Against Everyone with Conner Habib
276 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 584 ratingsAgainst Everyone with Conner Habib is a podcast of deep but accessible and fun explorations of art, spirituality, philosophy, activism, and culture. This is big talk in a friendly tone with some of. the most compelling people of our time.
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AEWCH 256: SARAH SCHULMAN on HOW DO VISION AND ACTION FIT TOGETHER IN ORGANIZING AND ART?
March 21, 2024 14:32 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBI talk with novelist, essayist, playwright, and organizer Sarah Schulman about bringing utopianism and reform together in the political and cultural realms.
AEWCH 255: UNA MULLALLY on WHAT COMES AFTER COLLAPSE?
March 14, 2024 18:30 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBI talk with journalist, activist, and artist Una Mullally about what happens after collapse and how we can learn to draw strength from the destruction of who we once were.
AEWCH 254: SHULI BRANSON - WHAT DOES AN ANARCHISM OF PEACE LOOK LIKE?
March 05, 2024 14:33 - 1 hour - 67 MBAfter a short break, we're back - and AEWCH 228 guest SHULI BRANSON returns to discuss anarchism, spirituality, and peace. This is a special crossposted episode with Shuli's excellent new podcast, The Breakup Theory!
AEWCH 253: DAN SINYKIN - WHO DECIDES WHAT GETS PUBLISHED?
February 08, 2024 13:55 - 1 hour - 84 MBI talk with author of BIG FICTION: HOW CONGLOMERATION CHANGED THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY AND AMERICAN LITERATURE, Dan Sinykin, about how the aesthetics of what we read is shaped by big business decisions.
AEWCH 252: SARAH MARIA GRIFFIN - WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A WORKING WRITER?
February 01, 2024 15:04 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBI talk with fantasy and horror novelist Sarah Maria Griffin about what it takes - and what it takes from you - to be a working writer.
AEWCH 251: JONAH EVANS - WHAT IS SPIRITUAL WORK?
January 25, 2024 15:04 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBI talk with Rev. Jonah Evans about what "spiritual work" is, how it differs from other kinds of work, how it differs from spiritual practice, and why we probably can't just call everything spiritual work.
AEWCH 250: CAITLIN DOUGHTY - WILL YOUR DREAM JOB RUIN YOUR LIFE?
January 18, 2024 15:45 - 1 hour - 91 MBFriends, Leftists and progressives more broadly are becoming increasingly aware of the lie of "loving what you do." And we're also becoming more aware of the ways corporations try to ameliorate real reflection and demands for higher wages via "perks" like organic cereal dispensers and "funny hat day" and other forms of glitzy dross. But conversations about all the above, as important as they are, can sometimes reduce fuller conversations to a political/rights dimension, which don't conside...
AEWCH 249: WHY WOULD ANYONE START A PODCAST?
January 11, 2024 14:32 - 56 minutes - 61.5 MBWhy would anyone start a podcast? Doesn't everyone have a podcast? Is podcast work actually work? Is there a spiritual aspect to podcasting? (And also, why do we all have to work, even with all this crazy stuff going on in the world?)
AEWCH 248: HOW CAN I FIND PEACE IN A TIME OF WAR?
January 03, 2024 14:15 - 44 minutes - 47.1 MBIs peace possible? If so, is it possible or even okay to find it in a time of extreme conflict and violence? Is it ethical to work towards your personal goals in a time of crisis? I look at this from a spiritual perspective on the first episode of the year.
AEWCH Mix Tape 2
December 22, 2023 12:07 - 59 minutes - 56 MBHappy Holidays, friends! Track List Elk River by Ben Chasney/Six Organs of Admittance from AEWCH 45 • Boomer Class by Dick Diver • What Have I Done by Anna Ternheim (live) • Sudden by Jeb Havens • The Speeding Train by The Van Pelt • The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 3) by Michael White • Galway Girl by Daoiri Farrell with Geoff Kinsella and Robbie Walsh live at the airport • TNT by Wye Oak • Ulna by Feathers • Steely Dan by Geoff Farina • Live Till You Die by Emitt Rhodes • AEWCH theme (...
AEWCH 247: DANIEL HIGGS - THE SPIRITUAL LANDS OF SOUND, ART, AND FRIENDSHIP
December 12, 2023 16:08 - 1 hour - 100 MBI talk with visionary artist and front person of Lungfish, musician Daniel Higgs about friendship, perceiving spiritual beings in a spiritual landscape, the way a presence appears in the middle of a concert, and the role trust plays in relationship and creating art.
AEWCH 246: MICHAEL HARDT on HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD WHEN CHANGING THE WORLD SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
December 05, 2023 15:44 - 1 hour - 102 MBPolitical philosopher of empires and subversions, Michael Hardt returns to the show to discuss how to walk on water when we're drowning.
AEWCH 245: SREĆKO HORVAT on HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE IN THE APOCALYPSE
November 28, 2023 12:02 - 1 hour - 118 MBI went to the island of Vís in Croatia to talk with visionary philosopher, author, and organizer Srećko Horvat about living a good life in the midst of madness, and his new project (with Bifo Berardi and Pamela Anderson), the Island School of Social Autonomy.
AEWCH 244: LISA ROMERO on THE ESOTERIC PATH FORWARD
November 14, 2023 14:34 - 1 hour - 97.4 MBI talk with Lisa Romero about the esoteric answer to the question of our time: What is to be done?
AEWCH 243: ARE THORESEN on THE END OF MATERIALISM
November 07, 2023 15:10 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBI invite my favorite Norwegian occultist acupuncturist veterinarian, Are Thoresen, back on the show to encounter materialism and see where it falls short. Time, space, physics, animal communication, healing... nothing is off the table in this episode.
AEWCH 242: PILAR LESKO on THE MYSTERIES OF MONEY, ECONOMY, AND NUMBER
October 31, 2023 23:26 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBI turn to my favorite money-worker, Pilar Lesko, for a spiritual perspective on quantities, financial integrity, and spiritualizing money beyond "abundance."
AEWCH 241: ALAN CHAPMAN & DUNCAN BARFORD on WHAT IS SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR?
October 24, 2023 10:58 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBI talk with Duncan Barford and Alan Chapman - authors of the Baptist's Head trilogy and co-hosts of the WORP FM spirituality/magick/paranormal podcast - bout misunderstanding magick, spiritual development, and practice...and how to re-connect to destiny and peace.
AEWCH 240: MITCH HOROWITZ on WHY THE OCCULT MATTERS IN A TIME OF CHAOS
October 17, 2023 10:36 - 1 hour - 100 MBI talk with scholar and author Mitch Horowitz about why the occult matters in a time of chaos. We talk about the radical possibilities it might offer today, the ethics (and the unethical) of esotericism, and more.
AEWCH MIX TAPE 1
October 04, 2023 16:16 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBTo cap off my episodes on music, here's a mix tape for you of some of my favorite songs and some stories about them, too. It includes rarities, songs you might not know, live performances, and more. TRACK LIST Persevere by Dave Le'Aupepe/Gang of Youths (live/acoustic) from AEWCH 31 Purple Haze by Ris Paul Ric from Purple Haze Before You Go by Sarah Jaffe (live/a cappella) When the Breakers go Back on Fulltime by Daoirí Farrell As Long As I Live by Bruce Penninsula Absence by Antarctic...
AEWCH 239: NINA PERSSON (THE CARDIGANS) on THE MUSIC WE CAN'T GET OUT OF OUR HEADS OR HEARTS
September 26, 2023 16:36 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBI talk with my favorite live singer, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, about earworms, songs we sing at home, the power of singing, and more in the third episode in my series of eps on musicians talking about music.
AEWCH 238: IAN LYNCH (LANKUM/FIRE DRAW NEAR) on THE HORROR, LANDSCAPE, AND REBELLION OF IRISH MUSIC
September 19, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn the second episode in my series talking about music with musicians, Ian Lynch (LANKUM + FIRE DRAW NEAR podcast) and I discuss how traditional Irish music pulls from the earth and horror and rebellion to vitalize itself and its listeners, both boozy and sobered.
AEWCH 237: WILL OLDHAM (BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY) on THE LIFE OF MUSIC AND DEVOTION
September 12, 2023 14:43 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBKicking off my series of episodes talking about music in our lives and world with musicians is prolific musical artist Will Oldham AKA Bonnie "Prince" Billy!
AEWCH 236: THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF HORROR
September 05, 2023 17:10 - 43 minutes - 43.7 MBConcluding my series on HORROR, I talk about horror's offerings to the world - which go much deeper than most people (even horror scholars!) suggest.
AEWCH 235: CJ LEEDE & PAUL TREMBLAY on SEX, VIOLENCE, EVIL, AND WRITING HORROR
August 29, 2023 12:43 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBIn the fourth of my episodes on horror, I talk with new horror star CJ Leede (Maeve Fly) and seasoned master Paul Tremblay (The Cabin at the End of the World, The Beast You Are) about the burdens and pleasures of writing such dark material.
AEWCH 234: JOHN LANGAN & SOPHIE WHITE on HORROR'S MONSTERS OF TIME & PLACE
August 22, 2023 11:48 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBIn the third episode on HORROR, I talk with two award winning horror authors - John Langan (The Fisherman) and Sophie White (Where I End) - about the way horror inheres in places and in the bodies of everyone we know!
AEWCH 233: NATHAN BALLINGRUD & SARA GRAN on THE DELIGHT & CRUELTY OF HORROR
August 15, 2023 13:35 - 2 hours - 73.9 MBIn this second episode on a series on horror, I talk with masters of the genre Sara Gran (Come Closer, The Book of the Most Precious Substance) and Nathan Ballingrud (North American Lake Monsters, The Strange) about creating forceful and frightening art, the fear of not knowing the truth (and the fear of investigating), why horror films scare us in a different way than horror novels/stories, and more.
AEWCH 232: MATT CARDIN on HORROR, COSMIC & PERSONAL
August 08, 2023 14:27 - 1 hour - 62 MBKicking off a series of episodes on horror, I talk with cosmic horror writer and scholar Matt Cardin!
AEWCH 231: TRUE AND FALSE SPIRITUAL PATHS
August 02, 2023 15:34 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHow to identify and avoid false spiritual paths, and how to cultivate true ones (without judgment!)
AEWCH 230: UNA MULLALLY on HOW TO STOP CATASTROPHIZING AND STARTING CHANGING YOURSELF & THE WORLD
July 25, 2023 11:37 - 2 hours - 102 MBI talk with journalist, artist, and activist Una Mullally about how catastrophizing helps keep things on the wrong track, and how to face four challenges of our time - fascism, climate change, AI, and the groomer moral panic - with new ways of thinking/feeling/acting. This is a transformative conversation!
AEWCH 229: ELI MEYERHOFF or AGAINST ACADEMIA
July 18, 2023 15:23 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBIs academia beyond mere reform? How do we engage with wisdom, knowledge, and learning without the shibboleth of "education" - I talk with all of this and more with radical and researcher Eli Meyerhoff!
AEWCH 228: SCOTT BRANSON on HOW TO SEE WITH ANARCHISM
July 11, 2023 10:41 - 2 hours - 80 MBI talk with author and teacher Scott Branson about the kaleidoscope of anarchism and how to imaginatively and actively change the entire world for the better.
AEWCH 227: MARK O'CONNELL on MURDER
July 04, 2023 12:18 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBI talk with author Mark O'Connell about how we think of murderers - and how horrific crimes bend reality and change us - using Malcolm MacCarthur's murders. and Mark's new book on him, as the starting point.
AEWCH 226: T.K. COLEMAN on HOW TO FIND YOUR SPIRITUAL ANCHOR
June 20, 2023 06:19 - 2 hours - 84 MBI talk about developing a spiritual anchor in the face of material goals and political chaos with T.K. Coleman of The Minimalists!
AEWCH 225: ON RUDOLF STEINER. ANTHROPOSOPHY, AND ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY with LAURA SCAPPATICCI
June 13, 2023 13:09 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn the last installment of my esoteric christianity series, I talk with my sister, Laura Scappaticci, about my encounter with the works of Rudolf Steiner, why they matter now... and also how not to encounter them.
AEWCH 224: LISA ROMERO on ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY AND THE NEW MYSTERIES OF THE HEART
May 30, 2023 12:06 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBIn the fifth episode on esoteric & occult christianity, I talk with Lisa Romero about why connecting with love is essential going forward, meditative techniques and pictures to help you along the path + new articulations of true but vague tropes including what "all you need is love" means, anyway.
AEWCH 223: DANIEL JOSEPH & AKI TOSHIMITSU on THE ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY OF DASKALOS
May 23, 2023 13:42 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBIn the fourth episode in a series on occult esoteric christianity, I talk with Daniel Joseph & Aki Toshimitsu of the Researchers of Truth about the stream of esoteric Christinaity expressed by Cypriot healer and teacher, Daskalos. Plus. a beautiful meditation at the end from Aki.
AEWCH 222: DAVID LORIMER on THE ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY OF PETER DEUNOV
May 17, 2023 12:18 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBIn the third episode on my series on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with writer and researcher David Lorimer about one of esoteric christianity's lesser known but most profound figures, Bulgarian teacher Peter Deunov (1830 - 1918), also known as Beinsa Douno.
AEWCH 221: PATRICK KENNEDY on IS ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY A RELIGION?
May 09, 2023 14:52 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn the second episode in a series on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with Rev. Patrick Kennedy - cohost of The Light In Every Thing podcast and Christian Community priest - about how esoteric christianity and religion meet.
AEWCH 220: JONAH EVANS on WHY ESOTERIC CHRISTIANITY?
May 02, 2023 13:39 - 2 hours - 97.2 MBIn the first in a series of episodes on occult & esoteric christianity, I talk with Rev. Jonah Evans - cohost of The Light In Every Thing podcast and Christian Community priest - about why esoteric christianity matters now more than ever.
AEWCH 219: DUNCAN BARFORD on THE USES & MISUSES OF MAGICK IN SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
April 18, 2023 13:44 - 2 hours - 95.4 MBI talk with writer, podcaster, and spiritual practitioner Duncan Barford about his path of spiritual development, the Baptist's Head work (with Alan Chapman), and the pitfalls of magick.
AEWCH 218: SIMONE NATALE or THE DANGEROUS SPIRITUAL DESIRE FOR AI
April 04, 2023 10:41 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBI ask spirtualism and AI researcher and professor Simone Natale: Why does anyone want AI, anyway?
AEWCH 217: TED LEO on WHY PUNK ETHICS MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
March 21, 2023 14:55 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBI talk with an old friend of mine for the first time in 20 years - punk musician Ted Leo - about the ethics of the punk scene that informed our ethics, morals, and creativity... and why we need them now. Plus, Ted plays two songs live.
AEWCH 216: JOSHUA FIELDS MILLBURN or MINIMALIST MORALIA
March 15, 2023 11:34 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBI talk with The Minimalists' Joshua Fields Millburn about how to see the world through a sense meaning, not a desire for objects.
AEWCH 215: DAVE LE'AUPEPE (GANG OF YOUTHS) on MUSIC IN TIME & SPIRIT
March 07, 2023 11:16 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBGang of Youths frontman Dave Le'Aupepe.returns to the show to talk about wrestling with the angels of music and time.
AEWCH 214: PETER ROLLINS on SIX SPIRITUAL REVELATIONS
February 22, 2023 11:25 - 2 hours - 110 MBListener favorite Peter Rollins and I talk about 6 pivotal moments in our own spiritual development, and what they might mean from the other's perspective!
AEWCH 213: CAITLIN DOUGHTY on LOVE & DEATH
February 14, 2023 12:41 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWhat is love? What is death? How do they walk hand in hand? Join me and my favorite mortician, Caitlin Doughty, to think about it all. Happy Valentine's Day!
AEWCH 212: DAVID SPANGLER on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND NATURE WORSHIP
January 31, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn the fifth How To Live Beyond episode, I talk with spiritual trailblazer, early developer of Findhorn, and navigator of subtle realms, David Spangler about moving past materialistic and shallow spiritual ideas of nature and its beings.
AEWCH 211: FARIHA RÓISÍN on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND WELLNESS
January 24, 2023 15:33 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBIn the fourth How To Live Beyond episode, writer and artist Fariha Róisín and I discuss the problems with wellness, and what radical wellness would look like - less tracking on your fitbit and more connecting with God.
AEWCH 210: PILAR LESKO on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND MONEY MAGIC
January 17, 2023 13:34 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn the third How To Live Beyond episode, I discuss the perils and benefits of abundance/manifestation/mindset tactic stuff with my favorite journeyer into business and money, Pilar Lesko. We consider how to get past money magick and how to de-commodify money.
AEWCH 209: LISA ROMERO on HOW TO LIVE: BEYOND PSYCHEDELICS & SORCERY
January 10, 2023 14:14 - 2 hours - 81.1 MBIn the second ep of my How To Live Beyond series, Lisa Romero and I talk about moving past entheogens and magic without condemning them + why they're not up to the challenges of our time... and what to do now instead.