On September 25, 2025, I had the incredible privilege of joining my colleague Ramsey McGlazer at UC Berkeley, my alma mater, for a public conversation about my recent research and writing in the psychedelic humanities. You heard right, there were two Ram-zee’s in the house that day, geeking out like nobody’s business. The room was packed with an amazingly diverse audience of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and many Bay Area community members interested in plant medicines and psychedelic healing practices. You’ll see that I was fully in my element at this event, talking freely and playfully about these ideas with dear friends and former mentors in the room. The Q&A was passionate and energetic. The Nerd from the Future team felt this was a perfect way to top off our first season, with a live episode of your host nerding out in front of a live audience.