Best Ben Cormack Podcasts (2026)

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AEWCH 312: 312: MITCH HOROWITZ + TONS OF SPECIAL GUESTS on NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! 2:05:24

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Friends, Happy New Year! And welcome to the New Year’s Resolution episode of Against Everyone with Conner Habib, featuring my conversation with esoteric scholar and writer, MITCH HOROWITZ. But this show is filled with special guests, including: Philosopher and writer FEDERICO CAMPAGNA Esoteric teacher ALAN CHAPMAN Bestselling author and death exper…

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AEWCH 311: RUDOLF STEINER'S RADICAL SOCIAL-POLITICAL PROJECT with AARON FRENCH & HENRY HOLLAND 2:34:43

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In this double-length and in-depth episode, I look at the social-political project of the late 19th early 20th century occultist, philosopher, and social reformer Rudolf Steiner with scholars and academics Aaron French and Henry Holland, who are writing Steiner's biography for SUNY Press, and have just offered the keynote at Harvard University's co…

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AEWCH 310: THE PARANORMAL IS NORMAL with BEN MACHELL / THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS, PT 4 1:30:50

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Friends, This is the fourth episode* in a series called The Spirit-Era and Its Aftermaths in which I look at the way spiritual, technological, and occult flourishings at the turn of the 19th into 20th century are still with us today, and in fact, being echoed by our own time. This time, we’re moving closer and closer to our present age, away from t…

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AEWCH 309: FAKIRS AND FAKERS with RAPHAEL CORMACK / THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS, PT 3 1:20:01

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This is the third episode in a series called The Spirit-Era & Its Aftermaths in which I look at the way spiritual, technological, and occult flourishings at the turn of the 19th into 20th century are still with us today, and in fact, being echoed by our own time. The Spirit-Era is marked by occultists, paranormal investigators, and magicians... But…

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AEWCH 308: LITERATURE AS OCCULTISM with ALLAN JOHNSON / THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS, PT 2 1:40:22

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This is the second episode in a series called THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS in which I look at the way spiritual, technological, and occult flourishings at the turn of the 19th into 20th century are still with us today. In the second installment in the series, I talk with ALLAN JOHNSON Professor of English Literature at University of Surrey, medi…

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AGAINST EVERYONE WITH CONNER HABIB 307: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GHOST HUNTING with ALICE VERNON / THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS, PART 1 1:38:26

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This is first episode in a series called The Spirit-Era and Its Aftermaths. Across the next few installments of AEWCH, I’ll be investigating the way the spiritual, technological, and occult flourishing at the turn of the 19th/20th century is affecting our lives to this day. The Spirit-Era was a time marked by spirits, of course. But also miracles, …

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AEWCH 306: WHAT IS HORROR? with PHIL FORD & J.F. MARTEL of WEIRD STUDIES 1:49:31

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Friends, When I was on my book tour for Hawk Mountain, I did an event with Andrea Lawlor where we spoke, at length, about horror. In the Q&A, someone raised a hand and asked: WHAT IS HORROR? Andrea and I both laughed. We found ourselves at a loss. Horror : Once you consider it, it’s not clear. There’s the assumption that horror is scary. Sometimes …

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AEWCH 305: JUSTIN DECLOUX & WILL SLOAN (IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB) on GHOSTS IN MOVIES 1:38:37

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Friends, Is there any ghost lore in your town or where you grew up? Have you ever seen a ghost? What are ghosts, anyway? Three questions, three different ways to approach (or be approached by ghosts). Ghosts are at the heart of our folktales, our fears, and our fiction. And belief in them is almost universal. Unlike aliens, UFOs, cryptids, and othe…

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AEWCH 304: WHY AM I A CHRISTIAN? with LAURA SCAPPATICCI 1:45:54

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On the second of two back to back episodes on christianity in the world today, I talk with my sister, LAURA SCAPPATICCI, host of the podcast THAT GOOD MAY BECOME. We ask each other three questions about how christianity came into our lives, even though we were raised with no religion... and how that christianity is sometimes at odds with our commun…

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AEWCH 303: LAMORNA ASH on REVIVING CHRISTIANITY IN A TIME OF BROKEN REVIVAL 1:41:04

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AEWCH 302: FEDERICO CAMPAGNA on THE MAGICAL STRENGTH HIDDEN IN DEFEAT 1:34:28

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I'm so excited to welcome philosopher and author Federico Campagna back to the show! Together, we find the magic in defeat and the strength that it offers, using his new book, Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons on Escaping History as a springboard for our wide-ranging and empowering discussion. Federico gives many potent examples of the hidden stre…

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AEWCH 301: UNA MULLALLY on HOW TO SAVE YOUR CITY 2:43:58

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Friends: We need ideas which are not just radical or "revolutionary." We need ideas, feelings, and actions that work on many levels; that are systemic; that have multiple potentials for realization, and have enough points of articulation that they can touch on their own fabric and maneuver to witness themselves. And what better place to start then …

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AEWCH 300: GRANT MORRISON or WHO ARE YOU IN THE MAGICAL APOCALYPSE?! 1:48:05

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Friends, When I started Against Everyone With Conner Habib, there were a few guests I wanted to have on more than just about anyone. Happy to say, now, on episode 300, one of those central figures to my imagination has arrived for the conversation. GRANT MORRISON doesn't need much introduction. He's* a rebel artist, spiritual visionary, comic book …

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AEWCH 299: ADAM BECKER on THE STUPIDITY OF TECH & A.I. 1:39:35

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Friends, After writing my previous episode, AEWCH 298, where I laid out my thoughts on how to reflect on A.I. to get to beyond the basic, boring conversation, I read ADAM BECKER's excellent book, More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity . I immediately invited him on the show…

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AEWCH 298: A.I. ERROR_ / 11 CONSIDERATIONS ON HOW TO PROCESS A.I. 1:10:15

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Friends, One reason I started this show eight years ago was to have big talk instead of small talk, to get us past surface conversations and into thinking more deeply. I hate small talk is because it’s so algorithmic or pre-programmed. It's limited by its connection to the past and expectations. I don’t want to have conversations that could be prod…

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AEWCH 297: DIANA YOUNG-PEAK on WHAT IS THE ROLE OF RELIGION NOW? 3:27:33

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Friends, Welcome to this massive double-length episode on religion in our time with Diana Young-Peak. You may not know Diana, or if you do, it may be from exactly 200 (!) episodes ago on AEWCH 97: DIANA YOUNG-PEAK or THE GREATEST STRIPPER OCCULT PRIESTESS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. That episode was recorded BEFORE I had a podcast - back in 2011, when I…

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AEWCH 296: LORY WIDMER HESS on TRUE SPIRITUAL HEALING 1:22:00

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Lory Widmer Hess is the author of When Fragments Make a Whole, as well as a caregiver and spiritual direction facilitator in Switzerland. Her book chronicles her healing journey with the gospels - through various illness, medical procedures, and emotional and soul challenges - from an esoteric viewpoint. Support AEWCH on patreon: patreon.com/conner…

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AEWCH 295: ON CONVERSATION and EIGHT YEARS OF AGAINST EVERYONE WITH CONNER HABIB! 49:04

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Friends, Against Everyone with Conner Habib is eight years old today! Not many media projects last for eight years or make it up to nearly 300 episodes at this point. To celebrate, I talk here about conversation; what it means to all of us. After all, if I asked you if conversation had changed your life, you’d probably say yes. A conversation that …

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AEWCH 294: DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF (1/2 of a two part episode with TEAM HUMAN!) 1:52:39

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Episode Description I'm joined by author, teacher, and theorist, Douglas Rushkoff. He’s one of the most important intellectuals of our time, some people call him a futurist, but he's always a step ahead of the future. The is the part 2 of the conversation we had on Doug’s podcast, TEAM HUMAN called "LIVE UP TO YOUR FOOL POTENTIAL". But of course, i…

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AEWCH 293: JONAH EVANS & PATRICK KENNEDY on OVERCOMING THE WORLD 1:22:24

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I talk with co-hosts of the Light in Every Thing podcast, Rev. Jonah Evans & Rev. Patrick Kennedy about meeting the world not as a "problem" to be solved, but as a realm already overcome by spiritual love.

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AEWCH 292: FEDERICO CAMPAGNA / HOW TO REMAKE THE WORLD WITH METAPHYSICS & MAGIC (repost of AEWCH 198) 1:16:26

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From the archives - I talk with Italian philosopher and author FEDERICO CAMPAGNA about the urgent task of our time... which is nothing less than the recreation of reality itself!

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AEWCH 291: ARE THORESEN / WE MUST WALK INTO THE SPIRITUAL REALM 1:47:19

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I talk with writer, author, and esoteric health practitioner ARE THORESEN. The language of inevitability is upon us, and it is a cruel language, one that allows no discussion of freedom or our ability to direct things. The future - a terrible future - is filled with AI, the effects of climate crisis, fascisms, and wars. And our present - a terrible…

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AEWCH 290: RONNIE PONTIAC on A SPIRITUAL PATH IN DESTRUCTIVE TIMES 2:01:08

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My guest this episode is writer, scholar, teacher, and astrologer, RONNIE PONTIAC. I've been impressed and informed by Ronnie's esoteric work for awhile now, and finally, we got to have our first conversation. And it's a profound one... We talk about the need for a spiritual path in our moment, and how the alternative is... well, quite grim. We tal…

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AEWCH 289: LISA ROMERO on THE IRISH ESOTERIC MYSTERIES & THE FATE OF THE WORLD 1:55:25

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I talk with spiritual teacher and author Lisa Romero about the challenges that are facing us today and an unlikely key to progressing through them: the esoteric mysteries of Ireland.

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AEWCH 288: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025: READ with ALEXANDER CHEE 1:32:12

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This is the is the sixth and final episode in a series of episodes on How To Live in 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist. In other words, tools that don’t merely deaden us in the frantic pursuit of survival, but that assist us in nourishing ourselves, each other, and the world, all to…

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AEWCH 287: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025 : PEACEKEEP with CHEYNEY RYAN 1:47:27

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This is the fifith in a series of episodes on How To Live in 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist.In other words, tools that don’t merely deaden us in the frantic pursuit of survival, but that assist us in nourishing ourselves, each other, and the world, all together. The theme isPEACE…

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AEWCH 286: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025: DIE with CAITLIN DOUGHTY 1:35:32

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This is the third in a series of episodes on HOW TO LIVE IN 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist. At the end of each of these episodes, I’ll offer an exercise - a thought exercise, spiritual exercise, or practical exercise - that brings an experiential dimension to what I and the shows…

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AEWCH 285: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025: CONNECT with DEAN SPADE 1:32:57

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This is the third in a series of episodes on HOW TO LIVE IN 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist. At the end of each of these episodes, I’ll offer an exercise - a thought exercise, spiritual exercise, or practical exercise - that brings an experiential dimension to what I and the shows…

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AEWCH 284: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025: PRAY with BASTIAAN BAAN 1:34:46

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This is the second in a series of episodes on HOW TO LIVE IN 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist. At the end of each of these episodes, I’ll offer an exercise - a thought exercise, spiritual exercise, or practical exercise - that brings an experiential dimension to what I and the show…

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AEWCH 283: How To Live in 2025: ENVISION with ROB HOPKINS 1:54:10

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This is the first in a series of episodes on How To Live in 2025, focusing on the thoughts, feelings, and actions we need to thrive, develop, create, and resist. At the end of each of these episodes, I’ll offer an exercise - a thought exercise, spiritual exercise, or practical exercise - that brings an experiential dimension to what I and the shows…

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AEWCH 282: THE ESOTERIC LESSON OF THE THREE GIFTS OF THE MAGI & THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME 56:01

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The task ahead is daunting: We must totally recreate economy, politics, and culture. How can we move forward with help from the three gifts of the magi: gold, frankincense, and myrrh?

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AEWCH 281: PILAR LESKO on MAKING MONEY IN A TURBULENT TIME 1:40:13

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I talk with money teacher and listener favorite PILAR LESKO about the spiritual realities of making, spending, and gifting money in challenging times.

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AEWCH 280: LISA ROMERO / HOW DOES YOUR INNER LIFE DIRECT WORLD EVENTS? 1:38:47

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Our inner lives do matter, more than ever, in this moment. But how do they matter, and how can we offer them up to the tasks of our time? And what if some of us get those inner conditions properly oriented to the spiritual work of the world we're in, but most people don't? Will any of it make a difference? To discuss this, I welcomed author and tea…

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AEWCH 279: THE FEELING OF POLITICAL DEATH 33:03

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Friends, In the wake of Donald Trump’s second election win, amongst those who didn’t vote for him at least, calls for mourning and grieving have been issued all around. The idea being that something has been lost, that it may be irretrievable, that a brokenness must be felt and that we should honor that feeling. But what if instead of making room t…

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AEWCH 278: EIVØR on THE MUSIC OF THE ELEMENTS 1:18:53

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I talk with Faroese songwriter and performer Eivør about music, water, The Faroe Islands, and myth!

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AEWCH 277: DEAN SPADE & SHULI BRANSON / HOW TO THINK BIGGER THAN THE STATE IN OUR TIME OF CRISES 1:11:56

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I talk with authors/teachers/organizers DEAN SPADE (Mutual Aid) & SHULI BRANSON (Practical Anarchism) about how to get out of the mindset of the state as the election approaches, and how to think about creative and real engagement with the political instead.

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AEWCH 276: GEOFF FARINA on MUSIC AS A CONVERSATION OF IDEAS 1:46:15

1y ago1:46:15

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On the heels of the release of their first album in 20 years (!) I talk with Karate frontman GEOFF FARINA about music as a conversation with ideas, and how music creates a lens for life.

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AEWCH 275: THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AND THE CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME 57:31

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Michaelmas is the esoteric christian celebration of the Archangel Michael. How can connecting with the impulses of the holiday show us how to co-share their burden of those who are suffering; strengthen love through our will; and leave the path of empowering violence?

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AEWCH 274: ON WHITE MAGIC / PART TWO: 7 POINTS OF WHITE MAGIC 36:36

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Why is white magic so ill-defined? And why is it vital for our spirituality today AND if the occult is going to continue to matter? This is the second episode in a two part series on white magic, and on this one, I strive towards a definition by giving seven points.

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AEWCH 273: ON WHITE MAGIC / PART ONE: SAINT BRENDAN 40:45

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Why is white magic so ill-defined? And why is it vital for our spirituality today AND if the occult is going to continue to matter? I begin this short series of episodes by looking at Saint Brendan the Navigator and how his seven-year voyage from Ireland to North America, as well as my encounters with him, can help us understand what white magic is…

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AEWCH 272: A SPIRITUAL LOOK AT HOW TO LIVE NOW / PART TWO: SPIRITUAL LESSONS IN THE RUINS 59:56

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Part two in a two part series on figuring out - from a spiritual rather than materialist starting point - how to live in our moment.

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AEWCH 270: BEN CHASNY (SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE) / HOW DOES MUSIC BECOME MEANING? 2:26:51

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Friends, How does music become meaningful? How does it become meaning? And what can we learn about reality from music without reducing music to its function? Rudolf Steiner said “The music of the spheres is a reality. As soon as we come into the spiritual world which lies beyond the soul-world, we are in a world which lives altogether in sound and …

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AEWCH 269: ON TRANSFORMING TIME 1:16:41

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Why is transforming time the most urgent task? I examine this through the works of Jean Gebser, Rudolf Steiner, Byron Katie, Jeff Vandermeer, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Emmanuel Swedenborg, and more.

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AEWCH 268: TOM KRELL (HOW TO DRESS WELL) / HOW DO WE CONNECT WITH THE ALL & THE NOTHING? 2:01:19

1+ y ago2:01:19

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I talk with legendary experimental pop musician and philosopher TOM KRELL, AKA, How To Dress Well, about art, spirt, and connecting with each other in the vast distances between us.

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AEWCH 267: JOHN HOLLOWAY / WHAT IS RADICAL HOPE? 1:38:52

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Hope is dead. Long live hope! Whereas once hope was simply an audacious wish that we turned over to representatives of power, hope now can be a radical act through which we erode power. But how? How do we leverage hope to help us direct and engage rather than simply wish and spectate? To investigate this, I asked one of the most exciting and influe…

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AEWCH 266: JANINA WELLMANN on WHAT IS MOTION? 1:15:55

1+ y ago1:15:55

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“The study of movement is a science of the imperceptible...” In the final episode of my series on scientific concepts, I talk with historian of science and culture, Janina Wellmann, about the mystery of motion, movement, and stillness.

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AEWCH 265: ANDREA WULF on WHY ARE THE ARTS VITAL FOR SCIENCE TODAY? 1:25:30

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I talk with author of The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World and Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self, Andrea Wulf about the meeting point of science and art... and why it matters so much. Episode six in my series on how science intersects with our lives!…

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AEWCH 264: PREDRAG SLIJEPČEVIC on HOW CAN SYMBIOSIS SAVE THE WORLD? 1:51:38

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I talk with Predrag Slijepčevic, biologist and author of Biocivilisations: A New Look at the Science of Life about the radical potential of biology and symbiosis! This is the fifth episode in my series on how scientific concepts intersect with our lives.

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AEWCH 263: WHY DOES WILHELM REICH MATTER NOW? feat. JAMES STRICK 2:00:54

1+ y ago2:00:54

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I do a deep dive on the work of scientist, psychoanalyst, Marxist, and criminal, Wilhelm Reich... both on my own and with Dr. James Strick. It's a whole episode examining Reich's theories and experiments, as part of my series of episodes on how science intersects with our daily lives!

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AEWCH 262: ERICA BERRY on WHAT DO WOLVES TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN? 1:40:06

1+ y ago1:40:06

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I talk with cultural theorist and nature philosopher ERICA BERRY, author of Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell about Fear. This is the third episode in a series of episodes about how science and scientific concepts intersect with our lives!