Tarot Interviews
Finbarre Snarey | Tarot Interviews
Tarot Interviews is the first podcast in the world to interview creatives using tarot cards. Every week, Fin sits down with creative minds from across the world to share their journeys and insights. Whether you're listening to a poet share a painful reflection about The Tower, an actor reveal a secret with the Seven of Swords, or a novelist discuss their art of storytelling through The Magician, each episode brings a one-of-a-kind conversation you will not find anywhere else. Three cards. Three questions. Three stories.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Tarot Interviews episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Tarot Interviews for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Tarot Interviews episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Turning The Cards
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03/27/25 • 0 min
Fin reveals more about this mysterious podcast. Join us on April 1st for the start of The Fool's Journey.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
05/20/25 • 31 min
Julian Simpson is a British writer, director, and audio dramatist known for redefining modern audio fiction through immersive storytelling and atmospheric world-building. With a background in film and television, he is the creator of The Lovecraft Investigations, Mythos, and Who is Aldrich Kemp? - projects marked by his signature themes of mystery, belief, and the unknown. Julian is the founder of Pleasant Green, a creative label through which he produces high-concept fiction for audio. When not conjuring fictional worlds, he can often be found at the crossroads of myth and storytelling armed with a typewriter and an ever-expanding archive of the strange.
Explore his projects and updates at: pleasantgreen.co.uk
Curious about Aleister Crowley and the myths that surround him?
Help bring this bold new factual audio series to life - starring characters from The Lovecraft Investigations. Support the Kickstarter now at: kickstarter.com/projects/crowleyaudio/lovecraft-investigations-crowley
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
Turning The Cards
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01/22/25 • 0 min
Fin reveals more about this mysterious podcast. If you would like to be our guest in a future episode, get in touch! https://tarotinterviews.com
05/02/25 • 14 min
Tarot Interviews proudly brings you a bonus episode about Mama Nyah's House of Tarot with creator Devin Reid, who has crafted a magical combination of New Orleans mysticism and nostalgic gaming.
Unlike tarot apps that display card definitions, Mama Nyah creates personal readings where your intention shapes every interpretation. The cards aren't randomly generated, they're shuffled and laid face down, preserving the experience of a real tarot reading. When Mama Nyah speaks, she weaves together all three cards of your past-present-future spread into a cohesive tapestry of meaning, just as a reader would do in person.
The game's pixelated aesthetic pays homage to the Windows 95 era, with careful adaptations of Rider-Waite symbolism that maintain the cards' essential meanings despite the constraints of pixel art. What truly sets this project apart is it is soulborn from Reid's immersion in New Orleans culture, where tarot readers line the streets and witches are valued community members rather than outsiders. As Reid explains, "New Orleans has historically been a haven for those who didn't fit the strict religious norms of the American South," creating perfect conditions for magical practices to flourish.
Whether you're a tarot enthusiast, a gaming nostalgist, or simply curious about this unique blend of technology and spirituality, Mama Nyah's House of Tarot offers something different. Look for it on Steam, and perhaps enjoy it with a traditional New Orleans Sazerac in hand for the full experience!
Get Mama Nyah's House of Tarot from Steam here
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
Monstrous Flesh and the Feral Feminine: Clelia McElroy on Horror
Tarot Interviews
05/27/25 • 25 min
Clelia McElroy is a film researcher and the founder/director of Monstrous Flesh, a project dedicated to exploring the representation of women and non-binary people in the horror genre. Since its inception in 2021, Monstrous Flesh has been hosting film courses, events, panel talks, lectures and film seasons in collaboration with community groups and art institutions in the Midlands and the North of England.
Since 2023, Clelia has been collaborating with Dr Megan Kenny on the Monstrous Flesh podcast, and together they have created the Monstrous Flesh Collective to promote their podcast activities, as well as the publication of the Monstrous Flesh Journal.
Find out more www.monstrousflesh.co.uk
NEXT EPISODE: We’re joined by poet Julia Bird, a lover of cahoots and escapades, known for her vivid, witty, and observant poetry that blends everyday life with imaginative twists.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
05/06/25 • 26 min
Kate Gray is a British games writer and journalist with over a decade of experience in the industry. Based in Canada, she specializes in dialogue writing, narrative procedural generation, and storytelling through design. Her notable works include serving as the Narrative Lead for Moonstone Island and Winding Worlds, as well as contributing to Goodbye Volcano High.
Kate's journalism has been featured in publications such as Rock Paper Shotgun, and The Guardian. She is also an experienced public speaker, video presenter, critic, and panelist .
Learn more and explore her work at: https://kategray.me
NEXT EPISODE: meet Sadriana Zea, chaotic-good Twitch entertainer and fearless captain of the Chaos Crew.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
A Sloth, a Lizard Wizard and a Terrible Date Walk Into a Podcast: Lauren Beukes Draws the Cards
Tarot Interviews
04/01/25 • 24 min
Lauren Beukes is a South African author known for her genre-bending fiction that blends speculative elements with sharp social commentary. Born in Johannesburg in 1976, she gained international acclaim with her 2013 novel The Shining Girls, a time-travel thriller about a serial killer and the woman who survives him. Beukes’s work often explores themes of identity, violence, and transformation, with a strong focus on women’s stories. Her other novels include Moxyland, Zoo City (which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award) and Afterland, a post-pandemic thriller. Lauren's latest book, the multiverse-lost-mother-thriller, BRIDGE is out now!
Photo by Henry Söderlund, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
NEXT EPISODE: Amy Blackthorn, the master herbalist and award-winning author of the best-selling Blackthorn's Botanicals series.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
Magic That Grows: Amy Blackthorn on the Power of Plants
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04/14/25 • 27 min
Amy Blackthorn is a respected author and herbalist best known for blending plant magic with practical spirituality. Her best-selling books include Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic, Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews, Blackthorn’s Protection Magic, Blackthorn’s Botanical Wellness, and Sacred Smoke.
Ordained through the Order of the Golden Gryphon and certified in aromatherapy, Amy has appeared on Netflix’s Top Ten Secrets and Mysteries and HuffPost Live. She is also the founder of Blackthorn’s Botanicals, offering teas and oils rooted in magical practice.
Learn more at her official website: amyblackthorn.com
NEXT EPISODE: Professor Carrie Jenkins, philosopher and poet exploring the mysteries of love, identity, and the self.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
05/13/25 • 30 min
Sadriana Zea is a disabled writer, traditional media artist, and Twitch streamer dedicated to mental health awareness and supporting nonprofits that help people live a life worth living. She lives with her two cats in the US in Cleveland, Ohio. Like many people with an abundance of time on her hands, her hobby is collecting hobbies. She reads, crochets, does counted cross stitch and other fibre arts, and plays games of all sorts (especially video games and D&D). Sadriana is currently working on her first novel, a fantasy story about a race of people with tangible gods, prophecies, and good versus evil.
Learn more and explore her work at: https://twitch.tv/sadrianazea
NEXT EPISODE: We’re joined by writer/director Julian Simpson to talk about his new Kickstarter project, Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley - a thrilling tale of the occult, and audio storytelling at its finest.
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
Romance, Reason & Rebellion: Carrie Jenkins on Redefining Love
Tarot Interviews
04/15/25 • 29 min
Professor Carrie Jenkins is a philosopher and poet whose work explores the nature of love, identity, and the complexities of the self. She is the author of What Love Is: And What It Could Be and Sad Love: Romance and the Search for Meaning, which challenge traditional ideas of romantic relationships through both philosophical inquiry and personal experience. Her recent book Nonmonogamy and Happiness: A More Than Two Essentials Guide asks how often we hear a non-monogamous love story with a happy ending?
Carrie is a professor at the University of British Columbia, where she teaches philosophy and writes about metaphysics, epistemology, and the philosophy of literature.
Learn more at her official website: carriejenkins.net
NEXT EPISODE: Chase McPherson, author of the LGBTQ+ novel series Bloodbound. If you like vampires, doppelgängers, and bad decisions with beautiful people you can't miss this one!
Tarot Interviews credits
- Host and producer: Finbarre Snarey
- Theme music composer: Amelia Lawn
- Additional music: Nicola Snarey
- Cover art: Rein G
If you're curious about the cards we use and want to find out more, visit our Tarot Interviews podcast page.
Disclaimer: The Tarot Interviews podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are their own and do not constitute professional, legal, financial, medical, or psychological advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek guidance from qualified professionals where appropriate.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Tarot Interviews have?
Tarot Interviews currently has 12 episodes available.
What topics does Tarot Interviews cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Tarot Interviews?
The episode title 'Turning The Cards' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Tarot Interviews?
The average episode length on Tarot Interviews is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of Tarot Interviews released?
Episodes of Tarot Interviews are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Tarot Interviews?
The first episode of Tarot Interviews was released on Jan 22, 2025.
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