In our most meta episode to date, Chad Andro from the fantastic podcast Radical Elphame joins us to talk about people talking about a movie! The impossibly numerous ways people have discovered meaning within Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, as seen through the eyes of the magician, have brought Chad to a more holistic understanding of this phenomenon which we were delighted to explore together. This was such a fun conversation and Chad is a joy.

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Cunning and handsome devil, writer, actor, director, and magic user Matt Cosper returns to discuss a total mind melt of a film. We talk about the movie and it's many wondrous tangible and esoteric properties (nearly) the entire time. It's a banger.

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Florida man, prolific musician, burgeoning standup comic, and old friend of the Rev's from his scene kid band days(daze) Joe Seul joined us to discuss the Harmony Korine film, The Beach Bum.

Joe brings a fresh and almost, dare I say, pure sort of curiosity and sense of exploration to his myriad creative projects. From a tall, black, laser and smoke-spraying monolith at his live shows, to a Galapagos nature video shot on-location and featuring an original score, to an acoustic live show alone in the woods that was literally for the birds, a controversial dip into talk show host, and on to his next horizon: standup comedy.

We chat about this stuff and the state of things in general, reminisce about Florida, how scenes are not necessarily communities and vice-versa, the tendency to push big red buttons, and the elbow brushing with insanity that some gifted artists are prone to. Joe was also kind enough to donate the sick opening track (Selena Gomez [#4]) which you can find on his website below along with other wild stuff he's done.

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DOOM MODEM

Dos Semanas En Galapagos - a wildlife film by Broken World Productions

YX984 - Glow in the Dark

Florida, Man - A Concert for Birds

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Our first guest sermon by the astutely observant and compassionate Marbl Queen illustrates something the Rev had been trying to put his finger on for a while now, except she did it with more grace than he could have. This felt like a message literally everyone needs to hear, especially lately. If this resonates with you consider reading more of Marbl's writing: Her substack is here.

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Another sermon from atop the Soapbox, this time a few details about disclosure the Rev finds particularly incongruent in light of the whole of human experience and the myth of progress. He rants for a bit and then it's over and you can have ice cream.

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10 Scientific Dogmas

Diana Pasulka interview

Chris Bledsoe interview

Marissa is back! The nuance of desire work, incarnation, karma, the 72 angels of Thy Holiest Name, somatic sex education, upcoming workings and workshops, the gentle flow of doing beneath the desperate motivators, wisdom of the body, identifying intent within intimate action, and so much more.

Marissa's Website

Marissa's Substack (where the angel stuff is)

Marissa's Twitch Stream

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Rev's Brand New Angel Oil

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The first, possibly even the last, Soapbox Sermon.

A few off the cuff musings by the Rev on some minutia of art/media appreciation/consumption and a juxtaposition with Nick Cave's reflections on the creative process of machines. Plus the announcement that we will be taking questions for mailbag episodes.

Happy belated holidays, everyone! <3

Horror author, Noise/black metal musician, and event organizer Evan Dean Shelton joins us to talk about Scooter McRae's cult classic, zombies that are just sort of annoying, the difference between horror and self-help fiction, the need for freedom of expression, writing as a magical implement, story as a container for darkness, telling tales as a cosmic digestive process, and more.

VOIDCON is an indie horror, noise/metal, creator convention going down on October 13-14 in Huntington, WV and it's shaping up to be a hell of a first year. Scooter McRae's latest film will be screened, Stark Raven will be in attendance, some of our favorite indie authors will be there, bands, snacks. If you're into this scene, or even curious, you don't wanna miss it.

VOIDCON Info & Tickets

Evan's Podcasts:

The Lurking Transmission / Patreon

Da Art of Storytelling / Patreon