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In this episode, Justin provides an introduction to the work of Michel Henry, a French philosopher who was a major figure in 20th-century phenomenology. The introduction was delivered as part of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center's series "Phenomenology is for Beginners". Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: https://dsc.duq.edu/phenomenology-center/ warmachinepodcast.com

In this episode, Justin and Matt speak with anthropologists Adam Louis-Klein and Justin Shaffner about their collaborative project, “The Sky-Earth System: A Manifesto for Learning to See and Think as a Generic Ancient”. Adam Louis-Klein is a musician, philosopher and anthropologist from Seattle and New York. He studied Philosophy at Yale College (B.A) and at the New School for Social Research (M.A), Anthropology (M.A) at the University of Chicago, and is now a PHD student in the Anthropology department at McGill University. https://www.adamlouisklein.com/ Justin Shaffner: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=n4VX4kYAAAAJ&hl=en Read the Text: https://www.academia.edu/105365384/The_Sky_Earth_System_A_Manifesto_for_Learning_to_See_and_Think_as_a_Generic_Ancient Abstract: The Sky is falling and there are too few who recognize the importance of holding it up. We contend that many of the pressing problems of our times, including climate catastrophe and global inequality, are direct consequences of the cosmology of the Moderns. We argue that anthropology as a discipline should think with ordinary people everywhere and with the Universe at once. We propose the Sky-Earth System as a cosmology in which to think and live as Ancients, to suspend the impersonal World of the Moderns. The Sky-Earth System is a metaframe that replaces the Nature/Culture schema of the Moderns and puts the Human back at the Center of the Universe, ending the Copernican era as seen from within the history of the Moderns. It allows us to think generically, meaning to think with everyone anywhere and anywhen. We think-with revival movements of the Ancients that are taking place everywhere across the Sky-Earth System, practices of symmetric anthropology in the Upper Rio Negro of the Amazon, in the city of Manaus and in Brazil, the Village-as-University in Melanesia and the Boazi revival, Afro-Centric, Polytheist, Psychedelic, and other movements occurring in North America and elsewhere at the ends of the World. Music for this episode: Exhausted Divinity, Niky Nine Knots, Hania Rani Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker warmachinepodcast.com

In this episode, Justin and Matt speak with Robert Saler about his book Death to the World, and Apocalyptic Theological Aesthetics which explores the Death to the World movement. Get the book: https://a.co/d/1MPLoOe Robert is Associate Dean and theology professor at Christian Theological Seminary, where he directs the Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs. He is known for his work on ecclesiology, theological creativity, and the theology of the cross, with notable publications including Between Magisterium and Marketplace and Theologia Crucis. Having transitioned from Lutheranism to Eastern Orthodoxy, Saler explores the intersection of American Eastern Orthodoxy, anti-modernism, and online religious subcultures. He is also a fellow at Indiana University/Purdue University, focusing on the impact of internet culture on Orthodox parish ministry. Music for this episode: Echoes, Emil Rottmayer Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, Justin and Matt speak with Taylor Thomas who recently completed a PhD in theology, ethics, and philosophy at Boston University School of Theology. Taylor is also Lindamood Fellow at the Center for Mind and Culture and hosts the Tillich Today Podcast, dedicated to exploring the profound and often revolutionary ideas of Paul Tillich, a towering figure in the world of philosophy, theology, and religion. https://taylormariethomas.squarespace.com/mindful-musings/tillich-today

In this episode, Clayton Crockett joins Matt and Justin to discuss Catherine Malabou's recent book, "Stop Thief! Anarchism and Philosophy". Clayton Crockett is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion and the Director of the interdisciplinary Religious Studies program at University of Central Arkansas. He regularly teaches courses on Exploring Religion; Philosophy of Religion; Religion, Science and Technology; and Religion and Psychology. He has authored or edited a number of books, including Religion, Politics and the Earth; The Future of Continental Philosophy of Religion, Derrida After the End of Writing, and Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmo-theology. He is a member of a national organization that promotes religious literacy, the Westar Institute, and their “Seminar on God and the Human Future.” He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow for the Global Centre for Advanced Studies, an online graduate school (www.gcas.ie). Finally, he is a co-editor of an academic book series called “Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture” for Columbia University Press. Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Thief-Philosophy-Catherine-Malabou/dp/1509555234/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MQOAK76CXRV8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y-B1tad_2xDcPgoLNWGrC_wQRtwCQ80-bc5wMe9LnPk.ykUS4H8Lmhiv7i7PKAj4PTgAm1RGGIDioDxJEfpBJNQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=stop+thief+malabou&qid=1719253683&sprefix=stop+thief+malabou%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1 Music for this episode: Primitivo, Axons

In this episode, Matt speaks with John "Apollonius" Opsopaus who is a magician, scholar, and computer scientist who has practiced magic, divination, and Neopaganism since the 1960s. He has more than 40 publications in various magical and Neopagan magazines and designed the Pythagorean Tarot and wrote the comprehensive Guide to the Pythagorean Tarot. He is the author of The Oracles of Apollo, and The Secret Texts of Hellenic Polytheism. John's Website: http://opsopaus.com/ Read the first chapter of Pythagorean Theology: http://opsopaus.com/OM/BA/ETP/I.html warmachinepodcast.com Music for this episode: Exhausted Divinity, Niky Nine French Inhale, bsd.u Flare, Frederic Robinson Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, Matt speaks with Kester Brewin who is an author, educator, and head of communications at the Institute for the Future of Work, about his recently published book called “Godlike a 500 year history of artificial intelligence in myths, machines, monsters”. "It's not only '100% zesty, it's also a powerful telling of humanity’s ongoing relationship with technology and a reflection on the current questions surrounding AI. It is the most compelling radical theological text I have read.” - Tripp Fuller Get the book: https://a.co/d/hNGFlAU warmachinepodcast.com. Music for this episode: Exhausted Divinity, Niky Nine Love Always, Nu Alkemi Void Figures, Redlum and Primal Tribes Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

"Being at Sea", written by J.F. Martel appeared in METAPSYCHOSIS Journal of Consciousness, Literature, and Art on April 8, 2024. https://www.metapsychosis.com/being-at-sea/ Voice and sound design by Matt Baker

In this episode, Matt is joined by Christopher Rodkey in a conversation with Andre Rabe. Rabe is a storyteller, theologian, philosopher, author, and public speaker, known for his contributions to research on mimetic theory, open and relational theology, process philosophy, science and religion, and how to make these ideas relevant to real life. He’s recently published a book titled “Processing Mimetic Reality: Harmonizing Alfred North Whitehead and René Girard”. Get the book: https://a.co/d/6RtJlOE Andre's website "Always Loved": https://alwaysloved.net/intention/ Chris Rodkey's author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Christopher-D.-Rodkey/author/B0077V8XHW?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1713792458&sr=8-2&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Music for this episode by Matt Baker

In this episode, Justin and Matt speak with Tad Delay about his newest book: "Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change". The age of denial is over, we are told. Yet emissions continue to rise while gimmicks, graft, and green- washing distract the public from the climate violence suffered by the vulnerable. This timely, interdisciplinary contribution to the environmental humanities draws on the latest climatology, the first shoots of an energy transition, critical theory, Earth’s paleoclimate history, and trends in border violence to answer the most pressing question of our age: Why do we continue to squander the short time we have left? Episode intro read directly from Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change Use the promo code DENIAL for 25% off the purchase: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2857-future-of-denial Future of Denial podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/taddelay Website: warmachinepodcast.com Patreon: patreon.com/WarMachine419 Music for this episode by Matt Baker