recorded October 29, 2025

It's the last show before Halloween! Let's finish off a season of cults and strange societies with Madame Blavatsky and her occult/religious movement, Theosophy. We discuss the questionable origin story, and how Theosophy has influenced modern culture.

Theosophical Society on Wikipedia

Madame Blavatsky: a seeker of truth — and a fraud

Henry Steel Olcott: Timeline of an Occult Pioneer