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Garden of Thought

Hey there, welcome to the Garden of Thought! It"s a place where we plant seeds of curiosity and see what sprouts. We"ll be exploring all sorts of fascinating topics with your host, Jeff Lippman: the news, pop culture, those weird creatures you hear about, old myths, alien stories, human history, and, yeah, maybe even a little wrestling. Come along for the ride, because every great story has to start somewhere.

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53:27

GoT Presents: The Gospel Of Thomas - DOUG "THE EPIC"...

Garden of Thought ·

2025/09/29

Yes, we do talk about Raja Jackson, but only a little and mostly due to the recent developments. Mostly, we talk about fun stuff. Like how Aleister Black made Doug sad. Like what did Mr. Thomas do for his summer vacation. Like how Mr. T is getting some action cards. Like what do both guys like to eat and will they have an eating contest in Cali. Most importantly, what does The Epic and me have in common? You'll laugh. You'll cry, You'll enjoy the whole thing. My grade: F. Why? Because I failed to

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86:21

Garden of Thought E.323 Serpents and Dragons

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2025/09/27

We welcome back in Prof. Jon F. White from Crecganford to discuss the historic mythological evoluation of dragons. When did dragons grow into Smog from basically an oversized winged lizard?We trace the stories of the past and try to apply them to arenas we all recognize. How did serpents turn into dragons? But many of these serpents were enormous. Size of the primordial waters of the universe big. Encircling the world big. Making up all the bodies of water on Earth big. A beast that a hero and/or

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58:41

Garden of Thought E.322 Oils and Crusts

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2025/09/24

Bet you thought this episode was about pizza. Nope.We welcome back Geophysicist, Dr. Jeffrey Zurek, to discuss a couple of issues on my mind. Both have very real geopolitical aspects. But we still tried to have fun.Currently, the United States is engaging in a policy that can be described as "Fortress America". Basically, an economic plan of isolationalism. Part of this is "drill baby, drill". However, we can't drill our way into eliminating petroleum imports. Why? Geology and chemistry. The other

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43:31

Garden of Thought E.321 Back to the Nile

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2025/09/20

Folks, I rarely suggest you need to listen to a prior episode, but if you're not pretty familiar with Egyptian mythology, you should seek out the prior episode or two where our guest appeared. Who's the guest? The magician, Mogg Morgan of the Mandrake. It's been a while since we visited Egypt on the show. I've learned so much since then. I've forgotten more. And I've come up with more half baked theories.But I did have some specific questions for Morgan. I may have even gotten some of those. Among

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59:21

Garden of Thought E.320 Africa and Space

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2025/09/17

Ruvimbo Samaga is an African lawyer with multiple degrees. She currently practices in Zimbabwe, her country of birth. She's achived many accolades and is a frequent speaker, consultant, alumnus of the Space Court Foundation's Lachs Moot Court competition, and has a start up related to space based technology to aid agriculture.We discuss her journey and her understanding and involvement with African interests in space. In addition to Africa's approaches to creating space programs and influencing

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55:57

Gospel of Thomas - Kwon Chronicles II: Joseph J...

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2025/09/15

Ikuro Kwon & I are joined by Joseph J. Alexander. Joseph has done a lot in wrestling, but it's his non wrestling activities and experiences that we focused on. Like ghost stories. Like being a totem for the dead. Like the haunting of Arena Mexico. The Warrens of "The Conjuring" fame make the show as well.We also discuss paganism and certain mythologies, philosophies and esoterica. You don't want to miss this conversation.

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72:46

Garden of Thought E.319 Alice, Oz and the Persephone...

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2025/09/12

Is there esoteric symbolism behind some of our most cherished stories? You bet there is! Once you start, it might be hard to stop but I went through the looking glass and followed the yellow brick road to start on this search. Yes, we're exploring the esoteric aspects of Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz. In this, we touch on some minor topics like the role of institutions, systems, self and God. Small stuff. We also examine the Persephone archetype and whether it apples. What's a psycho

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65:35

Garden of Thought E.318 A Marine Biologist

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2025/09/08

As any long time listener knows, I've been looking for a Marine Biologist to talk to. Well, the sea was angry that day, my friends, because I found my white whale. Alan Moore is a marine biologist and the President and Director of two accredited Marine Biology programs in Western Florida. They specialize is sharks and rays. So, of course we talked about sharks and rays. We also talk about - queue heroic music - octopusses!. Also, whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals, and lots of other animals great

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61:25

Garden of Thought E.317 The Grull

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2025/09/06

We welcome in former musician and current author, Jonni Jordyn. She's written many books, including two series'. The first involve an isolated clan, forced to venture out of their Eden into a wider world where they encounter new beats, ecologies, and other people. The Grull are an ancient clan of people that lived 10,000 years ago. Theymust find a new homeland when their village is destroyed by a flood. Theyalso have the option of seeking the home of their ancestors and livingthere, but the journey

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67:13

Garden of Thought E.316 Opera Spy

Garden of Thought ·

2025/09/03

Kay Sparling is an international opera and sacred singer. Nowretired, she lives in the Upper Midwest with her feline writingbuddy, the invincible Paducah. When not teaching voice lessonsor writing, Kay enjoys gardening, hiking, adventure travelling, andcooking for family and friends.More information about Kay can be found at: Kay Sparling – AuthorNear the end of the Cold War, Kaitlyn Stewart lands anapprenticeship at the Vienna State Opera. Soon after arriving,she is recruited by the CIA as the only

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126:18

Garden of Thought E.315 Bayou Geeks

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2025/08/29

We get a little swampy as the Garden is invaded by The Bayou Geeks!What makes them Bayou? What makes them geeks?What do we talk about? E V E R Y T H I N G. Conspiracies,a little sports, a top 5 list of best movie and sequel, a little spooky stuff. We talk a bunch about New Orleans and get a little real with stuff going on in the real world. This episode probably is a lot closer to the first months of this show; which I drrifted away from rather unintentionally, and surprisingly. Nevertheless, we're

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81:57

GoT Presents: IKURO KWON/ @The_IkuroKwon & BRETT RYAN...

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2025/08/25

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80:00

Garden of Thought E.314 Easter Island and what Moana...

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2025/08/22

Archeologist Ed Barnhart of MayaExploration.org, among other places, rejoins us to discuss Easter Island. But before that, we discuss his theory on how certain megalithic blocks were fused together.You won't want to miss that.But the main event is Easter Island. We start with it's modern history since Western "discovery". What are the orginial settlement theories? What do the indiginous themselves say? What does the archeology say? We go into their likely societal structures, certain times of

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58:01

GoT Presents VINNY PACIFICO & ZEEK THE FREAK

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2025/08/19

Unmasking the Freak: Wrestling, Streaming, and the Unexpected | GOT Presents the Gospel of ThomasJoin us for an engaging episode of GOT Presents the Gospel of Thomas as we welcome professional wrestler and aspiring streamer, Zeke the Freak. Co-hosted by Vinny Pacifico, this episode dives into Zeke's journey in the wrestling world and his new venture into retro gaming streaming. Discover Zeke's theater background, his passion for Mario and Donkey Kong, and listen to his intriguing personal anecdotes

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82:23

Garden of Thought E.313 Origin of Man

Garden of Thought ·

2025/08/16

The origins of modern man is a bush, not a tree, and it spans somewhere between 5 to 7 million years. From some common ancestor, chimpanzees and what would become us split. To help us explore this bush, we enlisted Archeologist/Anthropologist, Professor John Hoopes. What's an Australopithecus v a Homo? Who's Lucy? Were Neatherthals giants or Judd Hirsh or neither? Were Denisovans giants or Elves or Al Leong or none? Are Humanoid reptilians possible on Earth? Are Paracus skulls a different

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60:05

Garden of Thought E.312 ICE ICE Crazy

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2025/08/13

Sheri Hoidra, Esquire, visits us for the second time to discuss the current status of immigration law since last we spoke a few weeks into the Trump Presidency. Unfortunately, we have learned that the landscape is still full of landmines, quicksand, and other booby traps. We have a wide ranging conversation where we frequently trade rants. There was a segment where her email would not load. The statistics she was seeking are the following:New immigration cases recorded so far in 2025 - 431,343

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67:02

Garden of Thought E.311 Architects of Mars

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2025/08/08

George John Haas is the author of 3 books and a forthcoming scientific paper. The books are "The Cydonia Codex", "The Martian Codex", and his newest "The Great Architects of Mars". Haas was an artist by trade and tells his story of how he fell into the study of Mars and it's anamolous features. Humans have been photographing Mars since the 1970's and as technology and resolution improves, so do the questions increase.Haas and his team has taken an interdisciplinary approach into the study. This

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68:42

GoT Presents the Gospel of Thomas - What does the Fox...

Garden of Thought ·

2025/08/03

We welcome in Bronze Star recipient Leo Fox, who you might know from OVW, NWA and CYN. He's a man with a very interesting story of struggles and recoveries. Now he's living his dream, wrestling full time, with a wife and new child. Of course we also talk nonsense. Which leads me to tell my paranormal experience. I hate when they reverse the tables on me. Lol.

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74:09

Garden of Thought E.310 Reshuffled Decks

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2025/08/02

Gordon Adams is a graduate of Columbia University and worked in the national security sector including serving at the Undersecretary level, reporting to Leon Panetta, during the Clinton administration. Adams also worked with Think Tanks and authored numerous pieces in this space.We had a wide ranging discussion touching on everything from the "Deep State" to human trafficking to Project 2025. I can't do justice to the breadth and depth by summary. I felt this episode merited consecutive publishing

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70:19

Garden of Thought E.309 Wild Wild Now

Garden of Thought ·

2025/07/30

Professor Patricia DeGennaro returns once again between assignments and projects to discuss the state of the world. What's going on domestically (US)? what's going on around the world? How the two are related? I can't give a decent summary. You just have to listen.

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