Episodes

  • Ketamine's Crystal Ball - The Future of Mind Medicine

    Ketamine's Crystal Ball - The Future of Mind Medicine
    Jun 17 2025
    Dr. Ben Synth peers into the future of psychiatric medicine, exploring how ketamine's success is opening doors to psychedelic-assisted therapy and revolutionary treatment approaches. The episode examines emerging research into psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD therapies, the integration of AI and virtual reality in mental health care, and the philosophical implications of consciousness-altering medical treatments that go beyond symptom management to facilitate psychological transformation and personal growth.

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    25 mins
  • From Whispers to Wellness - How Mental Health Got Its Glow-Up

    From Whispers to Wellness - How Mental Health Got Its Glow-Up
    Jun 17 2025
    Dr. Ben Synth examines the massive cultural transformation that made ketamine's medical renaissance possible, tracing American society's evolution from 1950s mental health stigma to today's open wellness conversations. The episode explores how civil rights advocacy tactics, celebrity disclosure, brain imaging breakthroughs, and social media campaigns collectively dismantled decades of shame around mental illness, creating the cultural foundation necessary for breakthrough treatments like ketamine therapy to gain acceptance.

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    36 mins
  • Ketamine's Wild Ride - From Horse Tranquilizer to Hope Dispenser

    Ketamine's Wild Ride - From Horse Tranquilizer to Hope Dispenser
    Jun 17 2025
    Dr. Ben Synth traces ketamine's remarkable 60+ year journey from its 1962 discovery as a battlefield anesthetic to its 2025 FDA approval as a breakthrough depression treatment. This episode explores how a substance once dismissed as a "party drug" became one of the most significant psychiatric innovations of the 21st century, examining the science behind its rapid-acting antidepressant effects and the clinical trials that proved its effectiveness for treatment-resistant depression.

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    27 mins