
This Podcast is a Ritual
This Podcast is a Ritual creates a magical space for a wizard, his guests, his listeners, and an omnipotent future being to create a slightly better reality.
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Latest episodes

Mar 27, 2020 • 1h 1min
This Playlist is a Ritual - Vaporwave
Our first ever sonic spell casting installment of THIS PLAYLIST IS A RITUAL dives deep into the virtual depths of... V A P O R W A V E.
Tracklist:
1. Lucien Hughes - S U N D A Y S C H O O L (0:00)
2. Infinity Frequencies - Group Meditation (0:25)
3. Golden Living Room - Sound Logo (4:30)
4. Macintosh Plus - ブート (5:37)
5. Chuck Person - Demerol (9:02)
6. 猫 シ Corp. - TANAKA (10:59)
7. James Ferraro - Global Lunch (13:09)
8. Vaperror - Start Up Sequence (15:20)
9. Metallic Ghosts - The City of Endless Possibilities (18:33)
10. Metallica Ghosts - Entertainment District (19:02)
11. Internet Club - Renders (21:41)
12. PrismCorps Virtual Enterprise - Super Mall (25:22)
13. Saint Pepsi - Empire (28:11)
14. Luxury Elite - Debonair (28:52)
15. Saint Pepsi - better (31:30)
16. Vaperror - Aqua Domain (35:10)
17. Macross - 戦場 (37:25)
18. Sandtimer - Prepare to Die (39:25)
19. WosX - Entrance (39:48)
20. Blank Banshee - Dreamcast (42:16)
21. Saint Pepsi - Shaolin (44:18)
22. ESPRIT 空想 - 3 [Deeply, deeply relaxed…] (47:23)
23. ESPRIT 空想 - 10 (49:19)
24. Sandtimer - Recycle 2 (50:23)
25. Psychic LCD - Ident Dream (52:47)
26. 18 Carat Affair - Bobby Fischer Kinetics (55:52)
27. Internet Goddess Shinatama - Big City Lights (Sunagawa Kouji Remix) (57:45)

Mar 23, 2020 • 25min
How to Be Online (w/ Devin Person)
Another special quarantine transmission from your wizard, Devin Person, with thoughtful advice on how we can take care of ourselves in this increasingly online world.
Got a question for the wizard? Our hotline is now open at (860) 415-6009
And view the Reddit Place time lapse mentioned in the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCAsY8kjE3w

Mar 16, 2020 • 17min
How to Live in Interesting Times (w/ Devin Person)
A very special broadcast from your wizard, Devin Person, addressing the challenging times ahead and how we can use magic and mysticism to find our way through.
Got a question for the wizard? Our hotline is now open at (860) 415-6009. Ask your question and the wizard will answer it in an upcoming podcast episode!

Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 4min
Wizards of the World - Danielle Baskin
Bay Area wizard Danielle Baskin, founder of Oracle Openworld (no, not that one)and co-founder of Wizards of the Coast (the other one), pranks our ritual with a delightful exploration of the power of playful, public wizardry.
Tune into Danielle's vibrations at: https://daniellebaskin.com/
Sign up for WizardChat at: https://wizardsofthecoast.org/
And check out musical and magical bonus content from the Wizards of the Coast summit at: https://www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Mar 2, 2020 • 44min
How to Do Alchemy pt. 2 (w/ Asc Helvetius)
Alchemist Asc Helvetius, maker of my own unique beard oil blend, joins the ritual for a delightful deep dive into essential oils, New World cuisine, and the alchemy of everything.
Buy Asc's rad stuff at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AscAlchemical
And check out a bonus episode on the multi-dimensional mythology of Spider-Man at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 8min
How to Do Alchemy pt. 1 (w/ Brian Cotnoir)
Alchemist Brian Cotnoir, author of the Weiser Concise Guide to Alchemy, refines our ritual slightly closer to that state of final perfection.
Tune into Brian's vibrations at: https://khepripress.com/
Become a ritual participant at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Feb 17, 2020 • 36min
How to Be a Slug Queen (w/ Kiki Slugqueen)
Mystical drag queen Kiki Slugqueen, aka Kieran Murray, performs "queer readings," a homespun intuitive experience utilizing personal objects or a unique deck of Kiki's own design, and joins the ritual to chat about what exactly a slug queen is anyways.
Tune into Kiki's vibrations at: https://www.arspoetica.us/queerreadings
And check out a fun bonus lecture on "What is Love?" recorded live at the Poet & the Wizard presents LOVE BRUNCH: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34090682

Feb 3, 2020 • 49min
How to Eat and Exercise (w/ Rich Cebada)
Fitness aficionado Rich Cebada, founder of Bodega Body, pumps our podcast up on how to feel better in our bodies, treating our life machines like the unique and wonderful things they are.
Tune into Rich's vibrations at: https://www.bodegabody.com/
And check out a bonus episode on the magic and mythology of the gnomes at: https://www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Jan 27, 2020 • 46min
How to Draw (w/ Autumn Whitehurst)
Freelance illustrator Autumn Whitehurst colors outside our lines and makes a proper mess in this delightful conversation on cultivating creativity.
Tune into Autumn's vibrations at: http://awhitehurst.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/awhitehurststudio/
Become a ritual participant at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual

Jan 20, 2020 • 44min
How to Dance Like a Ghost (w/ Jacquelyn Marie Shannon)
Theatre scholar and dancer Jacquelyn Marie Shannon haunts our ritual with her theory of "ghostly practice" and the unseen forces we can invite to animate our bodies.
Tune into Jacquelyn's vibrations at: http://jacquelynmarieshannon.com/
Become a ritual participant at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual