Best Tom Tolkien Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 31 - How reading between the ages of 11 and 16 can help teens get better jobs 35:42

1d ago35:42

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 31 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-31/ Part 1 Book post A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron Volcano by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft I’m going to make a friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat…

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Book 1 Chapter 11: A Knife in the Dark 34:22

2d ago34:22

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Andrew and Patrick discuss Book 1, Chapter 11 of The Fellowship of the Ring: A Knife in the Dark. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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Michael Connelly--the master storyteller of modern crime novels 12:03

9d ago12:03

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In this episode, you'll learn-- how Michael Connelly inherited his love of mystery novels from his own mother how the detective stories of Raymond Chandler played a pivotal role in Connelly's path to become a bestselling author of detective stories how a little known event in his youth foreshadowed Connelly's interest in police work of the incredib…

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Book 1 Chapter 10: Strider 31:15

10d ago31:15

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Andrew and Patrick discuss Book 1, Chapter 10 of The Fellowship of the Ring: Strider. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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101. Healing the Liminal w/ Marcella Kroll 1:08:57

16d ago1:08:57

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Marcella Kroll https://www.marcellakroll.com/ , author of Healing the Liminal, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about what it means to exist in, navigate and heal liminality, as well as about discovering ways to connect with unknown ancestors and lost family members through meditative, artistic and magical practices. Topics discussed…

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Book 1 Chapter 9: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony 31:17

17d ago31:17

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Andrew and Patrick discuss Book 1, Chapter 9 of The Fellowship of the Ring: At the Sign of the Prancing Pony. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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Book 1 Chapter 8: Fog on the Barrow-downs 32:08

24d ago32:08

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Andrew and Patrick discuss chapter 8 of The Fellowship of the Ring: Fog on the Barrow-downs. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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How to successfully read Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION 39:15

25d ago39:15

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Send us a text J.R.R. Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION provides the cosmology behind his best know works THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE HOBBIT. It presents all that came before, preparing Middle-earth for the War of the Ring. But lacking the same storytelling structure of those best known works, Tolkien's legendarium can present challenges to readers. Her…

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Book 1 Chapter 7: In the House of Tom Bombadil 33:29

1M ago33:29

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Andrew and Patrick discuss Chapter 7 of The Fellowship of the Ring: In the House of Tom Bombadil. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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Episode 30 - Why Investing in Your School Library Can Boost Your School Inspection Grade 33:36

1M ago33:36

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 30 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-30/ Part 1 Book post Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean Our Tree by Jessica Meserve We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustr…

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100.5 Satanism and the Far-Right w/ Spencer Sunshine 1:17:20

1M ago1:17:20

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Spencer Sunshine https://www.patreon.com/c/spencersunshine/home?redirect=true, https://spencersunshine.com/, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Satanism and the Far-right. Topics discussed include accelerationism, the history of nazis in Satanist circles and other fringe a…

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Sir Ridley Scott, Cinematic Storyteller Genius 11:44

1M ago11:44

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In this episode, you'll discover-- how Sir Ridley Scott went from advertising mogul to major movie director how even though he ranks among the top grossing directors of all time, he had to wait half his life for his chance to direct a his first major motion picture how so many of his films, which were not appreciated initially, became cult and fan …

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Book 1 Chapters 5-6: A Conspiracy Unmasked/The Old Forest 32:19

1M ago32:19

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Andrew and Patrick discuss chapters 5 and 6 of The Fellowship of the Ring: A Conspiracy Unmasked and The Old Forest. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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100. J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium w/ Asher from Ad Hoc History 1:23:40

2M ago1:23:40

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Asher, Co-host of Ad Hoc History Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/0HLqy3W7LtnuMxRxl0ei0Q?si=d1c727b897604262 joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about J.R.R. Tolkien’s work and Legendarium, the mythology found therein. Topics discussed include: What spiritual ideas might have informed Tolkien’s work? How might his time as a soldier…

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Who is The Mouth of Sauron? 31:08

2M ago31:08

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Send us a text Unlike many of the servants of Middle-earth's Dark Lord, The Mouth of Sauron was a mortal man who rose through the ranks to become the general and communicator of the great flaming eye. On The Tolkien Podcast, we read from select passages and discuss the person destined to help rule Middle-earth — if Sauron had won the War of the Rin…

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99. Everyday Elegies and Hypersigil Songs w/ The Tom O’Bedlam 1:05:41

2M ago1:05:41

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Per Andreassen who performs as The Tom O’Bedlam joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss his new album and hypersigil Everyday Elegies. Topics discussed include feedback loops and the ritual of performance, identity and art, The Invisibles by Grant Morrison, and the character, The Tom O’Bedlam. A few tracks from Everyday Elegies, Grow Old…

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Book 1 Chapter 4: A Short Cut to Mushrooms 33:43

2M ago33:43

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Andrew and Patrick discuss chapter 4 of The Fellowship of the Ring: A Short Cut to Mushrooms. Submit your questions and comments at adeoatus.com/podcast. Support the show at adeodatus.com/donate.By Adeodatus

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Episode 29 - Do Children Read More Than We Think? 39:40

2M ago39:40

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 29 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-29/ Part 1 Book post Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch Please …

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What (who) is Tom Bombadil ? 1:00:43

2M ago1:00:43

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Send us a text Appearing only in a few pages of FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, with few mentions elsewhere, and not appearing in most adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS, Tom Bombadil has always captured the imagination of readers. We look at who Tom is, which is really more an examination of WHAT Tom is. And, we look carefully at the re…

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Book 1 Chapter 3: Three is Company 32:06

2M ago32:06

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Andrew and Patrick discuss chapter 3 of the Fellowship of the Ring.By Adeodatus

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The two mysterious blue wizards of Tolkien's legendarium 31:11

3M ago31:11

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Send us a text Tolkien's Middle-earth included wizards, from nearly the start of THE HOBBIT published in 1937. From there The Professor included wizards Gandalf the Grey, and Radagast the Brown woven throughout his tale. When THE LORD OF THE RINGS was published Saruman the White was added to the wizard ranks and the mystery expanded from there. Dee…

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Clive Cussler, an adventurer in fiction and real life 12:14

3M ago12:14

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In this episode you'll learn-- how Clive Cussler turned his love of the sea into best-selling, action-adventure novels how Cussler went from writing award winning ads to bestselling thrillers how Cussler managed "the willing suspension of disbelief" of readers at a level matched by few authors how Cussler's real life adventures were nearly as momen…

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98. Slow Magic w/ Anthony Rella 1:34:01

3M ago1:34:01

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Anthony Rella https://anthonyrella.com/, author of Slow Magic: Cultivate Lasting Transformation Through Spellwork and Self-Growth, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about playing the long game in one’s magical practice and working with different parts of the self. Some of the concepts which inform Slow Magic as a Paradigm are discusse…

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Book 1 Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past 31:32

3M ago31:32

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Andrew and Patrick talk about chapter 2 of the Fellowship of the Ring.By Adeodatus

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Sir Richard Taylor co-founder of Weta Workshop 58:36

3M ago58:36

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Send us a text Sir Richard Taylor, knighted in 2010 and named New Zealand's Man of the Year in 2012, has won five of the six Academy Awards he was nominated for. He co-founded Weta Workshop with his now wife Tanya Rodger and is responsible for the miniatures (bigitures), costumes, prosthetics, props and weapons on screen in Peter Jackson's LORD OF …

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Episode 28 - Is It Time To Rethink Dressing-Up For World Book Day? 43:22

3M ago43:22

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 28 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-28/ Part 1 Book post Diary Of A Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Wotto Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson, illustrated by Beth …

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Nora Roberts--the Juggernaut of Romance Fiction 12:55

3M ago12:55

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In this episode, you'll learn-- how the origin story of the most successful romance writer of all time how Roberts came to author fiction under four different names how Roberts has managed to write and publish more bestsellers than any other author The secret behind Roberts prodigious output of fiction. Check out the backstories you never knew abou…

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97.5. Magic & Mental Health: Magickal Thinking 2:39:39

4M ago2:39:39

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Luxahttps://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata hosts a panel of magic practitioners to discuss navigating issues related to mental health in one’s magical practice. Questions the panel will address: How do you know when you're getting into potential trouble by going "too far", or do you not consider this to be a risk? What have you done in the past to get yourse…

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97. The Spiritual Quest of Rock Music & Jim Morrison as a Secret Teacher w/ Paul Wyld 1:50:40

4M ago1:50:40

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Paul Wyld, https://paulwyld.com/ author of Jim Morrison Secret Teacher of the Occult: A Journey to the Other Side joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss how Jim Morrison, lead singer of the legendary rock group, The Doors, can be thought of as someone on the type of spiritual journey that author Manly Palmer Hall references in his influ…

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A VERY speedy tour through Middle-earth (Arda) history, with a dose of cinema history too! 34:47

4M ago34:47

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Send us a text In this episode of The Tolkien Podcast, The Return of the Balrog, we take a breakneck-speed look at the history of Tolkien's fantasy realm of Middle-earth and its context in Arda. The super-quick tour isn't concerned with names and dates but aims to provide a big-picture glance to provide context for history's most cinematic balrog —…

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Episode 27 - Why teaching discrete subjects encourages reading for pleasure 36:39

4M ago36:39

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 27 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-27/ Part 1 Book post Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillip The Reall…

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Every time fans argue, a Balrog gets its wings 28:29

4M ago28:29

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Send us a text Balrogs, creatures of shadow and flame in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe are, pardon the pun, a topic of hot debate. They are also cool, as, well, cool as hell (Udûn.) In this episode we take a walk through the valley of the shadow to discuss these powerful, captivating and often debated creatures, and take on the old debate: wings vs. no…

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In what order should I read J.R.R. Tolkien's works? + Podcast Disclaimer 41:37

4M ago41:37

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Send us a text J.R.R. Tolkien published a lot of material. With the help of his son and literary executor, there is a wealth of published content and commentary, including non-Middle-earth fiction, art, his essays and letters and some excellent writings about The Professor. So, as a reader, should you follow conventional wisdom or is there a better…

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96. RETROSPEKTIVE: A Look Back at Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth w/ Tom Banger 1:35:32

4M ago1:35:32

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Tom Banger https://www.instagram.com/tombanger/?hl=en joins Luxa https://bsky.app/profile/luxastrata919.bsky.social to discuss the history, magic and exploits of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth. TOPY's work (with things like the cut-up method, experimenting with non-structuralist magic, art as magic, the use of sexual fluids in ritual, experimenting …

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95. Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch w/ Harold Roth & The Devil Card w/ Pink Disco Magazine 1:47:55

5M ago1:47:55

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Harold Roth https://www.instagram.com/haroldrothart/?hl=en joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss his new book, The Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch: The Watchers, Nephilim, Fallen Angels, and the End of the World (Weiser Enochian Library) and the magical and historical significance of the biblical text, the Book of Enoch. We’ll…

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J. R. R. Tolkien--the imagination that birthed epic Middle Earth stories 14:24

5M ago14:24

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In this episode, you learn-- how the early tragedies, triumphs and experiences of his young life inspired his fantasy tales the unlikely path Tolkien's invented story for his children took to become a bestseller with more than 100 million copies how it took Tolkien almost two decades to develop, research, write and publish Lord of the Rings how the…

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Book 1 Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Party 31:12

5M ago31:12

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Andrew and Patrick discuss the Fellowship of the Ring Chapter 1: A Long-Expected Party.By Adeodatus

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Trailer 1:51

5M ago1:51

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Send us a text Meet your host, Larry D Curtis. Student of J.R.R. Tolkien, veteran journalist and your guide through Middle-earth on the Tolkien Podcast. Visit or share: https://thetolkienpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Support the show Contact: [email protected] Larry D Curtis

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The Fellowship of the Ring: Prologue and Foreword 39:00

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By Adeodatus

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Introduction: about the Glittering Caves podcast 3:09

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Join Dr. Andrew Seeley and Patrick Boduch as they dive into a new chapter of the Lord of the Rings in each episode of Glittering Caves. Andrew grew up reading The Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien, while Patrick has only recently begun reading through the entire trilogy.By Adeodatus

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Episode 26 - Why Discount Book Packs Are a Bad Deal for Schools 35:30

5M ago35:30

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 26 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-26/ Part 1 Book post A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew 2025 Children's Almanac by Collins Kids Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure by Tim C…

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94.5. Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed w/ Allen Greenfield & Remembering Rendlesham 2:48:34

5M ago2:48:34

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Allen Greenfield joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata (and later Flood https://exvplanis.com/) for a special episode to discuss his new book, The Secrets of the Real Black Lodge Revealed and the intersections of UFOs, Occultism, Magick, politics and more. Topics discussed include Robert Anton Wilson, Kerry Thornley and Discordianism, the robotic…

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94. Enochian Mandalas & Encounters w/ Light Beings w/ Cliff from Enochian Today 1:10:29

5M ago1:10:29

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Cliff from Enochian Today https://enochiantoday.wordpress.com/ joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss his work creating Enochian Mandalas and how they might or might not be related to Western Qabala, using one’s training in the Enochian system to find inroads into other types of work, hypnosis, his updated Enochian Zodiacal tables, some…

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Dr. Seuss and His World Famous Grinch 12:37

6M ago12:37

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In this episode, you will learn-- how Dr. Seuss went from commercial artist to the most famous author of early reading books in America how the narrative of the Grinch captures the sense of Christmas for both kids and adults where the inspiration for the Grinch came from some of the incredible awards Dr. Seuss has won and those he hasn't Check out …

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93. Wyrd Sisters Spells and Rituals w/ Casey Zabala & Meditation for Screen Addicts w/ Guérie 1:08:55

6M ago1:08:55

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Casey Zabala https://www.instagram.com/wandererstarot/?hl=en joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss her grimoire oracle deck, Wyrd Sisters: A Deck of Spells and Rituals and about her process and rationale in crafting it. Also discussed are the Mushroom as a symbol, and how working with Saturn can teach us about forgiveness. We also talk…

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92. Necrobotany w/ Mortellus & A PGM Cut-up Poetry Grimoire w/ C.J. Lane 2:48:47

6M ago2:48:47

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Mortellus https://www.instagram.com/acrowandthedead/?hl=en joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss their recent book, Necrobotany, and explore some intersections between working with plants and working with the dead. Myths surrounding the term, necromancy, are dispelled as we look into how aspersion was cast on such work in the past. Mor…

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Dick Francis--A Thriller Writer to Bet On 11:07

6M ago11:07

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In this episode, you'll learn-- How Dick Francis excelled as a British jockey and horseman How he used this novel to create a sub genre of thrillers and mysteries How his writing awards include the only author to win the "Edgar" for mystery of the year, three different times How Dick Francis accomplished in his writing something no other bestsellin…

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91.5. Bonus: Astral Egg and Sigil Magic w/ The Green Mushroom Guided Meditation 44:44

7M ago44:44

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A recording of an event in which Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata leads participants in a guided meditation about visiting The Green Mushroom Hyphosigil Project’s https://greenmushroomproject.com/ Astral Temple to conduct egg and sigil magic; and the group discusses their experiences. There is also a call for submissions for collection of magical …

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Episode 25 - What Are We Reading For? 45:47

7M ago45:47

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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 25 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-25/ Part 1 Book post The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup …

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91. The Golden Shadow w/ Aidan Wachter & Serpents of Circe w/ Laura Tempest Zakroff & Ron Padrón 2:23:45

7M ago2:23:45

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Aidan Wachter https://www.instagram.com/aidan_wachter joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to discuss Aidan’s recent bicycle tour and the esoteric insights arrived at through such endeavors. Aidan also shares about the book he’s working on now, and about his new essay in the compilation This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic, edited by Pet…

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