Expanding Mind

Inside the Machine – 10.08.15

A talk with archivist and cultural historian Megan Prelinger about twentieth-century technology, modernist art, and her fascinating new book Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age.http://meganprelinger.com/ and http://www.prelingerlibrary.org/home/

Expanding Mind – Documenting Divinorum – 09.24.15

A talk with anthropologists and filmmakers Roberto Lopez Melinchon and Nicholas Spiers about the indigenous use of salvia divinorum, the plant's healing powers, and current attempts to ban salvia in Mexico.  http://divinorum-doc.com

Facing the Darkside – 09.17.15

A talk with famed psychedelic researcher Dr. Stanislav Grof about nightmare visions, birth trauma, and H.R. Giger's trains.  http://www.stanislavgrof.com/books-and-media/

Buddhism and Psychedelics – 09.10.15

Buddhism and Psychedelics 

A talk with writer and editor Allan Badiner about dharma, science, spiritual liberty, and the new edition of his edited book Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics. http://www.zigzagzen.com/

Sound and Consciousness – 09.03.15

Sound and Consciousness

A talk with ethnomusicologist, musician, and composer Alexandre Tannous about drones, overtones, the art of listening, and the problems with a lot of "sound healing" today. www.soundmeditation.com

NeuroTribes – 08.27.15

NeuroTribes  

A talk with journalist and science writer Steve Silberman about autism activism, the vaccine wars, and his terrific new book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity.  

The Heart of the Hereafter – 08.06.15

The Heart of the Hereafter

A talk with art historian and religious scholar Marcia Brennan about multiple worlds, the art and technology of dying, and her work as an Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Palliative Medicine at Houston's M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Reactionary Psychedelia - 07.16.15

A talk with cultural historian Alan Piper about LSD, fascist modernism, and Albert Hoffman's friendship with the enigmatic right-winger Ernst Jünger. http://www.amazon.com/Strange-Drugs-Makes-For-Bedfellows/dp/1514152517

Hexadic Music - 07.09.15

A talk with psych-folk musician Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) about improvisation, Agrippa, and his new Hexadic System book and playing card set.www.sixorgans.com.

Jazz Spirits - 07.02.15

A talk with scholar and musician Jason Bivins about improvising religion, sound as transformation, and his new book Spirits Rejoice! Jazz and American Religion.