In this week’s show we feature Grace Kohn in celebration of World Autism Day. Grace Kohn is an author and mother of a person with Autism. She shares her metamorphosis as a result of doing everything in her power to help her daughter, Julianne, heal. She is the author of Children on Autumn Autism-Here on Purpose a book of teachings. As an autism advocate Grace shares how to develop a supportive loving community for those born with this special ability. She co-wrote the song at the end of the inte...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this conversation we discuss the way the death by suicide of a sibling impacted his brother Rafael and the emotional, spiritual and religious challenges connected to this tragedy. Our guest is a an American born citizen of the State of Israel who shares about his experience and the way his family supported each other through their grief and complex existential questions about the loss of their loved one. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. S...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's edition of Mystic-Skeptic we are honored to feature an interview with Natalie Khawam the attorney for Vanessa Guillen’s family who passed federal legislation to protect survivors of harassment and sexual assault in the military. Military sexual trauma as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, entails military sexual trauma experiences of sexual assault, or repeated threatening sexual harassment that occurred while a person was in the United States Armed ...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s show we present an interview of the guest judges of Cosplay contest at Brazcon Teen Comic Convention. Organized by the Brazoria County Library System this event included sessions and activities based on comic books, graphic novels, manga, anime, and popular fiction. The participants were judged in the following criteria: Creativity, time and effort and out of the ordinary. During event I dressed up as Batman (Knightmare Version) our guest Ojy was Spider Gwen and Sky was Boku from ...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show our guest is Greg Kelso host of the Con Hour. A podcast for those who are interested in Conventions and like/love to attend panels and can't always go to the Cons. On their show they interview Artists, Actors, Authors, Musicians and Cosplayers. Greg is an author and shares the podcast hosting with Aimee and C.J. for more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theconhour/about Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the ...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s show we are honored to have again our expert on scientific knowledge and inquiry, Brian Dunning. The host of “Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Media” he shares about how conspiracy shows are supporting flawed thinking for people who already have preconceived notions about some topics. We discuss Alex Jones' influence as many similar conspiracy theorists and “entertainers” have sprung up all over the AM radio. One of these programs is “Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis” who in th...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we discuss Comedian Tim Dillon's recent interview with Joe Rogan on his podcast. During the conversation influential Spotify podcaster and social commentator Joe Rogan made the following statement "most of his (Alex Jones') predictions have come true..." Sam Granger a fan of Rogan and Joe Balog our religion and spirituality commentator and I discuss the repercussions of this statement and the issues related to this topic. Alex Jones is a provocateur a...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show yours truly is interviewed by the host of Love and Loss Podcast Joy Van Staalduinen. Our topic Pediatric Chaplaincy and Bereavement Support addresses the needs of those who have experienced death of a child/miscarriage or are in the process of supporting someone who is dying. I am currently spearheading a grief guidance project with his wife Jodie Gonzalez, LCSW to provide support to the bereaved. For more information please visit: www.jahgriefservices.com Mystic-Skeptic...
Jan 13, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we discuss the concept of Jesus being a Necromancer. Our discussion of early Christianity, Greco-Roman culture and Gnosticism with Robert Conner continues. He is the author of Resurrection or Ghost Story? available online. During our program we discuss his research and the different types of ghosts stories in the ancient world. He shares how modern ghost stories are influenced by ancient ones and describes the documented apparitions of Romulus & Apollonius of Tyana w...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we discuss the concept of Jesus being a Necromancer. Our discussion of early Christianity, Greco-Roman culture and Gnosticism with Robert Conner continues. He is the author of Resurrection or Ghost Story? available online. During our program we discuss his research and the different types of ghosts stories in the ancient world. He shares how modern ghost stories are influenced by ancient ones and describes the documented apparitions of Romulus & Apollonius of Tyana w...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this interview with researcher Robert Conner we discuss the following discovery: While cataloging material in the library of the monastery of Mar Saba in 1958, Morton Smith discovered a quotation from a letter of Clement of Alexandria copied in the end pages of a 17th century collection of the letters of Ignatius. After more than a decade of collaborative analysis of the find, Smith published his conclusions in 1973, setting off a firestorm of controversy in the New Testament studies guild. I...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show discuss the religious case for Vegetarianism/Veganism with a friend of the show Joe Balog. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanes...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this weeks's show we interview Chaplain Tom Saunders about the historical Jesus and discuss alternative views on prophecies considered to be related to him. We also address some of the halachic (concerning Jewish Law) challenges to the theological concept that Jesus kept the Torah perfectly. Did Jesus partake in the sacrificial system, did he eat the passover lamb, did he obeyed his parents and fulfilled all the obligation of a first century Jew? Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs su...
Sep 06, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2020 Interview of Rabbi Asher Meza in which he describes historical, halachic (concerning Jewish Law) and messianic trends in Judaism. He also considers the impact of Jesus on the Jewish community and his place in Jewish history. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured acade...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast John Dominic Crossan joins our discussion as we unravel the origins of anti-Semitism in the Christian Church. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Gui...
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Frank Morris and I discuss our new series and some of the theological challenges Christianity creates by its brand of sectarian Judaism as it originally was intended to be. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie H...
Aug 06, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMICPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. We include our interviews individually for you to enjoy. The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. While it is not sponsored by Lucasfilm Ltd., it is Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial costuming group. Star Wars, its characters, costumes, and all associated items are the i...
Jul 26, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMICPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. We include our interviews individually for you to enjoy. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill ...
Jul 25, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMICPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. We include our interviews individually for you to enjoy. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill ...
Jul 25, 2021•1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMICPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. We include our interviews individually for you to enjoy. A veteran of the initial Image Comics launch, Matt started his career in comic book publishing in 1993 and has been working with Image as a creator, writer and executive for over 26 years. President/COO of Top Cow since 1998, Matt has created and written over 30 new franchises for Top...
Jul 25, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMICPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. We include our interviews individually for you to enjoy. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill ...
Jul 23, 2021•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mystic-Skeptic Radio Show/Podcast was honored to be part of COMiCPALOOZA Houston this year. We interviewed participants/guests and attended celebrity panels. Enjoy our recording of Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Katee Sackhoff and Ming-Na Wen sharing their experience in the set of The Mandalorian. https://www.comicpalooza.com Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & ...
Jul 22, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show Michael Ben Avraham (a Hasidic Jew who specializes in Meditation and mysteries of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tradition) and I discuss Jewish views of health, illness and healing. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , ...
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast A new project from Raiders of the Unknown with Michael Ben Avraham is a a Hasidic Jew who specializes in Meditation and mysteries of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tradition. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Ha...
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast A new project from Raiders of the Unknown with Michael Ben Avraham is a a Hasidic Jew who specializes in Meditation and mysteries of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish Tradition. Michael is a Life Coach you can find him at Ancient Paths: Wisdom for Today Website. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 y...
Jun 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast James Turknett (also known as JT) ran for election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 7 in Texas. Turknett lost in the general election on May 1, 2021 . Dr. Turknett was a nonpartisan candidate and he is an ordained minister, Sharon Harris is a Weight Loss Coach and Community Activist. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all availab...
Jun 26, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bryan Dunning Returns, he is the host of a Weekly Podcast Taking on the Most Popular Myths. Revealing the True Science, True History & Lessons called Skeptoid. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), ...
May 12, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we discuss anti-Jewish conspiracies which I have discussed on the show in the past. Alex Jones(in his hit show Info-Wars), Texe Mars (preacher from Texas) and other extremists are famous for disparaging Jews in sophisticated and non-sophisticated ways hiding behind a poor reading of history, bad information or flat out lies to support their narrative. There is a new wave of Anti-Semitic attacks and murderous accusations. According to the article Where Do Anti-Semitic Con...
May 11, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we broadcast the first part of our Great Debate. Greg Bornstein (a friend of the show), moderates Rob Yox from Full Spectrum Universe and I as we debate fringe vs. fact . Stay tuned for the rest of our show. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured ac...
May 11, 2021•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's show we broadcast the first part of our Great Debate. Greg Bornstein (a friend of the show), moderates Rob Yox from Full Spectrum Universe and I as we debate fringe vs. fact . Stay tuned for the rest of our show. Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured ac...
Apr 15, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast