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In the the first half of the thirteenth century, it seemed as if nothing could stop the Mongols. Their empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean. Yet hopes grew in Europe that they would convert to Christianity and unite with the Kings of Europe in the greatest of all Crusades.
Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.
Today we’re talking about psychedelic drugs and their potential use as medicine. A new study looked at whether small doses of MDMA, better known by street names like ecstasy and molly, can help treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Some researchers are calling prescription psychedelics, paired with professional talk therapy, the breakthrough they’ve been waiting for. We got fascinating insights about the latest study from its lead scientist, Doctor Jennifer Mitchell. She’s a neurology professor at UC San Francisco.
But first, we’ll hear from Scott Ostrom, a Marine veteran who took part in the study. He says he struggled with PTSD for more than a decade after coming home from Iraq and that the MDMA treatments helped in ways other therapies had not.
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Popular Netflix documentary Seaspiracy has sparked a lot of debate recently, including some controversy over some of the claims the documentary makes and the numbers behind them. One of the most striking is that: ?if current fishing trends continue we will see virtually empty oceans by the year 2048.? Although overfishing is a global problem, we take a look and find that this scenario is unlikely.
“It's hard to address something if you can't actually name what it is,” says Moya Bailey, who coined a term that enables people to discuss a specific combination of racism and sexism: misogynoir.
Find Moya Bailey's work at moyabailey.com. Her new book is Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women's Digital Resistance.
There's more about this episode, and a transcript, at theallusionist.org/misogynoir.
The music is by Martin Austwick. Hear Martin’s own songs at palebirdmusic.com or search for Pale Bird on Bandcamp and Spotify, and he’s @martinaustwick on Twitter and Instagram.
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Big spending means high taxes for President Joe Biden. What are the real consequences? Chris Edwards explains.
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Firearms are banned in many countries across the world, and it is highly difficult to acquire one. That is changing. The combination of 3D printing technology and the Internet - for better or worse - is moving the power of weapons manufacturing to the public domain.
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