Trump backs psychedelic drug treatments

President Trump signed an executive order to fast-track medical research into psychedelic drugs, following a push by podcaster and influencer Joe Rogan. We discuss what the research says and how the push fits into the Make America Healthy Again agenda. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, health correspondent Will Stone, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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This episode was published on Apr 21, 2026.

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