AEWCH 82: DESTROY NATURE BEFORE IT DESTROYS US (repost of AEWCH 22)
A repost of AEWCH 22, where I talk shit about nature for, I think, urgent reasons. The ep features a new intro and a bit on my upcoming project.
Aug 27, 2019•34 min
Against Everyone with Conner Habib
Against Everyone with Conner Habib is a podcast of deep but accessible and fun explorations of art, spirituality, philosophy, activism, and culture. This is big talk in a friendly tone with some of. the most compelling people of our time.
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AEWCH 81: PADRAIG Ó TUAMA or THE LONELINESS OF GOD
I talk with peacemaker, theologian, and writer Padraig Ó Tuama about God, loneliness, walking away from power, and All Star Superman.
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 25 min
AEWCH 80: MICHAEL BROOKS or THE SPIRITUAL VALUES OF THE LEFT
I talk with the host of The Michael Brooks Report...you guessed it, Michael Brooks! Michael and I cover a lot of ground, but stay close top the topic of spirituality and the left, and why spiritual values have been the site of leftist suspicion for a long time. We also, of course, talk all about Marianne Williamson.
Aug 13, 2019•57 min
AEWCH 79: BILLY BRAGG or A SOCIALISM OF THE HEART
I talk to music legend, political rock star, and one of my heroes, Billy Bragg about the three dimensions of freedom: liberty, equality, and accountability. We also talk flat earthers, Marianne Williamson, the Billy Bragg songs I used to sing to my abusive ex-bf and more. This is an amazing and healing episode for me, and I know it will enliven you too. XO/CH
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 18 min
AEWCH 78: CARLO GÉBLER or AESOP'S FABLES vs EMPIRE
I talk how Aesop's fables fight empire with legendary Irish author Carlo Gébler! Talking animals versus Trump? The Frogs Who Demanded A King? The occult vs mythology? Lacan+Owen Barfield+Denis Johnson? It's all in here!
Jul 30, 2019•59 min
AS13: HOW TO READ A BOOK A DAY, EVERY DAY
Yes, it's true, I sometimes go on benders and read a book a day. Would you like to, too? Here are my 11 tips on how!
Jul 20, 2019•18 min
AEWCH 77: CAITLIN DOUGHTY or HOW TO DIE (AND HOW TO NOT BURN OUT AS AN ACTIVIST)
Me & Caitlin Doughty talk about how to do public intellectualism without burning out, why culture has a problem with even healthy relationships with death, my dead friend Jake.
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 36 min
AEWCH 76: CONOR McCABE or WHAT IS MONEY? WHAT IS CAPITALISM?
What IS money, anyway? And why is it so bound up with capitalism? I talk with writer (Money, Sins Of The Father), activist, and researcher Conor McCabe about the history and experiential dimensions of money and capitalism.
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 18 min
AEWCH 75: PETE HOLMES or SEEING THE SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE
Me & comedian/writer/podcaster Pete Holmes do a spiritual experiment, talk Ram Dass, social responsibility, and God. Love this ep.
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 34 min
AEWCH 74: ANDREA LAWLOR or QUEER NON-BINARY SEX REVOLUTION NOW!
I hang with Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl, to discuss literally every queer thing and person ever. It is a mind blowing conversation and I loved every second.
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 20 min
AS12: THE OCCULT SIGNIFICANCE OF ULYSSES by JAMES JOYCE
A short episode on why Ulysses should matter to occultists, esotericists, anarchists, and anyone into magic! Happy Bloomsday 2019, everyone!
Jun 16, 2019•21 min
AEWCH 73: D.A. POWELL or THE QUEER ESOTERIC POWER OF POETRY
On one of my favorite ever episodes, I talk with poet D.A. Powell (Doug) about the powers of poetry and how they are both occult and queer powers. Doug also reads a few of his poems, and it's just an amazing time all around. So excited to share this with you.
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min
AEWCH 72: SINÉAD GLEESON or THE POLITICS, SPIRIT, AND CULTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY
I talk with Irish literary giant Sinéad Gleeson about ghosts, blood, bodies, and feminism.
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min
AEWCH 71: TREATMENT AS METAPHOR
I talk about Susan Sontag, my mom, and cancer - including my own cancer diagnosis back in 2007; and how we conceive of treatment and illness in our culture. This episode is dedicated to my mom, who died of cancer in May of 2001, just after Mother's Day.
May 21, 2019•34 min
AEWCH 70: TODD McGOWAN & PETER ROLLINS or PSYCHOANALYSIS vs THE LEFT
The first AEWCH live event featuring me talking with philosopher/theologian Peter Rollins & psychoanalytic critic/film studies prof Todd McGowan! Lacan vs Deleuze, Peterson vs Zizek, Psychoanalysis vs the Left! Recorded live in front of a studio audience (with Q&A!) in Belfast!
May 14, 2019•1 hr 18 min
AEWCH 69: HEATHER BERG & SOVEREIGN SYRE or PORN WORK IS WORK
I talk about the labor and sexual politics of adult performance with gender studies professor Dr. Heather Berg and writer/performer Sovereign Syre!
May 07, 2019•56 min
AEWCH 68: LISA ROMERO or AN OCCULT PICTURE OF SEXUALITY
Author & occult teacher Lisa Romero joins me to discuss what a spiritual view of sex and sexuality look like. This one goes DEEP, friends!
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 67: DANIEL JOSEPH or WHY CHRISTIAN OCCULTISM MATTERS
Daniel Joseph joins me for an in-depth conversation about Christian esotericism via the teachings of Cypriot healer and mystic, Daskalos.
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 20 min
AEWCH 66: DUNCAN TRUSSELL or LET'S IMAGINE UTOPIA TOGETHER
Duncan Trussell re-enters the psychomanteum with me to envision utopia and talk about how we should become Gandalf or sexually fantasize about colors.
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 39 min
AEWCH 65: ABBY MARTIN & MIKE PRYSNER or 5 MUST-HAVES FOR A MORAL POLITICAL COMPASS
I'm joined by political journalists Abby Martin and Mike Prysner (The Empire Files) to identify and discuss how to create a moral political compass. We come up with 5 points: 1. Have a big container. 2. Find your lines in the sand, and beyond that, seek organizability. 3. Ask if a worthwhile narrative is being presented. 4. Do the dual work of individual and collective action at once. 5. Hold those you empower more responsible for their actions. Go to patreon.com/connerhabib to support AEWCH!...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 64: LAURIE PENNY or CREATING AN ETHICS OF CONSENT
I talk with feminist writer and icon Laurie Penny about why consent is not enough, her new show with Joss Whedon, and whether or not Freud was right about childhood abuse.
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 4 min
AEWCH 63: PANTI BLISS or HOW TO RESIST WHEN GAY & DRAG GO MAINSTREAM
I talk with legendary drag performer and queen ofd Ireland, Panti Bliss (AKA Rory O'Neill) about what to do when your radical resistance becomes accepted by the mainstream.
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 14 min
AS11: Why Do Mass Shootings Happen? (Repost of AEWCH 11: Shoot To Live)
Repost of AEWCH 11, about mass shootings and why they're happening so often in our time. I felt it only appropriate to redirect attention to this episode. I hope this episode helps frame recent events.
Mar 16, 2019•26 min
AEWCH 62: WHAT IS THE OCCULT? (AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?)
Special solo episode of AEWCH in which I give my definitions of something I talk about all the time: the occult! I also give you an easy occult exercise so you can get on board with the crazy nonsense I'm going on about.
Mar 11, 2019•29 min
AEWCH 61: SARA GRAN or MYSTERY, MURDER, AND EVIL
Conner talks with mystery and horror author Sara Gran about mysteries, psychoanalysis, the nature of evil, and why we love murder so much.
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 32 min
AS10: Sex Workers vs The (Irish) Media
I talk about how great Ireland is, and also tell a story about how not-so-great the media is for sex workers.
Mar 02, 2019•29 min
AEWCH 60: PATTY SCHEMEL or PUNK, ADDICTION, AND DRUMS
Memoirist and Hole drummer Patty Schemel talk about 1990s music, the intensities of addiction, misogyny in punk, and more.
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min
AEWCH 59: JAMES STRICK or (RE)INTRODUCTION TO WILHELM REICH
All about psychoanalyst-scientist-revolutionary Wilhelm Reich with historian of science, Dr. James Strick!
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 58: PHIL HAY or THE STATE OF MOVIES 2019
I talk with Destroyer & The Invitation screenwriter, Phil Hay, about the State of Movies, 2019!
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 28 min
AS8: How The Right Seizes The Occult, And How The Left & Occultists Help Them Do It
An Against Saturdays episode recorded in my slightly echoey Dublin apartment: How The Right Seizes The Occult, And How The Left & Occultists Help Them Do It
Jan 26, 2019•30 min
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