Show notes
Episode Notes
What happens when one person’s private wealth becomes power over everyone else, and can human behaviour actually change?
In this episode of The Weird Canadian, Cody talks with Canadian-born author Diana Colleen about the premise behind her novel *They Could Be Saviors*: a thought experiment linking extreme wealth, trauma frameworks, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and social change. The conversation stays pointed without turning Diana’s hypothesis into a clinical diagnosis or a “psychedelics cure greed” claim.
You’ll hear:
- why Diana frames extreme wealth as hoarding with public consequences
- how she distinguishes MDMA, psilocybin, ayahuasca, DMT, therapy, ceremony, and personal use from her own experience
- where Cody pushes for evidence, safeguards, and limits
- why integration, trust, community, screening, and contraindications matter more than a single session narrative
- practical “what one person can do next” takeaways without fake certainty
Guest:
Diana Colleen, https://www.dianacolleenauthor.com/
Press: https://www.dianacolleenauthor.com/press-media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diana.colleen.author/
Watch the video version:
Related episode / next watch:
Rick Tumlinson: Why Humanity Must Go to Space, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1NPyAnhjd0
Selected sources discussed or used for context:
- Health Canada psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy clinical-trial risk management
- Australia TGA authorised-prescriber access notes (MDMA/psilocybin)
- U.S. FDA 2024 complete response letter on MDMA/midomafetamine for PTSD
- NIDA overview of psychedelic and dissociative drugs as medicines
- NASA search-for-life context (no confirmed life beyond Earth)
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CONTENT NOTE
Includes discussion of sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, controlled substances, and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Not medical advice. Laws and access vary by jurisdiction. Speak with a qualified licensed health professional before treatment decisions. Diana’s “extreme wealth as trauma response” framing is a speculative argument and novel premise, not an established diagnosis or treatment finding.
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