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- 1 weeks ago1h 33m
Garden of Thought E.404 The School of Athens
Bernie Taylor is back! And this time we explore the School of Athens through the works of Raphael. This leads us to Gods and legends and giants of history.
- 1 weeks ago1h 30m
Garden of Thought E.403 Out of Character Crossover
Many of you might have wondered where has The Gospel of Thomas episodes gone. Thomas and I do another podcast now and that show has been transformed into the Out of Character podcast. It's on the Sports Jedi Network (Sports Jedi Media Network onYouTube) with an expanded roster of cohosts and an expanded remit. This episode could have been out the OOCP. Returning Garden guest Keegan Demetrijevic is a professional wrestler, Master's Degree holder, PhD student, and comic book creator. We discuss all those things. New listeners may want to check out his prior episode which centered primarily on Canadian indigenous literature.
- 2 weeks ago1h 52m
Garden of Thought E.402 Where Are The Little Green Men
Terry M. Adair, author of Where are the LittleGreen Men?, and his newly published bookEarth: The Goldilocks Planet.Building upon the famous Drake Equation,Adair introduces a compelling framework thatexamines not only how life begins, but how itsurvives, evolves, and eventually becomesintelligent.From the structure of galaxies and the natureof stars to planetary systems, photosynthesis,biological complexity, and technologicalcivilization, this book traces the remarkablechain of events that made Earth possible.Blending astronomy, astrobiology,evolutionary science, geology, andthermodynamics, Earth: The Goldilocks Planetreveals why our world may occupy a uniquelyfavorable position in the cosmos.
- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
Garden of Thought E.401 Brace Yourselves for the Governmental Control Super Storm
Brace McKoy spent 11 years in the army after attending West Point. Thereafter, he was primarily in the defense industry. He authored a book in addition to other papers on the issues surrounding AI's emergence, the probability of aliens among us, and the forced reduction of population partly due to AI induced mass unemployment. He opines governments will have to take more control over the citizenry and consider a basic subsistence income. He also speaks on the role of religion. Specifically, his faith in Christianity. It's a conversation you don't want to miss.
- 3 weeks ago1h 42m
Garden of Thought E.400 Yeshiva on UFOs, Angels and Demons
In the latest crossover simulcast with Sweet and Good Torah, Laivi Shor rejoins us. Or did we join him? The chat says the latter. Anyway, you might not have thought that the Torah, Talmud, or Kabbalah opines on UFOs, Aliens, and the possible divine relationship. You were wrong.
- 4 weeks ago1h 23m
Garden of Thought E.399 Goddesses and the Tepes
Paul Skorpen has done a lot of things and has learned a lot of languages. He's learned Nepali. He's studied with a Shaman. He leads VIP tours. He also has a theory that relates from the Bronze Age back to the dawn of the Tepes. We discuss those theories. But along the way, we have to learn a bit about both Goddesses and Tepes.
- Aug 20, 202654 min
Garden of Thought E.398 Golem for Broke
Deborah Wilde is a global wanderer and hopeless romantic. After twelve yearsas a screenwriter, she was also a total cynic with a broken edit button, so, shejumped ship, started writing funny, sexy urban fantasy books and never lookedback.She loves writing smart, flawed, wisecracking women who can solve a mystery,kick supernatural butt, banter with hot men, and still make time for their bestfemale friend, because those were the women she grew up around and admired.Granted, her grandmother never had a to kill a demon at her weekly friendlunches, but Deborah is pretty sure she could have.Smart (ass) heroines. Epic magic. Red-hot romance.Tovah Silver runs Mad Queens Inc., an unlicensed magicalproblem-solving agency with her three best friends. They'vebuilt their reputation on grit, loopholes, and unrepentantcompetence, ignoring those who think their perimenopausalmagic tops out at party tricks.They’re wrong but correcting them would be a felony. Everyone of the Queens has a forbidden second magic burieddeep—until an assassin golem forces Tovah to unleashhers.She thinks she got away with it. Then Nikolai Azarov showsup.Vancouver’s only golem-maker would call her story creative if he wasn’t too busy calling BS. Worse,once he figures out what she actually did to that golem, he doesn’t turn her in. He names his price.Now Tovah must honor a dangerous bargain with a man who’s already insufferable withoutleverage, outmaneuver the magic cops circling her agency, and hunt down whoever left a hand-delivered clay effigy on her bed.Middle age isn't a crisis. It's a weapon.Published by Te Da Media Inc and available worldwide in e-book, paperback, and audiobook onOctober 12, 2026.Purchase links:Deborah Wilde Books: https://www.deborahwildebooks.com/collections/mad-queens-incOther retailers: https://books2read.com/u/3GB9vL
- Aug 14, 20261h 2m
Garden of Thought E.397 Story Time with a Scream Queen
Horror and thriller actress, Amber Brooke, joins the Garden to talk about her projects and first hand spooky stories she's experienced. She's also a model, cosplayer and frequent attraction at Horror Cons. There's also a companion show on Sports Jedi (out of Character podcast) with Vinny Pacifico and Amber Brooke.
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