Strippers & Sages (2025)

18/06/2025

Ismail Lourido Ali is a visionary leader in psychedelic policy reform and currently serves as interim co-executive director of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies).

Tune into our pre-pandemic conversation, which offers prescient insights on the evolving landscape of the so-called psychedelic renaissance and is a nuanced primer on the many issues being discussed at this week’s Psychedelic Science Conference (which St*****rs and Sages is thrilled to be covering). Link in bio!

18/06/2025

We’re thrilled to be launching a new season of St*****rs & Sages featuring interviews with thought leaders and visionaries at the 2025 Psychedelic Science Conference . In honor of this historic gathering, we’re re-airing our conversation with current interim co-executive director of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) Ismail Lourido Ali — the ultimate sage on all things psychedelic! 🙌🦄

While there have been many developments over the last few years since this episode was first recorded, Izzy offers an incredibly rich and nuanced perspective on the intersection of psychedelics, racial and environmental justice, and religious freedom, the complexities of legalization and commercialization, and the history of global regulation from pre-Colonization to the present. He also shares his personal journey from rebel youth to leading activist in psychedelic policy reform.

Whether you’re new to this discourse or a seasoned psychonaut, this conversation provides vital context for the present moment.

If you’re attending the conference in person, say hi!

09/10/2022

It is a deep honor to share an interview I recorded with my beloved friend, the extraordinary artist and performer about their life and work in the winter of 2020 at their home in Santa Fe. Tigre left this world of their own volition on October 1st, 2022. They were a dedicated community activist, painter, sculptor, muralist, and dancer, a regular collaborator of , and cofounder of alliance, to whom you can donate in their honor. Their work is on display at among other places. They recently brought their installation Facing the Fear Beast to . Their previous installation The Solacii now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

It is with immense grief yet quiet faith in the wisdom of their spirit that I share this conversation to celebrate their life and legacy. May it be a tonic for all those who are grieving, a source of inspiration for all those walking the path of the artist, and a source of comfort for all those facing their own demons, which, of course, is all of us. We talk about macaroni art, the artist as shaman, LARPing, archetype, mythology, and, naturally, fairies. Please listen with care at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts ✨

31/08/2021

Don’t miss our conversation with Daniel Saynt founder of New Society for Wellness , a private cannabis friendly club for the s*xually adventurous, on Designing Spaces for S*xual Exploration. We discuss community building, politics, the nuts and bolts of s*x club curation, and...Satan. 👿 Link in bio.
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Also check out our upcoming erotic immersion! An intimate retreat combining sacral sound, sacred plants, and sensuality. More info at www.strippersandsages.com (link in bio!)

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27/08/2021

New Episode!!! (Link in bio!)

✨DESIGNING SPACES FOR SEXUAL EXPLORATION with Daniel Saynt , the founder and Chief Conspirator of New Society for Wellness, a private club for the adventurous in NYC.

Designed to be a safe, judgement-free, cannabis friendly space for s*xual exploration, the community has grown to over 6000 members, who connect virtually and at sensual get togethers at the NSFW Clubhouse. Daniel is an activist and a community organizer, and our conversation sheds light on both the magic and the challenges of orchestrating s*x-positive gatherings.

If you're interested in a more intimate sensual gathering, join us for our upcoming in-person immersion, SACRAL SOUND AND SENSUALITY, a weekend retreat combining ceremony, music, expansive wilderness, alchemical plants, and erotic activation.
* Recalibrate, heal, and deepen your relationship to the erotic in a ceremonial container 
* Unlearn your conditioning to cultivate a truly personal and authentic erotic ontology 
* Tap into the deep, replenishing well of the erotic to unleash your power and creativity 
* Explore how erotic agency is tantamount to self-actualization 
* Experience new frontiers of pleasure and self-touch with the support of vibrational sound and sacred plants 
Combining INTROSPECTION (the psyche) and INTEROCEPTION (the soma), the immersion will include consciousness raising and embodiment workshops, 1:1 consultations with St*****rs & Sages host Lianne Sonia, and a sacred medicinal SENSUAL SOUND JOURNEY featuring live music by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Petite Celine.

Visit www.strippersandsages.com for more info and to apply. (Link in bio)

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26/08/2021

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming in person immersion in upstate New York!

More info at www.strippersandsages.com/immersions ✨ (Link in bio)

Join us for a weekend of sacred sound, expansive wilderness, alchemical plants, and erotic activation. This intimate retreat is an invitation to...

* Recalibrate, heal, and deepen your relationship to the erotic in a ceremonial container 
* Unlearn your conditioning to cultivate a truly personal and authentic erotic ontology 
* Tap into the deep, replenishing well of the erotic to unleash your power and creativity 
* Explore how erotic agency is tantamount to self-actualization 
* Experience new frontiers of pleasure and self-touch with the support of vibrational sound and sacred plants 
✨ Combining INTROSPECTION (the psyche) and INTEROCEPTION (the soma), the immersion will include consciousness raising and embodiment workshops, 1:1 consultations with St*****rs & Sages host Lianne Sonia, and a sacred medicinal SENSUAL SOUND JOURNEY featuring live music by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Petite Celine.

💫 While the weekend retreat is the central event, the journey begins now, with a 1:1 consultation, after which you will receive a customized set of erotic experiments and rituals to explore in the week leading up to the retreat. Because deepening our relationship with the erotic is a life-long practice.

*Covid protocols will be followed.

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24/08/2021

Check out our Season Three launch with legendary performance artists and scholars Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens! They have a new book out called Assuming the Ecos*xual Position. 💦🌱☀️

In honor of our conversation on Ecos*xuality and their recent film Water Makes Us Wet, we are holding a fundraising campaign to support the water protectors who have been protesting Line 3, a proposed pipeline expansion that would transport nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day through the untouched wetlands and treaty territory of the Anishinaabe people, running through the Mississippi River headwaters to the shore of Lake Superior. The pipeline could poison these waters and would contribute more to climate than Minnesota’s entire economy. Please join us in being devoted stewards, lovers and protectors of the earth by supporting the indigenous communities who have bravely put themselves on the frontlines. Links in bio!!!

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23/08/2021

Are you an ECOSEXUAL!? Find out what it means to be lovers with the earth in our inaugural episode of season three with the legendary scholars, activists, and performance artists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens! Link in bio.

In honor of this episode on ecos*xuality, we are holding a FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN to support the legal defense fund of the water protectors who have been on the front lines PROTESTING LINE 3, a proposed pipeline expansion that would transport nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day through the untouched wetlands and treaty territory of the Anishinaabe people, passing through the Mississippi River headwaters to the shore of Lake Superior. The pipeline is proposed by Enbridge, the company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in the US. Join us in being devoted stewards, lovers, and protectors of the earth by donating. Links in bio.

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06/01/2021

The inimitable Jet Noir discusses the inherently political nature of Burlesque in our recent panel on Burlesque and Liberation. Don’t miss it! ✨ Link in bio. 🔥 Please support Jet’s work! https://linktr.ee/JetNoir
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06/01/2021

The inimitable Jet Noir discusses the inherently political nature of Burlesque in our recent panel on Burlesque and Liberation. Don’t miss it! ✨ Link in bio. 🔥 Please support Jet’s work! https://linktr.ee/JetNoir
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