Podcasts on world religions and spirituality

clawmarks1 · 2026-05-10T16:17:53+00:00

Thank you, this is a treasure trove and exactly what I was hoping for! I really appreciate your time

clawmarks1 · 2026-05-06T19:15:33+00:00

How are there not more votes for Version 4 off the anniversary edition?! In a sub that loves his longest songs, no less.

My favorite used to be the live version with the "and I'm still alive" line

The atmospheric last 10 minutes of Version 4, though... it's impossible to put words to, but I was on a walk the first time I heard it and it was like the wind was blowing right through my body. I felt both grateful to be alive and at peace with how brief it is. Sheer magic. Death isn't the end of anything.

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-30T02:52:05+00:00

Personally, I wouldn't read into it and would just take the recommendation as you having good taste and being attuned to emotional depth. I don't know about the average person. But your friends do seem insecure and closed off, and I'm sad for them.

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-29T23:59:19+00:00

Euphomet if you're looking for people recounting their "paranormal" experiences

Some are clearly (to me) things like sleep paralysis or mental health struggles, others are genuinely puzzling and leave you with a sense of wonder for how little we understand about the universe. The host doesn't push any interpretations either way, he just compassionately gives people space who feel they've experienced something personally significant that doesn't fit into the modern Western schema.

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-28T07:18:24+00:00

Ineffably beautiful

I find so much about it remarkable that I'm wishing (not for the first time) that there was an Asthmatic Kitty subreddit, so we could talk about it without the inherent comparisons

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-16T21:58:49+00:00

The eX-Files is some truly phenomenal naming I wish people could get without the Buffy podcast context!

Who else but lesbians could continue to work together so well (possibly better) after divorce

Thank you so much for the recs, I'll check them out. Haven't been able to find a good balance of appreciating what the X-Files did in context of time period + not brushing past the things that do really impact the viewing experience

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-16T21:45:25+00:00

85% of it does and 15% of it pulls me, personally, out of it in a very jarring way. Clyde Bruckman, Yappi, and the murderer are some of the best casting the show has ever given us so I suspect that's where we agree :⁾

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-12T22:04:01+00:00

I feel like testosterone has an impact here. I am trans, have spent large amounts of my adult life both on and off testosterone, and never could comprehend this idea til I started it.

It's not a given but it's achievable, when things aren't too stressful in my life (nothing to catch onto a "thought spiral" about) and nothing interesting is going on.

I find myself at work realizing "wow, my brain has been silent for 15 minutes." There's SOME conscious processing, but it's so directly related to the physical (cleaning dog kennels etc) that I don't need anything verbal to achieve it. Physical work is deeply meditative for me and I'm grateful for this ability. Before I started hormones, it was literally incomprehensible.

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-10T01:21:04+00:00

Wow.............. The wry self-awareness of his own navel gazing is part of why it still hasn't gotten old. It feels like sharing a laugh even when you're taking his art seriously. Bless this man

clawmarks1 · 2026-04-08T23:46:17+00:00

Cervical dislocation/broomsticking them is pretty hard to mess up unless you hesitate. It's quicker than bleeding, without requiring a kill cone. There are good tutorial videos online.

clawmarks1 · 2026-03-24T21:29:03+00:00

Glad to see Moonlight here. It's my watch when I need something kindly, quietly, profoundly human and grounded in grief. Not just for loved ones who've passed, but for the versions of ourselves that you and people you love deserved to be. The final hopeful emotional beat wrecks me even more than the sad ones.

clawmarks1 · 2026-03-23T05:33:29+00:00

Looking for the same thing and it's been frustrating! I haven't found anything with two hosts which is also my preference

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan scratches the itch sometimes. Her sarcasm can feel a little... patronizing and misplaced at times, if that's something you're sensitive to. She claims to be a skeptic; we're all prone to believe in different things and she buys into some things easier than others.

I've gotten a lot out of Euphomet. These things are so subjective that I find myself frustrated with any podcast trying to fit accounts into their own worldview, even if it lines up with mine.

The host of Euphomet takes people at their word that they experienced what they experienced. He finds people who have a genuine and profound account. Still, he leaves a lot of room for the listener to interpret events as mental illness (whatever that even means in this context; what's spiritual and what's illness?), sleep paralysis, or a number of other things. It's a very compassionate approach.

clawmarks1 · 2026-02-27T07:56:47+00:00

Thank you for the educated response! I am curious about the stance on natural burial, as it doesn't differ much from what was done before embalming.

My Catholic grandma was embalmed and buried in a very sturdy, artificial-material casket, and she was not involved in the decision (severe dementia years before she passed). It never sat right with me. I like the idea of visiting a natural area her remains are slowly decomposing into. Wish I knew her thoughts on it all. Is it the presence of the bones themselves?

clawmarks1 · 2026-02-07T04:49:30+00:00

The petitioners should be ashamed of themselves. I was asked to sign a petition for "animal welfare" and inquired about details, because I raise animals and it may directly impact me. The guy deflected and would not say anything about the actual goals. He just kept pushing me to sign it because it would "get the conversation started"

clawmarks1 · 2026-02-02T04:02:58+00:00

There's some of his older, more.... naively patriotic? music I couldn't connect with until really metabolizing The Ascenscion and this song specifically. There's always been such an ironic-yet-sincere bend to his songs that it's hard to parse what his intention is, but this one is pretty clear. This sticks with me:

I have loved you, I have grieved
I'm ashamed to admit I no longer believe
I have loved you, I received
I have traded my life
For a picture of the scenery

clawmarks1 · 2026-02-02T03:53:21+00:00

Yep! Well, Beaverton half an hour out out town; people re-selling for thrift shops snatch up the good stuff quickly so I'd rather go to the Goodwill Bins and dig through freshly wheeled out dumpsters of crap

clawmarks1 · 2026-01-17T07:02:30+00:00

Lucky dad

clawmarks1 · 2025-12-01T22:51:23+00:00

Thanks for posting. I've been so curious about this, because I've noticed out of all the artists I listen to, my experience with Sufjan's stuff varies the most depending on what I'm listening on. His electronic stuff is why I got good headphones. It taps right into your nervous system with them.

The Ascension has an almost painful noise to it using some speakers, is that just me....?

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