"Every human is entitled to utter syllables and words and think thoughts and commune with their own highest power. That is… certainly an inalienable right."
—Bridger Lee Jensen
In This Episode:
We sit down with Bridger Lee Jensen, founder of the world's first federally protected psilocybin religion, Singularism. Bridger takes us on a trip (pun intended) through the wild ride of founding a new movement—in Provo, Utah, of all places—facing down the SWAT team, and coming out the other side with his mushrooms (and his freedom) intact.
Bridger's story is a cocktail of therapy, philosophy, legal warfare, and a healthy disrespect for the way "it's always been done." He's a therapist, a reluctant founder, and, apparently, the only guy who's ever had the government give his stash back—by court order.
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Bridger Lee Jensen is the founder of Singularism, the first psilocybin-based religion in the U.S. to win federal protection—by way of a legal brawl in the heart of Mormon country. He's a therapist, philosophical troublemaker, and possibly the only person to have his mushrooms returned by court order. Bridger's mission? Use psychedelics, not as escape, but as a tool to strip away the BS and find real meaning.
Follow Bridger:
00:04 — Welcome, Bridger: Why start a religion in Provo, Utah? 06:15 — Is suffering actually good for you?
11:45 — Psychedelics, consciousness, and what therapy gets wrong
25:55 — The SWAT raid, the mushrooms, and how not to panic
34:41 — The legal fight: redefining religion in America
1:13:10 — Government gives the mushrooms back (seriously)
1:22:08 — Why Bridger won't quit, no matter how weird it gets
1:32:09 — How to get involved, support, or just watch the circus
