Dabbling in Dogmas is a podcast in which a group of like-minded skeptics investigate the belief communities we find around us. We sometimes find the things we see funny, but we don’t do this to poke fun - we are motivated by a genuine curiosity about people and their belief systems. While visiting we try to sit attentively in the back and observe; we stand up when everybody else stands up, sit down when everybody else sits down, and attempt to chant along when everybody else is chanting.
As we say at the start of each podcast episode, “We’re not on a spiritual journey, we’re journeying among the spiritual”. If you would like to vicariously participate in our adventures, join us as we enjoy the diversity of the human experience.
Our Latest Episode
Christian Board Games
19 February 2022
In this episode the Dabblers try out several Christian board games, including The Action Bible Guess It Game, Bible Challenge, Discover the Bible and Christian Fluxx.
Previous Episodes
Spiritualist Church
19 December 2021
In this episode the dabblers visit the Upper Hutt Spiritualist Church, to see two “gifted” brothers giving psychic readings. Will any of the dabblers have a reading given to them? And if, so how accurate will the psychics be?
Destiny Church
05 December 2021
In this episode the dabblers grab some popcorn, sit down in Mark’s study, and tune in to an online broadcast of a Destiny Church service.
Sikh Gurudwara
07 November 2021
The Dabblers attend a Sikh temple in Wellington for a service including Bhog Sri Akhand Path, Kirtan and Ardaas.
Witches Market
31 October 2021
The Dabblers go shopping at a Halloween witches market, and we pay for a Tarot card reading.
Builders of the Adytum
10 October 2021
The Dabblers attend a BOTA service and discuss their response to an eclectic Californian mixture of tarot, kabbalah, alchemy, Jungian archetypes, and more.
I Ching
02 October 2021
The Dabblers learn how to cast the I Ching via Zoom, and consider whether ancient Chinese divination has light to shed on modern concerns.
Upcoming Episodes
The visits for these episodes have already happened, but either we've not recorded our chat about them yet, or we've not had the time to edit the recording.
Serbian Orthodox Church
24 April 2022
