The Sane and Miraculous

Robbie Carlton

A call to release the imagination from the bondage of modernity, freeing it to sing and dance through the enchanted expanses beyond. And, you know, people talking about stuff. podoflions.substack.com

  1. 28 . Every Man Needs a Circle - Jason Lange

    12/11/2025

    28 . Every Man Needs a Circle - Jason Lange

    Here’s a wonderful conversation I had with Jason Lange, coach, mens work leader, and host of the Evolutionary Men podcast.Amongst things we discuss: * The song that changed Jason’s life * The “Evolutionary” tail wind * Are we still on evolutionary track? * Why every man should be in a mens group * Missing rites of passage * The terrible default options our culture presents for men * The value of friction * Being comfortable offline * And lots more. References https://evolutionary.men/ The song A Brief History of Everything - Ken Wilber Ladder (Song) - Stuart Davis How to AI proof yourself as a man (Podcast Episode) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 32m
  2. 27 . Navigating Community - Sara Ness

    10/16/2025

    27 . Navigating Community - Sara Ness

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ My guest today is facilitator, writer, and researcher Sara Ness, of Authentic Revolution.In this delightful chat, we cover many things, including * Charismatic Founders vs Methodologies * Loneliness even within intentional community * RODENTS * Nihilism of the replication crisis * The Best way to belong... * How to create more community * A hidden source of drama in community * …and much more I hope you enjoy! References Authentic Revolution Sara’s Substack Seek Healing Rat Park The Replication Crisis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 8m

  3. 09/25/2025

    26 . Reverence For All Things - Mark Tanaka

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ Talking with Eastern energetics educator and somatic attachment coach Mark Tanaka. Things we cover include * The four spiritual books that catalyzed Marks journey * The nature of subtle energy * Subtle awareness in Japanese culture * Shinto as a reverence for all things * Transmission of place * And plenty more It was a real pleasure to reconnect with Mark and when you listen, I think you’re going to have a good time. References Marks website, including info about his upcoming trip to KyotoOne of the videos (in Japanese) on Shinto that Mark referenced The “wizard school” where Mark and I met - https://www.luminousawareness.com The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo’s book on her Shinto influenced method Exhuma - Super fun Korean horror movie. Only very tangentially related to our conversation, but highly recommended 😄 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 30m
  4. 25 . Becoming the Author of Your Stories - Mark Michael Lewis

    09/04/2025

    25 . Becoming the Author of Your Stories - Mark Michael Lewis

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ Talking with coach, author, trainer, and fascinating relationship nerd Mark Michael Lewis today. * Learning NLP * Marks all time favorite NLP pattern * Moving beyond patterns to become the author of your stories * Amazing NLP Questions * Jordan Peterson summarized in one sentence * The transformation trap * We are always in a state of Infinite Failure * 2 Key Features of Heroic Stories * How right is Ayn Rand? * And much much more! References Some of Marks projects Game of Heroic Meaning Thriving Partnerships Mark's Objectivist podcast: Ayn Rand Hero Other references Severance Frogs into Princes - Richard Bandler and John Grinder Core Transformation - Connirae Andreas Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand IPCC report on climate change This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    2h 3m
  5. 24 . Raging Against The Machine - Dave Booda

    08/21/2025

    24 . Raging Against The Machine - Dave Booda

    podoflions.substack.comBack, with a super fun convo with Dave Booda. Things we discuss include but are not limited to * Being yourself by not being yourself * The God of the artists * Satan * Raging against the Machine * An analog life * How to live more healthily in the Machine * And much more References Dave’s website: https://boodaism.com/ And a couple of the articles we reference I miss blogs This is your brain on twitter Other referencesThe uncanny prescience of Rage Against the Machine Enshittification - Cory Doctorow Be Deeply Wary of Intimacy with the Machine - Your humble podcast host Dan Carlin - Common Sense Mount St. Helens is About to Blow Up - Bill WurtzHistory of the Entire World I Guess - Bill Wurtz Gillian Welch This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    2h 5m

  6. 04/03/2025

    23 . Modernity and its Discontents

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ A solo episode. In this one I talk about: * Charisma as proxy * The Riz of Babies * Why you were with your crazy ex * Why people don't believe in Jesus * Parasites of Modernity * My Apologies References Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity - A five week course to help you rescue your precious life from the mechanical forces trying to strip mine your soul, and live with more joy, connection and wholeness. It’s Charisma Stupid - Paul Graham What Charisma Is - Paul Graham The first episode of this podcast, which touches some similar themes to todays: https://podoflions.substack.com/p/1-science-god-sex-art-magic-b33 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min

  7. 03/20/2025

    22 . The Appearance of Knowledge

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ Solo episode today where I get into some stuff I’ve been chewing on for time, bruh. Topics include: * What is Jordan Peterson full of? * Wordcels vs Shape rotators * Verbal Intelligence * Thought, Dense Thought, and Knowledge * Hollyoaks * Split Brain Experiments * Ethical Commitment of this podcast * Morning Pages * Monkey Mind * When is AGI coming? * AI therapy, romance and poetry I hope you enjoy! Events Non-Local Social #2 Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity References Me on The Embodiment Podcast getting into, amongst other things, meta-ethical trouble. Tales From Both Sides of the Brain - by Michael S. Gazzaniga (I haven’t read this, but it’s a well reviewed book on split-brain experiments by someone who has actually done them, so KNOWLEDGE) The Master and His Emissary - by Iain McGilchrist (which I haven’t finished, but what I’ve read is very good, and he does discuss split-brain experiments) The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron (which I’ve read several times and highly recommend) One of several studies on efficacy of LLMs for therapy The poetry study This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 14m
  8. 21 . Art As Paranormal Activity - JF Martel

    03/06/2025

    21 . Art As Paranormal Activity - JF Martel

    https://podoflions.substack.com/ I’m very excited today to bring you writer and co-host of the Weird Studies podcast, JF Martel. If you haven’t encountered JF’s work, you’re in for a treat. He’s a philosopher of art and of the weird, whose work, amongst other things, is recovering the liberating power of beauty from the shallow purposes of the merely practical world. Great stuff! In the episode we talk about * Where Movies come from * A very brief history of French Canadian culture * DnD and variants * Tension between Criticism and Art Making * Useful/Useless Beauty * Vampires! * Limits of Materialism * What is the Rift? * And much more I had a great time in this conversation, and I almost guarantee you will too! PS I’ve just launched a course, “Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity,” I’d love to have you there! More info here: Living Soulfully in Light of Modernity References “Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice“ - Available for pre-order Weird Studies Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton Difference and Repetition - Gilles Deleuze (We don’t talk about this book specifically, but we do talk about Deleuze, and JF has recommended this one in the past) The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies - Robert Kirk Hellier - TV Show from Greg and Dana Newkirk Uneasy Riders: Part One - Essay by Daniel Pinchbeck This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podoflions.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 43m
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A call to release the imagination from the bondage of modernity, freeing it to sing and dance through the enchanted expanses beyond. And, you know, people talking about stuff. podoflions.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Robbie Carlton
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Robbie
  • Show Website
    The Sane and Miraculous