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Jan 3, 2026

There's a meme that's been evolving since 2021, and in its current chaotic incarnation, it's become accidentally magical—even if the people using it don't realise it.

In this episode, I'm unpacking "do it for the plot" as a practical framework for the year ahead. Not just as permission to take risks, but as a way of...


Oct 31, 2025

Lucifer: Praxis! 

 

Peter Grey joins the show once again to talk about his explosive new book. We explore who the being of Lucifer is, his relationship to western magic, western magicians' relationships to him and how the current of liberty, individualism and legitimate rebellion have shaped centuries of culture.

 

An...


Oct 6, 2025

Synchromystic raconteur, author, and pattern seeker Christopher Knowles returns to the show, as well as the wheelhouse, for this one.

Not that we would ever need one, but the flimsy excuse for Chris coming back this time is so that we can discuss his amazing new book, XF-ULTRA: The X-Files, Conspiracy Culture, and the...


Sep 24, 2025

In this episode, Dr Radin returns to the show to talk to us about his amazing new book, The Science of Magic.

We look at

  • Meta-analyses with trillion-to-one odds.

  • Hotel poltergeists that target specific researchers.

  • Spoons that bend without force.

  • Sigils. Always, always sigils.

Radin explains why materialist...


Aug 21, 2025

Back on the farm, jetlagged and hustling. I’ve been sitting with this question since I decided not to renew my lease in Asunción.

So today, I want to give you my thoughts.

There's some frosty farm pics over on my Substack.

Enjoy!