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Timothy Leary

Whatever Happened to Timothy Leary?

Timothy Leary
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Jonathan
May 24, 2026August 1973
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KPFA - August, 1973 This item is part of the Timothy Leary Audio Archive.

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The transcript centers on Timothy Leary’s psychedelic religion, its theory of consciousness, and the argument that inner experience must be disciplined and translated into productive action. It later shifts to Leary’s prison escape, exile in Algeria, and a Black Panther critique that frames his drug politics as politically impractical and opportunistic.

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