Shelby Hartman & Madison Margolin — Co-Founders of DoubleBlind Magazine on Journalism, Design, and the Psychedelic Moment

Shelby Hartman and Madison Margolin, co-founders of DoubleBlind Magazine, join us to discuss building the field's most design-forward publication from scratch — and what it actually takes to maintain journalistic integrity in a space you care deeply about. We trace the origin of DoubleBlind from a meditation-born idea in New Orleans to a print magazine, online platform, and now the first book. Shelby and Madison share the hard editorial decisions that come with covering a movement you're embedded in, the "no fractals" design philosophy behind their aesthetic, and what it felt like to lose half their web traffic overnight to a Google algorithm that couldn't tell psychedelic journalism from anti-mask content. The conversation asks a question this field keeps circling: how do you tell the full story — including the uncomfortable parts — without becoming a mouthpiece for it? - Intro music:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nutritious⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠–in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Liquid Culture⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more information and additional resources, please visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.psychedelics.design⁠