers in politics and finance, she was forced into a profound healing journey of her own. Since then, Vanessa has immersed herself in the shamanic traditions and Andean co…

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Patrick Cotnoir, Mark Ellis and Chad Opitz guest 56:31

4M ago56:31

56:31

Doug welcomes Patrick Cotnoir, Mark Ellis and Chad Opitz to the show. 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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Trae Crowder, Sean Jordan and Monica Nevi guest 1:00:30

4M ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Doug welcomes Trae Crowder, Sean Jordan and Monica Nevi to the show. 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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Mark Ellis, Samm Levine and Justin Robinson guest 59:32

5M ago59:32

59:32

Doug welcomes Mark Ellis, Samm Levine and Justin Robinson to the show. 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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Paget Brewster, Samm Levine and Gabe Mollica guest 1:00:18

5M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

Doug welcomes Paget Brewster, Samm Levine and Gabe Mollica to the show. 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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#10 — Dreams and the Unconscious with Maria Nazdravan 55:39

5M ago55:39

55:39

We spend a third of our lives asleep, immersed in richly altered states of consciousness that have been valued by traditional societies throughout human history, but dismissed or ignored by mainstream Western culture. Swimming against this tide, Maria Nazdravan is a dreamwork facilitator, writer, and trainee integrative transpersonal and trauma psy…

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Colt Cabana, Adam Rodness and Stu Stone guest 59:44

5M ago59:44

59:44

Doug welcomes Colt Cabana, Adam Rodness and Stuart Stone to the show. 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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Mark Ellis, Sabrina Jalees and Rocky Roberts guest 1:12:54

5M ago1:12:54

1:12:54

Live from The Lab at the Hollywood Improv, Doug welcomes Mark Ellis, Sabrina Jalees and Rocky Roberts to the show. 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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Mark Ellis and Clarke Wolfe guest 1:05:06

5M ago1:05:06

1:05:06

Doug welcomes Mark Ellis and Clarke Wolfe to the show. 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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#9 — Ayahuasca: An Ancestral Art Form with Carlos Tanner 56:03

6M ago56:03

56:03

Carlos Tanner has been studying the science and art of plant medicine in the Amazon Rainforest for twenty years. He currently works as the director of the Ayahuasca Foundation, a non-profit organisation he founded in 2009 in Iquitos, Peru. They organise healing retreats and educational courses led by Indigenous Shipibo healers, to help people in ne…

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Sabrina Jalees and Geoff Tate guest 53:01

6M ago53:01

53:01

Doug welcomes Sabrina Jalees and Geoff Tate to the show. 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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Bo Johnson, Ellory Smith and Geoff Tate guest 1:01:45

6M ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Doug welcomes Bo Johnson, Ellory Smith and Geoff Tate to the show. 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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Bo Johnson, Gabe Mollica and Clarke Wolfe guest 56:25

6M ago56:25

56:25

Doug welcomes Bo Johnson, Gabe Mollica and Clarke Wolfe to the show. 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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#8 — Plants and Partnership with Dr Bia Labate 1:15:52

6M ago1:15:52

1:15:52

Dr Beatriz Caiuby Labate is a Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She has a PhD in social anthropology, and is the author, or co-author or co-editor of twenty-eight books and many peer-reviewed articles, focusing on the study of plant medicines, drug policy, shamanism, ritual, religion, and social justice. She is Executive Director of …

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Carlos Figueroa, Sabrina Jalees and Geoff Tate guest 1:00:29

6M ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Doug welcomes Carlos Figueroa, Sabrina Jalees and Geoff Tate to the show. 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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Autumn Breuwer, Michael Felker and Geoff Tate guest 58:12

6M ago58:12

58:12

Doug welcomes Autumn Breuwer, Michael Felker and Geoff Tate to the show. 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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#7 — The Psychedelic Enlightenment? with Alexander Beiner 1:16:59

6M ago1:16:59

1:16:59

With challenges to the so-called psychedelic renaissance, do we now need a ‘psychedelic enlightenment’ that changes not just ourselves, but our culture? Alexander Beiner is an author, journalist and facilitator focused on bringing new ways of seeing and being from the margins of culture into the mainstream. Last year, Ali published a bestselling bo…

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Bo Johnson, Ben Kolina and Matt O’Brien guest 1:05:53

7M ago1:05:53

1:05:53

Live from Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club in Sunnyvale, Doug welcomes Bo Johnson, Ben Kolina and Matt O’Brien guest to the show. 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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Sean Jordan, Gareth Reynolds and Geoff Tate guest 1:20:34

7M ago1:20:34

1:20:34

Live from the Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Doug welcomes Sean Jordan, Gareth Reynolds and Geoff Tate to the show. 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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Ethan Berger, Amy Miller and Gabe Mollica guest 59:44

7M ago59:44

59:44

Doug welcomes Ethan Berger, Amy Miller and Gabe Mollica to the show. 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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#6 — Buddhism Meets Shamanism with Dr Isa Gucciardi 1:07:55

7M ago1:07:55

1:07:55

“The Earth is a huge field of sentience..." 🌎 Dr Isa Gucciardi holds degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology. She has spent 50 years studying spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques, working with master teachers of Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Sufism, as well as expert in…

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Mal Hall, Brendan Sagalow and Dan Soder guest 1:12:40

7M ago1:12:40

1:12:40

Live from Wiseguys in Salt Lake City, Doug welcomes Mal Hall, Brendan Sagalow and Dan Soder to the show. 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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Yourgo Artsitas, Amy Miller and Chad Opitz guest 1:12:07

7M ago1:12:07

1:12:07

Live from The Lab at the Hollywood Improv, Doug welcomes Yourgo Artsitas, Amy Miller and Chad Opitz to the show. 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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#5 — Cultivating the Fire with Julian Vayne 52:49

7M ago52:49

52:49

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” ~ Gustav Mahler. From Simon's misadventures with a not-so-traditional Shipibo treatment for tinnitus, to the connection between spirituality and madness, this episode is a ride through all things weird and wonderful at the fringes of spiritual scholarship with Julian Vayne. Juli…

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Michael Felker, Greg Jardin and Matt O’Brien guest 58:01

7M ago58:01

58:01

Doug welcomes Michael Felker, Greg Jardin and Matt O’Brien to the show. 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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Moshe Kasher, Clay Newman and Beth Stelling guest 1:10:33

8M ago1:10:33

1:10:33

Live from the Kuumbwa Jazz Club in Santa Cruz as part of The Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, Doug welcomes Moshe Kasher, Clay Newman and Beth Stelling to the show. 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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#4 — Intuition and the Psychedelic Body with Dr Esme Dark 29:29

8M ago29:29

29:29

“Knowledge is only a rumour until it's in the bones.” ~ Proverb from the Asaro people of Papua New Guinea. In this episode, Simon talks to Dr Esme Dark about the special interplay between felt intuition, embodied knowledge and psychedelic experience for facilitating healing and transformation. Dr Esme Dark is a psychedelic and somatic therapist wit…

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