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...

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 Envir...

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 al...

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...

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 chal...

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 parti...

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....

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 m...

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...

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 conversat...

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 . Spi...

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 Note...

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 trap...

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, Gardn...

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...

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 D...

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 .

Cognitive science researcher, Vince Polito, joins us this week to speak about microdosing, psychedelics in a clinical setting, and the direction and implications of this sort of work for our understanding of the human mind. School is in! Except this time I am paying attention. Show Notes Vince's website . Vince on Twitter . Vince's microdosing study . Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of...

The one and only Conner Habib returns for our traditional New Years discussion. Necromancy, witchcraft and whiteness, manufactured outrage, dialectical materialism and how to free yourself from the clutches of neoliberalism. Just what the time of year called for! Show Notes Conner on Patreon . Conner on Twitter . Lynn Margulis episode of Against Everyone .

For our Christmastide special, José Leitão returns to the show. He joins us to talk about the imminent release of his latest book,  Opuscula Cypriani , folk magic and witchcraft in Portugal, and all things St Cyprian. Splendid stuff. Show Notes Preorder  Opuscula Cypriani . José on Patreon . José on Academia . José's presentation in Kiev .

This week, we have a very special (emergency?) edition of Storytime with Paul. Glastonbury psychogeographer extraordinaire, Paul Weston, returns to the show to talk through some of the mythic, archetypal and historic resonances to the recent British election and the looming inevitability of Brexit. Great stuff, as ever. Show Notes Paul's website and tours . Paul's YouTube channel . Paul on Twitter...

It's that time of half-year again! This is the audio-only version of the H1 2020 live video forecast. You can also watch the replay and/or donate to the Christmas fundraiser here . Enjoy!