Expanding Mind
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Expanding Mind - 05/19/13
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Expanding Mind - Virtual Objects - 05/12/13
Technological animism, YouTube nostalgia, and the Internet’s glass bead game. A talk with Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey about his new curated showThe Universal Addressability of Dumb Things.http://goo.gl/qjT7N
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Expanding Mind - Shamanic Odyssey - 05/05/13
Greek shamans, addiction, and cultivating indigenous mind: a talk with author and apprentice vegetalisto Robert Tindall about Shamanic Odyssey: Homer, Tolkien, and the Visionary Experience, co-authored with Susana Bustos.
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Expanding Mind - Modern Psychedelia - 04/21/13
Acid rock, anthropology, and the path to the impersonal: a talk with Patrick Lundborg, author of the fascinating new bookPsychedelia: An Ancient Culture, a Modern Way of Life.www.subliminalsounds.se/DOK/psychedelia.html
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Expanding Mind - Present Shock - 04/07/13
Digital time, moon cycles, and the human art of pattern recognition: a talk with Douglas Rushkoff, director of the new book Present Shock. http://www.rushkoff.com/present-shock/
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Expanding Mind - Consciousness Explorers - 03/31/13
Meditation, warrior compassion, and hacking the sensorium: a probing talk with consciousness writer and explorer Jeff Warren, author of The Head Trip. www.jeffwarren.org.
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Expanding Mind - Sex at Dawn - 03/24/13
Bonobos, evolutionary psychology, and the hard-wired problem of monogamy: a sprightly conversation with Christopher Ryan, co-author of Sex at Dawn. http://www.chrisryanphd.com/
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Expanding Mind - Magickal Cinema - 03/17/13
Thelema, initiation, and the magick of clowns: a talk with Antero Alli, director of the new “zany occult thriller”The Dream of Falling Upwards. http://www.verticalpool.com/fallingup.html
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Expanding Mind - Counterculture and Cyberculture -...
Cybernetics, collaboration, and why Google likes Burning Man: a talk about the art and science of systems with historian Fred Turner, author of From Counterculture to Cyberculture. http://fredturner.stanford.edu/
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Expanding Mind - Transhuman Fictions - 02/24/13
Brain tech, telepathic drugs, and ass-kicking Buddhists: a fascinating talk with Ramez Naam about his new transhumanist science fiction novel Nexus. http://rameznaam.com/
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Expanding Mind - 02/17/13
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Expanding Mind - Lovecraftian Magic - 02/10/13
Grimoires, H.P. Lovecraft, and the power of nightmare: a talk with ceremonial magician Donald Tyson, author of The Dream-World of H.P. Lovecraft and the Necronomicon Series from Llewellyn Publications.
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Expanding Mind - Madame Blavatsky - 01/13/13
Secret masters, mysterious teacups, and the origins of the New Age: a talk with Gary Lachman about his new book Madame Blavatsky: the Mother of Modern Spirituality.
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Expanding Mind - Global Tribe - 12/30/12
Global trance music, the hyper-liminal, and the rise of solar eclipse raves: a talk with Graham St. John, author of the new Global Tribe: Technology, Spirituality & Psytrance. https://www.facebook.com/technoccult
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Expanding Mind - Spectral Psychography - 12/16/12
Ghosts, Ouija Board drawings, and mysterious ninja turtles: a talk with artists Christian Cummings and Michael Decker about their practice of “spectral psychography.”
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Expanding Mind - Buddhism Now - 12/02/12
Dzogchen, the ethics of the misreading, and contemplative sciences today: a talk with Professor David Germano, co-director of The Tibet Center at the University of Virginia.
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Expanding Mind - Cinematic Time - 11/10/12
Time, Tarkovsky’s “Stalker,” and the Zona of Burning Man: a talk with writer Geoff Dyer, author ofZona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room.www.geoffdyer.com
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The Cyberdelic Continuum - 08/23/12
Steve Jobs, psychedelics, and the “object satori” of computer programming: a talk with legendary Macintosh and app developer Andrew Stone. www.stone.com
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Media Ecology - 08/16/12
Punk rock, media monoculture, and the economy of attention: a talk with Antonio Lopez, author of The Media Ecosystem. www.themediaecosystem.com
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Surrealism Now - 08/09/12
Surrealism, the amorous heresy, and the politics of alchemy: a talk with Surrealist expert and Inner Traditions editor Jon Graham.
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Philip K. Dick - 08/02/12
Empathy, entropy, and bringing fans and scholars together: a talk with Total Dickhead blogger David Gill about the forthcoming PKD Festival. http://www.philipkdickfestival.com/
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Expanding Mind - Ayahuasca Spirits - 07/26/12
Ayahuasca, affect, and the university of the forest: a talk with Chip Horner on the nature and culture of Amerindian spirits.
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The Horror of Philosophy - 07/19/12
Lovecraft, medieval mysticism, and thinking the world-without-us. A talk with Professor Eugene Thacker, author of In the Dust of the Earth: the Horror of Philosophy, and After Life. http://www.newschool.edu/media-studies/faculty.aspx?id=55483
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Magic Experience Design - 07/12/12
Astonishment, creativity, and the design of magical experiences: a talk with Italian stage magician and experience designer Ferdinando Buscema. www.ferdinando.biz
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Magic and the Corporation - 07/05/12
Maker culture, AI advertising, and the occult origins of the modern corporation: a fascinating talk with author and data scientist Paco Nathan. http://liber118.com/x/
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Green Funerals - 06/28/12
Casket handles, the violence of embalming, and renewing our link with the ancestors: a wonderful talk with Ru Callender, the director of the UK’s Green Funeral Company, and the co-editor of the new edition of the Natural Death Handbook. http://www.naturaldeath.org.uk http://www.thegreenfuneralcompany.co.uk
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Consciousness and the Brain - 06/21/12
Teilhard de Chardin, your personal zombie army, and the Jennifer Aniston neuron: an enlivening talk with neuroscientist Professor Christoph Koch, author of the new book Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist. http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~koch/
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American Zen - 06/14/12
Sitting Zen, drinking tea, and asking “Who am I?”: a talk with David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber: the Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki andthe honcho behind the immense Suzuki online archive. www.cuke.com
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Warrior energy - 05/31/12
Warrior spirit, the golden ratio, and turning into a star in the sky: a talk about energy and healing with Chinese medicine doctor Kelvin deWolfe. http://themindandbodymedicine.com
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Hilobrow - 05/24/12
Bridging hi- and low-brow, publishing as community building, and the Radium Age (1904-1933) of science fiction. A talk with Joshua Glenn, editor of hilobrow.com and the new imprint HiloBooks. www.hilobrow.com
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Talking to God - 05/17/12
Charismatic Christians, technologies of the spirit, and the legacy of the Jesus Freaks: a talk with anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann, author of When God Talks Back: Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God. www.luhrmann.net
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Conscious Festivals - 05/10/12
Intentional partying, neotribal ritual, and building a community of spiritual orphans: a talk with Eve Bradford, writer, performer, and event organizer. www.ladyapples.com
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Art and the Occult - 05/03/12
DIY magic, the mysteries of museums, and how art inspires today’s esoteric revival: a talk with curator and writer Pam Grossman, co-founder of the Observatory and organizer of the current group art show “Sigils & Signs.” observatoryroom.org; www.phantasmaphile.com
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Bad Thoughts - 04/26/12
The uncanny body, the pathological sublime, and the stoner noir of 1970s Southern California: a sparking conversation with cultural critic Mark Dery, author of the new collection I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts. www.markdery.com
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The Source Family - 03/19/12
Kundalini cults, SoCal spirituality, and the fascinating figure of Father Yod: an exuberant talk with Jodi Wille, director of the new documentary on The Source family. http://thesourcedoc.com/
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Growing Virtual Worlds - 04/12/12
Evolutionary technologies, resisting the nonsense noosphere, and the legacy of Terence McKenna: a fascinating talk with virtual worlds designer Dr. Bruce Damer. www.damer.com
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Illustrating the Mystery - 04/05/12
Drawing mushrooms, the portals of the childhood, and the difference between darkness and mystery: a chat with artist and illustrator Arik Roper, author of Mushroom Magick. www.arikroper.com
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Expanding Mind - repeat program - 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. http://empiredelamort.com/
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Mars rocks, butterflies, and the cosmic awe of...
A chat with Carlos Seligo, academic technology specialist for the Program in Human Biology at Stanford University.
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Expanding Mind - 03/15/12
Occult Technologies Seances, the Singularity, and the message of the medium: a talk with Professor Jill Galvan, author of The Sympathetic Medium: Feminine Channeling, the Occult, and Communication Technologies, 1859-1919.
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Expanding Mind - 03/08/12
Jung and Psychedelics Seeking the Self, solve et coagula, and when to hang up the phone: an illuminating talk with James DeKorne, author ofThe Cracking Tower and Psychedelic Shamanism. www.jamesdekorne.com
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DMT is Everywhere
Visionary molecules, the psychedelic bible, and talking to talking heads: a chat with Rick Strassman, author ofDMT: the Spirit Molecule, and Mitch Schultz, director of the documentary based on the same book.http://thespiritmolecule.com/
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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 newRitual America: Secret Brotherhoods and Their Influence on American Society. http://feralhouse.com/
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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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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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Guerilla recordings, exotica, and the archaeology of...
A talk with Alan Bishop, head honcho of outsider world music label Sublime Frequencies. www.sublimefrequencies.com itunes: Sublime Frequencies
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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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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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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
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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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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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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
REPEAT PROGRAM: 7/14/11
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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. http://josephmax.wordpress.com/
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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 ofThe Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought , and Civilization.
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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.
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Paranormal psychoanalysis
Phantasms, psychoanalysis, and telepathy: a chat with Mikita Brottman, author of _Phantoms of the Clinic_.www.mikitabrottman.com
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DJ in Antarctica
Hip hop naturalism, H.P. Lovecraft, and the music of climate change: a wide-ranging chat (including alarms) with Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) about his Antarctica project “The Book of Ice”. http://www.djspooky.com/
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Shamanism and Kabbalah
Trance practice, Hasidic healers, and the dialogue between mystical traditions: a talk with Professor Jonathan Garb, author of Shamanic Trance in Modern Kabbalah.
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Media Ecology
Laugh-tears, android memes, and seriously doing unserious things seriously (or unseriously): riffing on Marshall McLuhan with para-media ecologist Gerry Fialka.
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Mystical Madness
Bipolar breakdowns, mystical madness, and going off (and on) meds: a talk about being crazy in America with Gregory Pleshaw, author of “The Collapse of Time: Confessions of a Quantum Humanist”.
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Cosmic Serpent
Ayahuasca, scientific paradigms, and and jaguars becoming gringos: a talk with anthropologist and activist Jeremy Narby, author of the classic “Cosmic Serpent”.
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Photography and Spirit
Witch Camps, Salvation Mountains, and the Catholic-Pagan mix: talking about art and spirit with photographer Michael Rauner. www.michaelrauner.com
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