Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

The hosts introduce Taylor Adkins, a translator, and discuss the speaker's experience in a philosophy degree program. They delve into the concept of fire and its embodiment of change, as well as how philosophical material is transformed into poetic variations. The relationship between science and philosophy is explored, along with the philosophies of Hegel and Laura Well's anarchist ethos. The hosts also discuss establishing terminology and concepts for the episode.

Translator Taylor Adkins and the host discuss Francois Laruelle's Philosophy and Non-Philosophy. They explore Lobachetsky, Riemann, and Euclid's impact on science, different conceptions of the one in philosophy, the conservative view of philosophy, non-philosophy and its relationship to language and art, the speaker's journey to existentialism, and the aim of non-philosophy to suspend sufficiency and intensify life.

John Zigterman, co-host of Beep Beep Lettuce, co-hosts with Eliot Rosenstock, author of Zizek and The Clinic. They discuss various interesting topics including the concept of the 'I' and the self, the disruptive nature of 9/11 and its parallels to Silicon Valley, the concept of inward and outward freedom, contradictions of liberalism, egoism and morality in relation to the state, the concept of liberation and its relation to the left and right, existential meaningless, and their experience with purchasing and promoting books.

John Zigterman, co-host of Beep Beep Lettuce, and Eliot Rosenstock, author of Zizek and The Clinic, join for part 3 of the Ego Book series. They explore topics like self-interest and capitalist accumulation, the concept of 'I' and its reflexivity, egoist accelerationism and cultural acceleration, and the difficulty of articulating egoism and hypocrisy in society.

In this podcast, Taylor Adkins and the hosts cover a wide range of intriguing topics, including the rules of eating negative things, synthesizing Francois Laruelle and Max Stirner, the connection between music and wrestling, comparisons of Epicurus and Nietzsche's perspectives on suffering, and the role of ethnic representation in the history of wrestling.

Jacob Blumenfeld, author of All Things Are Nothing To Me, discusses his book on Max Stirner's philosophy and its connection to dialectics, time, Hegel, Deleuze and Guattari. They explore Stirner's connection to Nietzsche, French theory, and the concept of being possessed. They also delve into the movie 'Possession' filmed in Berlin and its significance. Additionally, they discuss time in Hegel's dialectic, Sterner's critique of the young Hegelians, and living in a society without fixed roles.

Steven Monacelli, Publisher & Co-Editor-in-Chief of Protean magazine, discusses his coverage of BLM protests, encountering Jacob Wohl, Deleuze, Guattari, Lacan, and Bifo. They also explore the impact of COVID-19 on protests, geospatial risk mapping, intense events in Dallas, exploring materiality and philosophical influences, Guattari's background, experimentation in mental health treatment, adapting education and systems to the modern world, and the impact of non-essential production.

John Zigterman, co-host of Beep Beep Lettuce, and Adam, co-host of Acid Horizon, join the podcast to discuss Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Property. They explore topics such as the misinterpretation of terms like 'ego' and 'Geist', the contrast between Stern's ontology and the empiricist idea of Tabula Rasa, and the concept of contradiction and dialectics in Hegelian philosophy. They also delve into the concept of placing spirit outside of oneself, Christian morality and slavery, the perpetual cycle of masters and revolutionaries, and the journey towards self-realization and uniqueness. Other topics include the concept of self-assumption and self-creation, the relationship between desire and oneness, and a comparative analysis of Spinoza, Hegel, and Stirner. They also touch upon the connection between capitalism and autism and wrap up the discussion by sharing information about their other projects.

Taylor Adkins, DC, and Alfonso Williams discuss chapters 3 & 7 of Felix Guattari's The Machinic Unconscious. Topics include eating negative things and cigarettes, connections between 'Machine and Con Conscious' and '1000 Plateaus', diagrams, mad scientists, ad libs in rap music, analyzing Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem, communication strategies, machines and mind-reading, conservative and liberal elements in machine functioning, the impossible real and its relation to the triangle, machinic redundancies, despotic regimes and transformations, internal and external relations, radical creationism, the power of labels and linguistic analysis, and social media presence.

John Zigterman, co-host of Beep Beep Lettuce, joins for an investigation into Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Property. They discuss labor news, Derrida's critique of Stoner, identity construction, the concept of the 'real' and its connection to God, beliefs in Christianity, perception and truth in the movie 'Pi', egoism and selflessness, transcendental empiricism and the law, the critique of liberalism's swap to humanism, and Stirner's influence on philosophers. They also talk about John's projects and streaming Super Mario Kart.