Hermitix

Hermitix

Hermitix

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hermitix/subscribeNewsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/hermitixpodcastHermitix 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.Contact: hermitixpodcast@protonmail.com

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CODE: DAMP - Supernatural Sitcoms, Humour, and Horror with Sophie Sleigh-Johnson

CODE: DAMP - Supernatural Sitcoms, Humour, and Horror with Sophie Sleigh-Johnson

2025-01-29

Sophie Sleigh-Johnson, born 1988, is a Southend-on-Sea based writer. She holds a PhD from Goldsmiths College, London, where she now teaches as an Associate Lecturer in Fine Art Critical Studies. Her performance work, comprising sound collage and spoken word with printmaking props, occasions numerous performances both nationally and internationally. She writes for publications including The Darkside, The Leigh Times, and The London Drinker.Book link: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/code-damp-an-esoteric-guide-to-british-sitcoms/Sleigh-Johnson's site: https://www.sophiesleigh-johnson.co.uk/

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01:05:52
I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy (Book Review)

I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy (Book Review)

2025-01-26

Review of 'I Am the Brother of XX' by Fleur Jaeggy
Publisher link: https://www.andotherstories.org/i-brother-xx/
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25:17
René Girard and Western Philosophy - Part 2: Girard and Philosophy

René Girard and Western Philosophy - Part 2: Girard and Philosophy

2025-01-23

Andreas Wilmes completed his PhD in philosophy at the Paris Descartes University. He is a lecturer at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest, Hungary) and editor-in-chief of the Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence.
Book link: https://msupress.org/9781611864953/rene-girard-and-the-western-philosophical-tradition-volume-1/
Journal link: https://trivent-publishing.eu/32-philosophical-journal-of-conflict-and-violence-pjcv
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54:55
René Girard and Western Philosophy - Part 1: Girardian Basics

René Girard and Western Philosophy - Part 1: Girardian Basics

2025-01-22

Andreas Wilmes completed his PhD in philosophy at the Paris Descartes University. He is a lecturer at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest, Hungary) and editor-in-chief of the Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence.Book link: https://msupress.org/9781611864953/rene-girard-and-the-western-philosophical-tradition-volume-1/Journal link: https://trivent-publishing.eu/triventvechi/pjcv.html---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ / hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

01:01:43
Early Stories by Alexander Theroux (Book Review)

Early Stories by Alexander Theroux (Book Review)

2025-01-18

Review of Early Stories by Alexander TherouxBook link: https://toughpoets.com/theroux_early_stories.htm
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36:55
Cormac McCarthy's 'Suttree' - Death, Freedom, and Meaning with Bryan Counter

Cormac McCarthy's 'Suttree' - Death, Freedom, and Meaning with Bryan Counter

2025-01-15

In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to discuss Cormac McCarthy's novel Suttree---Become part of the Hermitix community:
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01:21:44
Wheat That Springeth Green by J.F. Powers (Book Review)

Wheat That Springeth Green by J.F. Powers (Book Review)

2025-01-13

Wheat That Springeth Green by J.F. Powers---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitter.com/hermitixpodcast⁠⁠⁠Support Hermitix:Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠Donations: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

28:55
Mythophilosophy as Transformative Thaumaturgy with Mads Højmark

Mythophilosophy as Transformative Thaumaturgy with Mads Højmark

2025-01-08

Mads Højmark is Chief Advisor at Djøf and a Board Member at The Danish Society for Philosophical Practice (DSFP).Mads' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoejmark/ERA: https://enrichedrealities.com/the-enriched-realities-assembly/Mythophil site: https://www.thaumas.dk/---
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01:03:51
Collapse '25: The Rise of Populism and the Death of the Managerial State with John Michael Greer

Collapse '25: The Rise of Populism and the Death of the Managerial State with John Michael Greer

2025-01-01

This episode I'm joined once again by writer and occultist John Michael Greer, to discuss the the rise of populism, the death of the managerial state, and collapse going into 2025.Greer's website: https://www.ecosophia.net/Greer's astrology patreon: / johnmichaelgreer Greer's books: https://bookshop.org/contributors/joh...---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix:Patreon - / hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

01:13:06
Capitalism, Commodity, and Pure Excess with Todd McGowan

Capitalism, Commodity, and Pure Excess with Todd McGowan

2024-12-31

This episode I'm joined once again by Todd McGowan to discuss his book Pure Excess - Capitalism and the Commodity.Book link: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/pure-excess/9780231217590---
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01:10:06
Thus Spake Zarathustra with Paul Bishop

Thus Spake Zarathustra with Paul Bishop

2024-12-25

Professor Paul Bishop is the author of multiple books on the work of Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, alongside other texts on analytical psychology and German thought. In this episode we discuss Nietzsche's 'Thus Spake Zarathustra'.---
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01:01:45
Contemplation, Love, and Disenchantment with Kevin Hart

Contemplation, Love, and Disenchantment with Kevin Hart

2024-12-24

Kevin Hart (editor) grew up in London and Brisbane, and now lives in the USA. He is the author of nine collections of poetry, including Flame Tree: Selected Poems (2002). He has won both the Victorian and NSW Premiers’ Awards for Poetry, and the Christopher Brennan Award for a sustained contribution to Australian poetry. His published works include studies of Jacques Derrida, A.D. Hope, Samuel Johnson and Maurice Blanchot, and a translation of the poems of Giuseppe Ungaretti. In this episode we discuss contemplation, love, and disenchantment.Hart's book: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/contemplation/9780231213479
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52:43
The Fiction of the Self, Theory Fiction, and Magic with Simon O'Sullivan

The Fiction of the Self, Theory Fiction, and Magic with Simon O'Sullivan

2024-12-18

Simon O'Sullivan is a theorist and artist working at the intersection of contemporary art practice, performance and continental philosophy. In this episode we discuss his book From Magic and Myth-Work to Care and Repair.

Book link: https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-press/publications/from-magic-and-myth-work-to-care-and-repair/

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01:05:01
Three Wogs by Alexander Theroux (Book Review)

Three Wogs by Alexander Theroux (Book Review)

2024-12-15

Review of Three Wogs by Alexander Theroux
Leaf by Leaf review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk9qFScj55g&ab_channel=LeafbyLeaf Article cited: https://themillions.com/2010/06/linguistic-revenge-an-alexander-theroux-primer.html
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45:57
The Philosophy of Schelling with Christopher Satoor

The Philosophy of Schelling with Christopher Satoor

2024-12-11

Christopher Satoor is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in the Department of Humanities at York University. His research focuses on Classical German philosophy of the 18th and 19th-century and the German idealist philosophies of Kant and Fichte, with an extra special concentration on Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. Site: https://philpeople.org/profiles/christopher-satoorSatoor's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ @TheYoungIdealist ---
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01:38:43
The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin (Book Review)

The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin (Book Review)

2024-12-08

Review of The Arabian Nightmare by Robert Irwin Publisher link: https://www.dedalusbooks.com/our-books/book.php?id=00000004---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitter.com/hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠Support Hermitix:Patreon - ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠Donations: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

36:20
Negative Psychoanalysis - Death, Depression, and Suffering with Julie Reshe

Negative Psychoanalysis - Death, Depression, and Suffering with Julie Reshe

2024-12-04

Julie Reshe is a Ukrainian-born philosopher, a practicing negative psychoanalyst, and a public intellectual. She is currently a visiting professor at University College Cork and University College Dublin. She is also a Director of the Institute of Psychoanalysis at the Global Centre for Advanced Studies.Reshe's site: https://www.juliereshe.comBook link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-31201-4---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - / hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix:Patreon - / hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9

51:44
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley (Book Review)

A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley (Book Review)

2024-12-02

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32:27
Buddhist Ethics and the Path of the Bodhisattva with Stephen E. Harris

Buddhist Ethics and the Path of the Bodhisattva with Stephen E. Harris

2024-11-27

Stephen Harris is a Lecturer of Indian and Comparative Philosophy at Leiden University. Studying Indian philosophical texts, in particular Buddhist moral philosophy, and their conceptual relationship to issues investigated in contemporary philosophy. Current interests include moral demandingness in the writing of the 8th century Indian Buddhist philosopher, Śāntideva, and cross-cultural study of well-being. In this episode we discuss his book Buddhist Ethics and the Bodhisattva Path: Śāntideva on Virtue and Well-Being.Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/buddhist-ethics-and-the-bodhisattva-path-9781350379534/---
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59:27
Teatro Grottesco and the Ligottian

Teatro Grottesco and the Ligottian

2024-11-24

Review of Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti, and a discussion on the Ligottian.
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