Business Trip
Greg Kubin & Matias Serebrinsky
Business Trip tells the story of businesses at the frontier of mental health and brain health. Each episode features founders, investors, and researchers in psychedelics, neurotechnology, metabolic psychiatry, digital therapeutics, and more.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paired with ketamine: inside a clinic offering a frontier treatment
Business Trip
11/29/22 • 50 min
In this new episode of Business Trip, we interview one of the first clinics to offer a protocol that includes TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) and ketamine infusion.
TMS is a non-invasive procedure that sends electric currents to specific regions in the brain, including areas linked to depression. It's FDA approved and has been gaining adoption as clinical studies demonstrate safety and efficacy in treating mood disorders.
So why the combination? TMS takes a local approach while ketamine stimulates global brain communication, according to Scenic City Neurotherapy founder Charles Miller. There's little data about the combination of TMS with ketamine, making this conversation quite interesting as Miller shares the protocol, science, costs, and treatment outcomes.
Credits:
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
Find us at businesstrip.fm
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional Music:
Distant Daze by Zack Frank
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Clinical trials, media, reciprocity, open science: Founder of The Trip Report, Zach Haigney
Business Trip
03/16/21 • 21 min
Today's episode features Zach Haigney, creator of The Trip Report, a newsletter about psychedelics, policy and business.
In 2019, Zach started writing The Trip Report and quickly grew his readership by analyzing psychedelic news headlines from every angle. He’s able to break through all the noise and report with a sense of fairness.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Origin story of The Trip Report
- The complexities of clinical trials
- Diversity, inclusion and reciprocity in psychedelic companies
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
The Trip Report
Zach Haigney
Oregon Measure 109 - 2020
MAPS
COMPASS Pathways
Usona
Psilocybin Alpha
Bob Jesse - Council for Spiritual Practices
5-HT2A
Serotonin Syndrome
Northstar Pledge
Nagoya Protocol
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent
Read the transcript here.
Watch episode 7 on YouTube.
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
Marketing by DaisyMae VanValkenburgh
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional music by Sun Inside by Ketsa and Better Days Ahead by Ketsa
The quest to improve MDMA
Business Trip
12/20/22 • 55 min
This episode shares the story of Tactogen, a drug development company making new chemical entities inspired by MDMA. Co-founder Matt Baggott has been fascinated by MDMA and has studied it for 30 years. And while he believes that MDMA can be effective as a therapeutic, his company is developing an MDMA analogue that is designed to be gentler and safer, with the potential to be administered in an at-home setting.
Links:
Tactogen WeFunder: https://wefunder.com/tactogen
Credits:
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional Music:
Distant Daze by Zack Frank
01/05/21 • 33 min
Today's episode features Flor Bollini, founder of NANA, an online platform that guides patients on using psychedelic medicine for holistic healing.
NANA provides personalized protocols based on an assessment of your mental, emotional and physical health. From there you are partnered with a Nana or guide who leads telemedicine therapy that incorporates ketamine, cannabis and CBD.
Flor hopes these protocols will become best practices for patients, clinics, and the psychedelic medicine ecosystem.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why Flor transitioned from serving medicine to company founder
- Developing protocols where the FDA doesn’t regulate
- The benefits of progressive dosing
- Her experiences with 5-MeO-DMT and Iboga. “The Everest of psychedelics” as she calls them.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Ifa - Ancient Divination System
Ayurveda
Jungian
5-MeO-DMT
LMS - Learning Management System
REM Sleep - Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
SSRIs - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Ayahuasca
Ibogaine
Bwiti religion
Serotonin Syndrome
Read the transcript here.
Watch episode 5 on YouTube.
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis
Marketing by DaisyMae VanValkenburgh
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Building a psychedelic media company: DoubleBlind's Shelby Hartman and Madison Margolin
Business Trip
08/13/20 • 26 min
Today’s episode features Shelby Hartman and Madison Margolin from DoubleBlind, a psychedelic magazine and media company founded in 2019 covering timely, untold stories about the expansion of psychedelics around the globe. Focused on how the industry can engage in sacred reciprocity and ethical psychedelic therapies, DoubleBlind is a for-profit company working on becoming a fully licensed certified B corporation.
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
What It’s Like to Have Sex on Different Kinds of Psychedelics
How Oregon is Leading the Country in Drug Policy Reform
Entheogen: Definition and History
How Psychedelics are Reigniting Judaism
Michael Pollan's book How to Change Your Mind
Ayelet Waldman's book: A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life
MDMA Testing Kits from DanceSafe
Read the transcript here.
Watch episode 2 on YouTube.
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional music: Plasticity by Blue Dot Sessions
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06/21/20 • 31 min
Today’s episode features Dylan Beynon from Mindbloom, a mental and wellbeing startup that is currently offering ketamine-assisted therapy to treat anxiety and depression. Mindbloom is opening clinics across the country and is using technology to lower the cost of treatment. Host Greg Kubin participates in a ketamine-assisted therapy session in the episode.
And that ethereal track you hear during the ketamine session is called Happiness Frequency by Conscious Sounds 432hz.
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
Marketing by DaisyMae VanValkenburgh
Read the transcript here.
Watch episode 1 on YouTube.
Music: Sal by Xylo-Ziko, Ocean Waves by Siddhartha Corsus, Sun Heights by Muted Circus, Sita’s Song by Siddhartha Corsus, and Fair Detective by Muted Circus.
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02/24/21 • 30 min
Today's episode features Danny Motyka, founder of Psygen, a Canadian manufacturer of psychedelics, like MDMA, LSD, DMT, and synthetic psilocybin.
Psygen makes pharmaceutical grade psychedelic medicines for clinical research and therapeutic applications. They have a license to be one of the first manufacturing facilities dedicated to the synthesis of psychedelic medicine.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Behind the scenes of Psygen’s manufacturing process
- Natural vs Synthetic psychedelics
- Navigating regulations for manufacturing Schedule 1 substances
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
GMP
Dr. Peter van der Heyden
COMP360
Entourage Effect
Health Canada
Nick Sand - Orange Sunshine
MDMA, LSD, 5-MeO-DMT, Ibogaine, Psilocybin
Entheon Biomedical
MAPS
2C-B
Read the transcript here.
Watch episode 6 on YouTube.
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
Marketing by DaisyMae VanValkenburgh
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional music by Crystals by Xylo-Ziko, Obscure Train by Revolution Void, Love Chances by Makaih Beats, and Kleptotonic Swing by Tri-Tachyon
The State of Psychedelics (Part 2): Dr. Rachel Yehuda and Zach Haigney (live recording at Soho House)
Business Trip
01/18/23 • 53 min
In this week’s special episode, Matias chats with Dr. Rachel Yehuda and Zach Haigney at Soho House in New York City. This is part 2 of a moderated panel recorded in front of a live audience, with part 1 released in June 2022.
Dr. Yehuda has spent the last 30 years doing research on PTSD and trauma and is leading the MDMA-assisted therapy research at the US Veterans Affairs Medical Center and serves as Director at the Mental Health at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. She is also the Director of the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. Zach Haigney writes the Trip Report by Beckley Waves, a newsletter about the science, policy, and business of psychedelics.
Credits:
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky & Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis, Zack Frank, & Caitlin Ner
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Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional Music: Distant Daze by Zack Frank
02/27/23 • 49 min
In this week’s episode, Greg and Matias chat with Josh Hardman, the founder of Psychedelic Alpha.
Josh is a leading writer and founder at Psychedelic Alpha, an online resource, newsletter, and community covering the intersection of psychedelics and business. He regularly collaborates and writes with experts in the psychedelic field including entrepreneurs, academic researchers, non-profits, and more to provide a comprehensive understanding of the latest developments in the industry. Psychedelic Alpha recently released Psychedelics 2022: A Year in Review to comment on and analyze the industry across research, funding, and policy.
Credits:
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky & Greg Kubin
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis, Zack Frank, & Caitlin Ner
Find us at businesstrip.fm and psymed.ventures
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter!
Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional Music: Distant Daze by Zack Frank
The new frontiers of DMT therapies
Business Trip
10/06/21 • 42 min
In today’s episode, we explore the therapeutic application of DMT across a range of diseases and conditions including Alzheimer’s, stroke, and organ transplants. While much of the attention in psychedelic medicine has been on their ability to address neuropsychiatric indications, research suggests that psychedelics like DMT have a far wider therapeutic potential. The episode features three biotech companies developing DMT therapies: Algernon, Psilera, and Pharmadrug.
In this episode, we discuss:
- DMT therapies for organ transplants, stroke patients and substance abuse disorders
- Research supporting NN-DMT’s antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects and the receptors it targets
- Being a private company vs. public company in psychedelics
NN-DMT
5-MeO-DMT
Bioavailability
DMT transdermal patch
Sigma-1
Donepezil
Dr. Rick Strassman
Angiogenesis
Orphan Drug Designation
Created by Greg Kubin and Matias Serebrinsky
Host: Matias Serebrinsky
Produced by Jonathan A. Davis & Zack Frank
Marketing by DaisyMae VanValkenburgh
Read the transcript here.
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Follow us on Instagram and Twitter!
Theme music by Dorian Love
Additional music: Copley Beat by Blue Dot Sessions, Simplify by Little Glass Men, Pedalrider by Blue Dot Sessions, Running Waters by Jason Shaw, and Neon Drip by Blue Dot Sessions
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FAQ
How many episodes does Business Trip have?
Business Trip currently has 58 episodes available.
What topics does Business Trip cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Mental Health, Wellness and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Business Trip?
The episode title 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paired with ketamine: inside a clinic offering a frontier treatment' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Business Trip?
The average episode length on Business Trip is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of Business Trip released?
Episodes of Business Trip are typically released every 28 days.
When was the first episode of Business Trip?
The first episode of Business Trip was released on Jun 21, 2020.
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