Expanding Mind - 2/23/12

Ritual America

Punk publishing, the Process Church, and riding the Freemasonic goat: a talk with Adam Parfrey, Feral House honcho and co-author of the new Ritual America: Secret Brotherhoods and Their Influence on American Society. http://feralhouse.com/

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Expanding Mind - 2/16/12

Modern Enchantment

Pop fiction, animistic reason, and the fan worship of Sherlock, Cthulhu, and Frodo: a talk with Professor Michael Saler, author of As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality.

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Expanding Mind - 2/9/12

Magic and Psychology

Cognitive psychology, chaos magic, and the art of memory: a fascinating discussion on occult cognition with Jeremy Glick, PhD.

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Expanding Mind - 2/2/12

Sublime Frequencies

Guerilla recordings, exotica, and the archaeology of global sounds

A talk with Alan Bishop, head honcho of outsider world music label Sublime Frequencies. www.sublimefrequencies.com

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Expanding Mind - 01/26/12

Political Ecology

Political ecology, revolutionary events, and the trouble with utopia: a talk with J.P. Harpignies, author of Political Ecosystems and Delusions of Normality.

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Expanding Mind - 01/19/12

Christian Spirituality

Religious roots, everyday spirituality, and the commodification of Christianity: a talk with Brad Pickens, religious scholar and co-director of the Farmhouse Mission.www.farmhousemission.org

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Expanding Mind - 01/12/12

Mutants & Mystics

Comic books, the library angel, and the paradoxical path between debunkers and true believers: a chat with Dr. Jeffrey J. Kripal, author of Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal.

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Expanding Mind - 01/05/12

Outsider Physics

Outsider science, the desire for answers, and the growing weirdness of mainstream physics: a lively talk with Margaret Wertheim, author of Physics on the Fringe.

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Expanding Mind - 12/29/11

Art and Trauma

Near-death experience, visionary art, and the link between trauma and spirit: a talk with sculptor and painter Dan Rhema, whose story is told in the ebook I Close My Eyes to See. danrhema.com

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Expanding Mind - 12/22/11

REPEAT PROGRAM: 06/09/11

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Expanding Mind - 12/8/11

Adolescent Enchantments

Cannabis, Dungeons & Dragons, and the difference between magic and mysticism: a talk with Peter Bebergal, author of Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood.

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Expanding Mind - 12/01/11

Dreams and Kabbalah

Mysticism, mytho-logic, and the dream as a ladder to infinity: an illuminating conversation with Jewish studies scholar Dr. Elliot R. Wolfson, whose latest book is A Dream Interpreted Within a Dream. 

https://files.nyu.edu/erw1/public/about.html 

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Expanding Mind - 11/24/11

REPEAT PROGRAM: 05/26/11

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Expanding Mind - 11/17/11

Philip K. Dick's Exegesis

VALIS, visionary glimpses, and the spiritual practice of writing: a talk with Pamela Jackson, co-editor of the recently published edition of Philip K. Dick's Exegesis.

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Expanding Mind - 11/10/11

Revelatory Ecstasy

Visionary optimism, the alchemy of technology, and the big fat bummer of death: surfing the Singularity with Current TV host and documentarian Jason Silva.

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Expanding Mind - 11/3/11

REPEAT PROGRAM:  7/14/11

Expanding Mind - 10/27/11

Chaos Magic Machines 

Radionic devices, the invocation of Lilith, and the magickal creation of magickal objects: a Halloween chat with chaos mage and Hieronymus machine maker Joe Max. 

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Expanding Mind - 10/20/11

The Empire of Death

  

 

Bone rooms, morbid kitsch, and Bolivian skull parties: a fascinating chat with Dr. Paul Koudounaris about his beautifully illustrated book The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses.

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Expanding Mind - 10/13/11

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The Recursive Mind

Mental time travel, the trouble with Chomsky, and the language of bees: a feisty talk with Dr. Michael Corballis, author of The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought , and Civilization.

Expanding Mind - 10/06/11

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Visionary black metal

Shamanic blast beats, the Pacific Northwest, and taking responsibility for wildness: a talk with Aaron Weaver, drummer for the American black metal outfit Wolves in the Throne Room.