Acid Horizon

Matt Colquhoun and Natasha Eves join the podcast to discuss Mark Fisher's essay on the politics of British rave culture. They explore topics such as the power of music events in creating community, Fisher's impact on teaching and academia, contradictions of individualism in a working-class context, challenging capitalist modes through rave nights, and the healing power of collective experiences in rave culture.

Stuart Elden, author of The Early Foucault, joins Adam and Will to discuss Foucault's intellectual development. They cover his early interest in Hegelianism, influences such as Canguilhem and Althusser, and the challenges of studying his unpublished writings. They also explore Foucault's membership in the PCF and his relationship with Marxism, as well as his rejection of Hegel and his engagement with thinkers like Bataille and Kant. The chapter discusses his methodological approaches, emphasizing the importance of historical exploration.

In the latest edition of our Concepts in Focus series, our resident Stirner researcher Adam gives an overview of his conclusions so far regarding the meaning of two of Stirner's key notions; The Unique, and the Creative Nothing. Here, Adam draws upon his doctoral research into Stirner's work as well as his historical roots in Hegelianism, Hegel's Logic, and the Left-Hegelian circles of his time. As a result of this work, he articulates the Creative Nothing as a theory of nihilistic ontogenesis, the origin of Being from its relationship to nothingness, and describes the Unique as the fundamental moment of non-identity in every form of identification, as well as in every attempt in which dominant powers try to produced fixed and inescapable modes of subjectivation. We hope you enjoy.Transcript: https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2021/07/28/transcript-acid-horizons-concepts-in-focus-the-unique-and-the-creative-nothing/Support Acid Horizon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastSubscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/169wvvhi A Draft Summary of Adam's work on Stirner can be found here:   https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2021/05/05/draft-thesis-summary-to-have-set-ones-affair-on-nothing-creative-nothingness-from-hegel-to-stirner/New Revolts (Matt’s Blog): https://newrevolts.com/​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Outro music by The Coming Insurrection: https://thecominSupport the showSupport the podcast:https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Boycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/ Join The Schizoanalysis Project: https://discord.gg/4WtaXG3QxnSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438 LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

Micah, a grad student in critical psychology, joins the hosts to discuss James Hillman's archetypal psychology. They cover topics such as the influence of Freud, Jung, and Deleuze, and how Hillman's work relates to social justice and masculinity. They also explore dreams, the dialectic between lightness and darkness, and the reimagination of masculinity. It's a fascinating discussion on the intersection of psychology, activism, and politics.

Subscribe to Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastMerch: http://www.crit-drip.comOn this episode of Acid Horizon we’re joined by educator and public philosopher Dr Gregory B. Sadler to discuss Nick Land’s Fanged Noumena. We talk about the historical trajectory of Land’s work, his critiques of Kant and redeployments of Deleuze and Guattari, and the ways in which Land problematizes the relationship between capitalism, desire, cybernetics, and the future of the human in a landscape of accelerating and creatively dissolving forms of artificial intelligence in the information age. Other figures mentioned include Hegel, Schelling, Fichte, and Schopenhauer.Dr. Sadler's new ' Basics of Stoic Philosophy and Practice Audio Course': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71boQpn10uo Support local art spaces! Georges Bataille's 'The Accursed Share' reimagined by Crit Drip and Yes We Cannibal:  https://yeswecannibal.org/product/georges-bataille-tiger-in-space-shirt/Contribute to Acid Horizon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastSubscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/169wvvhi Happy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comNew Revolts (Matt’s Blog): https://newrevolts.com/​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): Support the showSupport the podcast:https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Boycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/ Join The Schizoanalysis Project: https://discord.gg/4WtaXG3QxnSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438 LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

In this podcast, the hosts discuss Nietzsche's 'On the Genealogy of Morals' and focus on the origins of moral responsibility. They explore the role of memory, promise-keeping, and violence in the development of morality. The concept of memory and forgetting is examined, as well as the creditor-debtor relationship and its impact on moral growth. The podcast also delves into the paradox of forgiveness and forgetfulness, the value of suffering in Nietzsche's philosophy, and the connection between conscience and ancestor worship.

Graham Jones joins the podcast to discuss the tension between materialism and spirituality, exploring Spinoza and Mark Fisher. They delve into the political forces surrounding spiritual experience and how spirituality can be a means of resistance. They also touch on the role of language, the affective impacts of words, and the potential benefits of embracing spirituality for leftist development.

"The Stranger", a psycho/schizoanalyst, joins the hosts to discuss psychoanalysis, schizoanalysis, and dreams. They explore self-help gurus, accelerationism, and the works of Freud, Jung, Deleuze, and Guattari. The guest provokes reactions by analyzing a dream shared by Craig. The topics of belief systems, provocation techniques, and the effects of dreams are also discussed.

This podcast explores Georges Bataille's essay 'The Solar Anus' and its parody in the world. It delves into the complexities and symbols of love, including confusion and indifference in relationships. The podcast also examines the interconnectedness of natural phenomena and scandalous human reactions, such as locomotive movement and tree coitus. Additionally, it explores the erotic and revolutionary movements of the earth, challenging power dynamics and longing for profound experiences.

What is a dispositif? Translated into English as “apparatus”, this term plays a crucial role in Foucault’s thought. In this episode, we explore Agamben’s genealogical treatment of this Foucauldian notion. His treatment takes him across Christian theology, Hegel, and more. Joining Craig, Adam, and Will is Yung Agamben from the D E C O D E podcast. Our goal is to understand how Agamben’s description of how apparatuses operate within Foucault’s work, and how they function strategically to direct the formation of particular subjectivities. How can one bring the “Ungovernable” to light?D E C O D E: https://soundcloud.com/cute-noumenaContribute to Acid Horizon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastSubscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/169wvvhi Happy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comNew Revolts (Matt’s Blog): https://newrevolts.com/​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: Support the showSupport the podcast:https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Boycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/ Join The Schizoanalysis Project: https://discord.gg/4WtaXG3QxnSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438 LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com​Split Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/