Media & Public Appearances
Please see below copies of the various interviews and media appearances Ben has fortunate to be involved in, as well as some of the recorded presentations. Links will go to the specific episodes.
2024
0000/00/00 - Price of Time Podcast (Forthcoming)
0000/00/00 - Paranautica Podcast (Forthcoming)
0000/00/00 - The Savvy Communicator w Amy Risdal (Forthcoming)
0000/00/00 - Change Your Mind with Kris Ashley (Forthcoming)
0000/00/00 - The Magic Hour Podcast (Forthcoming)
2024/06/21 - The Tarot Table Podcast (Forthcoming)
0000/00/00 - Kitchen Magick Podcast
2024/05/01 - Witches, Bitches and Dead People Podcast
2024/04/08 - 4 Quick Q's: Book Talk With Enfys
2024/04/05 - Labelled Paranormal Podcast
2024/03/18 - Tendrils of Grief Podcast
2024/02/07 - 3Haunted Podcast
2024/02/03 - Witch the Pot Podcast w. Craig Spencer
2024/02/01 - The Coracle Live
2024/01/29 - Conversational Witchcraft
2024/01/17 - Circle Sanctuary's Circle Talk
2024/01/13 - Light Talk with Dana
2024/01/09 - Stardust Witch Podcast with Jen Sankey
2023 / 2022
2023/12/20 - Queer Business Success Podcast
2023/12/06 - Witch Lit Podcast
2023/11/28 - Southern Bramble: a Podcast of Crooked Ways
2023/11/22 - Connect with Marisol
2023/11/07 - Amityville Apothecary Instagram Live
2023/11/02 - Paranormal Among Us Podcast
2023/10/26 - One More Thing Before You Go Podcast
2023/10/16 - Because We Love Podcast
2023/10/12 - Navigating Neurodivergence Podcast
2023/10/07 - History Fix - Mini Fix
2023/10/06 - Jim Harold’s The Other Side Podcast
2023/09/22 - Rebel Spirit Radio
2023/09/21 - Sacred Magic Podcast
2023/09/16 - BlueNightt Drunken Divinations Podcast
2023/09/13 - Modern Witch with Devin Hunter
2023/09/13 - Esoteric Book Club
2023/09/11 - Calling the Quarters Podcast
2023/09/11 - Soulful Gangsters Podcast
2023/09/06 - Dine with the Divine Podcast
2023/08/28 - Pagan's Witchy Corner
2023/08/24 - Fika with Vicky
2023/07/21 - Fabric of Folklore Podcast
2023/07/20 - Pagan Artist Spotlight
2023/07/11 - Queer Spirituality Podcast
2023/06/19 - LlewellynCon 2023 Presentation
2023/06/19 - Thirty Flirty and Nerdy
2023/06/19 - The Deal with Animals
2023/06/11 - Pop Culture Fae Podcast
2023/05/22 - The Witching Hour with Eron Mazza
2023/04/14 - A Skeptic's Journey with Mike Guerneri
2023/04/11 - Anam Cara with Pax
2023/03/16 - Fireside Chat with Eimear Burke
2022/10/18 - Into the Couldron Podcast
2022/02/13 - Transmissions (Trans Canada Project Extra)
2022/02/13 - Trans Canada Project
2021/12/20 - The LVX Files
INTERESTED HOSTING BEN ON YOUR SHOW?
Ben is available for interviews and appearances on podcasts, radio shows, television and other visual media, and live events. If you are interested in having Ben on as a guest, please see the below vitals, press kit, and appearance policies. Attached are several headshots suitable for use in your social media promotion. If you are interested in inviting Ben on, please reach out via the CONTACT page.
Small Biography
Ben Stimpson, BA (Hons), MBACP (He/They/Them) is an integrative therapist, spiritual director, author, podcaster, and independant scholar of folklore and history. A member of the modern NeoPagan and queer communities, Ben’s personal life helps to inform his professional and research work. Ben holds a BA in Medieval, Classical and Religious Studies from the University of Waterloo; and holds a post-graduate Diploma in Spiritual Psychotherpy. As a therapist, he excels in working with members of the queer community and other marginalized populations, and ascribes to transpersonal, systemic and narrative approaches to therapy. He is the host of Essence podcast, a weekly show interviewing fellow authors and practitioners in the field of alternative spirituality and therapy. His debut title, Ancestral Whispers: A Guide to Developing Ancestral Veneration Practices was released by Llewellyn Worldwide in 2023 and he is currently developing other projects for Crossed Crow Books. To find our more about Ben, visit www.benstimpson.com
Publicity Team
Ben currently works with publicists from his two publishers (Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. and Crossed Crow Books). Please connect with Ben’s publicists about opportunities or enquiries about Ben’s written material with Llewellyn and Crossed Crow including public speaking events, book reviews, and media appearances:
Francesca Vitali (Crossed Crow): francesca.vitali@crossedcrowbooks.com
Markus Ironwood (Llewellyn Worldwide): Publicity@llewellyn.com
Signature Topics
Queer spirituality
Various therapy topics, including:
Personal narratives, patterns, communication, family systems, trauma
Cross-cultural competencies, culture shock, and navigating subconscious cultural conditioning and scripts
Neurodivergency, particularly personally growing up with dyspraxia
Growing up LGBT in a small rural town
Folklore, particularly British folklore and it’s development
Medieval history, particularly in the area of witchcraft, magic, and the occult
Contemporary NeoPaganism and witchcraft topics
My experience publishing in the Metaphysical niche, and as an author in general
Headshot and Cover
Please see below a headshot and cover of Ben’s published material. These are only to be used for social media use related to Ben’s appearance on your show.
(Please Credit: Only1AndyWright.com / Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd)
Appearance Policies and Tech Questions
Please see below policies and tech questions related to Ben’s appearance on your show or at your event. These are non-negotiable, and informed consent is implied upon invitation to join your broadcast.
Ethics Statament
Ben takes a strong stand for equality and anti-discrimination. As such, Ben reserves the right without penalty to end or exit an interview if host or other guest begin voicing opinions that are harmful to any marginalized community or identity. Appearance on your podcast or at your event in no way constitutes endorsement and reflects only a temporary partnership.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
As an author and content creator, Ben is vehemently opposed to the use of AI content in the creative process. Any use of AI in the production of your show or content will result in the immediate refusal to be involved in your current project and any future partnership.
Payment to Appear
Ben takes a strong stance against paying to appear on any podcast or at any event. Guests are the draw for shows, not the other way around. As such, any offer for Ben to pay to be on your show will be a sharp refusal.
Speaker Fees for In-Person and Virtual Events
Invitation to speaking events where an admittabnce fee is charged, whether in-person or virtual, a speaker will be applied. Any speaking engagement Ben is invited to speak at or be involved with will require the payment of a speaker fee, and/or expenses. If a speakers fee is not possible due to size of event, or if it is a free event, then expenses will be required. If vending is taking place at said event, in lieu of a speakers fee a complimentary vending space must be provided by event organizers.
Paid Content
Ben is open to collaborating with individuals who are creating exclusive content for paid subscribers on platforms such as Patreon/Substack/Youtube etc., This arrangement will constitute a seperate agreement
Rights Over Copy & Image
Ben reserves the right to make and host an independant copy of the interview for their own promotional use. Ben will add a link to the original interview and platform on the hosted version. Ben agrees not to distribute content that is intended for paid subscribers or which he receieved a speaker fee for.
Ben reserves the rights over his likeness, and any supplied material. Production of a podcast or other free content involving Ben does not constitute sole copyright by the host, and Ben reserves the right to have content removed unless renumeration was provided.
For public speaking events where a speaker fee was not paid, Ben does not give general permission for any recordings of said engagements to be made available after the fact unless explicitly understood at time of presentation or recording. Ben also does not give general permission for speaking events to be offered after the fact with a fee attached unless permission is sought. For paid engagements, Ben does not give permission for recordings of said content to be used outside the bounds of a speaker agreement. For example, if a paid speaking engagement’s recording is made available after the fact through other means, access to that recording must equal up to the amount first charged. If a speaking engagement was offered free, organizers may not charge for said recording after the fact unless explicit permission is sought.
Equipment Ben Has Access To
Ben’s current setup includes a Blue Snowball Microphone, LOGI HDMI 1080p webcam, circle lamp, and
Experienced Podcasting Platforms
Ben is comfortable using ZOOM, StreamYard, ZenCaster, RiverFM, and Instagram Live. The platform of use must be explicitly stated well ahead of recording time, particularly if live.
Format of interview must be stated explicitly well in advance, whether the video/audio or just audio.
Prohibited Topics
Below are a list of topics Ben is not comfortable speaking about for personal reasons unless he raises them himself:
Brexit