AEWCH 174: CAITLIN DOUGHTY or WHAT HAPPENED TO US IN 2021?
I talk with death expert and Ask A Mortician host Caitlin Doughty about the year about to die and what we need to leave behind as we move into 2022.
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 38 min
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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 173: REPUBLIC OF BIRDS (live!) - ON IRISH MYSTIC JOHN MORIARTY
I'm so proud to share with you a comprehensive introduction and exploration of Irish mystic philosopher John Moriarty's work. The episode is a recording of the event I curated at the National Concert Hall, Republic of Birds, featuring me, Simone George, Mary McGillicuddy, and Dónal Ó Céilleachair.
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min
AEWCH 171: JAMES LOVELOCK or GAIA AND ITS MACHINE BEINGS
I talk with scientific genius James Lovelock about the Gaia theory, the computer beings that will save us from climate change, and Rudolf Steiner.
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 12 min
AEWCH 170: EVERYONE UNITED - LIVE AT THE NATIONAL CONCERT HALL with UNA MULLALLY & ANDREA HORAN
A live episode with Una Mullally and Andrea Horan of the United Ireland podcast, talking exercises you can do to start creating utopia now.
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 14 min
AEWCH 169: DAVID WENGROW or ARCHAEOLOGY AGAINST THE STATE
I talk with archaeologist and co-author (with AEWCH 99 guest, David Graeber) of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Wengrow!
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 36 min
AEWCH 168: RAMSEY CAMPBELL or THEMES OF HORROR
I talk with master of horror Ramsey Campbell about credulity and violence in horror narratives. Happy Halloween!
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 167: PETER ROLLINS or ON LACANIAN ANALYSIS
I break down Jacques Lacan's psychoanalysis/philosophy with theologian Peter Rollins + we discuss how it can be applied to culture/politics/economy.
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 32 min
AEWCH 166: PHIL FORD & JF MARTEL/WEIRD STUDIES or THE WEIRDING OF EVERYTHING
I talk with the hosts of the wildly popular Weird Studies podcast about the philosophy of the weird.
Oct 06, 2021•2 hr 1 min
AEWCH 165: WHAT IS EVIL?
To celebrate Michaelmas, I discuss what evil is (and isn't) and how to overcome it.
Sep 28, 2021•51 min
AEWCH 164: PHILIP HOARE or INHABITING ANIMALS, BECOMING WATER
I talk with philosopher, historian, nature writer, and memoirist Philip Hoare about animals (especially whales), and nature (especially water).
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 30 min
AEWCH 163: JON RONSON or COMPASSION IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY
I talk with journalist, author, and filmmaker Jon Ronson about walking away from snark, violence, and cruelty - even when we're anxious.
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 28 min
AEWCH 162: DR. GWEN ADSHEAD or ON COMPASSION FOR VIOLENT OFFENDERS
I talk about compassion and love with forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead, whose patients include serial killers and other violent offenders.
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 33 min
AEWCH 161: JEB HAVENS or LOVE IN FRIENDSHIP, LOVE IN RELATIONSHIP
I talk with my best friend and (yikes!) ex-boyfriend - game designer and musician Jeb Havens - about the way love transforms us and also what a terrible boyfriend I was.
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 22 min
AEWCH 160: ABBY MARTIN or LOVE IS WHY WE DO THIS
I talk with political journalist and documentarian Abby Martin about the love behind all activism and social change.
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min
AEWCH 159: DUNCAN TRUSSELL or ON LOVE AND HEARTACHE
I talk with creator of The Midnight Gospel and The Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Duncan Trussell, about love and heartache.
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min
AEWCH 158: PAUL TREMBLAY or HORROR IS A WAY OF SEEING
I talk with bestselling horror author Paul Tremblay about why horror moves and repels us.
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 25 min
AEWCH 157: DANIEL POPPICK or THE WORLD IS ENDING, WRITE A POEM
I talk with poet and editor Daniel Poppick about conversation and the way poetry evades the loss of possibility.
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 35 min
AEWCH 156: MICHELLE NIJHUIS or THE TROUBLED HISTORY OF CONSERVATIONISM
I talk about the problems with environmental narratives and conservationism with science writer Michelle Nijhuis.
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 28 min
AEWCH 155: OCCULT EXTINCTION
I talk about the occult view on evolution & death, and especially what that means for our concept of extinction.
Jul 06, 2021•49 min
AEWCH 154: PILAR LESKO or TIMELINE JUMPING & THE END OF THE BATTLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
I talk timeline jumping, freedom, love, individuated spirituality, and more with energy mechanics worker Pilar Lesko.
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 45 min
AEWCH 153: (Occult) Ulysses for the Rest of Us
I talk about the occult potency of James Joyce's Ulysses in conjunction with my new online book club, Ulysses f or the Rest of Us, for the Museum of Literature Ireland!
Jun 08, 2021•25 min
AEWCH 152: TERJE SIMONSEN or REINVESTIGATING THE PARANORMAL
I talk with occult and paranormal scholar Terje Simonsen about the uses and misuses of the paranormal.
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 52 min
AEWCH 151: UNA MULLALLY or WHAT IF ALL THE BAD STUFF IS GOING AWAY?
Writer/artist/activist Una Mullally returns to AEWCH to talk utopia, folkloric animals, and the radical changes ahead.
May 19, 2021•1 hr 54 min
AEWCH 150: THE SPIRITUAL POLITICS OF THE DEAD
On the 150th episode (!!!) I talk about what happens after we die from an occult perspective, and why it matters for our politics and philosophies.
May 04, 2021•51 min
AEWCH 149: CARMEN MARIA MACHADO or ON DESIRE, ON STORYTELLING
I talk with author Carmen Maria Machado about the way desires always outrun us, about horror, about abuse narratives, and about genre.
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 47 min
AEWCH 148: STUART McLEAN or REWRITING REALITY WITH SYMBIOSIS AND METAMORPHOSIS
I talk with anthropologist Stuart McLean about reality and unreality, and why the difference between them isn't what we think.
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 59 min
AEWCH 147: HEATHER BERG or ON PORN WORK
I talk with gender studies professor Dr. Heather Berg about my old job and her tremendous new book.
Apr 06, 2021•2 hr 29 min
AEWCH 146: VIC MENSA or IDENTIFY WITH THE DREAM
I talk with rapper and activist Vic Mensa about meditation, sexuality in hip hop, why identifying with a dream is as important as resistance, oh and that time Vic snuck into Stonehenge.
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 47 min
AEWCH 145: STEPHEN SEXTON or DEATH POETRY, LIGHT POETRY, MARIO & YOSHI POETRY
I talk with poet Stephen Sexton about poetry, console games, and magic.
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 52 min
AEWCH 144: DIANA WALSH PASULKA or ALIENS, ALIENATION, AND SPIRITUAL TECH
I talk with religion and UFO scholar Diana Walsh Pasulka about aliens, academia, AI, and how to stay in spiritual integrity.
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 58 min
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