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Dr. Richard Louis Miller is an American Clinical Psychologist, Founder of Wilbur Hot Springs Health Sanctuary, and broadcaster who hosts the Mind Body Health & Politics talk radio program from Mendocino County, California. Dr. Miller was also Founder and chief clinician of the nationally acclaimed, pioneering, Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program. Dr. Miller’s new book, Psychedelic Medicine, is based on his interviews with the most acclaimed experts on the topic. Mind Body Health & Politics radio broadcast is known for its wide ranging discussions on political issues and health. The program’s format includes guest interviews with prominent national authorities, scientists, best-selling authors, and listener call-ins. The programs offer a forum and soundboard for listeners to interact with the show and its guests. We invite you to listen to the latest broadcasts below or visit our many archived programs. We’d love to hear from you on political and health issues!

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  • Building Community with MDMA: Charley Wininger's 20-Year Experiment
    Oct 14 2025

    Building Community with MDMA: Charles Wininger's 20-Year Experiment

    Psychotherapist Charles Wininger shares 20 years of experience leading group MDMA sessions in New York, detailed protocols for creating safe communal experiences, and his vision for a nationwide simultaneous experience to rebuild community connections.

    Guest: Charles Wininger - Psychotherapist for 35 years, psychonaut for 50 years, author of "Listening to Ecstasy: The Transformative Power of MDMA"

    Key Topics:

    Why community is literally life or death

    Complete protocols for group MDMA experiences

    The "serious fun" middle way between therapy and raves

    Ground rules: consent, boundaries, and safety

    Why mixing substances changes everything

    Couples using MDMA 2-3x weekly at micro-doses

    Planning a nationwide simultaneous experience

    The Fireside Project's 24/7 psychedelic support

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Introduction - Tribal animals need community

    01:01 Meet Charles Wininger

    01:59 "Community is the medicine"

    03:55 MDMA as the "chemical of connection"

    06:22 Healing a 7-year rift between friends

    10:12 Structuring safe group experiences

    12:14 "Serious fun" - the middle way

    13:55 Selecting participants carefully

    15:02 Ground rules and safety protocols

    18:45 Respecting boundaries and consent

    20:50 What people fear most: safety

    24:04 Creating "chill space" for solitude

    25:10 No mixing substances policy

    27:16 Saturday sessions with Sunday integration

    29:04 Managing the "Tuesday blues"

    31:33 Lowering doses with age

    33:31 Coming out of the "chemical closet"

    38:17 Why not mix ketamine or cannabis

    40:29 Psilocybin combinations in therapy

    43:03 Community ripple effects

    48:09 Couples using MDMA 2-3x weekly

    52:21 One day weekly for relationship

    57:52 Fireside Project's free support line

    01:00:40 Helicopter rides during earthquakes

    01:03:38 Connect with Charles

    Links:

    Website: higherpurpose.community

    Book: listeningtoecstasy.com

    Contact: charles@higherpurpose.community



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  • The Poem That Made a Room Full of Men Cry
    Oct 7 2025

    The Poem That Made a Room Full of Men Cry

    Dr. Jed Diamond joins Dr. Miller for a conversation about isolation, authoritarianism, and why building community may be our only defense against tyranny. Includes the Father Earth poem by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

    Guest: Dr. Jed Diamond - Author of 17 books, men's health advocate, in the same men's group for 46 years

    Timestamps:

    00:00 Introduction - Tribal living and community

    01:33 Meet Dr. Jed Diamond

    04:10 Same-sex groups and intergenerational wisdom

    08:06 Isolation and loneliness since COVID

    12:12 Why Jed predicted Trump's presidency in May 2016

    17:21 Military on American streets

    18:02 The scapegoating pattern

    23:27 Father Earth poem introduction

    24:22 Father Earth by Clarissa Pinkola Estés (full reading)

    31:22 Depression epidemic warning

    36:07 The Zen community response to violence

    42:06 Jed's daily walking practice for community

    44:00 The 10,000 step community walks

    47:39 MenAlive.com and Jed's work



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  • Why Marriage Is Failing America's Poor (And Making Inequality Worse)
    Sep 30 2025

    Why Marriage Is Failing America's Poor (And Making Inequality Worse)

    Economist Michael Tanner reveals the marriage gap between rich and poor, why rural poverty is worse than urban, and how the collapse of traditional economies is creating a generation of unmarriageable men.

    Guest: Michael Tanner - Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, author of research on marriage and poverty

    Topics Discussed:

    What poverty really means in America

    Why Scandinavian equality comes with lower living standards

    The two-class marriage system emerging in America

    Why women face a "bigger gamble" in marriage than men

    Rural poverty worse than urban poverty

    The Arkansas Walmart layoffs and opioid crisis

    Criminal justice removing 1.5 million Black men from marriage pool

    Half of Fort Bragg, CA on food assistance

    Timestamps:

    00:01 Introduction - 72% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck

    01:24 What is poverty in America?

    02:36 Two definitions of poverty - subsistence vs self-sufficiency

    05:08 Census Bureau's flawed poverty measurements

    07:12 Real destitution affects 3-4% of population

    08:18 Teachers living in cars in California

    11:16 Social Darwinism vs humanistic approaches to poverty

    14:54 The myth of lazy poor people

    16:26 Bottom 20% have almost no social mobility

    18:03 Living in a world of scarcity

    19:02 Could billionaires' wealth solve poverty?

    21:43 Marriage and poverty - the white paper

    23:53 Why marriage helps men more than women

    27:30 Marriage gap between rich and poor

    31:01 Rise of single, uneducated men

    33:38 Political vulnerability of disconnected men

    33:54 Arkansas: Middle-class homes turned to garbage

    38:37 Robotics and the future of work

    43:15 Fort Bragg: 1,200 families at food bank

    47:23 COVID's lasting damage to small towns

    50:57 "Poverty is natural - prosperity must be created"

    Resources:

    Research: freopp.org/whitepapers/does-marriage-reduce-poverty/

    Twitter: @TannerOnPolicy



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