AEWCH 201: THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF HORROR
I talk about the occult significance and spiritual offerings of horror fiction and film (with lots of recommendations!)
Oct 28, 2022•42 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 200 (PART 3): DUCAN TRUSSELL & LISA ROMERO + MITCH HOROWITZ & DEAN SPADE on SPIRIT & HOPE
The conclusion of my 3 part series celebrating 200 episodes of AEWCH, featuring mystic podcaster Duncan Trussell in conversation with occult teacher Lisa Romero on Spirit, and new age scholar Mitch Horowitz in conversation with anarchist organizer Dean Spade on hope.
Oct 12, 2022•2 hr 21 min
AEWCH 200 (PART 2): PETER ROLLINS & MARK O'CONNELL + SARA GRAN & UNA MULLALLY on IMMORTALITY & ART
Mark O'Connell and Peter Rollins talk with me about immortality and God + Sara Gran & Una Mullally talk with me about art and integrity on part two my 3 part series celebrating 200 episodes of AEWCH!
Oct 04, 2022•2 hr 15 min
AEWCH 200 (PART 1): CAITLIN DOUGHTY & JOHN E.L TENNEY + CHRIS DONAGHUE & CAELAINN HOGAN on STIGMA & REPRESSION
Mortician Caitlin Doughty talks with paranormal investigator John E.L. Tenney + therapist Chris Donaghue talks with religion critic and journalist Caelainn Hogan as I kick off my 3 part series celebrating 200 episodes of AEWCH 200!
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 17 min
AEWCH 199: ROBERT PHOENIX or THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH ESOTERIC HEALING TRADITION
I talk about the esoteric pathway of my hometown with powwow practitioner Robert Phoenix!
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 43 min
AEWCH 198: FEDERICO CAMPAGNA or RECONSTRUCTING REALITY WITH OCCULTISM AND MAGIC IS OUR POLITICAL PROJECT
I talk with anarchist philosopher of magic, Federico Campagna, about recreating reality as our most urgent political project.
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 24 min
AEWCH 197: HUW LEMMEY & BEN MILLER (BAD GAYS PODCAST) or DON'T BE A GOOD GAY
I talk about all things gay and queer with the hosts of the Bad Gays podcast and author of Bad Gays: A Homosexual History, Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller!
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 47 min
AEWCH 196: CHARLOTTE FOX WEBER or YOU NEED TO GO TO THERAPY (OH YES YOU DO!)
I talk with psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber (author of What We Want: A Journey through Twelve of Our Deepest Desires) about why therapy matters, and about what our desires/fantasies can and can't give us.
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min
AEWCH 195: OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE or CRIME/FICTION/FORGIVENESS
I talk with author of My Sister The Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, about crime fiction and pursuing all your dreams at once.
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min
AEWCH 194: CAITLIN DOUGHTY & MARK O'CONNELL or WHY (HORROR) FICTION MATTERS
I talk about horror, fiction, and transhumanism with Catilin Doughty and Mark O'Connell live in Dublin + Offer a contemplation on the podcast and the value of novels (including Hawk Mountain!)
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 40 min
AEWCH 193: MARIT KAPLA or THE POETRY OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN A VILLAGE IN SWEDEN
I talk with Swedish journalist and author Marit Kapla about her chronicle of everyday life in Sweden.
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 19 min
AEWCH 192: CONNER HABIB or UNA MULLALLY INTERVIEWS ME ABOUT HAWK MOUNTAIN (No spoilers!)
I'm the guest on my own show to celebrate the publication of my debut novel, Hawk Mountain! Irish writer/artist/journalist Una Mullally interrogates me for what is one of the best interviews of my life.
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 33 min
AEWCH 191: HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IDEAS (repost of AEWCH 100)
Here's a re-offering: instructions on creating your own autobiography of ideas, and my own lifetime of engaging with ideas and art.
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min
AEWCH 190: BRYAN WASHINGTON or FICTION AFTER PROCESS
I talk with Memorial author Bryan Washington about process, identity curation, and intensity in fiction. Plus: My US book tour dates!
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 43 min
AEWCH 189: SARA GRAN or FICTION IN PRAISE OF OBSCURITY
Author Sara Gran joins me again to discuss occultism, obscurity, and the unknown in fiction.
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 30 min
AEWCH 188: MARKO POGAČNIK or SPIRITUAL ART, GEOMANCY, AND THE REDEMPTION OF THE FAIRIES
I'm joined by geomancer, legendary artist, and founder of the OHO Movement, Marko Pogačnik, to discuss lithopuncture and elemental beings. This is one of those episodes that gets strange in the best way possible.
May 24, 2022•1 hr 21 min
AEWCH 187: DENNIS GAFFIN or IRISH FAIRIES & FAIRY FOLK
In the second installment in a series on Irish magic, I talk to anthropologist Dennis Gaffin about the ever-present influence of fairies in Ireland.
May 17, 2022•1 hr 21 min
AEWCH 186: ANDREW SNEDDON or IRISH WITCHCRAFT, PAST AND PRESENT
Kicking of my series on Irish magic, I talk with witchcraft scholar Andrew Sneddon about Irish witches and belief!
May 03, 2022•1 hr 17 min
AEWCH 185: SETH JORDAN or ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY TO REVITALIZE CULTURE, POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS
In the final episode on my series on esoteric christianity, I talk with Seth Jordan about the healing potential of social threefolding - a cultural/political/economic approach that arose from christian occultism
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 37 min
AEWCH: ON MY DEBUT NOVEL, HAWK MOUNTAIN
In which I read from my novel, Hawk Mountain, out this summer from W.W.Norton (US) and Doubleday/Penguin. I also talk about a mind-blowing bit of praise I got, my obsession with horror from a young age, and how you can preorder the book now.
Apr 15, 2022•23 min
AEWCH 184: ANNE WEISE or ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE DARKEST TIMES
I talk esoteric christianity and friendship with historian Anne Weise, whose book on Holocaust victim Alfred Bergel - and his friendship with anthroposophist Karl König - is both deeply poignant and utterly relevant. This is the fourth episode in my series about esoteric christianity.
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min
AEWCH 183: ANDREW LINNELL or ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY AS AN ANTIDOTE TO TECH
I talk with founder of the MysTech study group, author and teacher Andrew Linnell, about a truly spiritual approach to the challenges and benefits of tech. This is the third episode in my series on esoteric Christianity.
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 32 min
AEWCH 182: LISA ROMERO or ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY AS A PATHWAY TO SPIRITUAL WORLDS
In the second episode in my esoteric and occult christianity series, I talk with writer and spiritual teacher Lisa Romero; and she offers a potent spiritual exercise.
Mar 18, 2022•2 hr 1 min
AEWCH 181: REV. PATRICK KENNEDY or ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY TO RENEW RELIGION
In the first episode of a series on esoteric and occult Christianity, I speak with Rev. Patrick Kennedy of the Christian Community and cohost of the amazing podcast The Light In Everything.
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 48 min
AEWCH 180: CHRIS DONAGHUE or HOW TO LIVE IN SEX & RELATIONSHIPS
I talk with Dr. Chris Donaghue about navigating relationships in the final installment of my How To Live in 2022 series of episodes!
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 30 min
AEWCH 179: DEAN SPADE or HOW TO LIVE WITH SPIRITUALITY AND ORGANIZING (AT THE SAME TIME)
I talk with organizer and activist Dean Spade about spirituality in organizing on the fifth installment of my How To Live in 2022 series!
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 43 min
AEWCH 178: JESSICA DORE or HOW TO LIVE WITH THE TAROT AND MYSTICISM
In the fourth of my How To Live in 2022 series, I talk with Jessica Dore - tarot reader, author, and mystic philosopher.
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 12 min
AEWCH 177: ZENA HITZ or HOW TO LIVE (AND HOW NOT TO LIVE) AS AN INTELLECTUAL
I talk with philosopher and writer Zena Hitz about the importance of learning for its own sake in this third episode in a series on How To Live,
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 37 min
AEWCH 176: HOW TO LIVE USING REINCARNATION
I talk about the radical proposition of reincarnation.
Jan 11, 2022•26 min
AEWCH 175: MITCH HOROWITZ or HOW TO LIVE USING THE 7 HERMETIC PRINCIPLES
On part 1 of my How To Live in 2022 series, I talk with occult scholar Mitch Horowitz about how to use the 7 Hermetic Principles in your daily life.
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min
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