September 2022 – Mind Virus Podcast

Episode 94 – Back to the Book

Published September 27, 2022 by wrm

Exerchomai, daimonion – Jordan and Bobby discuss “The Chosen” and many other things related to the scriptures, religion and the various happenings of the day.…

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Episode 93 – Great Awakening

Episode 93 – Great Awakening

Published September 21, 2022 by wrm

Bobby is back. Jordan and Bobby catch up, discuss current events and touch on last week’s podcast and other interesting subjects and ideas–among these the…

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Episode 92 – Cosmology

Episode 92 – Cosmology

Published September 12, 2022 by wrm

Speaking extemporaneously, Jordan goes off for four hours … solo. You and ILong to live like the wind upon the waterIf we close our eyes,…

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Episode 91 – Rules for Magic

Episode 91 – Rules for Magic

Published September 6, 2022 by wrm

Authors writing narratives really have a duty to disclose the rules for magic that prevail in their world. Today, Bobby and Jordan explore this idea…

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Month: September 2022

Episode 94 – Back to the Book

Episode 93 – Great Awakening

Episode 92 – Cosmology

Episode 91 – Rules for Magic