Black Hoodie Alchemy
by Anthony Tyler
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About this podcast
The study of equal and opposite reaction is in effect the simplest definition of alchemy, and this is a show that aims at the grit and grime of the alchemical process. Proof of the horrific and unholy will show equal proof of things transcendental and divine if we study closely, so here we put at the forefront the things that keep us up at night, the skeletons in our closets, and the monsters under the bed, so that we may take our power back. Here we are cynics with enough faith to still try. Welcome to Black Hoodie Alchemy -- every other Monday as of August 2024!
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- 121: Moltbook - AI Social Media where Bots Express 'Existential Woes' & So Much More · 1 h 32 min · Episode 120Welcome to a special, unscheduled and current-news edition of Black Hoodie Alchemy! Have you heard about this AI-only social media site called MOLTBOOK? It was created by an AI…
- 120: Love in Philosophy & a very Skeptical Look at 'The Art of Seduction' · 1 h 46 min · Episode 120Welcome back to the next edition of Black Hoodie Alchemy! Continuing with last week's theme, we are analyzing another book by the controversial author Robert Greene, known for…
- 119: '48 Laws of Power' & the Complexity of Human Power Dynamics · 1 h 37 min · Season 5 Episode 119Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy, folks! It's a fresh New Year and hopefully a clean slate for this show-host, who had a total slog throughout 2025 all the way to the end…
- 118: Serial Killers, Demonology & Analytic Psychology (feat. Joe Rupe of 'Lighting the Void') · 1 h 36 min · Season 4 Episode 118Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy! For this episode, I'm sharing a recent guest-spot I did on Joe Rupe's Lighting the Void for his week-long Halloween themed broadcasts. Joe…
- 117: 'Beyond the Wall of Sleep' by H.P. Lovecraft (Narrated in Full for Halloween on The Fringe FM!) · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 117Happy Halloween -- but also, give this a listen any time of year if you're a fan of cosmic, existential horror and esoteric spirituality! To help celebrate this year on The…
- 116: VERMIN CLASS UNITE - Political Division is a Lost Cause Against the Elite · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 116Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy, folks! This week, we have a huge wild-card episode with the only political show I've ever done and probably will ever do. Really, the whole…
- 115: The Art & Visionary World-Building of Jack Kirby (Finishing The 'Four Color Grimoire') · 2 h 53 min · Season 4 Episode 115This week on Black Hoodie Alchemy, we're rounding home-plate and reading the second half of my friend and colleague Eric Millar's work, The Four Color Grimoire! And this has…
- 114: Self-Actualizing Through Nerd Fandoms & The 'Four Color Grimoire' · 1 h 45 min · Season 4 Episode 114Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy, folks! This time around, I have a solo episode diving deeply into something that has really saved me over my medical recovery this year: my…
- 113: Video Games in Art, Psychology & Esoterica (feat. Joe Rupe of 'Lighting the Void') · 2 h 2 min · Season 4 Episode 108Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy! This week my good friend, recurring guest and host of 'Lighting the Void' joins me, the great Joe Rupe! While we take our usual analytical…
- 112: Practical Mental Health in Spirituality, Philosophy & Esoterica (feat. Joe Rupe of 'Lighting the Void') · 2 h 6 min · Episode 112Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy, folks! My head was jumbled, my body was in a lot of pain, and I wasn't really sure what my next move was after this near-death experience at…
- 111: Son of Sam, Satanic Cults & 'The Ultimate Evil' · 2 h 26 minFor this episode of Black Hoodie Alchemy, I'm finally covering a topic I have teased here and there since the beginning of the whole show-run! At last, I am covering the…
- 110: Outer-Space in Philosophy & Metaphysics · 2 h 24 minWelcome back, folks! This week I'm doing an episode that I feel like I probably should've done a long time ago -- but everything comes in due time, and here it finally is! Two…
- 109: New Age 'Prosperity Gospel' is Mental Illness · 1 h 50 min · Season 3 Episode 109Welcome back -- at long last! Ending another unexpected break, I bring you an unexpected episode just in time for a 4/20-Easter combo, and this should mark the beginning of…
- 108: Tibetan Rainbow Body & the Christian Resurrection in Analysis (feat. Justin Otto of Gulf Coast Dharma) · 1 h 40 min · Season 3 Episode 108Welcome back, folks! This time around on Black Hoodie Alchemy, after another small delay, is the investigation of the phenomenon known as Rainbow Body. I’m also joined once again…
- 107: Reincarnation, Natural Selection & the Image of Death (feat. Justin Otto of 'Dharma Junkie' & 'Gulf Coast Dharma') · 2 h 4 min · Season 4 Episode 105Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy, folks! When it comes to the soul and modern science, a question often overlooked is: how could something help ensure our genetic survival…
- 106: Winter in Psychology & Hermetic Symbolism + The Holographic Nature of Reality Revisted · 1 h 58 min · Season 3 Episode 106Welcome to the final Black Hoodie Alchemy episode of 2024 -- and we're all back in action! I'm joined by both my cohorts, Seedperson1 and Chris Fiato, and this time around we're…
- 105: The Paris Catacombs & the Psychology of Creepy 'Subterranea' · 2 h 42 min · Season 3 Episode 105Welcome back to Black Hoodie Alchemy! This week we're blowing the dust off of an episode recorded in early October. Unfortunately, it was temporarily shelved when I got…
- 104: Back From Hiatus - Let's Catch Up! · 1 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 104THE WAIT IS OVER! Black Hoodie Alchemy is back in action, baby! This episode might not be the greatest start for new listeners, just as a heads up, but hey if you're new and…
- 103: The Image of the Vampire in History & Psychology · 2 h 25 min · Season 3 Episode 102For this episode on Black Hoodie Alchemy, we're celebrating the fall and Halloween aesthetic a bit more with our historical overview of the vampire! As Carl Jung often said…
- 102: Santa Muerte - Catholic Folk Magick vs Drug Cartel Satanism · 1 h 57 min · Season 3 Episode 102This episode of Black Hoodie Alchemy is a seriously wild ride! The un-canonized Latin American 'Saint of Death' aka 'Santa Muerte' is essentially the Grim Reaper or Angel of…
