AEWCH 112: PETER BEBERGAL or OCCULT TECHNOLOGY
I talk with writer and rogue theologian Peter Bebergal about the urgent need to view tech from an occult persopective.
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 33 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 111: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTORS
I talk about why we need a global solidarity movement with protestors and what obstacles and perspectives are available to us now.
Jun 02, 2020•41 min
AEWCH 110: JOHN BLOOM & CONOR MCCABE or REINVENTING MONEY & ECONOMY
I talk with two incredible economic thinkers and activists, John Bloom (of RSF Social Finance) and Conor McCabe (his second appearance on the show, his first was on AEWCH 76!) in plain language about how we need to think about the economy as we emerge from global crisis.
May 26, 2020•1 hr 50 min
AEWCH 109: STEPHEN MALKMUS or PHILOSOPHY, PAVEMENT, AND DELEUZE
I talk with legendary and real musician Stephen Malkmus about the clashes between philosophy & art, Deleuze & Guattari, and a whole lot more. What a dream come true, friends.
May 12, 2020•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 108: FROM GLOBAL CRISIS TO UTOPIA
I talk about how to move from the crisis towards a utopia; using philosophy, occultism, breathing, and activism.
Apr 28, 2020•40 min
AEWCH 107: SREĆKO HORVAT or DEMYTHOLOGIZING (AND RE-MYTHOLOGIZING) THE CRISIS
I talk with Srećko Horvat - author, philosopher, and cofounder of of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) - about the myths of our current crisis, how to break free from them, and why the occult matters for leftist politics.
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 42 min
AEWCH 106: SOPHIE LEWIS or FAMILIES, QUARANTINES, AND WITCHES
I talk with Sophie Lewis - family abolitionist, water-theorist, and author of Full Surrogacy Now - about magic, politics, and why "stay the f**k at home" is not enough.
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 57 min
AEWCH 105: MARK O'CONNELL or WHY WE WANT AN APOCALYPSE
I talk with Mark O'Connell, author of Notes From An Apocalypse, and To Be A Machine, about how apocalypses fulfill our fantasies, how tech culture is tangled up in apocalypses, and why doomsday prepping doesn't work.
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
AEWCH 104: LIZ NUGENT or THE KIND OF DEATH WE WANT TO READ ABOUT
I talk with crime writer Liz Nugent about death and comfort, murder and dysmorphia.
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 21 min
AEWCH 103: GORDON WHITE or MAGIC, POLITICS, SPIRITS, AND PANDEMICS
I talk with Rune Soup host, magician, and author Gordon White about the importance of spirits in our strange new moment.
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 102: KATE LISTER (AKA @WHORESOFYORE) or THE ARCHIVE OR DESIRES
I talk with Kate Lister, the historian behind the ingenious Whores Of Yore account, and author of The Curious History Of Sex, about...well, what else?
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 32 min
AEWCH 101: KATHERINE ANGEL or THE TROUBLE WITH CONSENT
I talk with author and intellectual Katherine Angel (Unmastered & Daddy Issues) about the problems with consent, and why we need uncertainty in our politics.
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 36 min
AEWCH 100: (HOW TO WRITE) AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IDEAS
I celebrate the 100th episode of AEWCH (!) by tracing the history of of ideas in my life, and I show you how to do the same.
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min
AEWCH 99: DAVID GRAEBER or SUPERNATURAL POLITICS
I talk with anthropologist, activist, and prolific writer David Graeber (Debt: The First 5000 Years, On Kings, etc.) about the spiritual currents that run through the political realm.
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min
AEWCH 98: THOMAS WATERS or THE VICTIMS OF WITCHCRAFT & THE WITCHCRAFT OF VICTIMS
I'm joined by witchcraft and magic scholar, Dr. Thomas Waters (Imperial College, London), to talk about misconceptions about witchcraft, why we should take victims of witchcraft seriously, and his excellent book, Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times.
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 33 min
AEWCH 97: DIANA YOUNG-PEAK or THE GREATEST STRIPPER OCCULT PRIESTESS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
I talk religion, gods, and initiation with my friend; the priestess of the Church Of The Living Christ, Order Of Melchizedek, Diana Young-Peak.
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 34 min
AEWCH 96: CAELAINN HOGAN or THE CHURCH AS HUMAN TRAFFICKER
I talk with journalist Caelainn Hogan, author of Republic Of Shame, about the mother-baby-homes in Ireland, the mass graves of children that died in them, and what to do with complex issues of oppression and power.
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 21 min
AEWCH 95: MAGGIE NELSON or CONSTELLATIONS OF VIOLENCE AND COMPASSION
I talk with legendary writer and intellectual Maggie Nelson about...well, everything. But especially art and violence, compassion and algorithms, aging and desire. It's a wide-ranging and profound conversation.
Jan 07, 2020•1 hr 48 min
AEWCH 94: WHAT TO LEAVE BEHIND IN 2020
I talk about the bad (mostly online) politics of the last decade and why we don't need them anymore. This is part of a three part series of me talking 2019/2020 - the first of which appears on The Duncan Trusell Family Hour, the third appears on Rune Soup!
Dec 31, 2019•46 min
AEWCH 93: SARAH MARIA GRIFFIN or THE DARK IMAGINATION
I talk with dark young adult and fantasy writer Sarah Maria Griffin about magic, the paranormal, violence in art, and a WHOLE LOT of David Lynch.
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 24 min
AEWCH 92: THE ORIGINS OF SEX or LIFE SUPERLIVES
A solo ep inspired by Lynn Margulis (from AEWCH 91) and philosopher Michel Serres, in which I look at scientific theories of the origins of sex and what they can tell us about ourselves today!
Dec 03, 2019•40 min
AEWCH 91: LYNN MARGULIS or SYMBIOSIS, GAIA, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Lynn Margulis - geoscientist and biologist - was the most important thinker of the past 50 years. In this, the last recorded conversation with her before her death in 2011, we talk about symbiosis, Gaia, and why other biologists have such a hard time understanding evolution. I also give a lengthy intro to Lynn's work.
Nov 19, 2019•2 hr 3 min
AEWCH 90: AMANDA PALMER or WE ARE ALL HERE FOR EACH OTHER
I talk with musician, TED Talker, Dresden Doll, and activist, Amanda Palmer about interconnectedness, memory, dissonance, and compassion.
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 30 min
AEWCH 89: BRIAN O'CONNOR or ADORNO & WHY NOT TO FEEL BAD ABOUT DOING NOTHING
I talk with Brian O'Connor - philosopher of idleness and Adorno scholar - about why we shouldn't feel bad about being leisurely, lazy comrades, and about why self-improvement is a capitalist trap.
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 24 min
AEWCH 88: JOHNNY HAZZARD or A PORTRAIT OF THE (P*RN) ARTIST AS YOUNG MAN
In my first ep with another gay performer, I talk with one-time scene partner Johnny Hazzard! We present a picture of our era in "the industry," with all of its benefits and pitfalls.
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min
AEWCH 87: UNA MULLALLY or DESTROYING NEOLIBERALISM FROM THE GROUND UP
I talk with journalist, activist, and podcaster Una Mullally about how to cultivate our selves, our sense of the past, and our connection with place to destroy neoliberalism and capitalism. It's such a good one, folks.
Oct 23, 2019•1 hr 46 min
AEWCH 86: KEVIN BARRY or WITCH FICTION, FAIRY FICTION
I talk with one of the greatest living writers, Kevin Barry, about witches, fairies, violence, and Ireland. Plus Kevin reads his amazing story, "A Cruelty".
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 6 min
AEWCH 85: ABOLISH WORK (repost of AEWCH 3)
On this episode, I talk about how having a job is deadening and deadly, and why we need to do away with work all together.
Oct 01, 2019•29 min
AEWCH 84: JOANNA WALSH or DIGITAL INTIMACY & EMOTIONAL LOGIC PROBLEMS
I talk with writer and theorist Joanna Walsh about the ways we relate (and don't relate now). Joanna also reads her amazing short story, "Vagues" from her collection, Vertigo.
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 23 min
AEWCH 83: FRANCO "BIFO" BERARDI or HOW TO BREATHE IN THE APOCALYPSE
I talk with one of the most important philosophers of our time, Franco "Bifo" Berardi, about the end of political resistance, poetry, meditation, magic, capitalism, socialism...really, you name it and we go there.
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 20 min
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