Oct 18

The Life and Work of Victor Neuburg with Justin Hopper

Justin P. Hopper is an American-born British writer living in the East of England. He makes books, records and performances, as well as a podcast and other projects, based around the written or spoken word. A lot of it is related to interests in landscape, psychogeography and hau ... Show More

1h 26m

Oct 17

What Are Sigils? - Sigil Magic (The Hermitage Teaser)

A talk on sigils: https://thehermitage.school/The Hermitage is an online magical school that offers multiple courses across the Western magical tradition and leaves the path entirely up to you. There is no endpoint, no correct sequence, no single tradition that covers the terrain ... Show More

42m 54s

Oct 14

The Work of James Hillman with Jason Butler

Jason Butler is a licensed clinical psychologist and a practicing psychotherapist at Sage Integrative Health in Berkeley. He is the author of Archetypal psychotherapy: The clinical legacy of James HillmanButler's site: https://jasonbutlerphd.com---Become part of the Hermitix comm ... Show More

1h 8m

Aug 2024

Embracing Alienation w/ Todd McGowan

Alright this week Todd McGowan is back on the podcast to talk about his most recent book Embracing Alienation Why We Shouldn't Try to Find Ourselves. SUPPORT OUR PROJECT ON PATREON! You can also listen to our episode on Alienation as a concept in Żižek's work here! The subject is ... Show More

52m 24s

Jul 2024

PREVIEW - Let's Get Alienated!

Alright, we’re back…LET'S GET ALIENATED! This is a PATREON PREVIEW of this weeks episode where we discuss Todd McGowan's latest book Embracing Alienation: Why We Shouldn’t Try to Find Ourselves. TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE SUPPORT OUR PROJECT ON PATREON! We’re talking the Polit ... Show More

8m 49s

Jul 2025

The Cambridge Introduction to Lacan w/ Todd McGowan

Alright this week we’re back and joined by Michael Downs to talk with longtime friend of the show Todd McGowan about his brand new book The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan.This is a book a lot of us have wanted for a long time!McGowan's book on Lacan demonstrates yet agai ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2021

Hegel: The Case For Contradiction with Todd McGowan

In this episode, Craig, Will, Matt, and Adam are joined by University of Vermont Professor Todd McGowan to discuss Hegel's concept of contradiction as he lays it out in his book, Emancipation After Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution. Throughout the latter part of ... Show More

1 h

Aug 2025

The Cambridge Introduction to Lacan Part 2 w/ Todd McGowan

Alright, Michael Downs⁠ is with us again and Todd is back to talk more about his new book The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan. Listen to PART ONE HERE!We’re talking why the master signifier and the quilting point shouldn't be used interchangeably, the crucial difference b ... Show More

56m 15s

Apr 2017

#007 Identity Politics - Where Are They Taking Us? (With Matthew Todd)

I’m joined by writer Matthew Todd to discuss the crisis of shame facing the LGBT community, the disproportionate link to mental health problems and how taking a lead on trauma recovery could change the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 1m

May 2024

Bummed Out in the 'Burbs

Benjamin Herold joins the pod to discuss his latest book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs. pick up a copy https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670914/disillusioned-by-benjamin-herold/ Follow Cra ... Show More

34m 23s

Aug 2022

The Andre Aciman episode

The author of Call Me By Your Name (and many other amazing books) joins the pod to discuss memory, desire, exile, happiness, and New York City.

55m 29s

Mar 2023

Žižek Responds!

Alright, the gang is back and this week we're talking the newly published book "Žižek Responds!" where we focus on Todd McGowan's entry in the collection: "Slavoj Žižek Is Not Violent Enough". Is the violence of the death drive and its self-sabotage the first emancipation that su ... Show More

54m 59s

Embracing Alienation with Todd McGowan