True Magic

In the first of a two-parter on this topic, we look at the strangely inconsistent history of modesty in Christendom, and suggest that the reason we find modesty so hard is because we think of it as a set of rules about skin coverage—rather than as a spiritual pattern of preserving one’s place in the creation hierarchy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

Bnonn being indisposed, Smokey monologues on weasel phrases which signal that you’re thinking like a materialist, and rants about a bad argument against women in the workforce. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

In this landmark episode, Smokey expounds, for the first time, her most notable contribution to the history of symbolic thought. We talk about the continuum between ducks and swans, twisting serpents, squid, alpacas, the Flying Spaghetti Monster…and, of course, noodles. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemag...

In this bonus episode, Bnonn builds on the foundation of clothing as corporate identity, and talks specifically about the weird and sinister anti-pattern of mass masking. What does it communicate? How does it affect our identities? And is it actually…magic? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscri...

We discuss the connection between identity and appearance—and how clothing has been used in history to direct corporate identity, uniting and separating people from each other. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.truemagic.nz In this episode, Smokey regails us with an incomplete list of trivia, both weird and wonderful, and Bnonn tries to keep up.

We talk about how clothing is not merely a form of nonverbal communication, but can accurately be thought of as a language in its own right. In light of this, we then ask what modern clothing is saying—and discover some rather dark spiritual patterns. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.truemagic.nz Must a woman change her last name to her husband’s if it is something like McUgly, Crapper, or Bieber? What if it’s fine by itself, but embarrassing with her first name—e.g., Luna Lovegood marrying a Mr. Tick? In this episode, we discover what a name is in scripture, and why a woman takes her husband’s name in our cultu...

Is clothing just a result of the fall? If so, why is God depicted clothed in majesty, and why are angels and perfected men always in white robes? What does clothing mean, what spiritual patterns does it express…and how does this change the way we think about it? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/su...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.truemagic.nz Smokey blindsides Bnonn with thorny scenarios in which he must figure out how (and whether) to honor the wishes of the dead. They talk about a woman making foolish vows to a husband on his deathbed, various burial practices, and burning a Great American Novel. Then they have an argument about donating Smokey to medical...

Bnonn briefly explains seven axioms that True Magic takes for granted—without which the project makes no sense. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

Bnonn & Smokey explain what “true magic” is, why it matters, and what you can expect for season 1 of the podcast. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe