AEWCH 236: THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF HORROR
Concluding my series on HORROR, I talk about horror's offerings to the world - which go much deeper than most people (even horror scholars!) suggest.
Sep 05, 2023•43 min
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AEWCH 235: CJ LEEDE & PAUL TREMBLAY on SEX, VIOLENCE, EVIL, AND WRITING HORROR
In the fourth of my episodes on horror, I talk with new horror star CJ Leede ( Maeve Fly ) and seasoned master Paul Tremblay ( The Cabin at the End of the World , The Beast You Are ) about the burdens and pleasures of writing such dark material.
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 57 min
AEWCH 234: JOHN LANGAN & SOPHIE WHITE on HORROR'S MONSTERS OF TIME & PLACE
In the third episode on HORROR, I talk with two award winning horror authors - John Langan (The Fisherman) and Sophie White (Where I End) - about the way horror inheres in places and in the bodies of everyone we know!
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 50 min
AEWCH 233: NATHAN BALLINGRUD & SARA GRAN on THE DELIGHT & CRUELTY OF HORROR
In this second episode on a series on horror, I talk with masters of the genre Sara Gran (Come Closer, The Book of the Most Precious Substance) and Nathan Ballingrud (North American Lake Monsters, The Strange) about creating forceful and frightening art, the fear of not knowing the truth (and the fear of investigating), why horror films scare us in a different way than horror novels/stories, and more.
Aug 15, 2023•2 hr 2 min
AEWCH 232: MATT CARDIN on HORROR, COSMIC & PERSONAL
Kicking off a series of episodes on horror, I talk with cosmic horror writer and scholar Matt Cardin!
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 37 min
AEWCH 231: TRUE AND FALSE SPIRITUAL PATHS
How to identify and avoid false spiritual paths, and how to cultivate true ones (without judgment!)
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
AEWCH 230: UNA MULLALLY on HOW TO STOP CATASTROPHIZING AND STARTING CHANGING YOURSELF & THE WORLD
I talk with journalist, artist, and activist Una Mullally about how catastrophizing helps keep things on the wrong track, and how to face four challenges of our time - fascism, climate change, AI, and the groomer moral panic - with new ways of thinking/feeling/acting. This is a transformative conversation!
Jul 25, 2023•2 hr 12 min
AEWCH 229: ELI MEYERHOFF or AGAINST ACADEMIA
Is academia beyond mere reform? How do we engage with wisdom, knowledge, and learning without the shibboleth of "education" - I talk with all of this and more with radical and researcher Eli Meyerhoff!
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 37 min
AEWCH 228: SCOTT BRANSON on HOW TO SEE WITH ANARCHISM
I talk with author and teacher Scott Branson about the kaleidoscope of anarchism and how to imaginatively and actively change the entire world for the better.
Jul 11, 2023•2 hr 1 min
AEWCH 227: MARK O'CONNELL on MURDER
I talk with author Mark O'Connell about how we think of murderers - and how horrific crimes bend reality and change us - using Malcolm MacCarthur's murders. and Mark's new book on him, as the starting point.
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 29 min
AEWCH 226: T.K. COLEMAN on HOW TO FIND YOUR SPIRITUAL ANCHOR
I talk about developing a spiritual anchor in the face of material goals and political chaos with T.K. Coleman of The Minimalists!
Jun 20, 2023•2 hr 2 min
AEWCH 225: ON RUDOLF STEINER. ANTHROPOSOPHY, AND ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY with LAURA SCAPPATICCI
In the last installment of my esoteric christianity series, I talk with my sister, Laura Scappaticci, about my encounter with the works of Rudolf Steiner, why they matter now... and also how not to encounter them.
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 30 min
AEWCH 224: LISA ROMERO on ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY AND THE NEW MYSTERIES OF THE HEART
In the fifth episode on esoteric & occult christianity, I talk with Lisa Romero about why connecting with love is essential going forward, meditative techniques and pictures to help you along the path + new articulations of true but vague tropes including what "all you need is love" means, anyway.
May 30, 2023•1 hr 50 min
AEWCH 223: DANIEL JOSEPH & AKI TOSHIMITSU on THE ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY OF DASKALOS
In the fourth episode in a series on occult esoteric christianity, I talk with Daniel Joseph & Aki Toshimitsu of the Researchers of Truth about the stream of esoteric Christinaity expressed by Cypriot healer and teacher, Daskalos. Plus. a beautiful meditation at the end from Aki.
May 23, 2023•1 hr 43 min
AEWCH 222: DAVID LORIMER on THE ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY OF PETER DEUNOV
In the third episode on my series on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with writer and researcher David Lorimer about one of esoteric christianity's lesser known but most profound figures, Bulgarian teacher Peter Deunov (1830 - 1918), also known as Beinsa Douno.
May 17, 2023•1 hr 33 min
AEWCH 221: PATRICK KENNEDY on IS ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY A RELIGION?
In the second episode in a series on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with Rev. Patrick Kennedy - cohost of The Light In Every Thing podcast and Christian Community priest - about how esoteric christianity and religion meet.
May 09, 2023•1 hr 53 min
AEWCH 220: JONAH EVANS on WHY ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY?
In the first in a series of episodes on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with Rev. Jonah Evans - cohost of The Light In Every Thing podcast and Christian Community priest - about why esoteric christianity matters now more than ever.
May 02, 2023•2 hr 11 min
AEWCH 219: DUNCAN BARFORD on THE USES & MISUSES OF MAGICK IN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
I talk with writer, podcaster, and spiritual practitioner Duncan Barford about his path of spiritual development, the Baptist's Head work (with Alan Chapman), and the pitfalls of magick.
Apr 18, 2023•2 hr 20 min
AEWCH 218: SIMONE NATALE or THE DANGEROUS SPIRITUAL DESIRE FOR AI
I ask spirtualism and AI researcher and professor Simone Natale: Why does anyone want AI, anyway?
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 46 min
AEWCH 217: TED LEO on WHY PUNK ETHICS MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
I talk with an old friend of mine for the first time in 20 years - punk musician Ted Leo - about the ethics of the punk scene that informed our ethics, morals, and creativity... and why we need them now. Plus, Ted plays two songs live.
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 36 min
AEWCH 216: JOSHUA FIELDS MILLBURN or MINIMALIST MORALIA
I talk with The Minimalists' Joshua Fields Millburn about how to see the world through a sense meaning, not a desire for objects.
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 38 min
AEWCH 215: DAVE LE'AUPEPE (GANG OF YOUTHS) on MUSIC IN TIME & SPIRIT
Gang of Youths frontman Dave Le'Aupepe.returns to the show to talk about wrestling with the angels of music and time.
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 35 min
AEWCH 214: PETER ROLLINS on SIX SPIRITUAL REVELATIONS
Listener favorite Peter Rollins and I talk about 6 pivotal moments in our own spiritual development, and what they might mean from the other's perspective!
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 19 min
AEWCH 213: CAITLIN DOUGHTY on LOVE & DEATH
What is love? What is death? How do they walk hand in hand? Join me and my favorite mortician, Caitlin Doughty, to think about it all. Happy Valentine's Day!
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 35 min
AEWCH 212: DAVID SPANGLER on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND NATURE WORSHIP
In the fifth How To Live Beyond episode, I talk with spiritual trailblazer, early developer of Findhorn, and navigator of subtle realms, David Spangler about moving past materialistic and shallow spiritual ideas of nature and its beings.
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 31 min
AEWCH 211: FARIHA RÓISÍN on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND WELLNESS
In the fourth How To Live Beyond episode, writer and artist Fariha Róisín and I discuss the problems with wellness, and what radical wellness would look like - less tracking on your fitbit and more connecting with God.
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 48 min
AEWCH 210: PILAR LESKO on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND MONEY MAGIC
In the third How To Live Beyond episode, I discuss the perils and benefits of abundance/manifestation/mindset tactic stuff with my favorite journeyer into business and money, Pilar Lesko. We consider how to get past money magick and how to de-commodify money.
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 54 min
AEWCH 209: LISA ROMERO on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND PSYCHEDELICS & SORCERY
In the second ep of my How To Live Beyond series, Lisa Romero and I talk about moving past entheogens and magic without condemning them + why they're not up to the challenges of our time... and what to do now instead.
Jan 10, 2023•2 hr 10 min
AEWCH 208: MITCH HOROWITZ on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND THE NEW AGE
In the first ep of my How To Live Beyond series, Mitch Horowitz and I discuss the good and bad of the new age movement; what to bring with us from it in 2023 and what to leave behind!
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 46 min
AEWCH 207: MICHAEL LIPSON or THE RADIANT ALCHEMY OF GRATITUDE
On the last episode of 2022, I talk with meditation teacher and listener favorite, Michael Lipson (prev. on AEWCH 139) about: meeting strangers • on being afraid of spiritual reality • jouissance • keeping individuality while meeting the other • longing for connection • what happens when out desires conflict with our ethics • needs vs wants • the spiritual being with a TV for a head • magic and the Moon • why every life matters even though we reincarnate • the three loaves of bread as an occult ...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min
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