Best Western And Central Africa Podcasts (2024)

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Idle Days in the West 46:34

12d ago46:34

46:34

In this episode, we go on a vertiginous tour through the Western World, guided by one night stands, aging parents, and a lone suicide bomber. From Cape Town, Sydney, Istanbul, Athens, Sevilla, Madrid, Paris, Mexico City, to Havana we look for love in all the wrong places, we search for grit in city centers a century too late, and like a debt collec…

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North America: Canada, USA 32:53

25d ago32:53

32:53

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Latin America: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico 37:29

25d ago37:29

37:29

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Western Europe: Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom 38:09

28d ago38:09

38:09

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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European Union: Germany, Spain 33:57

24d ago33:57

33:57

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Central and Eastern Europe: Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, 44:22

29d ago44:22

44:22

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria 50:21

25d ago50:21

50:21

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Middle East and North Africa: Iran, Jordan, Tunisia 38:31

25d ago38:31

38:31

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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South-East Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam 42:11

25d ago42:11

42:11

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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East Asia: China, South Korea, Taiwan 39:37

25d ago39:37

39:37

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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Central Asia and Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan 43:19

25d ago43:19

43:19

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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South Asia: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka 37:16

25d ago37:16

37:16

Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering comin…

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The Bangui Magnetic Anomaly 38:21

1M ago38:21

38:21

The Bangui Magnetic Anomaly, refers to a variation in the Earth's magnetic field centered at Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. I wrote a story with the same name in response to a friend's question—what is a day like in the life of an aid worker in Central Africa? The article was written, beer soaked and sunburnt on a back porch, …

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Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and Why Write (Haiti, Palestine, California) 55:44

2M ago55:44

55:44

I’m calling as I drive through Saxony Anhalt, in eastern Germany, because I’ve drank more coffee than water and need to talk. We've talked a lot about travel in the past, you know, in our 20s, always writing to one another with the question of where to live. From ever-changing locations, we would hand in our trip reports via email. I would attach c…

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The View from the Tower of Babel (From Western Europe to North America) 51:42

3M ago51:42

51:42

I once thought each culture had its neuroses, I now think each culture is a neurosis. Neurosis is defined as a particular atrophied behavior, the expression of which results from some sort of malady. Mental conditions that are not caused by organic disease, but involve symptoms of stress, such as obsessive behavior, but not a radical loss of touch …

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The Wheels on the Bus in California 19:37

3M ago19:37

19:37

Multiple times a day, on a whim or by demand, I sing my son the song The Wheels on the Bus. He's just turned two and loves repetition. He watches my lips as I describe the movements of wheels, wipers, and the driver as the driver says move on back. All over an idealized town, this bus drives over a dozen times a day. At any time of the day, I can r…

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There are no Places, Only Times (in the USA) 25:28

4M ago25:28

25:28

Travel writing is always going on about place. And travelers are forever comparing and positioning themselves between home and away. But if you travel long enough, the home you think you know will vanish in time and as you touch down in your home country or hometown, you’ll suddenly realize there's often nowhere to return to. Leave us a message or …

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Giving Things Away for Free Ain’t Easy (in eastern DR Congo) 1:05:36

4M ago1:05:36

1:05:36

A blow by blow of a humanitarian aid distribution in eastern DR Congo The aid industry is selling you a lie but it’s one that’s necessary. The poignant photos on aid organization websites showing beneficiaries in Africa and Asia as grateful recipients of aid are misleading. The lie is necessary because you, the viewer might not know that Giving Thi…

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Is This What it Means to Be a Foreigner in Palestine? 40:48

6M ago40:48

40:48

In this episode we have a crash course in clanic values in Palestine when yours truly is robbed and the question of justice—formal justice or informal justice is forced upon me, the wayward traveler. Intro music by Sam Widaman, episode music by Bull of Heaven, He is Not Dead, but Sleepeth Leave us a message or question 🫠 If you enjoy what you're li…

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Trailer 2:14

6M ago2:14

2:14

Anyone who has ever had his or her heart shit on, enjoyed needle drugs, or rotted away in Sub-Saharan Africa might have witnessed things and could have things worthwhile to say. Worth what? I haven't the faintest idea. At least not yet. This is a story. It could be mine, or it could be yours. In all reality, it is of little significance, the Africa…

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The Lion, the Witch, and the Central African Republic 48:29

6M ago48:29

48:29

In this episode we have the politics of foreign aid as it relates to the KONY 2012 campaign told through a story about an aid worker kicking painkillers in the Central African Republic. We have crocodile men, a cameo by Celine Dion, and we turn the narrative of Central Africa as a warzone full of witch hunts on its head. Intro music by Sam Widaman,…

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Once Upon a Gangbang in Paris 29:41

8M ago29:41

29:41

Herbert Marcuse's book "Eros and Civilization" proposes a non-repressive society by attempting a synthesis of the theories of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. He describes a utopia based on aesthetics, sensuality and play, as opposed to our current construction of civilization based on reason, production and repression. When I was a horny twenty-year-o…

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Why Being Poor Costs a Lot (in Senegal) 25:10

9M ago25:10

25:10

When I was living in West Africa, I learned the hard way why people are poor. And why, during the International Year of Microcredit, why the clients of the microfinance institution where I interned failed to reimburse their loans, and why that was a good thing. Intro music by Sam Widaman, episode music by Christopher Mathis available on bandcamp Le…

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War and Human Nature | Ukrainian Dialogue by Aspen Institute Kyiv 1:02:10

1y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

Thinkers, intellectuals, diplomats, and human rights activists from Ukraine, other European countries, and the United States discussed the challenges of war and a new global architecture of peace. Elliott Gerson, Executive Vice President of The Aspen Institute (USA), and Natalie Jaresko, Chairperson of the Aspen Institute Kyiv Supervisory Board, ad…

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Consequences of the war in the heart of Europe have been felt across the world | Ukrainian Dialogue #13 by Aspen Institute Kyiv and Ananta Aspen Centre 29:34

1+ y ago29:34

29:34

Ukrainian and Indian leaders discussed Ukraine’s desire for peace within its state borders, the real reasons of the Russia-Ukraine war and evolution of geopolitics that it caused. Speakers also talked about concerns that were raised by Russia’s nuclear threats against Ukraine. Speakers of the discussion were: Natalie Jaresko, Chairperson of the Asp…

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Russia tries to enforce its colonialism on Ukraine | Ukrainian Dialogue #12 by Aspen Institute Kyiv and Aspen Initiative Africa — Nairobi 28:52

2y ago28:52

28:52

Ukrainian and African leaders explained relations between Ukraine and African countries, how the Russian-Ukraine war impacts the African continent, why Russia is waging a colonial war in Ukraine, and why it is dangerous to allow the colonial power to blackmail the world. Speakers of the discussion were: John Ulanga, Regional Director for East and C…

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There is no way other than to defend your homeland and your existence to the very last moment | Ukrainian Dialogue #11 by Aspen Institute Kyiv and Aspen Institute Initiative for Colombia 17:05

2y ago17:05

17:05

Ukrainian leaders explained what is the difference between Ukrainians and Russians, how Russia continues the Soviet Union’s imperialistic paradigm, what are Ukraine’s main needs and how the world can support it. Speakers of the discussion were Natalie Jaresko, the Head of the Aspen Institute Kyiv Supervisory Board and the Minister of Finance of Ukr…

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What else should the world's democracies do to support Ukraine? | Ukrainian Dialogue #10 by Aspen Institute Kyiv and Aspen Institute Japan 19:08

2y ago19:08

19:08

How did Russia break the security system of the world? Why will military defeat be good for Russia and Russian society? How do the Japanese perceive the Russia-Ukraine war? What is the Japanese government’s position in the case of Russian military aggression against Ukraine? What else should the world's democracies do to support Ukraine? Ukrainian …

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Ukraine doesn't have any other plan but to drive invaders out | Ukrainian Dialogue #9 by Aspen Institute Kyiv and Aspen Institute UK 16:27

2y ago16:27

16:27

Ukrainian leaders explained what’s wrong with the Russian opposition, why doesn’t Ukraine have plan B, what are Russian propaganda’s actual narratives, and how did the Russian invasion help Ukrainians to realize their identity better. Speakers of the discussion were Andriy Zagorodnyuk, the Head of the Board of the Centre of Defense Strategies, Lesy…

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What kind of world are we looking for after Ukraine's victory?: Ukrainian Dialogue #8 by The Aspen Institute Kyiv and Aspen Institute Central Europe 14:49

2y ago14:49

14:49

What problems with humanitarian aid is Ukraine facing? What could anyone of us do to help Ukraine prevail? What kind of world are we looking for after Ukraine's victory? Natalie Jaresko, a Chairperson of the Aspen Institute Kyiv Supervisory Board and the Minister of Finance of Ukraine from 2014 to 2016, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, a Chair of the Pa…

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If some parts of Ukraine remain under Russian control, the tragedy of February, 24 will repeat: Ukrainian Dialogue #7 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Germany 15:55

2y ago15:55

15:55

Why has the Ukrainian economy been more resilient than anyone could have expected and how could the world help it to exist? How does Ukraine overcome history? What losses can the world have if sanctions aren’t introduced simultaneously in all countries? What are the consequences if Crimea and other parts of Ukraine will not remain under its control…

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Reconstruction of Ukraine will be the largest rebuilding that the world has ever seen to date: Ukrainian Dialogue #6 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Romania 16:14

2y ago16:14

16:14

How can the further partnership between Ukraine and the European Union develop? How could the rebuilding of Ukraine be funded? What narratives does Russian propaganda use in Romania and other European countries? Alona Shkrum, member of Parliament of Ukraine, Natalie Jaresko, Chairperson of the Aspen Institute Kyiv Supervisory Board and the Minister…

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Ukraine wants to live as a democratic nation and there is no compromise on that: Ukrainian Dialogue #5 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Mexico 13:34

2y ago13:34

13:34

Ukrainian leaders explained how the Russian military invasion of Ukraine impacts the economy, why continuing business in Russia means playing the Chamberlain card, how the current Russian government sees its role in the world, and what goals it has toward Ukraine. Speakers of the discussion were Hennadiy Chyzhykov, the President of the Ukrainian Ch…

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The war started as the willingness and commitment of Putin to destroy Ukraine: Ukrainian Dialogue #4 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute New Zealand 16:53

2y ago16:53

16:53

Ukrainian leaders explained: how the Russian-Ukrainian war changed Ukrainian society, why the Russian regime is pure fashistic, why there is no reason to look for a compromise with the aggressor. Speakers of the discussion were Vasyl Myroshnychenko, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia, Aliona Shkrum, a Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Pavlo …

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“To end the war” means to help Ukraine prevail in it with incredible sanction urgency: Ukrainian Dialogue #3 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute France 13:09

2y ago13:09

13:09

Why can we say that nazism has returned to Europe? The Russian war against Ukraine will have large-scale consequences for the world’s economy — what are they? What are the losses inflicted on Ukraine by Russia and how are they growing everyday? Ukrainian leaders answered these questions during the third Ukrainian Dialogue. Speakers of the discussio…

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The war between Russia and Ukraine is the battle between Asia and Europe: Ukrainian Dialogue #2 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Italy 15:16

2y ago15:16

15:16

Ukrainian leaders explained: why it is important to boycott Russian businesses, what issues do Ukraine's economic recovery plan include, how Russian aggression is connected with oil and gas purchasing, why it is important to stop it, what worldview of ordinary Russians is and why are they ready to accept the crimes of this country’s klepto-oligarch…

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Any kind of peace will not change the main paradigm of Russia: Ukrainian Dialogue #1 by the Aspen Institute Kyiv and the Aspen Institute Spain 14:56

2y ago14:56

14:56

What are the reasons for the Russian war against Ukraine and how did it change the lives of Ukrainians? How do big Ukrainian businesses operate in conditions of war? What type of security system should be built in the world to prevent wars? How do Russians behave in temporarily occupied cities? What is the biggest need of Ukraine right now? Anton D…

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3.6_Psychedelic Phenomenology or What Is It Like to Be a Psychedelic Plant?_Michael Marder 1:02:47

3+ y ago1:02:47

1:02:47

Dr. Michael Marder is Ikerbasque Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country where, for example, he teaches courses in “Ecology and Phenomenology,” and “Philosophical Anthropology.” His research interests include ethical and political philosophy, environmental philosophy, and phenomenology, and he has authored a number …

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3.5_Alternative Botanical Sources of Ibogan Alkaloids_Felix Krengel 1:21:24

3+ y ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Dr. Felix Krengel recently completed his PhD in biological sciences at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City. His research interests include phytochemistry, metabolomics, and plant tissue culture, focusing particularly on the biosynthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids by Mexican species of the Apocynaceae plant family. I in…

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3.4_TA Extract and HCl Methods and History_Chris Jenks 52:52

3+ y ago52:52

52:52

Dr. Chris Jenks has applied his background in organic chemistry to ibogaine extraction studies since the 1990s. Over the years, he developed simpler and less expensive procedures and manufacturing methods to extract ibogaine from various plant materials, resulting in multiple manuals and papers detailing the process. The driving force behind his ef…

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3.3_Non-ibogaine Iboga Alkaloids_Surajit Sinha 40:37

3+ y ago40:37

40:37

Dr. Surajit Sinha is professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), in Kolkata, West Bengal. His research interests broadly include organic synthesis, chemical biology, drug discovery and delivery, and more specifically, iboga alkaloids. I invite Surajit on the podcast to discuss no…

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3.2_Ketamine-Iboga Connection – NMDA_Lowan H. Stewart 55:12

3+ y ago55:12

55:12

Dr. Lowan H. Stewart is an emergency physician and was an associate clinical professor who currently resides in Oslo as a result of working with a team to bring the specialty of Emergency Medicine to Norway. Additionally, he has over 20 years of experience with clinical use of ketamine, is a member of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, fo…

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3.1_Salvia-Iboga Connection – Kappa Opioid_Peter H. Addy 58:46

3+ y ago58:46

58:46

Dr. Peter H. Addy has a PhD in clinical psychology, conducted postdoctoral research and eventually promoted to faculty member at Yale School of Medicine, and co-founded the Yale Psychedelic Science Group in 2016. In 2018, he started a private practice in psychotherapy, and soon thereafter began offering professional trainings, including one on Salv…

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3.0_Neuro & Plant Science 10:28

3+ y ago10:28

10:28

Welcome to . . . Iboganautics: Unveiling the iboga experience for first-timers and shamans alike. I’m your host, AM. Season 3, Neuro & Plant Science, is about how iboga-type alkaloids affect the human brain; neurophysiological and phenomenological overlaps between iboga and other hallucinogens; iboga botany; and ibogaine extraction methods. The mai…

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2.8_First Responders as Last Resorts_Art Hsieh 1:05:48

3+ y ago1:05:48

1:05:48

Art Hsieh is Paramedic Program Director for the Public Safety Training Center at Santa Rosa Junior College where he also teaches. His career in emergency medical services spans nearly 40 years, including serving as president of the National Association of EMS Educators, presenting at conferences at home and abroad, and is the author of two books: T…

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2.7_Tracers, Trails, and Stroboscopic Effects_Andrés Gómez Emilsson 1:20:25

3+ y ago1:20:25

1:20:25

Andrés Gómez Emilsson is Director of Research at, and co-founder of, the Qualia Research Institute where he works with algorithm design, psychedelic theory, neurotechnology, and mapping the computational properties of consciousness, to name several. He has a master’s degree in Computational Psychology; worked professionally with graph theory, stati…

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2.6_The Root of Vomiting_Kenneth L. Koch 1:02:38

4y ago1:02:38

1:02:38

Dr. Kenneth L. Koch is a practicing physician, professor of gastroenterology at Wake Forest University, and professor at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. He’s been on numerous institutional, divisional, and national committees and boards, and has authored hundreds of papers and book chapters during his career. His latest book is…

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2.5_Between Sleep Deprived and Wakeful Dreaming_Joaquín González 1:17:18

4y ago1:17:18

1:17:18

Joaquín González is a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the University of the Republic (UdelaR) in Montevideo, Uruguay. In addition to teaching master’s students the neurobiological and neurochemical basis of sleep, he conducts research with his colleagues at the Laboratory of Sleep Neurobiology regarding ibogaine’s effects on sleep and wakefulness …

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2.4_Persistent Seeing Is Believing - HPPD_Andrew G. Lee 39:08

4y ago39:08

39:08

Dr. Andrew G. Lee is a professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, is currently the Chair of the Blanton Eye Institute at Houston Methodist Hospital, has been on the editorial board of fourteen scientific journals, and my favorite part of Andrew’s CV is his YouTube channel called “Neu…

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2.3_Toxicity and The Heart_Tibor M. Brunt 1:09:55

4y ago1:09:55

1:09:55

Dr. Tibor M. Brunt has conducted multiple researches related to addiction science at the Free University of Amsterdam and the Trimbos Institute in Utrecht, and he’s currently a postdoctoral fellow at Radboud University in Nijmegen, and a scientific supervisor at the Amsterdam University Medical Center. I invite Tibor on the podcast to discuss his a…

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