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In this episode, Matt Valler and Matt Baker speak with Dan Siedell about the 'Curatorial Theology' he is currently developing as a graduate student at Drew University. Daniel A. Siedell is an art historian, art critic, and curator who has spent nearly twenty years writing and lecturing on modern art and theology. From 1996-2007 he was Chief Curator of the Sheldon Museum of Art, where he organized numerous exhibitions of modern & contemporary art. From 2007-2011 he was Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art History & Theory at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Who's Afraid of Modern Art: https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Afraid-Modern-Art-Conversation/dp/1625644426/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14QP7H50L1R10&keywords=daniel+siedell+book&qid=1699904777&sprefix=daniel+siegel+book%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1 Labyrinth: https://labyrinth.city/ Intro sample from the Netflix series Blue-eyed Samurai, episode 7. Music for this episode: Chaos Theory, Ava Low Love Always, Nu Alkemi Those Moments, Hampus Naeselius Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, we conclude our exploration of Clayton Crockett's book 'Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology', speaking with Clayton Crockett himself to clarify and extend several ideas in this important book. Buy the book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/energy-and-change/9780231206112 Music for This Episode: Exhausted Divinity, Niky Nine Conversion, Broad Sky

In this episode, Matt speaks with the International Congress for Infrathin Studies founding members Petra Carlsson, Dan Seidell, Jeremy Biles, and Brent Everett Dickenson about the origin, purpose, and work of the ICIS. ICIS: http://www.infrathincongress.org/statement.html Petra: https://ehs.se/en/people/petra-carlsson/ Jeremy: https://saic.academia.edu/jbiles Brent: https://www.brenteverettdickinson.com/ Dan: https://www.tkc.edu/people/daniel-a-siedell/ War Machine's Patreon: https://patreon.com/WarMachine419?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Music for this Episode: Hidden Sector, Gdanian Date with the Night, Yeah Yeah Yeah's Prey, Niky Nine Nicki Minaj, Beez in the Trap Debaser, The Pixies White Elephant, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, Justin and Matt speak to Andrew Davis about his recent book, Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology. Andrew who is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of cosmological wonder. He is program director for the Center for Process Studies where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Exo-Life-Constructive-Whiteheadian-Cosmotheology-ebook/dp/B0CDSV9YYZ#:~:text=Metaphysics%20of%20Exo%2DLife%20is,meaningful%20picture%20of%20the%20cosmos. Andrew's Website: https://www.andrewmdavis.info/ Center for Process Studies:https://ctr4process.org/ War Machine's Patreon: https://patreon.com/WarMachine419?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Music for this Episode: Mirror Forest, Hello Meteor (WM remix) Love Always, Nu Alkemi Polimondo, Pianeti Sentetici Manatra, Arelam Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

We continue our exploration of Clayton Crockett’s book, Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology. Specifically, Mary Jane Rubenstein, Matt Valler, and Matt Baker discuss chapter 6 on Radical Theology and the Nature of God. Get the book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/energy-and-change/9780231206112 Mary Jane Rubenstein: https://mrubenstein.faculty.wesleyan.edu/ Website: Warmachinepodcast.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/WarMachine419 Music for this episode: Adonis, Birds ov Paradise Love Always, Nu Alkemi Eden, Hania Rani Strange Signals, Gdanian The Sky Opened, Hello Meteor Rain Closures, Hello Meteor Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, we continue our exploration of Clayton Crockett's book Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology. Specifically, Matt Baker and Matt Valler are joined by Petra Carlsson to discuss chapter 4, Of Spirit in Amerindian, Vodou, and Chinese Traditions. Website: warmachinepodcast.com Get the book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/energy-and-change/9780231206112 Music for this episode: French Inhale, bsd.u Love Always, Nu Alkemi Cleocarthal, Farkas Manatra, Aralem Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, Matt Baker speaks with Luke Grote who recently completed a Ph.D. in Theological and Philosophical Studies in Religion at Drew University about his dissertation which was a comparison of the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan with Zen Buddhism. We were also joined by Leif McClellan who is a chaplain working in Minnesota. Website: warmachinepodcast.com Patreon: https://patreon.com/WarMachine419 Music for this episode: Love Always, Nu Alkemi Red Elevation, Hello Meteor Osiris, Birds ov Paradise Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode Matt Baker speaks with writer and philosopher Jared Morningstar about Metamodernism and related subjects. Link to Jared's Medium Piece: "A Metamodern Artistic-Experimentalist Approach to Knowledge-Production-qua-Discovery" - https://jaredmorningstar.medium.com/a-metamodern-artistic-experimentalist-approach-to-knowledge-production-qua-discovery-575ef779fcda Jared's Website: https://jaredmorningstar.com/ Center for Process Studies: https://ctr4process.org/ Cobb Institute: https://cobb.institute/ Music for this episode: The Sky Opened, Hello Meteor Love Always, Nu Alkemi Dionysus, Birds ov Paradise Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

This episode continues our exploration of Clayton Crockett's 2022 publication Energy and Change: A New Materialist Cosmotheology. Specifically, Matt Baker and Matt Valler are joined by Jeffrey Robbins for a discussion of chapter 3: Political Economy and Political Ecology: Energy, Political Economy, and Exchange. Purchase the book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/energy-and-change/9780231206112 Jeffrey Robbins: https://www.lvc.edu/profiles/dr-jeffrey-w-robbins/ Clayton Crockett: https://uca.edu/philosophy/facultystaff/clayton-crockett/ Music for this episode: Adonis, Birds Ov Prey A French Inhale, bsd.u A11, bsu Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker

In this episode, Justin Pearl and Matt Baker speak with Marika Rose about her recent publication "Theology for the End of the World". Dr. Marika Rose is Senior Lecturer in Philosophical Theology and works at the intersection of systematic theology and continental philosophy of religion. https://www.winchester.ac.uk/about-us/leadership-and-governance/staff-directory/staff-profiles/rose.php#:~:text=Dr%20Marika%20Rose%20is%20Senior,and%20continental%20philosophy%20of%20religion. Buy the book: https://scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/9780334060666/theology-for-the-end-of-the-world Music for this episode: The Sky Opened, Hello Meteor Away with the Fairies, Sleepy Fish Nomad's Theme, Matt Baker