Survive the Jive Podcast

Survive the Jive

Survive the Jive podcast is about history and ancient religions and folklore. Hosted by historian Thomas Rowsell who is also a documentary film maker, this podcast focuses mainly on Indo-European cultures and most specifically on Germanic/Norse...

  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Halloween special: Horror in History with Dave Martel
    Halloween is a time for horror films but when did horror start? I am joined by Dave Martel on tonightā€™s Jive Talk in which we discuss how horror films have their precedents in early mythology and ghost stories.

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    29 October 2024, 9:24 pm
  • 1 hour 21 seconds
    Ask Me Anything: Live Oct 2024
    It is about time for another Jive Talk AMA! STREAMED LIVE on YouTube and X on 11th October 2024


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    15 October 2024, 3:16 pm
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Theurgy: Reaching the Gods Through Ritual
    Jive Book Review of Theurgy and the Soul by Gregory Shaw, Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College. In this work he outlines the philosophy and ritual practise of Iamblichus of Syria (ca. 240 325), whose teachings set the final form of pagan spirituality prior to the Christianization of the Roman Empire. Theurgy literally means "divine action" or "godly work"

    I describe how this work is useful for modern polythesists including Heathens like myself.
    8 October 2024, 4:27 pm
  • 18 minutes 22 seconds
    Pagan Gods and Myths Explained
    How does one interpret the hidden meaning of a pagan myth? Some wise Platonist pagan authors help us to understand this, since they explained it in plain writing. One such author is Sallust aka Sallustius the neoplatonist, others include Emperor Julian and Plotinus. In this video I look at how Sallust's writing on the gods and the cosmos help us to understand not only myth, but also the meaning of rites and sacrifices and why they are so important for pagans. Originally recorded January 2019.

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    7 October 2024, 1:13 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Eat Like Your Ancestors with Raw Egg Nationalist
    Raw Egg Nationalist aka Charles Cornish-Dale joined me for a special Jive Talk. We discuss the dietary impact of the Neolithic agricultural revolution, the proliferation of lactose tolerance with Yamnaya DNA, and the changing diets of Medieval Europe. Follow REN here: https://lnk.bio/RAWEGGNATIONALIST Please support Survive the Jive: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
    28 September 2024, 9:11 am
  • 13 minutes 33 seconds
    What is English Identity? Does England Exist?
    Some people are saying the English have no identity or culture of their own. Others are trying to ban the term "Anglo-Saxon" from academic discourse. Why is England under attack?

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    23 September 2024, 1:14 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Pagan Traditionalism
    Polemos: The Dawn of Pagan Traditionalism is a book by Russian author Askr Svarte which attempts to describe how European pagan religion can be practiced in a way consistent with the philosophy of Radical Traditionalism aka Perennial Philosophy. This episode of the Jive Book Review looks at its strengths and weaknesses.Ā 

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    19 June 2024, 4:10 pm
  • 58 minutes 10 seconds
    Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans: Yamnaya/Sredny Stog
    A new paper called The Genetic Origin of the Indo-Europeans (2024) reveals that the Proto-Indo-European languages originated in the Yamnaya and Sredny Stog cultures of Ukraine and South Russia. The split of PIE languages from Anatolian languages is revealed to have taken place on the steppe. Sredny Stog DNA is found in Hittite samples proving the real IE people were Steppe herders from Eastern Europe and not an unknown Armenian population as previously claimed. I discuss the findings in this stream

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    26 April 2024, 9:25 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    The Origin and Spread of Germanic Folk: NEW DNA evidence
    In this Jive Talk I shall discuss the findings presented in the preprint of the new paper from McColl and colleagues entitled ā€˜Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languagesā€™. What does it tell us about where Germanic has its roots, how it spread in the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Migration era? How Germanic were the Lombards and Ostrogoths? Lots of new information is revealed. A huge breakthrough in Germanic studies!
    End music: Ansuz Society - FuĆ¾orcĀ 

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    19 March 2024, 10:57 am
  • 47 minutes 50 seconds
    Why is Odin the god of magic and runes?
    Returning to the topic of the highest god, Odin. First I address why the Romans weren't entirely wrong when they compared him to Mercury/Hermes. Then I present my theory about how Odin learned the nine sacred songs called Galdra and why this is related to his role as the god of the runes. The dankest god, Odin, and esoteric theories go together like runes and galdra.

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    28 February 2024, 2:46 pm
  • 55 minutes 38 seconds
    Fake Black History at Stonehenge and on the Mary Rose
    Brixton's Brilliant Black British History exhibition at Black Cultural Archives, south London, is rewriting our history to suit their agenda. Visitors are informed that ā€œthe very first Britons were Blackā€ and that ā€œBritain was black for 7,000 years beforeā€ white people arrived. The exhibit was based on a book which claims Stonehemge was built by black people! Also, In 2021 a paper titled Diversity aboard a Tudor warship by Scorrer et al claimed the crew of the 16th century Mary Rose ship included black peoiple. I wil debunk these claims in this podcast and answer questions from the live audience.

    Opening theme by Wolcensmen. Outro music Sanguine fire by Elegiac.

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    1 February 2024, 1:27 pm
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