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  • Garden of Thought E.340 Equinox

    Garden of Thought E.340 Equinox
    Dec 6 2025
    I know him as Jay. Jay of the UFL America Facebook group. Then he was Jay who collaborated on UFL podcasts. Then Jay started listenting to the Garden shows and it turned out, he enjoyed the strange and voluminous landscapes of the Garden. He never mentioned he was a musician. Well, Jay is also known as Equinox and he's been part of the Philadelphia music scene for some time. He's now a signed artist in the rap and hip hop genre.

    This is his story.

    We also chat about football and the aspects of the Garden that he enjoys. We talk aliens, ancient technology, Tesla, myths, etc.
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Garden of Thought E.339 Baltimore Joint

    Garden of Thought E.339 Baltimore Joint
    Dec 3 2025
    He was a quiet guy. Then some confused podcasters encouraged him and he hasn't stopped since. I was one of those podcasters.

    He started with hot sauces. Then moved on to other foods.

    He's not from the Bayou, but he's a Bayou Geek. Somehow, he's cohosting with Hey Now Rich Dow.

    He's a Baltimore guy and we've never met.

    But he's here now. He's Chris Matthews. And this is a Baltimore Joint, but we talk about most everything except Baltimore.

    Note: since we recorded, the Bayou Geeks ended as a show. Members of that show started a new show called The Minorities Report.
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    1 h y 21 m
  • Garden of Thought E.338 Egyptian Watchers

    Garden of Thought E.338 Egyptian Watchers
    Nov 29 2025
    A few months sgo Mogg Morgan booked himself for this episode. We're delving into Egupt once again. We'll visit some friends but we focus on the "time of the nameless gods" and the "old ones". There were variations on the Watchers tales in Egyptian mythology. There were demigods and Nephilim. And Mogg & I had a lot of fun discussing and debating this. Including the definition of a demigod.

    A little teaser for some new interests I hope to explore. We talk a little Kush and even Punt. IYKYK
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    1 h y 26 m
  • Garden of Thought E.337 OUTSIDE THE THALSPARR

    Garden of Thought E.337 OUTSIDE THE THALSPARR
    Nov 26 2025
    Bjorn Leesson has always been fascinated with many topics to include
    history, the supernatural, and writing. These interests combined led to the
    Outside the Thalsparr series, with the first book in the series, "Runes of the
    Dokkrsdottir." Bjorn was not formally trained as a writer and has worked in
    the industrial manufacturing field his entire life. Writing his stories and hoping
    others enjoy them is a passion and not a career.

    He's written an entire series and we discuss the first several and more. OUTSIDETHETHALSPARR
    The Dokkrisdottir is not your ordinary Norse
    woman of the Viking age. One of the great
    warriors of her time, she soon learns that the
    hardest battles are not always those fought with
    a sword and shield. Through countless trials
    and tests, she is led by visions and omens on
    numerous adventures with the help of steadfast
    friends and family to discover her mysterious
    supernatural destiny, one more extraordinary
    than anyone could ever
    have imagined.

    Every road to an ultimate good is paved with monstrous
    deed...by a monster. Sometimes the monsters are all that
    stands between the living world and annihilation. In the
    struggle to survive her own life ,Josephine Peele becomes
    the monster in service of the Light, but it takes all her
    torments to ready her for her own purpose that only she can
    accomplish.
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  • Garden of Thought E.336 Talking the Indo in Indo-European

    Garden of Thought E.336 Talking the Indo in Indo-European
    Nov 22 2025
    I've been pretty proud about the journey we've taken together learning about the Indo-Europeans. The linguistics versus the cultures versus the religions. We've done a lot of comparing and contrasting, and a lot of deep dive exploration. But we've spent a lot more time on the European side of the term. Today we put the focus on the Indo aspects.

    To do so in an academic manner, we welcome back Professor Michael York. From the heart of the Steppes, we go in many directioms, but mostly stick to the East. From modern day Iran to Western China, and the vast lands between, we touch on the Eastern aspects.

    Sure, we stray periodically back to Greece or Egypt or Thrace, we force outselves back to India and the Central Asian "Stans". We visit the ancient pantheons, Zoro Astur, Mithras, and into the Dharmic religions. As always when a professor is tolerating a semi edicated monkey (me), we get sublime and ridiculous. But the Garden does not disappoint.
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    1 h y 34 m
  • Garden of Thought E. 335 Gods of a New World

    Garden of Thought E. 335 Gods of a New World
    Nov 19 2025
    We welcome in author Ryan Melsom for a wide ranging discussion centered on his newest techno thriller in the cyberpunk tradition.

    Set in the near future after the world we know collapsed and
    was rebuilt through new AI-powered technology, Gods of a
    New World is a a mind-bending cyberpunk thriller of rebellion
    and redemption.
    "I think we’re all wondering what the explosion of artificial
    intelligence means for the future of humanity, and that’s
    exactly what Gods of a New World explores,” says Melsom.
    “I’ve long been fascinated by the intersections among
    technology, society, and spirituality, so I feel like my interests
    were made for this moment.”
    “Gods of a New World is a fascinating exploration of an all-
    too-plausible future, and also a fast-paced adventure with an intriguing dose of metaphysical
    speculation,.

    The trillionaires were powerful enough to reshape the world, but it wasn’t enough. Now they
    want more . . .
    In a world where trillionaires assisted by powerful AIs call themselves gods, a world where
    miracles are engineered and secret technology is wired into the very air, James Kessler and
    Maree Shell stumble upon a conspiracy that defies possibility: the new gods’ plan to encode
    their consciousness into the world and seize control of reality itself, to literally become the gods
    they have so far only pretended to be.
    From the world’s gleaming new AI-crafted cities to the crumbling ruins of the old ones, the two
    unlikely allies, one a childhood survivor of the Bad Times and the other a privileged daughter of
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    wealth, must run a gauntlet of hostile AIs, vengeful modern-day gods, and mysterious ancient
    deities, desperately trying to disrupt the plans of the most powerful people who have ever
    lived. Nothing less than the fate of free will itself hangs in the balance.
    More about the author
    Ryan Melsom has never stopped dreaming about new ways he could get ideas out of his head
    and into the world. He holds a PhD in literature from Queen’s University and has long been
    fascinated with the interplay among culture, technology, spirituality, spaces, and human
    nature. Through the years he has explored these topics through numerous creative media,
    including two previous works of fiction, academic writing, experimental web spaces, music
    projects, and a black belt in karate. He grew up in Kamloops, British Columbia, and now lives in
    Ottawa with his wife and two boys
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Garden of Thought E.334 Cleric of Arcana

    Garden of Thought E.334 Cleric of Arcana
    Nov 16 2025
    The Cleric of Chaos rejoins the Garden to discuss and educate on the more modern aspects of the Left Hand side. Including a working origin of that descriptor.

    We start with the no very ancient symbol known as Baphomet. It's likely origins and it's misuse over the last few centuries. We also address the Chruch of Satan, Luciferians, the Satanic Panic - then and now, and some prominent names.

    Perfect for year round, but especially during spooky season.
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    1 h y 11 m
  • Garden of Thought E.333 Bask in Basque Mythology

    Garden of Thought E.333 Bask in Basque Mythology
    Nov 12 2025
    Bernie Taylor's back and he's bringing the knowledge. He doesn't just have the writings, he actually has the cave paintings. Thousands of years old. In the mysterious Basque territories. For those who don't know, the Basques are a people who live along the borders of Spain and France. They have wanted an independent state for a long time.

    But it's just that, their language is not related to any neighboring or nearby languages. A quasi-isolate. They also have a different general appearance than many Iberians and Franks.

    Bernie gives us a tour of the geography and their mythology. We start with the Queen of the Gods. Yes. Queen. And we explore from there. We find some similarities to old friends and some aspects relatively unique to most European religions for the past four or five millennia.

    Not all caves to the underworld are bad. Or, are they?
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    1 h y 15 m