Rune Soup

One of our most popular guests returns to the show this week. Mitch is an historian, speaker, public intellectual, editor and author. He joins us today to talk about his latest book, The Miracle Habits: The Secret of Turning Your Moments Into Miracles. We talk about focus, vitality, how best to use money and the destructive power of gossip among many other topics. There’s even a bit about Tucker Carlson. Enjoy. Show Notes The Miracle Habits: The Secret of Turning Your Moments Into Miracles. Mitch's website. Mitch on Twitter. Mitch on Instagram.    

Time Magazine's Hero of the Environment and Green Book Award winner, Michael Shellenberger, joins the show this week. Michael has been an environmental activist since his teens. He founded an Amnesty International chapter at his high school, he travelled to Nicaragua to support the Sandinistas in the 80s, he ran for governor of California, he has published multiple books and founded and runs Environmental Progress. Michael is one of the world's leading public intellectuals when it comes to clean energy and he joins us today to talk about his latest book, Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. Show Notes Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All. Michael's open letter, On Behalf of Environmentalists, I Apologize for the Climate Scare. Accompanying slides for Apocalypse Never.

Talking about talking is less Seinfeldian than it might initially appear. Everyone's favourite Canadian scamps join the show to talk about their journey with Grimerica and what's it like to be broadcasting now, versus at the outset. Obviously we get into the speculative weeds of what's going on and what we can do about it on a group but also individual level. We literally discuss discussing. We also talk about chickens, UFOs, guns and dinosaurs being shot at with lasers from flying saucers. There's a lot going on here, put it that way. Enjoy. Show Notes Grimerica. Grimerica on Twitter. (This is Darren, specifically.)

The one and only Dr Joseph P. Farrell joins us this week! Dr Farrell publishes and speaks in a wide variety of topics, from ufology to alternate history to politics to theology. On the occasion of the publication of his latest book, The Tower of Babel Moment, we have a wide ranging chat on some of the subjects that underpin his many interests: Music, linguistics, magic as harmonics, and what our relationship to culture is and our role within it. Enjoy! Show Notes The Tower of Babel Moment. Dr Farrell's blog and website. Dr Farrell's YouTube channel.

It's that time of year again! The one and only Austin Coppock joins us to talk about the astrology of the second half of all *this*. We discuss the most important configurations to be aware of, and situate them in some of the longer trends and cycles that are playing out, then we have a lively Q&A with members and patrons.

The one and only Alex Tzakiris joins us this week for an extended and challenging discussion on the nature of evil. Alex is in the process of writing a book on the subject, pulling together the testimony and opinions of multiple guests on his excellent podcast, Skeptiko. What does psi data tell us about the possible existence of evil? What about cross-cultural comparisons? We have a frank and challenging discussion. This is a firecracker of an episode. Or maybe I just smell brimstone? Show Notes Preorder Alex's book, Why Evil Matters: How Science and Religion Fumbled a Big One. Alex's site and podcast, Skeptiko.

This week, we welcome to the show Brandt Stickley. Brandt is, among other things, Assistant Professor in the College of Classical Chinese Medicine, Visiting Professor at Dragon rises College of Oriental Medicine, acupuncturist, herbalist and a Classical Chinese Medical practitioner working in the Portland area. He joins us today to talk about Classical Chinese medicine, of course, but in the particular context of what insights it might provide for more holistic, spirit-inclusive healing modalities in general. A fascinating and timely discussion. Enjoy! Show Notes Brandt's website and blog. Brandt on Twitter. The Medicine Songs discussion mentioned in the episode.

Writer, musician and researcher Joshua Cutchin returns to the show along with first-time guest and host of the excellent Strange Familiars podcast, Timothy Renner. Joshua and Timothy are co-authors of the recently released Where The Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon volume 1. And so they join us today to talk about the book's elusive and enigmatic subject, Bigfoot. Enjoy. Show Notes Where The Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon volume 1. Joshua's website. Strange Familiars, Timothy's podcast and website.

Glastonbury's best bard and psychogeographer, Paul Weston, returns to the show to update us on his synchromystic adventures. This episode is a bit of a special one as it serves as the isolation-era launch of his latest book, History and Myth: Boris Johnson, Henry VIIIth, Extinction Rebellion, Plague & The Return of the Middle Ages. And even more special than that, the book owes its existence in many respects to his last appearance on the podcast and the feedback it generated among the listenership. So if people ask you what you did with your lockdown you can tell them you actually did co-author a book. Albeit accidentally. Enjoy! Show Notes Paul's latest book, History and Myth: Boris Johnson, Henry VIIIth, Extinction Rebellion, Plague & The Return of the Middle Ages. Paul's website. Paul's blog. Paul's YouTube channel. Paul on Twitter.

Artist, ritualist and clothing designer, Katie Martin joins us this week for a bumper episode. Katie accompanied me on an ayahuasca dieta in the jungle last year, so the story weaves in and around spirit-based healing methods; the difference between costume and ritual garments; the function and power of performance, how you can use ritual thinking with your own clothing; as a thorough look at how magically operant people can respond to serious health diagnoses. Super, super fun.   Show Notes Katie's site, Lo Monte. Lo Monte on Instagram. Lo Monte Vintage on Instagram. Lo Monte Vintage on Etsy. Information on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

Super fun video chat with the legendary Miguel Conner of Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. We discuss what constitutes cyberpunk, it's origins, influences and many gnostic parallels. Then we run through a top 10 cyberpunk films -carefully selected for our current apocalypse- and then we field some questions from the premium members and patrons who followed along live. This is the audio of a video conversation you can find on YouTube or at Rune Soup, should you wish for some visual. Enjoy! Show Notes Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio. Miguel on Twitter. Miguel on Patreon.

Professional photographer and author, Darragh Mason Field, joins us this week to talk about travel, adventure and creativity. Along the way we discussion Göbekli Tepe, the Djinn, Harran and seeing your own familiar places with new eyes. Visit runesoup.com for further examples of Darragh's work discussed in this episode. Show Notes Darragh's website. Darragh on Twitter. Darragh on Instagram. Spirit Box Podcast. City of Djinn presentation. The Aghori presentation.

This week we are speaking to the co-host of one of my very favourite podcasts, Bad Gays. Author, Huw Lemmey, joins us to talk about the importance of history, what it tells us, what it doesn't tell us, and how notions such as homosexuality change over time. Very cool stuff. Check it out. Show Notes Bad Gays Podcast. Bad Gays Podcast Patreon. Huw on Substack. Huw on Twitter.

In the last of the in-person London recordings, we welcome the one and only Gary Lachman back to the show. This time, we deep dive on Jung as a person and then attempt to parse his most important ideas. In many respects, today's show turned out to be extra-timely. Now, more than ever, we require an urgent inward turn. Enjoy! (You will also find just the video discussion at runesoup.com.) Show Notes Gary's website. Gary on Twitter.  

The one and only Peter Jenkins returns to the show on the occasion of the release of the third and final book in his Thai occultism saga, The Thai Occult Appendix. In this episode we talk more about spirit houses and why you should think twice about installing them, angels in Thai occultism, Thai astrology, cave spirits and the Thai animist version of the story of a wacky billionaire and some trapped school boys. Very good stuff.  Enjoy! Show Notes The Thai Occult website. The Thai Occult Books on Facebook. Note: There are images from the book available at the post page at runesoup.com

This week, we sit down in-person with medieval historian, author and public speaker, Christina Oakley Harrington. Christina is the proprietor of the world-famous Treadwell's Books in London so, of course, we talk about magic books and the role of the bookstore in the twenty first century. We also talk about growing up amongst African and Southeast Asian spirit customs, mystic medieval women, Gardnerian witchcraft and a lot more. Enjoy! Show Notes Treadwell's Books. Treadwell's on Twitter. Treadwell's on Instagram. Video introduction to Treadwell's.

A very special solo show this week, talking about pattern logic and cycle models. Not much to share in terms of show notes, but the post page at Rune Soup has some additional images.

This week, we welcome to the show philosopher and public intellectual, Charles Eisenstein. Charles is the author of a number of important books including Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. He joins us today to talk about his most recent book, Climate: A New Story. Along the way we tackle many challenging and thorny topics, such as solutionism, polarisation, despair and how to best think with our ecological crisis so that we may return to flourishing. Excellent stuff. Show Notes Charles's book, Climate: A New Story. Charles's website. What If We Survive?

This week we welcome to the show speaker, educator, lawyer, anthropologist, activist and Bardi woman, Munya Andrews. Munya joins us for an exploration of the concepts in her book, Journey into Dreamtime, as well as related notions in ecology, politics and philosophy. Excellent stuff! Show Notes Munya's website, Evolve Communities. Munya's book, Journey into Dreamtime. Munya's webinar on The Dreamtime.

Dr Al Cummins returns to the show to talk about his upcoming publication, An Excellent Booke of the Arte of Magick -a 16th century English grimoire written by colonial explorers and navigators, Sir Humphrey Gilbert and John Davis. Along the way we talk necromancy, spirits and Empire, and scrying. A superb chat. Show Notes Preorder page for An Excellent Booke. Al's website. Al's Instagram.