This week we're joined by Susan Aberth, renowned author of "The Tarot of Leonora Carrington" and Bard College's preeminent scholar of occult art history. In our most downloaded episode of 2025 so far, Aberth delivers an intellectual rollercoaster—seamlessly connecting practical queer survival wisdom with revelations about the mystical underpinnings of American culture that will forever change how you see The Wizard of Oz.
The brutal realities of estate planning for queer couples
How homophobic relatives can legally erase queer lives after death
The Emerald City's secret Masonic origins revealed
Why men in early 20th century America flocked to rituals where they could wear makeup
How Los Angeles became the epicenter of queer mystical culture
The surprising connection between physics and what we call "supernatural"
Aberth's prediction for humanity's next evolutionary leap
Mentioned in this episode: "Sci-Fi, Magic, Queer LA" exhibition and "The Tarot of Leonora Carrington"
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