Tarot Interviews is the first podcast in the world to interview creatives using tarot cards. Every week, Fin sits down with creative minds from across the world to share their journeys and insights. Whether you're listening to a poet share a painful reflection about The Tower, an actor reveal a secret with the Seven of Swords, or a novelist discuss their art of storytelling through The Magician, each episode brings a one-of-a-kind conversation you will not find anywhere else. Three cards. Th ...
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Queer Magic: Tarot and Transformation with Cassandra Snow
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32:25Cassandra Snow is an author of Tarot & Occult books, full-time Tarot reader and creative witch about town. Their latest book project is Tarot In Other Words. This book is an essay anthology on queer tarot topics that Snow curated, edited and contributed to. Order Tarot In Other Words now! Tarot Interviews credits Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey …
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The Queen of Words: Chloe De Lullington on Cats and Cacoethes
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27:02Chloe De Lullington is a writer, chronic overthinker, and queen of the chaotic coming-of-age narrative. Her debut novel Cacoethes (Northodox Press, June 2025) is a bold, funny, and unflinching exploration of queer longing, bad decisions, and the mess of early adulthood. Chloe’s background spans screenwriting and fiction. Whether she’s writing in si…
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Swords! Sorcery! Sandguins! Kay Purcell’s Tarot-Powered Tabletop Tales
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28:01Kay Purcell is a storyteller, community builder, and co-founder of Chaotic Wholesome Presents, known for conjuring vibrant, inclusive worlds in the realms of Tabletop Roleplaying Games and live-play performance. Their work blends razor-sharp humour with emotional depth, telling tales where every player has power, penguins are terrifying, and chaos …
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A Fuffle of Hope: Drawing the Cards with Julia Bird
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30:02Julia Bird is a poet whose collections include Hannah and the Monk and Twenty-Four Seven Blossom, and two illustrated pamphlets from The Emma Press: Now You Can Look and Is, Thinks Pearl. Her poetry is known for its cinematic sweep, surreal detail and inventive humour. Julia has also collaborated with artist Mike Sims on projects including Paper Tr…
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Monstrous Flesh and the Feral Feminine: Clelia McElroy on Horror
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25:26Clelia McElroy is a film researcher and the founder/director of Monstrous Flesh, a project dedicated to exploring the representation of women and non-binary people in the horror genre. Since its inception in 2021, Monstrous Flesh has been hosting film courses, events, panel talks, lectures and film seasons in collaboration with community groups and…
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Crowley, Creativity & Cosmic Horror: Julian Simpson’s Occult Audioverse
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31:59Julian Simpson is a British writer, director, and audio dramatist known for redefining modern audio fiction through immersive storytelling and atmospheric world-building. With a background in film and television, he is the creator of The Lovecraft Investigations, Mythos, and Who is Aldrich Kemp? - projects marked by his signature themes of mystery,…
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Boundless Love in Changing Times: A Tarot Interview with Sadriana Zea
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30:52Sadriana Zea is a disabled writer, traditional media artist, and Twitch streamer dedicated to mental health awareness and supporting nonprofits that help people live a life worth living. She lives with her two cats in the US in Cleveland, Ohio. Like many people with an abundance of time on her hands, her hobby is collecting hobbies. She reads, croc…
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Pentacles, Process & Pokémon? Oh My! A Tarot-Fueled Talk with Kate Gray
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26:58Kate Gray is a British games writer and journalist with over a decade of experience in the industry. Based in Canada, she specializes in dialogue writing, narrative procedural generation, and storytelling through design. Her notable works include serving as the Narrative Lead for Moonstone Island and Winding Worlds, as well as contributing to Goodb…
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Pixels & Predictions: Mama Nyah's House Of Tarot Is The Game That Reads You
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14:08Tarot Interviews proudly brings you a bonus episode about Mama Nyah's House of Tarot with creator Devin Reid, who has crafted a magical combination of New Orleans mysticism and nostalgic gaming. Unlike tarot apps that display card definitions, Mama Nyah creates personal readings where your intention shapes every interpretation. The cards aren't ran…
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Rest, Resist, Rewrite: Lindz McLeod’s Tarot-Approved Survival Guide
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25:33Lindz McLeod is a Scottish author known for her imaginative fiction that blends the surreal, the unsettling, and the profoundly human. Lindz writes across genres, from speculative fiction and horror to literary romance. She is the author of Turducken, an award-winning short story collection, and Sunbathers, a darkly erotic horror novella. Lindz McL…
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Demons, Detectives and Doppelgängers: Chase McPherson on Rewriting The Vampire Rulebook
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28:14Chase McPherson is a queer speculative fiction writer whose stories blend the gothic with the emotional, exploring themes of grief, identity, and the resilience of love. His Bloodbound series reimagines vampire lore - a place where rules are meant to be broken and relationships rarely follow the expected path. Influenced by a childhood filled with …
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Romance, Reason & Rebellion: Carrie Jenkins on Redefining Love
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29:37Professor Carrie Jenkins is a philosopher and poet whose work explores the nature of love, identity, and the complexities of the self. She is the author of What Love Is: And What It Could Be and Sad Love: Romance and the Search for Meaning, which challenge traditional ideas of romantic relationships through both philosophical inquiry and personal e…
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Magic That Grows: Amy Blackthorn on the Power of Plants
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27:18Amy Blackthorn is a respected author and herbalist best known for blending plant magic with practical spirituality. Her best-selling books include Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic, Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews, Blackthorn’s Protection Magic, Blackthorn’s Botanical Wellness, and Sacred Smoke. Ordained through the Order of the Golden Gryphon and certifie…
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A Sloth, a Lizard Wizard and a Terrible Date Walk Into a Podcast: Lauren Beukes Draws the Cards
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24:08Lauren Beukes is a South African author known for her genre-bending fiction that blends speculative elements with sharp social commentary. Born in Johannesburg in 1976, she gained international acclaim with her 2013 novel The Shining Girls, a time-travel thriller about a serial killer and the woman who survives him. Beukes’s work often explores the…
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Fin reveals more about this mysterious podcast. Join us on April 1st for the start of The Fool's Journey. Tarot Interviews credits Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn Additional music: Nicola Snarey Cover art: Rein G If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podca…
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