Cerebral Flex

On today's podcast, Nam1Sekatti and Jareth R. R. Blackstar do a dive into the Wheel of the Year, the foundation for all of our most beloved holidays. We hope you enjoy this episode as we head into the darker parts of our year, and that it helps with your own self-reflections.

In today's episode we discuss the origins of Christmas, what pagan religions it was pulled from, how the Church made it an official holiday, and how we celebrate it today. We also discuss Krampus, Santa's helpers, and how exactly Santa came to be the individual he is today! We hope you guys enjoy this episode to get you into the holiday spirit!  

#santaisamushroom

On today's episode we do a bit of a deep dive into Winston Churchill, discuss his life and politics, and how this seemingly lauded British hero is a problematic Imperialist at best.  #winniewho?

On this episode we talk about current events from the stabbing of David Amess, the Chinese stock market, Biden's 3.5 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, have a spirited debate, and end on the Johnson-Johnson vaccine.

On this episode of the Cerebral Flex podcast, and ending our spooky season, we focus on Elizabeth Bathory, a purported Hungarian noblewoman and purported serial killer. What is truth? Fiction?

Today we talk about Vlad the Impaler and give a little insight into his past, his origins as Dracula, and his brutal torture methods.

In keeping with our "spooky" Halloween theme, we talk about the witch hunts in Europe and the United States, how they were started, how confessions were extracted, and the psychology behind why people turn against one another.

On today's episode we talk about H. P. Lovecraft, and some of his more problematic attributes. Was he simply agoraphobic or deeply racist? What is his impact on popular mainstream culture? He was unlike many others in that he created a pantheon for public use and an entirely new genre: cosmic horror. We hope you enjoy this discussion on one of the world's more controversial horror story writers.  

#necronomicon 

#lovecraft

Joining us once again is our cohost, Nam1Sekatti! On this relaxed episode, we talk about some of our favorite musical influences and inspirations.  #music

In this solo podcast, Jareth R. R. Blackstar discusses the four main tenets of Satanism, and how the rich and famous embody these harmful practices.