Acid Horizon
Acid Horizon
Emerging from affinities with post-structuralism, abolitionism, biopolitics, communism, critical metaphysics, critical mysticism, and ontological anarchy, Acid Horizon is a philosophy and theory podcast committed to thought in motion and political struggle. While these are our grounding currents, each episode opens out onto a wider constellation: ethics, politics, phenomenology, decolonial thought, queer theory, post-psychoanalysis, disability/crip theory, anarchism, Marxism, feminism, and analyses of the emergence of the new right.Comprised of a decentralized collective of friends and comrades, Acid Horizon cultivates a terrain of militant inquiry. From readings that span 20th-century French communism to new perspectives on German idealism, the collective has also undertaken forays into aesthetic experimentation, philosophical heresy, and the history of revolt. We seek the concepts and intensities that gesture toward new forms of life.Acid Horizon pushes theory beyond the academy through live engagements, collaborative reading groups, and collective interventions.
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Mar 1, 2024 • 1h 15min
Ask A Left Nietzschean: "Who is an Übermensch?" with Devin and Charles from Moral Minority
Listen to Moral Minority here: https://pod.link/1728182343Charles and Devin from Moral Minority join us to discuss Nietzsche's concept of "the übermensch": what it is, what is in't and the deeper implications behind the figure of "the overman".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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Feb 23, 2024 • 1h 2min
Is Romantic Anti-Capitalism Proletarian? 'The Poetry of Class' with Patrick Eiden-Offe & Jacob Blumenfeld
Workers of the world unite, we have nothing to lose but our chains! But just who is this ‘we’? How do we identify the proletariat, the revolutionary subject, and how does the proletariat identify itself in the midst of an intensifying threat of economic precarity and capitalist immiseration. This ‘we’, to quote Wilhelm Weitling, is a tricky question. Today we’re taking a dive into Historical Materialism with the latest book in the series “The Poetry of Class: Romantic Anti-Capitalism and the Invention of the Proletariat”, with author Patrick Eiden-Offe and translator Jacob Blumenfeld. We discuss the work of Weitling, Marx, Engels, Hess, Tieck, and Lukacs in exploring re-evaluations of Romantic Anti-Capitalism, and the leftist literary scene today.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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Feb 14, 2024 • 10min
We're All Running from The Terminator: The Radical Left Versus Capitalism
Dive into a compelling analysis of the Terminator series as a lens for understanding today's societal dilemmas. Explore urgent themes like climate change and authoritarianism, urging action and engagement. Discover how Sarah Connor symbolizes collective resistance against capitalism and highlights the power of shared agency in confronting oppression. This discussion vividly connects the past, present, and future, encouraging listeners to rethink their roles in shaping a more equitable world.
Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 8min
The Economy of Damnation: St. Anselm, Nietzsche, Deleuze, and Saidiya Hartman with Sean Capener
Acid Horizon continue their conversation with the folks over at Mimbres School by sitting down with Sean Capener, who'll be teaching their "History of Damnation" course. We read Sean's "On the Fall of the Angels: Economic Theology After the Middle Passage". In this paper, Sean shows how St Anselm's Christian theories about the economy of salvation and Man's debt to God can inform a critical view towards our own narratives about debt and credit under racial capitalism through the mediation of figures in contemporary Black Studies such as Saidiya Hartman and Fred Moten.Mimbres School on Twitter: https://x.com/mimbresschool?s=21&t=NfJ9dYuPKzO2YMikAm0wpwSupport 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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 2min
Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach": The Deep Dive From The Young Hegelians to Deleuze (Part 2)
The Acid Horizon crew venture a deep dive into Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach", both celebrating and challenging aspects of his classic meditation. We unpack some of the language of the text while making connections to other philosophers. Moreover, we discuss Feuerbach's critique of the image of thought and his work's influence on Deleuze as it pertains to Marx's insights.Adam's blogpost: https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/the-ends-of-philosophy-commentary-on-marxs-theses-on-feuerbach/Henry Somers-Hall's paper: https://philarchive.org/rec/SOMFAUSupport 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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Feb 4, 2024 • 44min
Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach": The Deep Dive From The Young Hegelians to Deleuze (Part 1)
The Acid Horizon crew venture a deep dive into Karl Marx's "Theses on Feuerbach", both celebrating and challenging aspects of his classic meditation. We unpack some of the language of the text while making connections to other philosophers. Moreover, we discuss Feuerbach's critique of the image of thought and his work's influence on Deleuze as it pertains to Marx's insights.Adam's blogpost: https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/the-ends-of-philosophy-commentary-on-marxs-theses-on-feuerbach/Henry Somers-Hall's paper: https://philarchive.org/rec/SOMFAUSupport 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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
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Jan 28, 2024 • 56min
The Rise of Anti-Capitalist Neurodiversity: Robert Chapman's 'Empire of Normality'
Explore the influence of eugenicist thinking on society and the concept of the 'empire of normality'. Discover the historical production of normality and the rejection of eugenics. Challenge the notion that self-diagnoses are capitalist constructs and discuss the importance of recognizing shared experiences. Examine the concept of surplus in capitalism and its impact on neurodivergent individuals. Explore the transition in understanding mental illness from disease to dysfunction in modern psychiatry.
Jan 23, 2024 • 49min
'Plastic Ghosts and Trash Immortals: Our Afterlife as Waste' with Nicolas de Warren
Nicolas de Warren tackles the philosophical quandaries surrounding our relationship with plastic waste. He explores how discarded objects become ghostly reminders of consumption, challenging the idea of hauntings. The discussion links the legacy of plastics to ecological catastrophes and cultural memory. A haunting comparison is drawn between the waste crisis and historical injustices like slavery. Listeners are invited to reflect on how our throwaway culture will define humanity's afterlife as 'homo detritus'.
Jan 16, 2024 • 1h 21min
Laruelle's Nietzsche and Nietzsche's 'Political Materialism' (Deleuze, Foucault, Nietzsche, Marx)
Scholars Jeremy R. Smith and Jacob Vangeest discuss Laruelle's view on Nietzsche and his influence on 20th century French thought. They touch on Laruelle's theory of 'political materialism,' Nietzsche's impact on thinkers like Bataille, Deleuze, Foucault, and explore left- and right-Nietzscheanisms in relation to various political ideologies.
Jan 8, 2024 • 1h 3min
Who Was Wilhelm Reich? The Theory and Practice of Reichian Therapy with Dan Lowe
We are joined by Dan Lowe, a London-based therapist and counselor trained in Reichian therapy to discuss the work of Wilhelm Reich. In focus is Reich's concept of emotional armoring, the scientific basis of Reich's work, and legacy of 'functional orgonomics'. Various references in the episode are linked below:Dan's info: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/dan-lowe?_gl=1*1os1of4*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTkwMzI1NTAyLjE3MDQ2OTY3ODI.*_ga_BMWGCG64PD*MTcwNDY5Njc3OS4xLjAuMTcwNDY5Njc3OS4wLjAuMAAcid Horizon - "Why We Chose Gods and Masters": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6FvdivFgMNatural History of the Bions: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NC2G-6trVMI&t=37s… Robert Brown & the Bions: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8dLMvzpdsYo&t=232s… James Strick - "Sex, Lies, and Bookburning": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKPvkguGSi8Nick Totton, 'Different Bodies: Deconstructing Normality": https://www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Bodies-Deconstructing-Nick-Totton/dp/1915220319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2D0PTJ85MD2&keywords=nick+totton+different+bodies&qid=1704321546&sprefix=nick+tott,aps,71&sr=8-1Support 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.comRevolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
