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Hermitix

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Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and movements, and that which historically finds itself 'outside' the academic canon. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameshermitix/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Contact: hermitixpodcast@protonmail.com
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Episodes

Retrocausation, Precognition and Time Loops with Eric Wargo

Eric Wargo is a science writer in Washington DC with a PhD in Anthropology and a professional background working for organizations and government institutes conducting archaeology, psychology, and neuroscience research. In this episode we discuss his book Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter...

Oct 28, 202058 min

The Meaning of Being a Man: Heidegger, Rambo and Gender Politics with Ole Bjerg

Ole Bjerg is the author of Poker the Parody of Capitalism and Parallax of Growth - The Philosophy of Ecology and Economy, he is also Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. In this episode we discuss his latest book The Meaning of Being a Man, alongside discussions on Heidegger, masculinity and gender politics. Purchase link: https://www.themeaningofbeingaman.com/ Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Being-Man-Ole-Bjerg-ebook/dp/B08KTMQ7R3/ref=sr12?dchild=1&keywords=mea...

Oct 23, 20201 hr 7 min

Religion and Mystical Experiences with Jeffrey J. Kripal

Jeffrey John Kripal is an American college professor. He is the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His work includes the study of comparative erotics and ethics in mystical literature, American countercultural translations of Asian religions, and the history of Western esotericism from gnosticism to New Age religions. In this episode we discuss his book The Flip: Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge Become part of the Hermit...

Oct 21, 20201 hr

Q&A with Meta-Nomad - #4

The second question and answer session with Meta-Nomad, host of Hermitix podcast. Support Hermitix at: Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter

Oct 20, 202030 min

Schopenhauer and Philosophical Counselling with Hans Gerding

Hans Gerding is a professor of philosophy at Leiden University and of parapsychology at Utrecht University. In this episode we discuss Kant, Schopenhauer, Philosophical Counselling and parapsychological experiences. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d60...

Oct 14, 20201 hr 1 min

Capitalism and Desire with Todd McGowan

Todd McGowan has written books on comedy, capitalism, and various filmmakers, such as Only a Joke Can Save Us: A Theory of Comedy and The Impossible David Lynch. In this episode we discuss his book Capitalism and Desire: The Psychic Cost of Free Markets alongside discussions on consumption, freedom, Deleuze and Guattari and psychoanalysis. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations a...

Oct 07, 202059 min

The King in Orange with John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer is an American author who writes on collapse, ecology, religion, philosophy, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion and the occult. In this episode we discuss the 2020 US election, contemporary politics, modern conservatism, the ongoing occult war, Greer's latest book The King in Orange and more... Greer blogs at Ecosophia For a taster of Greer's latest book The King in Orange please read the links below: The Kek Wars, Part One: Aristocracy and its Discontents The Kek...

Oct 02, 20201 hr 12 min

The Philosophy of Ted Kaczynski with Chad Haag

Chad A. Haag is deeply committed to the project of developing a Philosophy of Peak Oil by joining the insights of John Michael Greer, Dmitry Orlov, and Richard Heinberg with the philosophical rigor of Aristotle, Kant, Zizek, and Heidegger. He left behind the academic path to relocate in India and dedicate himself to sustainability. He lives in the village of Uchakkada with his wife Minu. In this episode we discuss his book The Philosophy of ted Kaczynski: Why the Unabomber was Right about Modern...

Sep 30, 202047 min

The Mass Psychosis of Modernity with Kingsley Dennis

Kingsley Dennis, PhD, is an author, researcher, and futurist. He is the author of multiple books on modernity, control and esotericism. In this episode we discuss his latest book Healing the Wounded Mind: The Psychosis of the Modern World and the Search for the Self, alongside discussions on education, society and freedom. Kingsley's work can be found here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise O...

Sep 23, 202054 min

Magick, Ritual and Sigils with Robert Podgurski

Robert Podgurski has been studying and practicing magick, qui gong, and yoga for over thirty years. In this episode we talk about his book The Sacred Alignments and Sigils: Angelic Magick, Renaissance Thought, and Modern Methods of Sigilization alongside discussions on magic, ritual and sigils. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Addr...

Sep 22, 202057 min

DMT and Alien Information Theory with Andrew Gallimore

Andrew Gallimore is a computational neurobiologist, pharmacologist, and chemist interested in psychedelic drugs, especially DMT. His work can be found here: http://www.buildingalienworlds.com/ Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F251700...

Sep 16, 202058 min

The Natural Contract with Christopher Watkin

Christopher Watkin is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University, he is also the author of French Philosophy Today and Michel Serres: Figures of Thought. In this episode we discuss Michel Serres' text The Natural Contract alongside discussion on ecology, pollution, possession and nature. Christopher's book on Serres can be purchased here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off ...

Sep 10, 20201 hr 7 min

On the Darkness of Will with Nicola Masciandaro

Nicola Masciandaro, Professor of English at Brooklyn College (CUNY), is a writer and theorist specializing in medieval literature. In this episode we talk about his book On the Darkness of Will Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170...

Sep 09, 20201 hr 3 min

A Deleuzian Biography with Frida Beckman

Frida Beckman is a Professor of Comparative literature in the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University. In this episode we discuss her biography of Gilles Deleuze. Frida's biography can be purchased here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd...

Sep 03, 202046 min

The Life and Work of Joseph De Maistre with Carolina Armenteros

Carolina Armenteros is the Director for the Centre of European Studies and has written 4 books on Joseph De Maistre, including The French Idea of History: Joseph de Maistre and His Heirs, 1794–1854. More information about Joseph De Maistre can be found here: https://investigacion.pucmm.edu.do/joseph-maistre Amendments by Carolina: 40:01: Isaiah Berlin did read De Maistre, just not in the context of his life. 42:40: Burke was a defender of authority. 54:38: Alexander didn't take De Maistre as a m...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 6 min

Accelerationism, Magic and Exit with Gordon White

Gordon White hosts the Rune Soup podcast and is the author of multiple book including Pieces of Eight: Chaos Magic Essays and Enchantments and * The Chaos Protocols: Magical Techniques for Navigating the New Economic Reality*. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x...

Aug 26, 20201 hr 54 min

The Life and Work of Thomas Carlyle with David Sorensen

David Sorensen is the Senior Editor of the Duke-Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle (1970-2020; 47 vols.); he has edited a number of Carlyle texts for Oxford University Press, including The French Revolution, both in its English Texts series and the Oxford World’s Classics. He is currently editing an edition for OUP of Past and Present. In this episode we discuss the life, times and work of Thomas Carlyle. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Tw...

Aug 26, 20201 hr 27 min

Solitude with David Vincent

David Vincent is Emeritus Professor of Social History at The Open University, and Visiting Professor at Keele University. He is the author or editor of sixteen books on British and European social history. We discuss his latest book A History of Solitude which can be purchased here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKB...

Aug 25, 202039 min

Q&A with Meta-Nomad - #3

The second question and answer session with Meta-Nomad, host of Hermitix podcast. Support Hermitix at: Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter

Aug 20, 202051 min

The Life and Philosophy of Emil Cioran with Quinten Weeterings

Quinten Weeterings is history post-graduate who studied under Rico Sneller at Leiden university. He has aphorisms published in French and German, and has published editions of Filosofie-Tijdschrift on Emil Cioran (https://gompel-svacina.eu/product/filosofie-tijdschrift-jrg-29-nr-1-emil-cioran/). In this episode we discuss the life and philosophy of Emil Cioran. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandi...

Aug 19, 20201 hr 8 min

Eumeswil and the Anarch with Russell Berman

Russell A. Berman is an American professor German Studies and Comparative Literature. He is the author multiple books including The Rise of the Modern German Novel: Crisis and Charisma and Cultural Studies of Modern Germany: History, Representation, and Nationhood in this episode we talk about Ernst Junger's novel Eumeswil alongside discussions on violence, myth and ideology. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Her...

Aug 18, 20201 hr 6 min

The Five Senses with Tim Howles - The Michel Serres Project

Tim Howles is an ordained priest in the Church of England and his research focuses on questions of 'transcendence' in the work of contemporary French sociologist and philosopher Bruno Latour. In this episode we discuss Michel Serres' text The Five Senses. Tim's blog can be found here: https://logisticsofreligionblog.wordpress.com/author/timhowles/ Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Don...

Aug 14, 20201 hr 16 min

The Dark Origins of Counterculture with James Riley

James Riley is a Fellow of English Literature at Girton College, Cambridge, focusing on modern and contemporary literature, popular film and 1960s culture. In this episode we discuss his latest publication The Bad Trip – Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties, alongside discussions of counterculture, evil, poststructuralism, activism and control. Purchase The Bad Trip – Dark Omens, New Worlds and the End of the Sixties here Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermi...

Aug 12, 20201 hr 5 min

The Benighted Path with Richard Gavin

Richard Gavin is the author of many acclaimed works of horror and the occult, his texts include Sylvan Dread: Tales of Pastoral Darkness, Omens and Primeval Wood. In this episode we discuss his book The Benighted Path: Primeval Gnosis and the Monstrous Soul, alongside discussions on horror, darkness and the sacred. The Benighted Path can be purchased here. grotesquerie can be pre-ordered here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe He...

Aug 05, 202059 min

The Incandescent with Vera Bühlmann - The Michel Serres Project

Vera Bühlmann is professor for architecture theory, and director of the Department for Architecture Theory and Philosophy of Technics ATTP at Vienna University of Technology. Her latest monograph is entitled Information and Mathematics in the Philosophy of Michel Serres. In this episode we discuss Michel Serres' text The Incandescent. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-...

Jul 31, 202054 min

The Life and Times of Machiavelli with Alexander Lee

Alexander Lee is a specialist in the cultural and political history of the Renaissance in Italy. He is the author of multiple books including Humanism and Empire, The Ugly Renaissance and Petrarch and St. Augustine: Classical Scholarship, Christian Theology and the Origins of the Renaissance in Italy. In this episode we discuss his latest book Machiavelli: His Life and Times, alongside discussions about Renaissance Italy, Machiavellian politics and the philosophy of Lucretius. Machiavelli: His L...

Jul 29, 20201 hr 9 min

The Philosophy and Politics of Accelerationism

A promotional video for the second Hermitix course called The Philosophy and Politics of Accelerationism, a collaboration with Matt Colquhoun (www.xenogothic.com). The course will be a paid course consisting of 10 lectures and transcripts, with optional seminars and one-on-ones. James Ellis (Meta-Nomad) will cover the philosophical aspects of Accelerationism and Matt Colquhoun will cover the political aspects. Course link to come...

Jul 21, 202053 min

Gustatory Aesthetics with Dave Monroe - The Michel Serres Project

Dave Monroe is an instructor of applied ethics at St Petersburg College in Florida and is currently researching his PHd on Michel Serres’ moral theory. In this episode we discuss the work of Michel Serres in relation to gustatory aesthetics, Serres’ notion of the second tongue and the idea of privileged senses within philosophy. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Her...

Jul 17, 20201 hr 8 min

Crypto-Anarchy, Cyberstates and Pirate Utopias with Peter Ludlow

Peter Ludlow is a philosopher of language whose research interests are related to cyberspace, cyber-rights and governance within virtual spaces. In this episode we talk about Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias, a collection of essays on cyber-space edited by Peter. Peter's site can be found here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation...

Jul 15, 202052 min

Bergsonism with Craig Lundy - The Deleuze Discussions

Craig Lundy is a Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at Nottingham Trent University. He is also the author of Deleuze's Bergsonism. In this episode we discuss Henri Bergson's influence on the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Craig's text can purchased here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethe...

Jul 09, 20201 hr 10 min
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