In this episode of Talking to the Dead, a vivid dream becomes the starting point for a serious investigation into musical genius, inspiration, and the possibility of non-local creativity. Observing David Gilmour, Radiohead, and an impossible collaboration between Peter Gabriel and Storm Thorgerson, the episode explores whether great music is composed — or received.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and the testimony of composers, jazz musicians, and rock artists, this episode examines why some individuals access extraordinary musical ideas, why neurodivergent minds are over-represented among great creators, and whether inspiration may arise from states where authorship dissolves.

Is genius a matter of training, biology, altered consciousness — or permeability to something beyond the individual mind?

An exploration of where music may truly come from.

The books of Talking to the Dead 1 & 2 (a novelisation/biograpy of the discoveies made in the podcast,) are available on Amazon in printed and Kindle formats.

Volume One. Talking to the Dead - Philip Skitch

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Volume Two. Talking to the Dead - Out and About - Philip Skitch

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