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This episode I'm joined once again by Mark Sedgwick, a British historian specialising in the study of traditionalism, Islam, Sufi mysticism, and terrorism, to discuss the life and work of Ivan Aguéli. Primarily from the book Anarchist, Artist, SufiThe Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/anarchist-artist-sufi-9781350177895/ ---   Become p...

I'm joined by Richard Saville-Smith to discuss his book Acute Religious ExperiencesMadness, Psychosis and Religious Studies. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/acute-religious-experiences-9781350272910/ ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https:/...

In this episode I discuss the work of William Blake with Valentin Gerlier. ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod  Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2  Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubEx...

A review of Thomas Bernhard's book 'The Loser'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Do...

This episode I'm joined by Eric Adler who is a Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland. We discuss his book The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humanities Today. Book link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-battle-of-the-classics-9780197518786?cc=us&lang=en& ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - http...

A review of René Daumal's book 'Mount Analogue: A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/h...

This episode I am joined by Dr Tim Themi to discuss his book Eroticizing Aesthetics: In the Real with Bataille and Lacan. Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eroticizing-Aesthetics-Bataille-Aesthetic-Research/dp/153814784X ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations:...

A review of Thomas Bernhard's book 'Frost'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donati...

Sam Kunkel is a scholar specializing in Orphic literature, weird fiction and European symbolism. In this episode we discuss the life and work of Gustave Kahn. Purchase link: https://firsttoknock.com/products/the... Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - https:/...

A review of Ernst Jünger's book 'On the Marble Cliffs'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Eth...

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 Jo...

John Troyer is the former Director of the Centre for Death and Society and Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He grew up in the American funeral industry. Troyer's site: https://johntroyer.com/ Book link: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542319/technologies-of-the-human-corpse/ ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Tw...

This episode I am joined by Dr Tim Themi and Adam Lovasz to discuss the philosophy of Georges Bataille. ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod  Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/...

A review of Cormac McCarthy's novel 'Suttree' --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Dona...

In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to discuss Gilles Deleuze's text Proust and Signs.  ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod  Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/her...

I'm joined by Robert Rodriguez to discuss his book The Book of Hermits: A History of Hermits from Antiquity to the Present , alongside discussions on seclusion, introversion, and his work at Hermitary.  The book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Hermits-History-Antiquity-Present/dp/1736866508/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PQS537CH3BLK&keywords=rodriguez+hermits&qid=1672901772&sprefix=rodrdiguez+h...

A review of Cormac McCarthy's novel 'Blood Meridian'  --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Don...

Dr. Nicholas Monk is Director of the Center for Transformative Teaching at UNL, in this episode, we discuss his book: True and Living Prophet of Destruction: Cormac McCarthy and Modernity , alongside discussions on nihilism and morality. ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://w...

A review of The Recognitions by William Gaddis --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Addres...

In this episode I discuss the concept of Capitalism as Singularity with Vincent Lê, alongside discussions on accelerationism, Nick Land, Nick Bostrom, Reza Negarestani, Neorationalism, and more... ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations:...

Colby Dickinson is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at  Loyola University Chicago. In this episode we discuss his book Theology  as Autobiography.   --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merc...

A review of The Solar Circus by Gustave Kahn Purchase link: https://firsttoknock.com/products/the-solar-circus-gustave-kahn-1 UK Purchase link: https://www.antennebooks.com/product/the-solar-circus/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermiti...

Rainer Guldin was an Adjunct Professor of German Culture and Literature (2003-2022) and  Lecturer of German Language (1996-2022) at the Faculties of  Communication Sciences and the Faculty of Economics at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) in Lugano (Switzerland). He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed multilingual open-access e-journal Flusser Studies , whi...

A review of Television, a novel by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Do...

This episode I'm joined by writer Dougald Hine to discuss his book At Work in the Ruins.   Book link: https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/at-work-in-the-ruins/ ---   Become part of the Hermitix community:   Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:   Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix  Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermiti...