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Expanding Mind – Yoga PhD – 06/02/13

Fitness, religion, and the complexities of the Encinitas yoga court case: a talk with Carol Horton, author of Yoga Ph.D: Integrating the Life of the Mind and the Wisdom of the Body. http://carolhortonphd.com/ Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Faith of the Faithless – 05/26/13

Political theology, weird democracy, and the possibility of life without masters: a talk with philosopher Simon Critchley, author of Faith of the Faithless. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Cacophony Society – 05/19/13

Pranks, clowns, and the aesthetics of chaos: a talk with John Law and Carrie Galbraith, co-authors of Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society. http://www.lastgasp.com/blog/publishing/tales-of-the-san-francisco-cacophony-society/       – Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Virtual Objects – 05/12/13

Technological animism, YouTube nostalgia, and the Internet’s glass bead game. A talk with Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey about his new curated show The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things. http://goo.gl/qjT7N   Related articles Expanding Mind – Shamanic Odyssey – 05/05/13 Godspeed Institute – 05/05/13 – Originally Aired 05/13/12 Expanding Mind – Present …

Expanding Mind – Consciousness Explorers – 03/31/13

Meditation, warrior compassion, and hacking the sensorium: a probing talk with consciousness writer and explorer Jeff Warren, author of The Head Trip. www.jeffwarren.org. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.9MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Sex at Dawn – 03/24/13

Bonobos, evolutionary psychology, and the hard-wired problem of monogamy: a sprightly conversation with Christopher Ryan, co-author of Sex at Dawn. http://www.chrisryanphd.com/ Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.4MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Magickal Cinema – 03/17/13

Thelema, initiation, and the magick of clowns: a talk with Antero Alli, director of the new “zany occult thriller” The Dream of Falling Upwards. http://www.verticalpool.com/fallingup.html Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.3MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Transhuman Fictions – 02/24/13

  Brain tech, telepathic drugs, and ass-kicking Buddhists: a fascinating talk with Ramez Naam about his new transhumanist science fiction novel Nexus. http://rameznaam.com/   Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.8MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – 02/17/13

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Expanding Mind – Lovecraftian Magic – 02/10/13

Grimoires, H.P. Lovecraft, and the power of nightmare: a talk with ceremonial magician Donald Tyson, author of The Dream-World of H.P. Lovecraft and the Necronomicon Series from Llewellyn Publications. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.4MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Sexual Outlaw – 01/27/13

Belly dancing, spirit lovers, and the fascinating life of Victorian sex reformer (and mystic) Ida Craddock: a talk with Vere Chappell, author of Sexual Outlaw, Erotic Mystic: the Essential Ida Craddock. www.sexualoutlaw.com Related articles Sexxx Talk Radio – Make Love Not Porn, with Cindy Gallup – 01/16/13 Expanding Mind – Madame Blavatsky …

Expanding Mind – Madame Blavatsky – 01/13/13

Secret masters, mysterious teacups, and the origins of the New Age: a talk with Gary Lachman about his new book Madame Blavatsky: the Mother of Modern Spirituality. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.5MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Cartoon Utopia – 01/06/13

Esoteric comics, energetic alchemy, and subversive optimism: a talk with comic artist Ron Regé, Jr., about his new book The Cartoon Utopia (Fantagraphics).  http://ronrege.blogspot.com/ Related articles Expat Files – Travel Kit – 01/06/13 What Women Must Know – Three Simple Steps – 01/03/13 Expanding Mind – The Screaming Abyss – 12/23/12 Podcast: …

Expanding Mind – Dark Green Religion – 12/02/12

  Earth First!, the nature of the sacred, and environmentalism as a fusion of science and spirit: a talk with Professor Bron Taylor, author of Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future. www.brontaylor.com – Podcast: Play in new window | Download (13.2MB) | Embed

Expanding Mind – Cinematic Time – 11/11/12

Time, Tarkovsky’s “Stalker,” and the Zona of Burning Man: a talk with writer Geoff Dyer, author of Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room. www.geoffdyer.com Podcast: Play in new window | Download (12.9MB) | Embed