The Totally Legitimate Business Podcast

About 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. Subscribe to unravel hidden threads, question narratives, and blend critical inquiry with imaginative discovery.

Publisher

James Oliva

Category

arts · history · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Sept 2022

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

251 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Cannibalism, Psychology & Extremes of Human Behavior | Natalie & Jon von Zelowitz | Episode 178

   Cannibalism exists in nearly every culture's darkest stories. But what happens when you stop treating it like a horror movie and start asking why human beings actually do it? On Episode 178 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Nathalie and Jon Von Zelowitz, author and technical translator of I Ate His Heart, for a multidisciplinary examination of one of humanity's most disturbing behaviors: cannibalism. Rather than treating cannibalism simply as true crime or horror, Nathalie approaches...

2. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Sound Healing, Consciousness & the Science of Vibration | Kaylin Boosalis | Episode 177

   Sound can change your mood almost instantly. But can it change your state of consciousness? On Episode 177 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Kaylin Boosalis for a wide-ranging conversation about sound healing, consciousness, spirituality, technology, and the increasingly strange relationship between our inner lives and the systems surrounding us. Kaylin discusses her work with sound baths and sound therapy, how vibration and music can affect relaxation and meditative states, and why...

3. 

   20 Sept 2026

   The Disappearance of Ronald Tammen: MKULTRA, Hypnosis & the CIA | Jenny Wenger | Episode 176

   In 1953, a college student walked out of his dorm room and seemingly vanished. More than 70 years later, newly uncovered records raise a much stranger question: what was the U.S. government doing with hypnosis at the time? On Episode 176 of The TLB Podcast, James sits down with Jenny Wenger, the researcher behind RonaldTammen.com, to examine the mysterious 1953 disappearance of Miami University student Ronald Tammen — and the evidence that has led her investigation into the murky world of Co...

Who has been a guest on The Totally Legitimate Business Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lisa Pease
• Steven Ross
• Gabriel Torch
• Jessica Elder
• Caleb Eubanks

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

193,812

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

98

Social presence

100

YouTube

86

Engagement

60

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Books guests

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