The Esoteric Book Club
Welcome back, Goblins! The Esoteric Book Club reviews books on the supernatural, the magical, and the strange. New episodes are released on the Full Moon and the New Moon and alternated between a book review and a special topic discussion or interview.
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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
I ran into a time crunch this week and rather than releasing a poorly edited episode on time, I'm going to release a well-polished episode a day late!
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Esoteric News Briefs 3.3 – The Half-Assed Bigfoot Hoax
“Surprise – Again! NASA Spacecraft Reveals Asteroid Bennu Is Not What It Seemed”, by Lonnie Shekhtman: https://tinyurl.com/3fs2pnb6
“Who Should Make Decisions About AI?”, by Blake Lemoine: https://tinyurl.com/534r7v5v
“It’s illegal to kill Bigfoot in Skamania County, Washington”, by Bruno Cooke: https://tinyurl.com/45jjem98
“Humans Can Learn to 'Echolocate' in Just 10 Weeks, Experiment Shows”, by Carly Cassella: https://tinyurl.com/yjy88b28
“How RONNIE JAMES DIO Popularized 'Devil's Horns' Hand Gesture”, by Blabbermouth.net: https://tinyurl.com/wx47ux63
“8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/4jpcdu7h
“Scientists dismiss Coyote Peterson's 'large primate skull' discovery as fake”, by Nicoletta Lanese: https://tinyurl.com/43msytbk
“States with the most UFO sightings”, by Stacker.com: https://tinyurl.com/47bmdr7h
“Astronomers Found a Crater From The Mystery Rocket That Smashed Into The Moon”, by Scott Alan Johnston: https://tinyurl.com/2p9f2r3f
“Impact crater from Chang'e 5-T1 booster found on moon”, by Bill Gray: https://tinyurl.com/2s4539c2
“All hail the hen! Chickens were revered for centuries before they were food”, by Stephanie Pappas: https://tinyurl.com/3nuf4tem
“100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found at restaurant in China”, by Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong: https://tinyurl.com/mr2z53u6
“100 million-year-old footprints of world's biggest dinosaur species found at restaurant in China”, by Scott Gleeson: https://tinyurl.com/ycktyjrz
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Have you ever wanted to write your own spells, but didn't know where to begin? Learn the basics of spell-craft, and word-craft, in tonight's episode.
“The Magickal Writing Grimoire” by Lisa Marie Basile: https://tinyurl.com/3crm36p6
Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56
If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Instagram: esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Esoteric News Briefs 3.2 – “When your Web Browser Becomes a Sentient AI”
“Evolution May Be Happening Up to 4 Times Faster Than We Thought, Massive Study Finds” by David Nield: https://tinyurl.com/2p9ber2a
“Ruins of Hidden 3,400-Year-Old City Emerge as Giant Dam Dries Up” by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/384wk9fh
“NASA confirms it will join US govt’s team to search for UFOs: Report”, by C. Krishnasai: https://tinyurl.com/2xb36z5k
“Penis graffiti and explicit insult carved into ancient stone 'raises eyebrows' at Roman fort”, by Harry Baker: https://tinyurl.com/4t5d9fau
“4 hostile alien civilizations may lurk in the Milky Way, a new study suggests” by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/35x486b8
“Why don't we have many giant animals anymore?”, by Michael Dhar: https://tinyurl.com/radpj4s6
“Building Blocks of Life Were Found on an Asteroid in Space For The Very First Time”, by Ben Turner: https://tinyurl.com/5n7pjehj
“Scientists Have Developed 'Living' Skin For Robots, And It's Quite Something”, by Tessa Koumoundouros: https://tinyurl.com/3ns4v25x
“Did an AI Really Invent Its Own 'Secret Language'? Here's What We Know”, by Aaron J. Snoswell: https://tinyurl.com/4jhahna3
“Google AI Claims to Be Sentient in Leaked Transcripts, But Not Everybody Agrees”, by Brandon Spektor: https://tinyurl.com/2p83x42a
“Is LaMDA Sentient? — an Interview”, by Blake Lemoine: https://tinyurl.com/yc29xw4h
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub
Youtube: EsotericBookClubPodcast