
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.
Get initiated now by listening to the Opening Ceremony!
Latest episodes

Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 20min
How To Use Ketamine Therapeutically (w/ Josh Millrod)
Creative arts therapist Josh Millrod joins the ritual to talk about his work using ketamine with clients while Devin the Wizard advocates for responsible, intentional ketamine usage in both clinical and recreational contexts.
Tune into Josh's vibrations at: https://nycreativetherapy.com/
Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Mar 13, 2023 • 48min
How To Work With A.I. (w/ Philippe Klein Of Infinite Odyssey)
The robots are coming and this ritual wants to get on their good side! In today's episode, we're joined by Philippe Klein, editor at Infinite Odyssey, a digital magazine written and illustrated entirely by A.I.
Pick up a copy of Infinite Odyssey at: https://www.infiniteodyssey.net/
And save 15% with the code wizard15
Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 1min
How To Beat The Game (w/ Adrian Hon)
Grab a controller and press play because we're talking with game designer Adrian Hon, author of "You've Been Played," about the recent push to gameify work, school, and even our own health and how we can can be players, not pawns, as we navigate gameification's perils and pitfalls.
Tune into Adrian's vibrations at: https://mssv.net/
Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 13min
How To Weave Words (w/ The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo)
The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo is a wizard of word play, an artist of the imagination, a sonic explorer, and a psychedelic celebrity. Working across every dimension of media imaginable, the Ungoogleable Michaelangelo's latest project is a print book of prose and poetry, "Impatient Transformations." Join us for a discussion on time, rhyme, and the allure of alliteration.
Tune into Michaelangelo's magic at: https://www.theungoogleable.com/
Grab one of only 300 copies of Impatient Transformations: https://www.theungoogleable.com/books
Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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And here's the spell I promised I'd transcribe:
Give us language to express
The timing of the endlessness
Give us language to impress
Our forms upon the emptiness
As interns of eternity
In turn we shall eternal be

Jan 16, 2023 • 43min
How To Draw Connections (w/ Malaka Gharib)
Journalist, cartoonist, and graphic novelist Malaka Gharib, author of "I Was Their American Dream" and "It Won't Always Be Like This," joins the ritual to discuss her process of digging through old diaries and revisiting emotional experiences to better understand her unique upbringing.
Tune into Malaka's vibrations: https://www.malakagharib.com/
Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Jan 2, 2023 • 23min
Four Year Anniversary Spectacular!!!! (Part Two)
Make your own reality "slightly better" with this ultra magical anniversary ritual performed live at Old Louisville Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky on November 30th, 2022. And have some paper and a pen handy so you can work your own magic along with us.
Reach out to a wizard by calling the Wizard Hotline at 860-415-6009
Join the ritual at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Nov 30, 2022 • 51min
Four Year Anniversary Spectacular!!!! (Part One)
Holy smokes, folks! It's been 8 years since I performed a ritual, 4 years since I launched This Podcast is a Ritual, and less than a week since I landed on the cover of Louisville's alternative newspaper, LEO Weekly.
To commemorate the occasion(s), we've got a very special TWO PART podcast celebration. Part One is an interview with Carolyn Brown, who wrote the LEO Weekly article, on what it was like trying to capture this strange story about a man who keeps telling everyone he's a wizard...
Part Two is going down this evening when I perform a LIVE RITUAL honoring this historic moment, which will be uploaded as soon as my lovely editor gets a chance to make it sound good for ya!
Read the LEO Weekly article here: https://www.leoweekly.com/2022/11/the-wizard-of-old-louisville-devin-person-is-using-magic-to-build-a-community/
Tune into Carolyn Brown's vibrations at: https://www.cebrownphoto.com/
Join the ritual at: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Nov 14, 2022 • 47min
How to Come to Your Senses (w/ Karen Karbo)
Author, journalist, and writing teacher Karen Karbo joins the ritual for an illuminating discussion on the beauty of writing and the predatory bamboozlement of endless self-improvement. This episode was recorded at Karen's home in Collioure, France at the Karbohemia writing retreat.
Tune into Karen's vibrations at: https://www.karenkarbo.com/
Join the ritual a:t www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
Follow the Wizard on Instagram @personisawake

Oct 25, 2022 • 1h 3min
How To Study Magic (w/ Sarah Lyons)
Radical activist and bad ass witch Sarah Lyons returns to the ritual to discuss her latest book, How to Study Magic, an introductory guide to making heads and tails of all things occult.
Tune into Sarah's vibrations at: https://sarah-lyons.com/
Join the ritual a:t www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual
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Oct 10, 2022 • 44min
The Wizard Hotline #5
The Wizard Hotline returns for a phone-nomenal episode! Dial into these time-twisting calls as we learn the ocean's greatest secret, how to unlearn things, and the importance of getting on the same wavelength.
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