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The TLB Podcast – Deep Dives into Art & Creativity, Conspiracies, and Culture The TLB Podcast, hosted by James Oliva, invites listeners on unconventional explorations through obscure history, emergent technology, conspiracy narratives, art & creativity, esoteric traditions, and plenty of ethically charged existential dilemmas. From the inner workings of secretive agencies and speculative science to alternative healing and societal myths, each weekly episode blends thoughtful curiosity with diverse perspectives and a golf ball sized understanding of reality. Subscribe to unravel hidden threads, question narratives, and blend critical inquiry with imaginative discovery.
Episodes
In 1953, a college student walked out of his dorm room and seemingly vanished. More than 70 years later, newly uncovered records raise a much stranger question: what was the U.S. government doing with hypnosis at the time?
On Episode 176 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Jenny Wenger, the researcher behind RonaldTammen.com, to examine the mysterious 1953 disappearance of Miami University student Ronald Tammen — ...
Everyone on the internet can investigate crimes now. As it turns out, giving millions of people unlimited access to information did not necessarily make us all detectives.
On Episode 175 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Qenny, The Spooky Lawyer, for a conversation about true crime, conspiracy theories, internet investigations, and what happens when complicated criminal cases get handed over to millions of amateur det...
Ghost hunters use EMF meters, spirit boxes, infrared cameras, and digital recorders to search for evidence of the paranormal. There's just one problem: none of them were designed to detect ghosts.
On Episode 174 of The TLB Podcast, James welcomes back Michael Pridmore to take a scientific look at the technology behind modern ghost hunting — and whether any of it actually does what paranormal investigators think it does...
The internet was supposed to give everyone access to information. Instead, we may have created a system where nobody can agree on what's real.
On Episode 173 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Adam Roesner of Influence Engineering for a conversation about social media, psychological manipulation, and the increasingly difficult task of figuring out what is actually true anymore on the internet.
They get into the ...
With more recording technology available than ever before, why does making a great record still come down to knowing when to leave it alone?
On Episode 172 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with brothers Jay and Ian Pellicci of Brothers (Chinese) Recording for a conversation about making records, building studios, the strange combination of technical knowledge, and knowing when not to use it.
They trace their story ...
What have “These Nights” been up to since their last appearance?
On Episode 171 of The TLB Podcast, James welcomes back Daniel Oglesby and Dave Gashaw of These Nights for a conversation about songwriting, remote collaboration, music production, and the surprisingly natural detour into UFOs, disclosure, and the future of humanity.
They break down the creative process behind their latest single "Open Letter,...
What happens when we can not only understand the brain—but begin to engineer it?
On Episode 170 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Dr. James Giordano, one of the world's leading experts in neuroscience and neuroethics, for a wide-ranging discussion about the future of brain science, artificial intelligence, and the ethical challenges posed by emerging neurotechnologies.
The conversation explores the evolut...
What if the strangest part of the UFO phenomenon isn't what's in the sky—but what it reveals about the human mind?
On Episode 169 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Andrew Radziewicz, better known as The Psychic Firefighter, to discuss his unusual path from serving as a New York City firefighter and Coast Guard member to exploring psychic experiences, UFO encounters, meditation, and altered states of consciousnes...
What actually happens when the police investigate... the police?
On Episode 168 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with former LAPD Internal Affairs Sergeant Marlon Marrache for an inside look at police accountability, internal investigations, and what really happens behind the scenes of one of America's largest law enforcement agencies.
They explore how Internal Affairs investigations actually work, why they're ofte...
Most artists spend years learning how to make music. Almost nobody teaches them how to survive the business.
On Episode 167 of The TLB Podcast, James speaks with Amani Roberts for a conversation about the modern music industry, music rights, and what it actually takes to build a sustainable career as an independent artist.
They explore the growing importance of understanding the business of music, from publishing and ...
What happens when artificial intelligence stops being a tool… and starts becoming something else?
On Episode 166 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with physicist and author Dr. Peter Solomon for a conversation about artificial intelligence, existential risk, and the increasingly strange future humanity may be walking into.
They get into the rapid evolution of AI — from simple automation tools to systems...
What happens when wartime atrocities don’t end… they just get absorbed?
On Episode 165 of The TLB Podcast, James speaks with Jenny Chan of PacificAtrocities.org for a direct look at Unit 731, wartime experimentation, and the parts of World War II history that rarely get discussed in full.
They get into the origins and operations of Unit 731, the scale of human experimentation, and how these programs fit i...
Can something as simple as hydrogen actually change the way people approach health?
On Episode 164 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Greg Johnson, also known as “The Hydrogen Man,” for a conversation about hydrogen therapy, alternative health, and the growing interest in unconventional approaches to healing.
They get into how Greg discovered hydrogen, the basics of how it’s used in water, supp...
What if UFOs are just a single data point of a much larger system?
On Episode 163 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Jon Majerowski — host of UFO’s on The Level and author of Contact and Control — for a conversation that moves through UFO phenomena, esoteric traditions, and the possibility that something deeper is operating behind both.
They get into the overlap between UFO encounters, Masonry,...
What if the ideas shaping the future are actually ancient?
On Episode 162 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Alex Sachon of The Wisdom Tradition for a conversation that moves through esoteric philosophy, secret societies, and the deeper patterns shaping both history and the present.
They get into the legacy of Manly P. Hall, the role of mystery schools, and how esoteric ideas continue to influence modern thought...
What a time to be alive, are ancient systems of knowledge finally colliding with modern technology?
On Episode 161 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Ike Baker for a wide-ranging conversation about ancient magic, modern misinformation, and how technology is quietly reshaping the way people understand spirituality.
They get into the risks of misinterpreting esoteric traditions, the loss of methodological rigor in...
On Episode 160 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with the creator behind the Eyes Wide Open YouTube channel for a deep dive into covert history, intelligence networks, and the power structures that tend to operate just out of frame.
They get into the early formation of the CIA, its relationship with organized crime, and the long shadow of Cold War-era operations that still seem to echo into the present. The conversation mo...
What happens when an artist doesn’t play it safe — and says exactly what he thinks about music, politics, and culture?
On Episode 159 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Nashville legend and Look What I Did frontman Barry Donegan for a conversation that moves fast, gets chaotic, and doesn’t try to behave itself.
They get into Barry’s history in the Nashville music scene, the evolution of h...
On Episode 158 of The TLB Podcast, James speaks with musician, audio engineer, and longtime friend Mitch Kluge for a conversation about foley audio, sound design, and the strange niche world of professional audio engineering.
They talk about Mitch’s path from playing music to pursuing a career in audio engineering, the realities of navigating the studio world in Nashville, Tennessee, how the many disciplines inside pro...
What happens when UFO research, occult history, and intelligence agencies start appearing in the same conversation?
On Episode 157 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Frater Eleftheria, curator of the Lifting the Lamp YouTube channel, for a wide-ranging conversation about esotericism, occult history, and modern discussions around UFOs and UAP phenomena.
They talk about what pulled him toward esoteric traditions, ...
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