{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Book Club from Hell","title":"#115 Trump: Modern Shaman: Understanding His Mastery of Influence and Enchantment - Leo Van","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/97bd76b2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4709,"description":"Ed returns for an episode! Leo Van is an engineer-turned-shaman who knows some of Ed and my (Jack's) friends. In this book, published shortly before the 2024 American Presidential election, Van analyses Trump from the perspective of Amazonian shamanism, describing him as an unwitting 'brujo rojo', a practitioner of both black and white magic.\nI was initially reticent to cover a book that felt too topical, but the shamanic angle sucked me in.\nBuy Trump: Modern Shaman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJZ5GTK5\nVERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION\nJack has published a novel called Tower!\nAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/Tower-Jack-BC-ebook/dp/B0CM5P9N9M/ref=monarch_sidesheet\nThe first nine chapters of Tower are available for free here: jackbc.substack.com\n\nOur Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheBookClubfromHell\n\nJack's Substack: jackbc.substack.com\n\nLevi's website: www.levioutloud.com\n\nwww.thebookclubfromhell.com\n\nJoin our Discord (the best place to interact with us): discord.gg/ZMtDJ9Hscr\n\nWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0n7r1ZTpsUw5exoYxb4aKA/featured\n\nX: @bookclubhell666\n\nJack on X: @supersquat1\n\nLevi on X: @optimismlevi","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gIzeOHUHs7RZ9ol5IYh_CT1rjubaNPNBix4NumF6on0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI2NDM1LzE3MDcz/NDM4NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}