EarthRise w/ Derek Beres

Charles Grob is a professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He was the first researcher granted FDA approval to clinically study MDMA and ayahuasca in the nineties and has spent nearly 50 years studying psychedelics.

Michael Ehlers is the former Executive Vice President for Research and Development at Biogen and former Chief Scientific Officer for Neuroscience at Pfizer. He was recently named as an advisor to Field Trip Health, the psychedelic research organization that has opened the world’s first psilocybin research center.

Alla Kovgan is the award-winning filmmaker of “Nora” and many others. Her latest documentary, “Cunningham,” focuses on the work of avant-garde choreographer Merce Cunningham’s work between 1942-72.

David Bienenstock is the author of How to Smoke Pot (Properly): A Highbrow Guide to Getting High and co-creator of the podcast Great Moments in Weed History. Previously, he served as Head of Content at Hight Times and worked at VICE Media, where he co-produced the series, Bong Appetit.

Tim Harford has a popular Financial Times column where he writes thought pieces on the economics of the everyday experience. His books, including The Undercover Economist and Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, have become worldwide bestsellers and his TED talks have garnered over 8 million views.  His new podcast is Cautionary Tales.

Dr. Shahrzad Fattahi is a functional and holistic dentist. A graduate of USC Dental School, she has been in private practice in the Los Angeles area since 1994.

Dan Carlin is the host of Hardcore History, the beloved history podcast that’s been downloaded over 100 million times. His first book is The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, From the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses.

Austrian director and cinematographer, Richard Ladkani, is behind many important documentaries, including his latest, Sea of Shadows. The National Geographic film, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2019. The film illustrates how Mexican drug cartels and the Chinese Mafia have declared war on one of the world’s most beautiful ecosystems, which Jacques Cousteau once called “The Aquarium... Read More

Glenn Albrecht is an Australian philosopher. In 2003, he coined the term “solastalgia.” His most recent book is Earth Emotions: New Words for a New World. https://glennaalbrecht.com/http://www.derekberes.com/

Ronan Levy is one of the founders of FieldTrip, a venture firm blending operational execution with strategic investing across all aspects of the psychedelics value chain. They are behind the world’s first psilocybin research center in Jamaica. https://fieldtriphealth.com/ Stay in touch at https://derekberes.com/

Arthur Holland Michel is the founder and co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College and author of the new book, Eyes In the Sky: The Secret Rise of Gorgon Stare and How It Will Watch Us All.

M.R. O'Connor is a science journalist and author of Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.

Regan Williams is the CEO and co-founder of Seen & Heard, a nonprofit that provides foster and disconnected youth with professional and personal development via the performing arts.

Ronald Purser is a professor of management at San Francisco State University and author of McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality. 

John Ratey, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.