The Totally Legitimate Business Podcast
The TLB Podcast – Deep Dives into Art & Creativity, Conspiracies, and Culture
The TLB Podcast, hosted by James Oliva, invites listeners on unconventional explorations through obscure history, emergent technology, conspiracy narratives, art & creativity, esoteric traditions, and plenty of ethically charged existential dilemmas. From the inner workings of secretive agencies and speculative science to alternative healing and societal myths, each weekly episode blends thoughtful curiosity with diverse perspectives and a golf ball sized understanding of reality.
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Podcasting since 2022 • 156 episodes
The Totally Legitimate Business Podcast
Latest Episodes
Foley Sound, Analog Gear & the Future of Audio Engineering | Mitch Kluge | Episode 158
On Episode 158 of The TLB Podcast, James speaks with musician, audio engineer, and longtime friend Mitch Kluge for a conversation about foley audio, sound design, and the strange niche world of professional audio engineering.They talk a...
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UFO’s, Esotericism, and Consciousness: Lifting the Lamp | Frater Eleftheria | Episode 157
What happens when UFO research, occult history, and intelligence agencies start appearing in the same conversation?On Episode 157 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Frater Eleftheria, curator of the Lifting the Lamp YouTube channe...
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Episode 157
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AI Is About to Completely Reshape Human Work: The Ethics of Disruption | Jacob Pierce | Episode 156
On Episode 156 of The TLB Podcast, James welcomes electrical and AI engineer Jacob Pierce of Vortex Computation for a wide-ranging exploration of artificial intelligence, automation, and the future of human work.They discuss firsthand e...
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The Skate Park Built on Toxic Ground | Dan Pheo & Eric Hecker | Episode 155
On Episode 155 of The TLB Podcast, James welcomes Dan Pheo and Eric Hecker for an exploration of the history, creativity, and underground legacy of Long Island skateboarding culture.Dan shares his journey from local skateboarder to infl...
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Episode 155
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Rosicrucian History and Spiritual Inquiry | Ronnie Pontiac | Episode 154
On Episode 154 of The TLB Podcast, James welcomes back author and researcher Ronnie Pontiac to discuss his two new books, The Rosicrucian Counterculture and The Unobstructed Way.Through The Rosicrucian Counterculture, they explore the o...
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Episode 154
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