Tarot Interviews

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A world-first interview series where artists and creatives share their stories through tarot. Listeners in 55 countries. Produced by @finbarre.com. Based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, UK. Podcast - https://tarotinterviews.com

The Fool card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck lies atop a black book with a gold moth on the cover. A wooden tray with a red cloth over it lies nearby, along with a Pilot pen. The scene is angled upon a table.
Close-up of two illustrated cards on an ornate orange, yellow, black and white patterned tile. The front card is marked “The Hanged Man” and 2 of spades, showing a seated woman in a yellow dress reading with two small dogs beside her. A 7 of hearts card is partly visible underneath.
A black and white picture of Callie Kazumi sitting cross legged and looking at the camera.
Podcast cover art for "Tarot Interviews with Finbarre", illustrated in a vintage tarot card style with a fabric-like texture. Set against a light green background with white clouds, the top left features a yellow angel holding a green orb containing the Spotify logo. In the center, a green sphinx wearing a black-and-white striped pharaoh's headdress sits holding a large sword. On the top right, a yellow eagle holds a purple square containing the Apple Podcasts logo. At the bottom, an arched orange banner reads "TAROT INTERVIEWS" in bold yellow letters, with "WITH FINBARRE" written below it inside a light green semi-circle.
Bearded person with long hair and glasses stands in a dark, red-lit fantasy display filled with skull imagery and gothic artwork, holding The Hermit tarot card.
Two tarot cards displayed side by side on a wooden table in warm sunlight. On the left is The Emperor, shown as a crowned elder in flowing red robes, representing authority, protection and fatherly guidance. On the right is The Sun, depicting a radiant figure beneath a bright sky, symbolising joy, vitality and illumination. The cards are arranged together to mark Father's Day and the Summer Solstice, combining themes of strength, wisdom, warmth and celebration at the height of the year.
Finbarre Snarey takes a selfie with a smiling audience at the Tarot Cultures 2026 conference, after presenting on tarot as living heritage.
Finbarre Snarey performs with fire at Wyldwood Renaissance Festival, holding a flaming torch and a flame in his gloved hand at dusk in an outdoor festival field.
Animated Tarot Interviews trailer artwork showing a close-up tarot-inspired illustration with winged figures, clouds and a sphinx above the words “Tarot Interviews with Finbarre.” A white audio waveform moves across the top of the square image.
Poster for Bearded Theory Festival, taking place 20-24 May 2026 at Catton Park, Derbyshire. The pink and dark green lineup poster lists artists including Pixies, Garbage, Skunk Anansie, CMAT, The Damned, Kae Tempest, Everything Everything and Fat Dog, alongside many more acts. The right side features an illustrated figure with flowing hair, flowers, a snake and decorative gold accents. Tarot Interviews will be attending the festival to record vox pops, one-card draws and short conversations.
A signed hardback copy of Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater lies on a green cloth beside a tarot deck in a carved wooden tray. A Rider-Waite-Smith card peeks out from behind the book, with a brass bell and wooden chest in the background.
A hand holds the Ace of Wands tarot card in front of a framed artwork by Charlotte Thompson-Morley titled “Beltane.” The artwork uses warm red, orange and gold tones, showing a sun, flames, flowers, a central dancing figure, and horned figures celebrating around a fire. The tarot card partly covers the lower-left section of the print.
Three tarot cards from The Butterfly Wisdom Tarot by Starla Yilmaz arranged on a wooden table, featuring minimalist cross-stitch style illustrations on white fabric backgrounds with coloured stitched borders. Visible cards include the Two of Cups, showing two butterflies meeting inside a heart above two cups; the Ace of Disks, depicting a green butterfly above a coin symbol with roots extending downward; and The Devil, showing a black butterfly with small chained figures and a candle motif. A small gold-tone butterfly pin sits beside the cards. The deck uses butterfly imagery to reinterpret Rider-Waite-Smith symbolism through hand-stitched aesthetics.
Ten of Cups tarot card placed among spring primrose flowers, featuring rabbits beneath a rainbow and ten golden cups. Symbol of harmony, family happiness and renewal. Easter seasonal image representing hope, joy and new beginnings in nature.
The Fool tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck showing a young traveller stepping forward at the edge of a cliff under a bright yellow sky, holding a white rose and carrying a small bundle on a staff, with a white dog leaping beside him. Classic Pamela Colman Smith illustration symbolising beginnings, creativity, openness and new journeys. Used to celebrate one year of the Tarot Interviews project, a podcast and interview platform exploring creative practice through tarot conversations, including Tarot DMs and the British Tarot Archive.
Vintage-style tarot illustration of an angel blowing a trumpet, adapted from the Judgement card, with red wings, golden hair and pale clouds around the figure. The angel holds a white banner that reads “Series 2” in dark medieval-style lettering. The image is used to announce that the Tarot Interviews podcast will return for Series 2 in 2026 as a limited run of special episodes on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, with creative professionals invited to email s2@tarotinterviews.com to be considered
Black and white vintage illustration of Ostara as a flowing female figure moving through the spring sky with a flower-topped staff. She is surrounded by birds, blossom, winged infants, and beams of sunlight. A hare rests on the ground below, while people dance and gather in a pastoral landscape, suggesting renewal, fertility, and the arrival of spring.
Short promotional trailer for Tarot DMs featuring bestselling author Joanne Harris.
Short promotional trailer for Tarot DMs featuring bestselling author Joanne Harris.
Theatre Deli Tarot deck box placed on patterned red fabric, beside the Strength tarot card. The card shows a stylised figure with an infinity symbol above their head gently holding a blue lion, rendered in bold contemporary illustration. The Theatre Deli Tarot is a 78 card artist led deck created by members of the Theatre Deli creative community, blending modern theatre culture with traditional tarot symbolism.
Rider-Waite tarot cards on a patterned cloth showing the Knight of Pentacles reversed beside the Justice card reversed. The image is used as symbolic commentary on the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, evoking themes of entitlement, delayed accountability, legal scrutiny, and the reversal of institutional authority in a contemporary UK news context.
Valentine’s Day tarot themed chocolate bar inspired by The Lovers card, showing an embracing couple in medieval dress on pink packaging. Strawberry cream white chocolate by Handmade Nottingham, photographed for Tarot Interviews, celebrating love, relationships, romance, choice, connection, and Rider-Waite style tarot symbolism
A video featuring an audio recording from Lucy Rose, the acclaimed author of the folk-horror novel The Lamb. The screen displays a minimalist black background with a white, pulsing audio waveform at the bottom. The text on screen reads: "Lucy Rose - author of The Lamb. The scariest thing just happened. I’m literally not even joking." This clip is part of the Tarot DMs series, where authors discuss the intersection of their writing, mysticism, and the supernatural.
Green and gold poster promoting a UK Living Heritage project documenting Rider-Waite-Smith tarot reading practice in the UK. The design features botanical motifs, a “Last Chance” ribbon, and a large gold title reading “Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Reading in the UK.” The poster invites tarot readers to share their personal tarot stories, learning journeys, and reading practices, with a deadline of 13 February 2026. The contribution link riderwaitesmith.co.uk appears prominently at the bottom.
Hand-carved Hungarian folk object, around 1900, carved from bone. Abstract sculptural form associated with Central European folk art, fertility symbolism, and vernacular carving traditions. Smooth patina from age and handling, photographed close-up to show carved ridges and organic shapes.
Still from Xena: Warrior Princess Season 3 Episode 12 “The Bitter Suite”, showing a theatrical tableau inspired by Rider-Waite tarot imagery. Xena stands centre-frame in a long pale gown and blue cloak, posed like a Major Arcana figure, with Gabrielle positioned behind her in bright, jester-like costume. The set resembles a dreamlike tarot stage with a winged sphinx statue, Egyptian-style figures, checkerboard flooring and symbolic props echoing The High Priestess, The Fool and other tarot archetypes. Vibrant colours, mythic costuming and overt tarot symbolism dominate the scene.
Snowdrops emerging through cold winter soil at Imbolc, symbolising early spring, implacable beauty, and quiet renewal. White snowdrop flowers photographed outdoors in natural light, associated with Imbolc, seasonal ritual, poetry, and reflective tarot practice.
Tarot still life themed around Valentine’s Day and The Lovers card. The Lovers tarot card from the Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot sits in the foreground, showing two figures beneath a crow, with a pink and blue gradient sky. Beside it are two face-down tarot cards with eye designs. Behind the cards is a crystal ball on a gold stand, a small ornate gold egg-shaped container, a wooden chest, and the boxed Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot. The scene evokes love, connection, divination, queer tarot practice, and February Valentine symbolism
A tarot cross stitch kit from Innocent Bones showing skeletal depictions of The Lovers. A craft project while my leg is broken.
A photograph of the Two of Swords tarot card modelled by a woman kneeling in the sea. She is wearing a blindfold, white dress and carrying two crossed slender upright blades. Art by Nicholas Bruno.
A picture of Sherlock Holmes reading by Sidney Padget
The Three of Cups from the RWS deck on an altar surrounded by brass objects and a crystal ball
A photo gallery of all of the people interviewed on Tarot DMs and Tarot Interviews.
An open tin with handmade mince pies visible, topped with irregular star shapes
A picture of brass insects around a crystal ball
A closeup of an orange cat with his tongue poking out
An old map of the world depicting mythological figures from Ancient Greece around it
The Hexen 5.0 Tarot by Suzanne Treister on an altar covered in a purple cloth. A crystal ball and a playing card are visible.
A picture of the Jane Austen tarot deck, with the Tower, Judgement, Death and Hanged Man cards visible.
A picture of the Rider-Waite-Smith Magician card beside a crystal ball and a hand stitched picture of a howling wolf with a moon over it
The Moon card from HEXEN 5.0 Tarot on a gold stand. They both sit on a purple velvet cloth with a dark red background in the distance.
The King of Cups sits in a coffin shaped ashtray beside a brightly mosaic-like patterned matchbook and a lit candle
A leafy Autumnal scene with art noveau corners in the image and the words "Blessed Samhain" in the centre in a medieval script
A painting of a lake at night entitled ‘Moonlight on the Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds’
A ginger cat sits proudly beside a screen that has his picture on
A picture of Teranoptia, showing examples of the peculiar modular mutant creatures you can make with this font
A box containing Buffy Top Trumps: visible is Buffy, Faith, Tara, Willow and Giles
A notebook decorated with a wave pattern, has a tarot card (The World) tucked in the strap surrounding it. A brass pen lies nearby.
A young queen in a red robe and crown looks into her mobile phone.
A closeup of Scorpio's page to show celebrities and great thinkers born under this sign
The Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot is laid on on a desk, with a crystal ball in the background. The Revolution card sits on a brass stand.
A ginger cat sits contentedly on a pile of papers on a laptop
A tiny ghost on a gravestone. The ghost is carrying The Death card.
A poster for The Dark Arts Market that says "Samhain 11-12 October, The Old Cold Store at Vat and Fiddle, Nottingham, 12PM to 5PM"
Mark Norman's Britain's Folklore Year sits on a crocheted cushion