Garden of Thought

F.K. Sterling is the author of numerous novellas and non fiction ancient mysteries books. His works explore giants from around the world, Dragons and serpents, reptilians, the hollow Earth, and other topics. His fiction includes the Deer Man of Derring Hollow and numerous tales in and around Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  www.eurekalore.com

Dr. Doug Cardell is an economist and he's worried about Socialism. He doesn't believe most people properly understand what socialism means. He opines they also don't understand history. And he brings the data to back his opinions up. However, he also differentiates between capitalism and greed. He proposes a several point solution to make government more responsive and a better guardrail against a...

We are rejoined by the author of the international bestseller, "The Secret History of the World", Mark Booth. Since that time, Mark as recently published "The Secret History of the Universe". I hope you'll listen to the earlier episode, but these are stand alone. This subject matter is a blending of esoteric thoughts, philosophy. physics, and other related theories and laws.  Book UK:  https://www...

Bob Pondillo was a kid that stumbled into becoming a deejay. He's also been a university professor, screenplay writer, author, had films in Cannes, and won 4 Emmy Awards. His latest book is a psychologocal thriller/horror novel entitled "The Confession". It's got child abuse, mean nuns, mysterious visitations, and violence. Tune in and learn aboutthat this man and his mostly midwestern journey. Ex...

Bruce Fenton returns into the Garden after a long hiatus. And lucky you because for unknown tech issues, about halfway through, he couldn't hear em so you got largely a solo show from the guest. The topic was about the UFO/UAP disclosure, or lack thereof. 

Alexander G. Carrion was a self described F up and went to law school. Six months out of law school, he realized he loved helping people via immigration law. Since that time, he founded a law firm with a nationwide practice.  We discuss the increasing complexities in practicing law in an era where the rules are constantly shifting.  Carrion Law 19 Hart Street, apt 1 Brooklyn, NY 11206 Phone:  (631...

We welcome back Professor Rick Spence formerly of the University of Idaho, and currently host of the Strange As It Seems podcast. He's also been a multi time presenter of The Great Courses.  We discuss quite a list of religions many may have never heard of, or thought extinct, or a mystery. Well, we got through a good part of that list. Yes, the Beta Israelites are up first. Bogomils? We've got Bo...

The Garden welcomes in Ray Godleski to discuss methods of building wealth, with an aim towards retirement and retirement according to your priorities. It's an enormous topic but we tried to hot the high points and make it clear that no one glove fits all and issues like taxes and estate planning are involved. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Osaic Wealth, Inc . member FI...

Bernie Taylor is back! And this time we explore the School of Athens through the works of Raphael. This leads us to Gods and legends and giants of history. 

Many of you might have wondered where has The Gospel of Thomas episodes gone. Thomas and I do another podcast now and that show has been transformed into the Out of Character podcast. It's on the Sports Jedi Network (Sports Jedi Media Network onYouTube) with an expanded roster of cohosts and an expanded remit.  This episode could have been out the OOCP. Returning Garden guest Keegan Demetrijevic i...

Terry M. Adair, author of Where are the Little Green Men?, and his newly published book Earth: The Goldilocks Planet. Building upon the famous Drake Equation, Adair introduces a compelling framework that examines not only how life begins, but how it survives, evolves, and eventually becomes intelligent. From the structure of galaxies and the nature of stars to planetary systems, photosynthesis, bi...

Brace McKoy spent 11 years in the army after attending West Point. Thereafter, he was primarily in the defense industry. He authored a book in addition to other papers on the issues surrounding AI's emergence, the probability of aliens among us, and the forced reduction of population partly due to AI induced mass unemployment. He opines governments will have to take more control over the citizenry...

In the latest crossover simulcast with Sweet and Good Torah, Laivi Shor rejoins us. Or did we join him? The chat says the latter. Anyway, you might not have thought that the Torah, Talmud, or Kabbalah opines on UFOs, Aliens, and the possible divine relationship. You were wrong. 

Paul Skorpen has done a lot of things and has learned a lot of languages. He's learned Nepali. He's studied with a Shaman. He leads VIP tours.  He also has a theory that relates from the Bronze Age back to the dawn of the Tepes. We discuss those theories. But along the way, we have to learn a bit about both Goddesses and Tepes. 

Deborah Wilde is a global wanderer and hopeless romantic. After twelve years as a screenwriter, she was also a total cynic with a broken edit button, so, she jumped ship, started writing funny, sexy urban fantasy books and never looked back. She loves writing smart, flawed, wisecracking women who can solve a mystery, kick supernatural butt, banter with hot men, and still make time for their best f...

Horror and thriller actress, Amber Brooke, joins the Garden to talk about her projects and first hand spooky stories she's experienced.  She's also a model, cosplayer and frequent attraction at Horror Cons.  There's also a companion show on Sports Jedi (out of Character podcast) with Vinny Pacifico and Amber Brooke.

What's a Younger Dryas? What's a Glacial Maximum? Who was living in civilzations before Egypt and Sumeria? Turns out we have some names, places and archeology. So, Professor Emeritus John Hoopes breaks it down for us. Mezolythic, Neolithic, Holocene. among others are all terms we'll define and we'll fit some of those puzzle pieces between transforming to agriculturally based settlements from mobil...

J Scott Christianson is both capitalist and do gooder. He enjoyed great success in the private sector and has been a Professor at the University of Missouri. We discuss current events and trends surrounding this issue. Tech lords. Data centers. The threat from China. Job loss. Robots. Elon. It's all in here.

Stephen King is the most prolific horror author of the last several generations. Embedded within his works, is the connective tissue of The Wheel of Ka, or the King-a-verse. The dfining works that exemplifies this most is the Dark Tower series.  There are at least 7 novels and it's inspired numerous other multiverses. In orderr to discuss this series, I call upon Matt Vincent. You might remember h...

A lot of people feel America's political system is broken. Tom Joseph believes he found a legal solution. This is that discussion.

Jon F. White of Crecganford returns to the show. The primary topic was what is a typical Indo-European pantheon of gods. Whilst we did cover that, we also learned and explored many related items as we navigated this Bronze Age world. Turns out, Greek mythology is not exactly typical for Indo European pantheons, although there is overlap. Ancient pre-Greece was very near East influenced.  We - most...

Alex Coquito joins the Garden. He's a streamer, content creator, and independent thinker. He has a channel called Rican Reactions where he covers the current events and issues on Puerto Rico. We start with things we should know about Puerto Rico, and then move into our esoteric main event. We cover hive consciousness, parallel dimensions, deja vu, precognition, aliens, and much more. 

My special guest is Ram's Fan and he suggested we each pick some creatures from myths, legends, lore and media, and discuss them. And that's exactly what we did. From Trolls to the Kraken. And way beyond. Casual and deep. As you'd expect from the Garden. 

Our guest is Dr. Athena Lorin Hall and we discuss several aspects that are problematic in healthcare. Not necessarily limited to the US.  With over nine years of experience as a pediatric hospitalist and two years in a global health fellowship serving resource-limited communities, I’ve gained an invaluable perspective on both the strengths and shortcomings of our healthcare systems—and the opportu...

It's the 50th anniversary of Logan's Run. Me and Joey Restivo re-watched it and discuss it. Does it hold up? What issues does it explore? Hit play for a fun and interesting discussion.