OCCULT SECTION is a podcast about music, film and other artistic and cultural interests. hosted by mike mckeown (musician and sound artist a.k.a. arps) and jordy kaltz (director, writer and cultural critic)
mike & jordy return to stick their spades into DIGGER, iñárritu's divisive new satirical black comedy, as well as reviewing some of the summer's cinematic offerings whether they have seen them or not !
music chat includes the new avalanches album, kurt vile, laurie anderson and a lot of plugging mike's gig at the ivy house... tuesday 20th october !
https://dice.fm/event/avxyo7-the-tej-quartet-arps-big-oil-20th-oct-the-ivy-house-london-tickets
1 May 2026
007: what's the tea with the drama ?
in this episode, jordy and mike confront the MODERN MEDIA LANDSCAPE, navigating industry plants, nepotism, paywalls and edgelords
stick around to hear jordy promote their new film NO BRAINER, which you can watch by following this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpubYdeaa54
1 Dec 2025
006: keyboard fantasies (w/ posy dixon)
jordy and mike chat to posy dixon, director of KEYBOARD FANTASIES (2019), the amazing (BAFTA-nominated !) documentary about the story of beverly glenn-copeland's 1986 album of the same name, as he toured the album for the first time over 30 years later
posy tells us how the project started and the incredible journey she and glenn went on together, jordy recounts watching the film in an empty cinema and mike half remembers the dirty joke in the credits
links to watch the film:
https://www.keyboardfantasies.movie/watch-online
1 Nov 2025
005: still together
mike and jordy catch up on their pop culture consumption, dwindling as it may be, including:
- one battle after another after another
- mac demarco and tame impala's latest flops
- cameron winter and his geese
but most importantly they plug the next OCCULT SECTION show, featuring lanny, winnipeg, MN, big oil and arps
tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1825818084039?aff=oddtdtcreator
1 Jul 2025
004: big oil (w/ ben wyborn)
Mike and Jordy interview Ben Wyborn, also known as Big Oil, about his new project, spoof movie recommendations, and Ben Affleck's emotional line dancing.
31 May 2025
003: spring 2025
Mike and Jordy discuss their experiences with a wedding, panda bears, kung fu films, and the music of Shiroshi Yoshimura.
1 Feb 2025
002: a tribute to david lynch (w/ raf batchelor)
jordan and mike are joined by their dear friend, raf batchelor a.k.a. solo project, for a tribute to the late david lynch, as well as some other musings from the world of music and film
raf has also kindly made us an accompanying playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2WBHeWH8C8pBXbVNZ0NXCV?si (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2WBHeWH8C8pBXbVNZ0NXCV?si)
1 Jan 2025
001: 2024 in review
Jordan and Mike revisit their favorite films and albums of 2024, sharing a shared sense of excitement and discovery in the underground music scene, and the emerging trends and talents that defined the year.
Who has been a guest on OCCULT SECTION
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Ben Wyborn
cindy lee
oliver james hunt
jordan kaltz
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Podcast Authority Score: 8 / 100
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