Garden of Thought

LA Marzulli is the author of 13 + books, has made numerous films, appeared in many television shows, and is a frequent conference speaker. He also is certain the end of days is near. He is a pre-millenialist which means the first war post Resurrection hasn't occurred yet. He discusses his journeys and studies and how he came to these realizations. He explains why the God of the Old Testament seems...

Meet Michaelbrent Collings: International bestseller, produced screenwriterMultiple Dragon Award finalistMultiple Bram Stoker Award finalistVoted one of the top 20 All-Time Greatest Horror Writers by Ranker.com. We discuss a lot. His story and journey. We digress into Garden Views territory on IP and negotiations, etc. From his first book to his experience with his work being transformed into film...

A woman, reverend, Ufoologist, and conference organizer go into a bar. How many drinks do they order? In this case, one. It's the same person. At a young age, Alyson Dunlap Shanes, had paranormal encounters. The first was with an incubus. This event was later corroborated by a different person, from an entirely different vantage. This started her journey into studying religions, paganism and ultim...

Chris Carberry is the author of 2 books, one of which will be released as a film this summer. He has interviewed many astronauts and is a long time part of the space community. He is the director of Explore Mars, a tax exempt organization. In addition to discussing space policy and current issues, we also focus on the spices of life. What's the history of booze in space? Yes, alcohol has been imbi...

From the lecture hall to Shudder, we have an true master of horror. And I finally get to talk about the movie, "Men".  Mo Moshaty is a genre screenwriter, author, and lecturer. With a concentration on psychological and possession horror in her writing, Mo’s background as a Trauma Specialist and Behavioral Therapist provides a sturdy foundation. She is the creator of the course, “Writing Trauma Res...

Robert Bitto from Unexplained Mexico rejoins us and we discuss the Maya. Often heralded as North America's Egypt, we discuss the truth. Was there human sacrifice? Did they emerge from the Olmec? Who were their gods? What's the story about 2012 and why didn't the world end? What led to their mysterious end as an empire? Along the way, we meet dragons, twins, and other familiar characters. 

This bonus episode comes from unPopularReview Entertainment (YouTube etc) where Garden of the Superior airs live the last Saturday of every month at 11:30 am EST, featuring Cee the Superior and yours truly. This debut is about the Norse-Germanic Goddess, Freyja. Basically the goddess of blood, sex, sugar and magick. 

This episode, we meet another author who's genre can only be described as Garden of Doomsy. Horror and suspense author Meg Hafdahl is the creator of numerous stories and books. Her fiction has appeared in anthologies such as Eve’s Requiem: Tales of Women, Mystery and Horror and Eclectically Criminal. Her work has been produced for audio by The Wicked Library and The Lift, and she is the author of...

Mike Hammond is a retired homicide detective serving in the Chicago Police Department. He's worked hundreds of homicides. We discuss his path, the structure of that department, his experiences. We compare facts to fiction such as The Wire, Homicide and Chicago PD. What were interactions with other law enforcement agencies like? Are there really jurisdictional turf wars?  What are some of the notab...

The Shaws are married and share lifetimes of experiences with extraterrestrials. These occurred both before and after they met. One is a retired health care professional, while the other is a journalist. We discuss their shared and separate experiences. Moreover, it seems there might be an ancestral tie to the alien's focus on Mr. Shaw. We explore crafts, physical descriptions, and communication m...

Sean BW Parker has been and around the arts his entire life. After spending 10 years in Turkey, he returned to England and opened a concert venue with a bed & breakfast planned. This was on the Southern coast of England. This venture lasted only a number of months. There was dissension within the investors. They faced regulatory, legal and neighbor problems. Did I mention the ghosts? Turns out...

Don't fear my first words, this is Garden Views. My guest is Edo Van Belkhom has been a working writer. He's been compared to Stephen King. He won the Bram Stoker award once and was nominated another time. He's won the Canadian Aurora Award. There are others. he wrote erotica and stories for truckers supported by the trucking industry (yes, 2 different gigs). Some of his works were adapted for a t...

Jamie Chambers is a British actor who's featured in a lot of current films in the horror and sci-fi genres. He's been a heavy gun stormtrooper in Star Wars 7 and lots of other funs things you've seen and will (House of the Dragon). We talk about everything. From the business aspects, to SAG and the UK equivalent, to the employment status per project. But we also talk about comics, movies and prett...

Jake and Jeff Lippman are back on your airwaves, reviewing the week in the UFL. We are much improved! A combined 7-1 prediction count this week. Who's up? Who's down? What's hot? What's not? Are the extra point option rules backfiring? Should certain teams make a trade? Can losing your starting QB be a good thing? And a full break down and recap of all the games.

If you took "True Blood", some of "American Gods", and tossed in some "Eternals", and shook them up in a snowglobe you purchased at Giza, you might get this book as the result. Yvonne Garcia Zaher wrote "The Annubis Chronicles" and Book One Origins is the first installment. There are gods, demigods, vampires, demons, werewolves (lots of werewolves), witches, shape shifters, elves, dark elves, star...

Stephan A. Schwartz is a Distinguished Associated Scholar for The California Insitute for  Human Science, Consulting Faculty of Saybrook University, and a BIAL Foundation  Fellow. He is an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction, columnist for the  journal Explore, and editor of the daily web publication Schwartzreport.net in both of which he  covers trends that are affecting the futu...

They are said to have come from nowhere with a fully formed society, only to have disappeared into nowhere. They are the Atlantis of North America. The Egypt or Sumeria. They are mysterious, revered, and 100% confirmed as real. They are the Olmecs. The so called "Mother Culture" of Mezoamerica. Our friend, Robert Bitto, re-enters the Garden and separates fact from legend, what we know from what we...

Jake and Jeff cover the news and notes regarding the UFL. We also break down the USFL division, scoring each team and making way early division and league predictions. We also predict the winners of this weekend's first 4 games.

Gary Wayne returns to the Garden to discuss his long anticipated follow up to Genesis6. To do so, we visit with the giants, both pre and post Flood. We add some of the secret wisdom and try to give them names that correspond to various mythologies. Gary goes into detail about the various types and tribes of giants, whether they were large in size or just large in impact. Who were the patriarchs? H...

The Lipp Men, Jake & Jeff, breakdown the news and tidbits of the week regarding the UFL and related items. We discuss and debate a few salient issues. And we cover the 4 teams in the XFL Division. We give them numerical rankings for now. Notable cuts and adds are identified. Roster moves and coaching decisions are analyzed. Also, when doing alphabetically, does the S A I in St. Louis count, or...

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Mark Olly (international TV star) returns to the Garden to discuss the Celts. They're not just Irish. In fact, they may be one of the most influential peoples of Europe. Mark goes through their history, geography, genetics, and follows their legends, lore and religions. We cover druids, The Morrigan, Boudicca, Arthur, The Merlin(s), Finn McCool, The Giant's Caus...

Jake and Jeff Lippman and UFL super fans in training. It's the first season and we're hoping a lot of you are interested too. The XFL/USFL merger happened so quickly, it took everyone by surprise. But this is an opportunity to enjoy Spring football in one league, rather than trying to learn 2 leagues playing simultaneously. We don't know much more than you. Or maybe we do; we did our homework. We'...

When I booked this guest for Microbiology and Human Evolution, I honestly had no idea what we'd be talking about. Richard Anderson has many degrees and credentials, including being a Microbiologist and award winning author. His non fiction book was recognized as book of the year. He has a post dystopian science fiction novel nearing publication, with another on the way. We discuss everything from...

JLF Sullivan suffered a series of setbacks while building a life building a family and business. The path to wellness brought her to Past Life Regression Hypnosis Therapy. After numerous sessions, she remembered memories of past lives. One of which was her life as the Princess of Lemuria. She explores that in her book, "Child of the Universe". Sullivan lays out the Lemurians were among the ancient...

PJ Blount is a law professor at the University of Cardiff and comes from the University of Mississippi space law line. He's lectured extensively on the issues of settling space. And he enters the Garden to discuss many of these. Yes, we struggle to not use forms of "colonize". Yes, we discuss the ethical considerations of what is humanity's right to settle anywhere. What is life? Is life required...