Against Everyone with Conner Habib
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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 119: IAN MACKAYE or THE FREE SPACE OF PUNK
August 04, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 157 MBI talk with legendary musician, Fugazi/The Evens/Coriky frontman, archivist, and founder of Dischord Records, Ian MacKaye about punk as folk music, spirituality, and the finding peace.
AEWCH 118: PHIL LEGARD or LANDSCAPES OF MAGICK AND SOUND
July 28, 2020 17:29 - 1 hour - 207 MBI talk with musician, occult scholar, and author, Phil Legard about evoking landscapes with magical music + the trouble with summoning demons.
AEWCH 117: MICHAEL BROOKS or THE SPIRITUAL VALUES OF THE LEFT (repost of AEWCH 80)
July 21, 2020 16:40 - 56 minutes - 106 MBI talk with host of The Michael Brooks Show and author of Against The Web, Michael Brooks, about spirituality and the left. This is a repost of AEWCH 80, in honor of Michael. He died on July 20, 2020, at age 37.
AGAINST EVERYONE WITH CONNER HABIB 116: ARE THORESEN or DEMONOLOGY & NOTHINGNESS
July 07, 2020 15:27 - 1 hour - 179 MBI talk with author, veterinarian, Christian occultist, and acupuncturist Are Thoresen about demons, the Nothingness of Christ, and more. Deep dive.
AEWCH 116: ARE THORESEN or DEMONOLOGY & NOTHINGNESS
July 07, 2020 15:27 - 1 hour - 179 MBI talk with author, veterinarian, Christian occultist, and acupuncturist Are Thoresen about demons, the Nothingness of Christ, and more. Deep dive.
AEWCH 115: JOANNE MCNEIL or THE INNER EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERNET
June 30, 2020 17:52 - 1 hour - 187 MBI talk with cultural critic and internet historian, Joanne McNeil, whose amazing book, Lurking: How A Person Became A User details the internet from a user's perspective.
AEWCH 114: WENDY LIU or AGAINST TECHNOCRACY
June 23, 2020 16:26 - 1 hour - 158 MBI talk with author of Abolish Silicon Valley & former software engineer/startup founder, Wendy Liu, about the many and horrible problems of tech.
AEWCH 113: DUNCAN LAURIE or THE UN-SCIENCE OF RADIONICS
June 17, 2020 15:13 - 1 hour - 141 MBI talk about the intersection of tech, art, magic, and the self with legendary artist/occult-tech pioneer Duncan Laurie!
AEWCH 112: PETER BEBERGAL or OCCULT TECHNOLOGY
June 07, 2020 16:15 - 1 hour - 172 MBI talk with writer and rogue theologian Peter Bebergal about the urgent need to view tech from an occult persopective.
AEWCH 111: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY WITH PROTESTORS
June 02, 2020 16:44 - 41 minutes - 77 MBI talk about why we need a global solidarity movement with protestors and what obstacles and perspectives are available to us now.
AEWCH 110: JOHN BLOOM & CONOR MCCABE or REINVENTING MONEY & ECONOMY
May 26, 2020 15:33 - 1 hour - 204 MBI talk with two incredible economic thinkers and activists, John Bloom (of RSF Social Finance) and Conor McCabe (his second appearance on the show, his first was on AEWCH 76!) in plain language about how we need to think about the economy as we emerge from global crisis.
AEWCH 109: STEPHEN MALKMUS or PHILOSOPHY, PAVEMENT, AND DELEUZE
May 12, 2020 16:52 - 1 hour - 171 MBI talk with legendary and real musician Stephen Malkmus about the clashes between philosophy & art, Deleuze & Guattari, and a whole lot more. What a dream come true, friends.
AEWCH 108: FROM GLOBAL CRISIS TO UTOPIA
April 28, 2020 13:54 - 40 minutes - 76.1 MBI talk about how to move from the crisis towards a utopia; using philosophy, occultism, breathing, and activism.
AEWCH 107: SREĆKO HORVAT or DEMYTHOLOGIZING (AND RE-MYTHOLOGIZING) THE CRISIS
April 21, 2020 14:18 - 1 hour - 192 MBI talk with Srećko Horvat - author, philosopher, and cofounder of of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) - about the myths of our current crisis, how to break free from them, and why the occult matters for leftist politics.
AEWCH 106: SOPHIE LEWIS or FAMILIES, QUARANTINES, AND WITCHES
April 14, 2020 16:20 - 1 hour - 218 MBI talk with Sophie Lewis - family abolitionist, water-theorist, and author of Full Surrogacy Now - about magic, politics, and why "stay the f**k at home" is not enough.
AEWCH 105: MARK O'CONNELL or WHY WE WANT AN APOCALYPSE
April 07, 2020 14:45 - 1 hour - 133 MBI talk with Mark O'Connell, author of Notes From An Apocalypse, and To Be A Machine, about how apocalypses fulfill our fantasies, how tech culture is tangled up in apocalypses, and why doomsday prepping doesn't work.
AEWCH 104: LIZ NUGENT or THE KIND OF DEATH WE WANT TO READ ABOUT
March 31, 2020 14:52 - 1 hour - 151 MBI talk with crime writer Liz Nugent about death and comfort, murder and dysmorphia.
AEWCH 103: GORDON WHITE or MAGIC, POLITICS, SPIRITS, AND PANDEMICS
March 24, 2020 19:50 - 1 hour - 169 MBI talk with Rune Soup host, magician, and author Gordon White about the importance of spirits in our strange new moment.
AEWCH 102: KATE LISTER (AKA @WHORESOFYORE) or THE ARCHIVE OR DESIRES
March 10, 2020 16:38 - 1 hour - 172 MBI talk with Kate Lister, the historian behind the ingenious Whores Of Yore account, and author of The Curious History Of Sex, about...well, what else?
AEWCH 101: KATHERINE ANGEL or THE TROUBLE WITH CONSENT
March 03, 2020 17:57 - 1 hour - 179 MBI talk with author and intellectual Katherine Angel (Unmastered & Daddy Issues) about the problems with consent, and why we need uncertainty in our politics.
AEWCH 100: (HOW TO WRITE) AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IDEAS
February 27, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 115 MBI celebrate the 100th episode of AEWCH (!) by tracing the history of of ideas in my life, and I show you how to do the same.
AEWCH 99: DAVID GRAEBER or SUPERNATURAL POLITICS
February 11, 2020 15:58 - 1 hour - 145 MBI talk with anthropologist, activist, and prolific writer David Graeber (Debt: The First 5000 Years, On Kings, etc.) about the spiritual currents that run through the political realm.
AEWCH 98: THOMAS WATERS or THE VICTIMS OF WITCHCRAFT & THE WITCHCRAFT OF VICTIMS
February 04, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 174 MBI'm joined by witchcraft and magic scholar, Dr. Thomas Waters (Imperial College, London), to talk about misconceptions about witchcraft, why we should take victims of witchcraft seriously, and his excellent book, Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times.
AEWCH 97: DIANA YOUNG-PEAK or THE GREATEST STRIPPER OCCULT PRIESTESS YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
January 21, 2020 18:05 - 1 hour - 175 MBI talk religion, gods, and initiation with my friend; the priestess of the Church Of The Living Christ, Order Of Melchizedek, Diana Young-Peak.
AEWCH 96: CAELAINN HOGAN or THE CHURCH AS HUMAN TRAFFICKER
January 14, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour - 151 MBI talk with journalist Caelainn Hogan, author of Republic Of Shame, about the mother-baby-homes in Ireland, the mass graves of children that died in them, and what to do with complex issues of oppression and power.
AEWCH 95: MAGGIE NELSON or CONSTELLATIONS OF VIOLENCE AND COMPASSION
January 07, 2020 19:12 - 1 hour - 202 MBI talk with legendary writer and intellectual Maggie Nelson about...well, everything. But especially art and violence, compassion and algorithms, aging and desire. It's a wide-ranging and profound conversation.
AEWCH 94: WHAT TO LEAVE BEHIND IN 2020
December 31, 2019 17:40 - 46 minutes - 86.4 MBI talk about the bad (mostly online) politics of the last decade and why we don't need them anymore. This is part of a three part series of me talking 2019/2020 - the first of which appears on The Duncan Trusell Family Hour, the third appears on Rune Soup!
AEWCH 93: SARAH MARIA GRIFFIN or THE DARK IMAGINATION
December 10, 2019 17:33 - 1 hour - 156 MBI talk with dark young adult and fantasy writer Sarah Maria Griffin about magic, the paranormal, violence in art, and a WHOLE LOT of David Lynch.
AEWCH 92: THE ORIGINS OF SEX or LIFE SUPERLIVES
December 03, 2019 17:51 - 39 minutes - 73.9 MBA solo ep inspired by Lynn Margulis (from AEWCH 91) and philosopher Michel Serres, in which I look at scientific theories of the origins of sex and what they can tell us about ourselves today!
AEWCH 91: LYNN MARGULIS or SYMBIOSIS, GAIA, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
November 19, 2019 19:04 - 2 hours - 229 MBLynn Margulis - geoscientist and biologist - was the most important thinker of the past 50 years. In this, the last recorded conversation with her before her death in 2011, we talk about symbiosis, Gaia, and why other biologists have such a hard time understanding evolution. I also give a lengthy intro to Lynn's work.
AEWCH 90: AMANDA PALMER or WE ARE ALL HERE FOR EACH OTHER
November 12, 2019 16:09 - 1 hour - 167 MBI talk with musician, TED Talker, Dresden Doll, and activist, Amanda Palmer about interconnectedness, memory, dissonance, and compassion.
AEWCH 89: BRIAN O'CONNOR or ADORNO & WHY NOT TO FEEL BAD ABOUT DOING NOTHING
November 05, 2019 17:13 - 1 hour - 156 MBI talk with Brian O'Connor - philosopher of idleness and Adorno scholar - about why we shouldn't feel bad about being leisurely, lazy comrades, and about why self-improvement is a capitalist trap.
AEWCH 88: JOHNNY HAZZARD or A PORTRAIT OF THE (P*RN) ARTIST AS YOUNG MAN
October 29, 2019 18:24 - 1 hour - 117 MBIn my first ep with another gay performer, I talk with one-time scene partner Johnny Hazzard! We present a picture of our era in "the industry," with all of its benefits and pitfalls.
AEWCH 87: UNA MULLALLY or DESTROYING NEOLIBERALISM FROM THE GROUND UP
October 23, 2019 16:46 - 1 hour - 198 MBI talk with journalist, activist, and podcaster Una Mullally about how to cultivate our selves, our sense of the past, and our connection with place to destroy neoliberalism and capitalism. It's such a good one, folks.
AEWCH 86: KEVIN BARRY or WITCH FICTION, FAIRY FICTION
October 08, 2019 13:52 - 1 hour - 123 MBI talk with one of the greatest living writers, Kevin Barry, about witches, fairies, violence, and Ireland. Plus Kevin reads his amazing story, "A Cruelty".
AEWCH 85: ABOLISH WORK (repost of AEWCH 3)
October 01, 2019 12:46 - 29 minutes - 54.6 MBOn this episode, I talk about how having a job is deadening and deadly, and why we need to do away with work all together.
AEWCH 84: JOANNA WALSH or DIGITAL INTIMACY & EMOTIONAL LOGIC PROBLEMS
September 24, 2019 15:19 - 1 hour - 155 MBI talk with writer and theorist Joanna Walsh about the ways we relate (and don't relate now). Joanna also reads her amazing short story, "Vagues" from her collection, Vertigo.
AEWCH 83: FRANCO "BIFO" BERARDI or HOW TO BREATHE IN THE APOCALYPSE
September 17, 2019 15:39 - 1 hour - 148 MBI talk with one of the most important philosophers of our time, Franco "Bifo" Berardi, about the end of political resistance, poetry, meditation, magic, capitalism, socialism...really, you name it and we go there.
AEWCH 82: DESTROY NATURE BEFORE IT DESTROYS US (repost of AEWCH 22)
August 27, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBA repost of AEWCH 22, where I talk shit about nature for, I think, urgent reasons. The ep features a new intro and a bit on my upcoming project.
AEWCH 81: PADRAIG Ó TUAMA or THE LONELINESS OF GOD
August 20, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour - 157 MBI talk with peacemaker, theologian, and writer Padraig Ó Tuama about God, loneliness, walking away from power, and All Star Superman.
AEWCH 80: MICHAEL BROOKS or THE SPIRITUAL VALUES OF THE LEFT
August 13, 2019 16:43 - 57 minutes - 93.4 MBI talk with the host of The Michael Brooks Report...you guessed it, Michael Brooks! Michael and I cover a lot of ground, but stay close top the topic of spirituality and the left, and why spiritual values have been the site of leftist suspicion for a long time. We also, of course, talk all about Marianne Williamson.
AEWCH 79: BILLY BRAGG or A SOCIALISM OF THE HEART
August 06, 2019 18:14 - 1 hour - 145 MBI talk to music legend, political rock star, and one of my heroes, Billy Bragg about the three dimensions of freedom: liberty, equality, and accountability. We also talk flat earthers, Marianne Williamson, the Billy Bragg songs I used to sing to my abusive ex-bf and more. This is an amazing and healing episode for me, and I know it will enliven you too. XO/CH
AEWCH 78: CARLO GÉBLER or AESOP'S FABLES vs EMPIRE
July 30, 2019 17:14 - 58 minutes - 56.3 MBI talk how Aesop's fables fight empire with legendary Irish author Carlo Gébler! Talking animals versus Trump? The Frogs Who Demanded A King? The occult vs mythology? Lacan+Owen Barfield+Denis Johnson? It's all in here!
AS13: HOW TO READ A BOOK A DAY, EVERY DAY
July 20, 2019 10:43 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MBYes, it's true, I sometimes go on benders and read a book a day. Would you like to, too? Here are my 11 tips on how!
AEWCH 77: CAITLIN DOUGHTY or HOW TO DIE (AND HOW TO NOT BURN OUT AS AN ACTIVIST)
July 16, 2019 15:24 - 1 hour - 132 MBMe & Caitlin Doughty talk about how to do public intellectualism without burning out, why culture has a problem with even healthy relationships with death, my dead friend Jake.
AEWCH 76: CONOR McCABE or WHAT IS MONEY? WHAT IS CAPITALISM?
July 09, 2019 16:32 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBWhat IS money, anyway? And why is it so bound up with capitalism? I talk with writer (Money, Sins Of The Father), activist, and researcher Conor McCabe about the history and experiential dimensions of money and capitalism.
AEWCH 75: PETE HOLMES or SEEING THE SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE
July 02, 2019 23:23 - 1 hour - 129 MBMe & comedian/writer/podcaster Pete Holmes do a spiritual experiment, talk Ram Dass, social responsibility, and God. Love this ep.
AEWCH 74: ANDREA LAWLOR or QUEER NON-BINARY SEX REVOLUTION NOW!
June 18, 2019 19:42 - 1 hour - 110 MBI hang with Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes The Form Of A Mortal Girl, to discuss literally every queer thing and person ever. It is a mind blowing conversation and I loved every second.
AS12: THE OCCULT SIGNIFICANCE OF ULYSSES by JAMES JOYCE
June 16, 2019 14:55 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBA short episode on why Ulysses should matter to occultists, esotericists, anarchists, and anyone into magic! Happy Bloomsday 2019, everyone!
AEWCH 73: D.A. POWELL or THE QUEER ESOTERIC POWER OF POETRY
June 11, 2019 16:54 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn one of my favorite ever episodes, I talk with poet D.A. Powell (Doug) about the powers of poetry and how they are both occult and queer powers. Doug also reads a few of his poems, and it's just an amazing time all around. So excited to share this with you.