Project Asterism

Dec 12 2016 67 mins 1

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A podcast examining culture and current events from a polytheist perspective. Project Asterism is an attempt to reshape the way we think about the interaction of the online and real world Polytheist communities.

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Episode 03 - The One About the Holidays

Dec 12 2016 72 mins

In this episode, hosts Julian and Mallory discuss difficult holidays, the tension between the secular holiday calendar in the U.S. and polytheistic holiday calendars, and their personal practices and experiences around the holidays. Julian discusses his pet peeve about the "Christmas is a pagan holiday" meme, and Mallory takes issue with the math involved in the Wheel of the Year.

Episode 02 - The One About Ancestors

Dec 11 2016 78 mins

In this episode, Julian and Mallory discuss Gordon White's Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits, which leads them on an exploration of polytheistic ancestor veneration and their family histories.

Special Episode 01 - Election 2016

Nov 26 2016 64 mins

In this episode, Julian and Mallory react to the 2016 US presidential election and discuss its implications for polytheists and pagans.

Episode 01 - The Alt-Right Is Part of Our Problem

Oct 15 2016 54 mins

In our inaugural episode of the Project Asterism podcast, your hosts Julian and Mallory introduce themselves and the Project, discuss some polytheistic basics, and move into a discussion of polytheism on the alt-right and the alt-right's relationship with Donald Trump.