IN TOO DEEP

Rak Razam is best described as a mythic story teller. An author, a film maker, a journalist, a public speaker and psychonaut. Rak’s interests of exploration lie in psychedelics and shamanic use of plant medicines, and the great mystery of consciousness and our spiritual purpose. His film "Aya: Awakenings" documents Rak's journey into the world of Shamanism and Ayahuasca in the Amazon Jungle. www.rakrazam.com Instagram: @rakrazam

Long time listeners of the show will be very familiar with todays guest, Andy Ross. Andy is an artist, a hunter and outdoorsman, always delivering with an epic story. The last 6-9 months however have been immensely challenging for Andy, to say the very least. Back in August, 2024, he underwent a lower leg amputation, removing a quarter of his right leg between the ankle and the knee. This conversation, Andy gives us the full breakdown of what happened, what its like to go through a life changing operation like this and what life looks like now on the long road to recovery. @livingspiritdesign

Ky Dickens is the host and creator of the hugely successful podcast "The Telepathy Tapes". "The Telepathy Tapes" is an investigation into the profound and unique abilities demonstrated by many non-verbal autistic children. The podcast follows the research of Dr Diane Hennacy Powell which indicates that many of these individuals demostrate telepathic abilities with family members, friends and each other, as well as a wide range of other extraordinary spiritual gifts. Many of these gifts and abilities fly in the face of conventional scientific understanding of consciousness, the mind and reality itself. "The Telepathy Tapes" is available on all podcast platforms. https://open.spotify.com/show/1zigaPaUWO4G9SiFV0Kf1c?si=f7f76c2bcfd543f4 https://thetelepathytapes.com/

Today we are joined by the legendary James Jones from "Love On The Spectrum". James featured in both seasons of the American version of the show and is without a doubt my favourite part of the show. He’s eccentric, funny, sweet, courteous, thoughtful, intelligent and just a great personality. Instagram: @jamesbjones87

Justine McAllister is a Melbourne based visual artist and muralist. She has just concluded her second solo exhibition titled “Romantic Rebellion” which was on show at 45 downstairs. The works are a vibrant exploration of colour, chaos and liberation, with nude figures calmly lying amongst flames, animals in motion and an engulfing noise. Justine is an incredibly active muralist with no wall too large for her colourful animals and figures. Beautiful work all round. Instagram: @justinemcallister

Elise Marcianti is an artist and host of the podcast Explore your core, but she is also full time adventurer. She is an endurance runner, slackliner, rock climber, cyclist, pretty much any physical activity spent in nature is how she lives her life. She recent had a short documentary film made about her called The Curious Path which can be found on YouTube and well worth a watch. The Curious Path Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMguwP4CG6E Instagram: @elisemarcianti @exploreyourcore_ Explore Your Core Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6x9lZNea7CvHTG9YZmqB2H?si=36916de23ed645b0

Jason is a Melbourne based artist known best for his paintings and murals. In more recent years Jason’s art practice has expanded into fully immersive experiences with elaborate exhibitions encompassing sculpture, installation, performance, film and music. Jason has his most ambitious exhibition to date opening this week at the Meat Market in North Melbourne. The show is titled “Rise, Ruin, Renew, Repeat”, it is on for only one week from 21st - 28th November. It is a ticketed event and is one not to be missed. Jump on to jasonparkerart . com to secure a spot, tickets are only $12, don’t miss out. www.jasonparkerart.com Instagram: @jasonparkerart

Kalya Scintilla and Eve de Voke aka Yaegon and Eve, are a world infused bass music and performative duo. Ranging between glitchy bass, trance, techno and ambient electronic music, with stunning theatrical live performances, Yaegon and Eve bring intention and depth into their shamanic journey music inspired by ancient technologies and wisdom. Without a doubt, an all time festival favourite. https://merkabamusic.com/ https://merkabamusic.com/eve-de-voke/ https://merkabamusic.com/kalyascintilla/ Instagram: @kalyascintilla.merkaba @evokationart

Maloney is the host of the "3000 Podcast", a Melbourne centric podcast with some of Melboure's culture makers. We chat about Maloney's journey into the podcasting world, hip hop and street culture and his love for Melbourne and its countless subcultures. @3000podcast https://www.youtube.com/@3000podcast

Tayla Broekman is a Melbourne based visual artist who is best known for her beautifully drawn illustrative characters, mostly female figures and animals, done with styyyle. She is a highly accomplished muralist, painting all over the country and the globe and a digital artist. Instagram: @tayla.art

Kent Wilson is an artist, curator, writer, teacher and musician. He has worked all angles of the art world aiding, assisting and creating opportunities for artists. He has been instrumental in building and nurturing a thriving contemporary art scene in central Victoria, being one of the founders of the Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial and being the Senior curator at La Trobe Arts Institute, Bendigo. Kent has also just recently released his first album under the name Fletching which is currently available on Spotify and Bandcamp. https://fletchingmusic.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: @_kentwilson_

Benjamin Knock is an Australian multi-disciplinary artist who's work is predominantly focused around geological structures, the mechanics of our planet and passage of time. Since our last chat, Benji has been hanging out, for extended periods of time, on the edge of active, erupting volcanoes. I’ve been completely glued to his instagram stories as he’s been documenting bursts of exploding lava, deep earthly rumbles, huge black smoke clouds and barron alien landscapes. https://www.benjaminknock.com/ Instagram: @k_n_o_c_k @terra_therma

Nina Rao is a Kirtan singer and performer with two incredible solo albums out now. She tours with Krishna Das singing and performing in his band as well as being his business manager. She is a podcast host on the Be Here Now Network, a spiritual teacher and has worked as a conservationist. https://www.ninaraochant.com/ https://ninarao.bandcamp.com/music

Phaeleh aka Matt Preston, is an English electronic music producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist known for his evocative melodic beats. His music ranges across many genres and tempos, sometimes upbeat and energised and often calm, ambient and cinematic. Combining live instruments with his supurb electronic production, Phaeleh's music has guided me through many a deep inner journey. https://phaeleh.bandcamp.com/

Joe DiMeo is the recipient of the first successful face transplant and double hand transplant. Currently 25 years old, Joe lived a pretty normal life, until one morning in July, 2018, he was in a car accident and sustained third degree burns to 80% of his body. After two years of healing, challenging rehab, 20 reconstructive plastic surgeries and skin grafts, Joe underwent the 23 hour experimental transplant surgery in hope for a new trajectory toward function and normality. Four years later, Joe is living an active life, not without its challenges, but with optimism and independence. And today Joe joins me to share his difficult yet inspiring story. Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joestransplantjourney Instagram: @joeroydimeo

Michael Vale is a Melbourne based contemporary artist best known for his eerie absurdist figurative paintings. Sublime landscapes occupied by a cast of strange cryptids: Masked ghostly entities, figures wrapped in bandages, skeletons smoking pipes all participating in an obscured ever unfolding narrative of humour, horror and mystery. With a professional art career spanning over four decades, Michael has held 22 solo exhibitions, has been a finalist in the Archibald Prize three times, and won a number of prestigious art prizes including the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Instagram: @michaelcharlesvale

Chamberlain is a Melbourne based music producer who is best known for his punchy bass-heavy glitch-hop beats. He has played gigs and festivals all over Australia and world wide and has done countless releases of singles, reworks, EPs and albums. Get onto his soundcloud or spotify discography, guaranteed to put you in the mood to party and improve your vibe. https://chamberlaintunes.com/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chamberlainyeah Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EN0OGXAhh1z5k6Iq4E5H4?si=Wg1MNKhWTd2znoNPB3fRPQ Bandcamp: https://chamberlainyeah.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: @chamberlainyeah

In 2011, a team of Swedish ocean explorers searching for shipwrecks in the Baltic sea came across a very strange and unexplainable object. Their scanners picked up a large circular structure, seemingly non-natural, 60 meters in diameter and 90 meters deep with a long drag mark following it etched into the ocean floor. This discovery changed the course of their lives, sparking a relentless effort to examine and learn what this object might be, how it got there and how long its been there. The coverage of this discovery went world wide with the media dubbing it “The Baltic Sea Anonmaly” and even “The Baltic Sea UFO”. It is a really strange and exciting discovery which seems to puzzle all the scientific professionals who examine it. Is it a natural phenomena caused by volcanic activity? Or a meteor? Could it be man made? The foundations of some kind of building? Or could it actually be as strange as UFO crash site? One thing they do know is the more learn, the more questions that arise. The team who discovered it is called OceanX, lead by Peter Lindberg and Dennis Asberg. Today I am joining by Dennis, one of the original discoverers of this bizarre mysterious object lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Ocean X https://www.oceanexplorer.se/ Dennis World Podcats https://open.spotify.com/show/2Hl3eOJF4nTd4EW1uRdXiA?si=8cf03c7f85054dc9 The Mystery Beneath Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImV8f0pOoXQ

Tim Molloy is a visual artist, illustrator and author of a number of comics/ graphic novels. Tim is also a world builder. Across the many mediums he works with spanning over a few decades, Tim has built an imaginary world in which all his characters and creatures inhabit. Strung together with an ever unfolding narrative, Tim’s universe is a frantic, psychedelic, multi-dimensional, alien sci fi melting pot. Bright colours, bizarre creatures, dark unsettling themes and magical adventures all delivered with aesthetical maximism. www.timmolloy.com https://www.patreon.com/timmolloy Instagram: @timmolloyart

As promised, the follow up interview with Jake Angeli-Chansley. Also know by his shamanic name YellowStone Wolf, but known the world over by his nickname Q-Shaman. Jake came into the public eye after being the poster boy for the January 6 riots and the United States Capitol. This is a follow up conversation from episode 174.