On this week's show Jay Shenk joins AP for a discussion about art, magic, and technology and how the history and methods behind these subjects intertwine in the 20th century. Jay is a self-described student of the strange, advertising professional, and tech hobbyist who is also pursuing a Masters degree in Art and Technology at the University of Oklahoma. In this conversation, he brings his knowledge of the highly weird to point out connections between subjects as seemingly disparate as Theosophy, surrealism, radionics, Spiritualism, parapsychology, outsider art, and technological advances in mass communications.

The far-ranging scope of this episode allows for discussion of plenty of fun subjects, such as the outsider art of Howard Finster, Tony 'Doc' Shiels and his Monstermind experiments, Elvis seances, art as modern shamanism, and also Mothman's butt. Yes, you read that correctly.

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