VYS0021 | Song of the Dark Man - Vayse to Face with Darragh Mason

May 10th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 36 mins

dark man, darragh mason, spirit box, vayse

Darragh Mason is a podcasting hero to Hine and Buckley, he's the host of the truly excellent, award-nominated Spirit Box podcast but he's also an multi-award-winning photographer, a researcher specialising in the Djinn and the Aghori Hindu sect and the co-creator of the wonderful Sigil Engine. Darragh's latest project (one of many) is his up-coming book "Song of the Dark Man, Father of Witches" and this episode takes a deep and, at times, emotionally charged dive into the mysterious figure of the Dark Man, his prolific but largely unrecognised role in initiation into the world of witchcraft, his infrequent but significant appearances throughout folklore and his apparent ascent in the psychic aftermath of the pandemic... recorded 2 May 2023.

VYS0020 | Messages of Deception - Vayse to Face with Mark Pilkington

April 26th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 44 mins

crop circles, government deception, mark pilkington, mirage men, misinformation, ufos, vayse

If you don't know Mark Pilkington by name, chances are you will be familiar with some of his work: he's the author of the seminal history of deception and misinformation throughout the history of the UFO phenomenon, Mirage Men, and producer of the documentary of the same name, he runs Strange Attractor Press, the diverse, beloved and well respected counterculture publisher, he's a journalist, having written for the Fortean Times, the Guardian and Bizarre Magazine amongst others, and he also records and performs music with Teleplamsiste, Luminous Foundation and the Begotten. In this episode Hine and Buckley chat to Mark about the legacy of Mirage Men, which is having a moment again with the tenth anniversary of the documentary falling this year, the recent release of the audiobook and continued favourable nods in the occultosphere and beyond. The conversation also takes turns into the way misinformation is now a pervasive part of our everyday lives, Mark's ideas about the nature of the phenomenon itself and his experiences as a crop circle hoaxer... recorded 7 March 2023

VYS0019 | It's A Very, Very Mad World - Donnie Darko

April 12th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 54 mins

donnie darko, mad world, mental health, time travel, vayse

In December 2002 Hine and Buckley met at the Dukes Cinema in Lancaster, Lancashire, UK, for what become one of their most cherished movie-going experiences - to watch an independent film which had already gathered a cult following: Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko is a divisive film popular opinion swings between it being a poignant and magical modern classic to it being amateurish, film school bullshit with an inexplicably great cast (and soundtrack!!!). In this feature length episode (an entire swaggering minute longer than the run-time of the theatrical cut itself!) Hine and Buckley drill down deep into why the film still means so much to them almost 21 years later, what Richard Kelly actually intended the film to mean, why it's actually a '90s masterpiece (despite not being set, made or released in the '90s) and what the "S" in "S. Darko" might stand for... Recorded 16 March 2023.

Warning: Extreme Spoilers For Donnie Darko Follow

VYS0018 | Ex Cabus Ad Astra - Vayse to Face with Kathryn J Preston

March 22nd, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 5 mins

aliens, lacerta files, reptilians, terrestrial zodiac, ufos, vayse

Kathryn J Preston is an author, investigator and discoverer of the "LaManChe Zodiac", a terrestrial zodiac that is centred around the county that Hine and Buckley grew up in. This interview covers a wide range of topics connected to the LaManChe Zodiac, including the association with ley lines, the possible link to extra-terrestrial intelligences, theories about who or what may have constructed the terrestrial zodiacs and speculation that they may still be here on Earth to this day... Recorded 7 January 2023

VYS0017 | Occult Detective - Vayse to Face with Bob Freeman

March 8th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 33 mins

bob freeman, ghost hunter, ghost hunting, ghosts, occult detective

It's not every day that you meet an actual Occult Detective but Bob Freeman is just that - and many other things too, including ghost-hunter, author, musician, game designer and wizard. Hine and Buckley talk to Bob about his experiences assisting the police force in occult matters, his ideas on the subject of magick, his creative process, his personal methodology for investigating ghosts and how he celebrated seeing Oliver Stone's "The Doors" on the big screen... Recorded 9 February 2023

SideVayse: SVYS002 | Darkness, Darkness

February 23rd, 2023  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 39 secs

darkness, live synth, sidevayse

In this SideVayse Buckley conjures up a live atmospheric soundscape to Hine's meditation on Darkness. So, find a quiet room, turn off the lights, put on your headphones and hitch a ride with Vayse to the heart of Darkness. Recorded 20 February 2023.

VYS0016 | We Created It By Talking About It - Vayse to Face with Ken Eakins

February 15th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 35 mins

aleister crowley, hanged man films, ken eakins, magick, right where you are sitting now, thelema

Slightly intimidated but keen to take notes, in this episode Hine and Buckley interview Ken Eakins, host of the longest running occult podcast out there, Right Where You Are Sitting Now. As well as being a veteran podcaster Ken is also a film maker, Thelemite, former member of the OTO and is generally knowledgeable and well-read on all things weird. The conversation delves deep into topics such as the state of modern Occulture, the best way to start your own magickal practice and what Aleister Crowley has in common with the Kardashians... Recorded 23 January 2023.

VYS0015 | The Green Witch's Guide to the January Blues - Vayse to Face with Jennifer Lane

January 25th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 2 mins

It's the bleak midwinter: dark, cold, moods are low and the festive period seems like a year ago already - so who better for Hine and Buckley to catch up with than Jennifer Lane, author of The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing Through Nature and upcoming spell book The Witch's Survival Guide: Spells for Healing from Stress and Burnout: Spells for Stress and Burnout in a Modern World? Jenn talks about her journey from the depths of stress-induced illness to fully embracing life as a Green Witch, the deep connections between witchcraft, nature and wellbeing and how anyone can use a little bit of magick to fight off the seasonal blues. Recorded 16 January 2023.

VYS0014 | The Weird Review of the Year 2022

January 5th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 41 mins

new year, review of the year, vayse, weird retrospective

To usher out the old year and welcome in the new, Hine and Buckley take a look back at a selection of the weirdest news stories of 2022 and track them against the development of Vayse throughout the year: Fish-falls, haunted AI art, dreaming arachnids and the persistent, bizarre and unfounded claims of Uri Geller - this episode has it all... and more... Recorded 27 December 2022 on location at Shireshead Studio, Lancashire.

SideVayse: SVYS001 | Numinous Melancholy

December 22nd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  29 mins 24 secs

carol of the bells, christmas blues, food banks, inequality, numinous melancholy

Welcome to SideVayse: an extra shot of weird across the bows of an increasingly incohesive reality. This is a place for the oddities that don't quite belong in the main podcast but are still certified 100% pure Vayse. In this inaugural episode of SideVayse Hine talks about his recent musings on Numinous Melancholy, the pleasurable sadness that seems to haunt the winter months, why the feeling is particularly potent this year and what, if anything, can be done about it. Recorded 15 December 2022.

VYS0013 | A Vayse-man Came Travelling - Yule 2022

December 21st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 43 mins

servitor, shamanic journeying, shamanism, spirit box

In this noticeably un-Christmassy Christmas episode Hine and Buckley catch up on the events of the past few months. Occult experiments in an Air BnB in Yorkshire? Check. Contact with a mysterious and potentially angry entity on the spirit box? Check. Teaming up with a spirit buddy called Herman? Check. And what is Hine doing taking spiritual advice from frogs, salamanders and bears? Better check for yourself... Recorded 15 December 2022

VYS0012 | Order Out of Chaos - Vayse to Face with Mark Vincent

December 14th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 36 mins

chaos magic, chronic pain, consciousness, hypnotism, mark vincent, sigil magic

When Hine and Buckley had the idea to start a podcast about weird stuff in order to re-evaluate their reality this was the exact thing they had in mind. Mark Vincent is a man of many disciplines and much discipline - chaos magician, hypnotist, drummer, Lavey Satanist and purveyor of mind-blowing ideas. What was intended to be a discussion about chaos magic quickly spins off-track and takes a fascinating detour through the hard problem of consciousness, assembly theory, overcoming chronic pain and the pervasive nature of trance through occult practice. If you come away from listening to this episode with your idea of reality intact, then maybe you don't really exist at all... Recorded 21 November 2022.

VYS0011 | Weird Tales - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.2

November 30th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  58 mins 53 secs

allen greenfield, secret cipher of the ufonauts, synchronicity, terry r wriste, ufos, vayse

In the second part of this two part interview with legendary Occultist and UFOlogist Dr Allen H Greenfield, Hine and Buckley go deep asking questions about: the Black Lodge, the Babalon Working, Hellier and the collapse of Western Civilisation. Allen also recounts unnerving tales of the UFOlogists who died too young and the dangers of research in the field... so, don't try this at home... Recorded 13 November 2022

VYS0010 | Amazing Stories - Vayse to Face with Dr Allen H Greenfield Pt.1

November 23rd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 10 mins

allen greenfield, secret cipher of the ufonauts, synchronicity, terry r wriste, ufos, vayse

Occultist or UFOlogist? Teacher or trickster? Keeper of secrets or straight-talking raconteur? Dr Allen H Greenfield is all of these things and infinitely (or a finite very, very large number) more. In this first part of a two-part interview Allen talks about how he first uncovered the potential of the secret cipher, sets the record straight on Gray Barker and Jim Moseley, talks about the plasticity of reality and tells the story of how a single small hoax has the potential to instigate legitimate phenomena on a large scale... recorded 13 November 2022

VYS0009 | If There's Something Weird - Halloween 2022: Ghostbusters

October 31st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 31 mins

capitalism, ghostbusters, halloween, lovecraft, neoliberalism, reagan

We got one! Before there was Hellier, before there was Twin Peaks there was Ghostbusters. In this special Halloween episode Hine and Buckley take a deep dive into this cherished classic - the movie that launched a thousand ghost hunting expeditions and at least one podcast about weird stuff. At the remove of 38 years and examined through the lens of Vayse, is Ghostbusters a beloved and harmless comedy blockbuster, a Lovecraftian cautionary tale, or a technicolour Reaganite super-dream? See you on the other side. Recorded 26 October 2022.

VYS0008 | To Hellier and Back - Vayse to Face with Will Salmon

October 12th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 35 mins

hellier, penny royal, re-enchantment, synchronicity, will salmon

If there is one common experience in the life of both Hine and Buckley that could be said to have jump-started Vayse into existence, it was watching the TV series Hellier. If there is one person alive right now who could be said to have been directly responsible for Hine and Buckley watching Hellier, that person is writer and journalist Will Salmon. In this episode Hine and Buckley talk to Will Salmon about Hellier, Penny Royal and whether these and other 'media viruses' can be responsible, consciously or unconsciously, for re-enchanting the lives of their audience - "I think we’re at the beginning of a global awakening man..." Recorded 5 October 2022.