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Across the River Across the River #2: Dr. Gary LadermanIn this episode, I speak with Dr. Gary Laderman (Emory University) about how death shapes culture, religion, and power. We discuss why the sacred is double-edged, how the U.S. funeral industry grew out of the Civil War and the rise of embalming, and why modern life has not become less religious, but differently religious. We dig into true crime and horror as cultural rituals, the death penalty as a story America tells itself about justice, sacrifice, and national identity, and the uncomfortable ways social media and AI are transforming grief and our relationship to the dead. This conversation...

2026-01-0255 min

Apartment 113 Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Podcast Episode 79 - Gary Laderman, Sacred DrugsEpisode 79 is the 25th episode of Season 2. We're joined today by Gary Laderman, a Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious History and Cultures for the Department of Religion at Emory College of Arts and Sciences. He has written seven books, including The Sacred Remains, Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral Home in 20th Century America, Sacred Matters and Don't Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality. The eighth book of his is almost done. It will be titled Sacred Drugs covering drugs from pharmaceuticals to psychedelics and everything in between along with their use...

2024-07-031h 11

Trust the Journey. Today 156: Joe Moore - Psychedelics TodayJoe Moore co-founded Psychedelics Today in 2016 with Kyle Buller. As CEO, Joe has co-created one of the planet's best-known psychedelic podcasts and training platforms. He combines over 20 years of avid psychedelic study and training with over 20 years of experience in software and multinational project management. Joe is a leading expert in transpersonal breathwork, a board member of the Psychedelic and Pain Association and the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, and a sought-after international speaker on the intersecting subjects of psychedelic medicine and healing, breathwork, drug policy, medical innovation, international justice, and environmentalism Links: Psychedelics Today PT Website: psychedelicstoday.com Instagram: @psychedelicstoday Twitter...

2024-06-141h 22

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral HomeSHOW SPONSOR SHGAPE & The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era: I have never thought of funeral directors as the preservationists of Gilded Age architecture, but they are. Thanks to Dr. Dean Lampros's cross-disciplinary research on the cultural history of these residential funeral parlours we see the remnants of the Gilded Age in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Dean joins me to discuss his new book, and the amazing research he has compiled.Essential Reading:Dean Lampros, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (2024).

2024-05-151h 09

An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Episode 14: Will You Still Love Me When I’m 164If 50 is the new 40, is 120 the new 80? In this episode, The Two Humans stop wasting their lives and start talking about the past and future of aging. Episode 14: Will You Still Love Me When I’m 164 An Intro to Anthro with 2 Humans Human Number One, John McCray, and Human Number Two, John Lehr, re-assess what it means to be human. www.intro2anthro.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093893313542 IG @introtoanthrowith2humans Resources: Arakelyan, Hayk S. 2020 Herostratus Complex. Res...

2023-09-181h 08

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 13: Rick Strassman MD Rick Strassman is the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule and the recently published, The Psychedelic Handbook: A Practical Guide to Psilocybin, LSD, Ketamine, MDMA, and DMT/Ayahuasca, among other books. A critical, pioneering figure in the recent, so-called "Psychedelic Renaissance," Strassman is known around the world for his studies and writing, and is an inspiration to many. He spoke with Gary about his journey researching DMT, an early psychedelic experience, his time in a Zen monastery, medicalizing the psychedelic experience, and a whole lot of stimulating related topics.

2022-12-2345 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 13: Rick Strassman MD Rick Strassman is the author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule and the recently published, The Psychedelic Handbook: A Practical Guide to Psilocybin, LSD, Ketamine, MDMA, and DMT/Ayahuasca, among other books. A critical, pioneering figure in the recent, so-called “Psychedelic Renaissance,” Strassman is known around the world for his studies and writing, and is an inspiration to many. He spoke with Gary about his journey researching DMT, an early psychedelic experience, his time in a Zen monastery, medicalizing the psychedelic experience, and a whole lot of stimulating related topics.

2022-12-2345 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 12: Dr. Sunil Aggarwal In this Sacrilegious podcast, Gary's guest is Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, a physician and medical geographer who is among other things at the forefront of the legal fight to allow terminally ill patients Right to Try access to psychedelics. The discussion also covers integrative medicine, death anxiety, Darwin's Pharmacy, the value of a Religion minor, the entheogenic reformation, and other scintillating topics.

2022-11-181h 00

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 12: Dr. Sunil Aggarwal In this Sacrilegious podcast, Gary‘s guest is Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, a physician and medical geographer who is among other things at the forefront of the legal fight to allow terminally ill patients Right to Try access to psychedelics. The discussion also covers integrative medicine, death anxiety, Darwin’s Pharmacy, the value of a Religion minor, the entheogenic reformation, and other scintillating topics.

2022-11-181h 00

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 11: John SchewelIn this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary hears from John Schewel, someone brought into the orbit of Timothy Leary as a young man in the 1960s and who became an integral part of the early psychedelic scene, including as one of the founding members of the League of Spiritual Discovery. The two discuss psycho-accelerators and life at Milbrook; The Tibetan Book of the Dead and "muddy waters"; and a range of other psychedelic related topics.

2022-10-2148 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 11: John SchewelIn this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary hears from John Schewel, someone brought into the orbit of Timothy Leary as a young man in the 1960s and who became an integral part of the early psychedelic scene, including as one of the founding members of the League of Spiritual Discovery. The two discuss psycho-accelerators and life at Milbrook; The Tibetan Book of the Dead and “muddy waters”; and a range of other psychedelic related topics.

2022-10-2148 min

The Nature & Nurture Podcast Nature & Nurture #59: Dr. Gary Laderman - Death, Spirituality, & CultureDr. Gary Laderman is the Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious History and Cultures at Emory University, and the author of numerous books on death, spirituality, and culture, including Don’t Think About Death. In this episode we talk about Gary’s research on cultural perspectives on death throughout American history, including throughout the Civil War and after the development of the funeral industry. We discuss the role spirituality and religion play in conceptions of death, cross-culturally, and how conceptions of what is sacred extend beyond the traditionally religious. We also talk about how psychedelics and othe...

2022-06-1059 min $I\'ll Always Remember | Grief Stories$

I'll Always Remember | Grief Stories Understanding Grief with Gary Laderman | Modern VS. Historical Approaches to DeathToday I interviewed Gary Laderman, an Associate Professor of American Religious History and Culture at Emory University and the author of The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883. We talk about the funeral industry, how it works, and how it’s been evolving over time. Death is very prominent in our modern culture and people are becoming more and more interested in this final stage of life, especially with the recent pandemic that we all have fought through. Gary shares his wisdom on the different aspects of death and how we can approach it, becoming a little more comfortable ta...

2021-08-1937 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 10: Religion and Drugs In this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary flies solo and discusses his growing interest in religion and drugs, and how the two fit together, fall apart, and often overlap, in his mind. He touches on the nuances, and messiness, of religion and its relation to American life, and how drugs may be primed to play an increasingly obvious role in the spiritual lives of Americans in the future.

2021-08-0633 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 09: Michael Elliot; Me, My Dean, and Moby Dick In this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary has a whale of a good time with his friend, colleague, and boss, Charles Howard Candler Professor of English, and Dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Michael Elliott, talking about Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The entire episode. While we focus on the religious currents in this epic, seafaring story, we also celebrate its sacrilegious qualities and sacred standing in American culture. Some of the topics they touch on include death, drugs, friendship, men without women, meaning, meaninglessness, the white whale, and even a mention of God.

2021-07-2353 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 09: Michael Elliot; Me, My Dean, and Moby Dick In this episode of Sacrilegious, Gary has a whale of a good time with his friend, colleague, and boss, Charles Howard Candler Professor of English, and Dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Michael Elliott, talking about Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The entire episode. While we focus on the religious currents in this epic, seafaring story, we also celebrate its sacrilegious qualities and sacred standing in American culture. Some of the topics they touch on include death, drugs, friendship, men without women, meaning, meaninglessness, the white whale, and even a mention of God.

2021-07-2353 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 8: Deepak Sarma What are some of the topics covered in the latest episode of Sacrilegious, you ask? Pharmaceuticals and religion; brain trauma and memory; yoga and charisma gone awry; and a recurring, particularly popular topic for the host: religious studies in public spheres. Professor of Indian religions and philosophy, Deepak Sarma, from Case Western Reserve University, is the guest with Gary in this conversation. Sarma’s wide-ranging experiences, as a guest museum curator, as a cultural consultant for projects at Netflix, as a survivor of a serious brain injury while rock climbing, contribute to a lively time and a fre...

2021-07-0957 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 8: Deepak Sarma What are some of the topics covered in the latest episode of Sacrilegious, you ask? Pharmaceuticals and religion; brain trauma and memory; yoga and charisma gone awry; and a recurring, particularly popular topic for the host: religious studies in public spheres. Professor of Indian religions and philosophy, Deepak Sarma, from Case Western Reserve University, is the guest with Gary in this conversation. Sarma's wide-ranging experiences, as a guest museum curator, as a cultural consultant for projects at Netflix, as a survivor of a serious brain injury while rock climbing, contribute to a lively time and a free-flowing v...

2021-07-0957 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 07: Jeffrey Harris In the latest episode of Sacrilegious, Gary delves into religion and …. fast food–vegan fast food to be exact–with guest Jeffrey Harris, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of the new vegan food phenomenon, Plant Power. Vegan fast food? A sacrilege to many Americans who worship at the golden arches and ritually consume a host of animal-based, fast-food products morning, noon, and night. On the other hand, vegan fast food may provide spiritual as well as dietary nourishment to many who are backing Plant Power’s not-so-modest, but certainly modestly religious, goal of “changing the world, one burger at a time.” Pl...

2021-06-2546 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 07: Jeffrey Harris In the latest episode of Sacrilegious, Gary delves into religion and .... fast food--vegan fast food to be exact--with guest Jeffrey Harris, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of the new vegan food phenomenon, Plant Power. Vegan fast food? A sacrilege to many Americans who worship at the golden arches and ritually consume a host of animal-based, fast-food products morning, noon, and night. On the other hand, vegan fast food may provide spiritual as well as dietary nourishment to many who are backing Plant Power's not-so-modest, but certainly modestly religious, goal of "changing the world, one burger at a time." Plus, J...

2021-06-2546 min

The Mind Mate Podcast 137: The Psychology of Psychedelics, Religion And Dying With Gary LadermanWhat thoughts come to your mind when you think of death and dying? Some people identify themselves as spiritual but not religious and that can be interpreted in so many different ways. In this episode, let's join Tom Ahern with his guest, Gary Laderman as they talk about cultural-religious, spiritual beliefs and how death is related to life. Stay tuned! #sacredmedicine #religiousstudies #psychedelics In this episode we cover: Can a person be spiritual but not religious? Religious beliefs, practices, and values. Cultural influences on conceptions of death and dying. Living With Death: The...

2021-06-131h 11

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 06: Dr. Ali John Zarrabi Religion, death, health, drugs–these topics and more are included in Gary’s conversation with Sacrilegious guest, Dr. Ali John Zarrabi, assistant professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University. Dr. Zarrabi’s clinical work and research focus on palliative care, including but not limited to cannabis and psychedelic treatments for cancer patients. How do we understand a mystical experience? Is the Church of Cannabis legit? Can psilocybin ease anxieties about death? Just a few of the questions raised in this episode of Sacrilegious.

2021-06-1148 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 06: Dr. Ali John Zarrabi Religion, death, health, drugs--these topics and more are included in Gary's conversation with Sacrilegious guest, Dr. Ali John Zarrabi, assistant professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University. Dr. Zarrabi's clinical work and research focus on palliative care, including but not limited to cannabis and psychedelic treatments for cancer patients. How do we understand a mystical experience? Is the Church of Cannabis legit? Can psilocybin ease anxieties about death? Just a few of the questions raised in this episode of Sacrilegious.

2021-06-1148 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 05: Anthony Pinn In this episode, Laderman converses with guest Anthony Pinn, Agnus Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, Department of Religion, Rice University. Some of the topics they cover include atheism, death, music, Afro-Pessimism, and the pandemic. A brief conversation but it packs a punch.

2021-05-2845 min

Sacrilegious Sacrilegious Episode 04: Kathryn Lofton Kathryn Lofton, Religious Studies scholar and Dean of Humanities at Yale University, joins Gary in this freewheeling but religion-focused episode of Sacrilegious. In under 60 minutes they tackle a variety of topics, including Bob Dylan and Beyoncé; religious literacy and canon wars; public scholarship and the pandemics, all with an eye on the shifting power dynamics driving academic and public understandings of "religion."

2021-05-1448 min

Psychedelics Today PT242 - Gary Laderman - Religion: Sex, Death, and DrugsIn this episode, Joe interviews author of "Don't Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality," Gary Laderman, about expanding the scope of what we view as "religious," and how religion affects our views on sex, death, and drugs. www.psychedelicstoday.com

2021-05-041h 13

Knowledge Without College KWC #082 Dr. Gary LadermanDr. Gary Laderman is Goodrich C. White professor and chair of the religion department at Emory University, as well as the author of books like "Don't Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality", and "Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States". He has also co-edited two encyclopedias. Dr. Laderman has been interviewed on various topics in American religious cultures, ranging from death and funerals to horror films and psychedelics, in a variety of media, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and other newspapers...

2020-12-141h 14

Inside Out with Paul Mecurio Gary Laderman, Professor Emory University - Religious Cultures, Death and Dying, AuthorA fascinating, unconventional take on how we live with death - or at least try to - from one of the country's preeminent voices on death and dying. This interview explores how we've been conditioned to look at death and why we should consider looking at it differently, how facing one's own death can be empowering and therapeutic, the various views of death in different societies throughout history and much more. You will take away a very different, more enlightened view about death from this conversation.

2020-12-1455 min

Learn or Be Learned 3. Death, Drugs, AND Disney in Religion ft. Professor Gary LadermanIn this episode, host Shiva Dhanasekar sits down with Dr. Gary Laderman to discuss religion, culture, and society. They explore Dr. Laderman's recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience and his work studying religious intersections. The conversation delves into topics like the symbolism of healthcare, the Jonestown cult, and themes of death in Walt Disney films. Shiva and Dr. Laderman also analyze how historical events serve as cultural markers of death and provide thought-provoking perspectives on religion, psychedelics, and music festivals. Tune in for fascinating insights at the crossroads of life's biggest questions. Dr. Gary Laderman is a professor...

2020-12-1144 min

Joe Rogan Experience Review podcast Joe Rogan experience Review of DAVE CHAPPELLE et elFill out this survey if you're a fan of the show! http://survey.libsyn.com/jrereview This week we discuss Joe's podcast guests as always. Guest list: Gary Laderman, Nicholas Christakis, Donnell Rawlings and Dave Chappelle Stay safe.. Enjoy folks! Follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/joeroganexperiencereview Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ilK4Zrqk2ZeowbOo7pXgw? Please email us here with any suggestions, comments and questions for future shows.. Joeroganexperiencereview@gmail.com Learn mo...

2020-11-2542 min

The Joe Rogan Experience #1565 - Gary LadermanGary Laderman is a professor of American religious history and cultures At Emory University. He teaches and writes about death and dying, religion and sexuality, and sacred drugs. His most recent book is Don't Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Freedom Loves Company Gary Laderman, Sacred MattersThe fastest growing religious group in the United States is the "nones," those who claim no religious affiliation. Does this mean people are no longer religious? Not so says Gary Laderman, professor of religion at Emory University and editor of the on-line magazine, Religion Dispatches. People may be exiting organized religion but everything from sports to celebrity, music, sex, and violence can be the focus of religious ritual as well. He speaks with me about baseball, Oprah, "beliebers" (Justin Bieber), war and more. Dr. Laderman is the author of Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Sig...

2013-06-1728 min