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Survive the Jive podcast is about history and ancient religions and folklore. Hosted by historian Thomas Rowsell who is also a documentary film maker, this podcast focuses mainly on Indo-European cultures and most specifically on Germanic/Norse paganism. The podcast takes a holistic approach to programming that informs, educates and improves us. It sometimes covers scientific topics but is mainly concerned with pre-Christian religions of Europe. Sometimes the podcasts are based on videos fro ...
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Halloween is a time for horror films but when did horror start? I am joined by Dave Martel on tonight’s Jive Talk in which we discuss how horror films have their precedents in early mythology and ghost stories. Get exclusive Heathen content on https://hearthfireradio.com/ Please support Survive the Jive: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive Thumbnail a…
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.uberboyo.com This is a $5 monthly subscription where you get access to: * Dramatic musical readings of Classical Works - Currently Thus Spoke Zarathustra * A chatroom to discuss and vote on future works: The Iliad?The Old Testament? * Bonus Podcasts on the History of Music and Aesthe…
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Jive Book Review of Theurgy and the Soul by Gregory Shaw, Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College. In this work he outlines the philosophy and ritual practise of Iamblichus of Syria (ca. 240 325), whose teachings set the final form of pagan spirituality prior to the Christianization of the Roman Empire. Theurgy literally means "divine a…
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How does one interpret the hidden meaning of a pagan myth? Some wise Platonist pagan authors help us to understand this, since they explained it in plain writing. One such author is Sallust aka Sallustius the neoplatonist, others include Emperor Julian and Plotinus. In this video I look at how Sallust's writing on the gods and the cosmos help us to…
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Raw Egg Nationalist aka Charles Cornish-Dale joined me for a special Jive Talk. We discuss the dietary impact of the Neolithic agricultural revolution, the proliferation of lactose tolerance with Yamnaya DNA, and the changing diets of Medieval Europe. Follow REN here: https://lnk.bio/RAWEGGNATIONALIST Please support Survive the Jive: https://linktr…
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Polemos: The Dawn of Pagan Traditionalism is a book by Russian author Askr Svarte which attempts to describe how European pagan religion can be practiced in a way consistent with the philosophy of Radical Traditionalism aka Perennial Philosophy. This episode of the Jive Book Review looks at its strengths and weaknesses. Condense lengthy texts into …
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A new paper called The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans (2024) reveals that the Proto-Indo-European languages originated in the Yamnaya and Sredny Stog cultures of Ukraine and South Russia. The split of PIE languages from Anatolian languages is revealed to have taken place on the steppe. Sredny Stog DNA is found in Hittite samples proving the r…
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In this Jive Talk I shall discuss the findings presented in the preprint of the new paper from McColl and colleagues entitled ‘Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages’. What does it tell us about where Germanic has its roots, how it spread in the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Migration era? How Germanic were the Lomba…
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Returning to the topic of the highest god, Odin. First I address why the Romans weren't entirely wrong when they compared him to Mercury/Hermes. Then I present my theory about how Odin learned the nine sacred songs called Galdra and why this is related to his role as the god of the runes. The dankest god, Odin, and esoteric theories go together lik…
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Brixton's Brilliant Black British History exhibition at Black Cultural Archives, south London, is rewriting our history to suit their agenda. Visitors are informed that “the very first Britons were Black” and that “Britain was black for 7,000 years before” white people arrived. The exhibit was based on a book which claims Stonehemge was built by bl…
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Why do some people have blue eyes? What is the evolutionary advantage of having blue eyes? Where did blue eyes evolve? Blue eyes have piqued curiosity for centuries, standing out as a mesmerising and rare trait among humans. Discover the underlying science behind blue eyes as we explore various theories and genetic factors that contribute to their …
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Scott Shell received his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is an expert on Germanic linguistics, runology and mythology. Tonight he will discuss the iconography and runic inscriptions found on Germanic bracteates of the Migration era. If you want to see the artefacts we are talking about then watch the …
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I discussed the classic generation X teen move "River's Edge" with Frodi on the Decameron film review festival for the Guide to Kulchur podcast. This is a bit different from my normal history discussions but I think the sociological issues raised by the film are interesting to consider. You can hear more of the GTK podcast at https://www.spreaker.c…
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Discover more: https://uberboyo.com/booklist/ Join the program: https://uberboyo.com/program/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boyoalert/message This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uberboyo.com/subscribe…
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Discover more: https://uberboyo.com/booklist/ Join the program: https://uberboyo.com/program/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boyoalert/message This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uberboyo.com/subscribe…
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The custom of burying an animal under the foundations of a house is not only very widespread, found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Finland and beyond, but is also very old, dating back to the Indo-Europeans of the Bronze Age Europe. It even spread as far away as America and India! In this video I trace the customs origins and dispersal and expla…
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Discover more: https://uberboyo.com/booklist/ Join the program: https://uberboyo.com/program/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boyoalert/message This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.uberboyo.com/subscribe…
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