Episodios

  • The Transcendental Logic of Capitalism: Henry Somers-Hall on Deleuze, Guattari, and Kant
    Apr 26 2025

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    What if capitalism isn’t just an economic system—but a transcendental structure that configures our very experience? In this episode, philosopher Henry Somers-Hall helps us unravel Deleuze and Guattari’s enigmatic claim that capitalism is an axiomatic system. Drawing from Kant, set theory, and the metaphysics of representation, we explore how capital binds and rebinds flows—subjects, territories, even revolt itself. Together we ask: what becomes of revolution when even resistance can be axiomatized?

    Henry's paper: https://henrysomershall.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/somers-hall-binding-and-axiomatics.pdf

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    1 h y 17 m
  • New Emergences: Reading Groups, Live Events, Vintagia, and What’s Next for Acid Horizon
    Apr 24 2025

    In this special 10-minute solo dispatch, Craig reveals what’s brewing behind the scenes. From the unveiling of Vintagia: I Ching Oracle for Psychogeography and Creative Discovery to a series of live events that blend philosophy, art, and sound—this is your glimpse into the next season of the Acid Horizon project.

    We talk about the upcoming artist residency in State College, Pennsylvania, where Craig will host live podcast tapings, experimental seminars, and collaborative experiences. Plus, we mark our return to Durations Festival in Brooklyn this fall—with an exciting guest in tow.

    Vintagia Pre-Launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acidhorizon/vintagia-i-ching-oracle-for-psychogeographers-and-creatives

    "Philosophers and the Friend" reading group syllabus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VF7IZDocnkoK-vgwFNRFEXCOseBvNQJA/view

    Contact Adam: ajonesworkmail@gmail.com

    Walking away: https://splitinfinities.substack.com/p/crossing-the-line-the-repeater-books

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    ​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com

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    ​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

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    11 m
  • A Reading of "Friendship" by Maurice Blanchot
    Apr 20 2025

    In this episode, Will reads Maurice Blanchot’s essay Friendship, a haunting reflection on the impersonal and ineffable nature of true friendship. Blanchot challenges the idea of friendship as mutual understanding, revealing instead a relation marked by silence, distance, and exposure. This reading anticipates our upcoming "Philosophers and the Friend" reading group beginning May 18, featuring works by Blanchot, Foucault, Derrida, and more.

    Reading group syllabus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VF7IZDocnkoK-vgwFNRFEXCOseBvNQJA/view

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    ​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

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    12 m
  • Mysticism Without Transcendence? Laruelle’s 'Vision-in-One' with Jeremy R. Smith
    Apr 20 2025

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    In this special crossover episode of LEPHT HAND and Acid Horizon, we explore the radical mysticism of François Laruelle through his essay Vision-in-One or Unlearned Knowing. Laruelle proposes a mysticism stripped of transcendence and doctrine—one grounded in solitude, immanence, and the irreducibility of lived experience. Our guest, translator Jeremy R. Smith, helps unpack Laruelle’s challenge to Neoplatonism, dialectics, and the pedagogical authority of philosophy. Along the way, we consider how this "unlearned knowing" might offer tools for thinking mysticism on the left, beyond both theology and theory.

    Vision-in-One or Unlearned Knowing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n-i7-kfCt_ykSxrMrUIeNxLwLKcCzcl3LbSJCR_etVQ/edit?tab=t.0

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    ​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/

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    1 h y 10 m
  • Simulacra and Simulation: Baudrillard, Techno-Fascism, and the Tyranny of Advertising
    Apr 13 2025

    Cameron Carsten is back with us to enjoy an exploration of Jean Baudrillard’s concept of “absolute advertising” and its transformation of communication, desire, and the public sphere. This discussion addresses the rise of techno-fascism and the symbolic saturation of everyday life in view of Baudrillard's 'Simulacra and Simulation'. What happens when advertising becomes the default mode of mediation, indistinguishable from culture itself? Together, we unravel how content collapses into form—and how even resistance may be a commodity.

    Cameron's blog: https://camtology.substack.com/

    Hire the inimitable Adam C. Jones: @SanktMaxTCI on Twitter or email us: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/

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    ​Revolting Bodies (Will's Blog): https://revoltingbodies.com

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    ​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

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    1 h y 14 m
  • Melanie Klein, Symbol Formation, and Autism: A Psychoanalytic Conversation with Dr. Ben Morsa
    Apr 6 2025

    What happens when the ego fails to form a symbol? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we're joined by Dr. Ben Morsa, a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic thinker working at the intersection of queer theory, neurodiversity, and mental health. Together, we dive into Melanie Klein’s pivotal essay The Importance of Symbol Formation, examining how sadism, fantasy, and ego development shape our early psychic life. We explore Klein’s controversial case of “Dick” and how her analysis anticipates modern discussions of autism, while also considering the implications of her work through the lens of Deleuze and Guattari. Dr. Morsa offers critical insight into the enduring tensions between diagnosis, subjectivity, and the symbolic order—and asks whether the failure to symbolize might offer a form of resistance rather than pathology. This episode is a rich synthesis of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the radical potentials of care.

    Connect with Ben's work: www.tidepools.org

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    ​Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/

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    1 h y 19 m
  • Ketamine King: Tech Bros, AI Delusions, and the Politics of Dissociation
    Mar 30 2025

    CW: Includes references to drug use and racialized violence discourse.

    King Ketamine: https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/king-ketamine

    Acid Horizon welcomes back Taija Mars McDougall to discuss her latest essay “King Ketamine,” published in Parapraxis Magazine. Together, we examine how ketamine—favored by Silicon Valley elites like Elon Musk—has become the drug of the techno-fascist sacrament, fueling disassociation and delusions of divine-like Promethean capitalism. Drawing on personal encounters and haunting hallucinations, Taija explores how the drug mirrors and intensifies a chimerical ruling-class subjectivity in which power is sanctified through suffering and algorithmic detachment. The conversation charts a chilling terrain: from the political theology of tech billionaires and the racial substrate of “techno-optimism” to the convergence of AI, surveillance, and “libertarian” psychoanalysis.

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    ​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/

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Save CRMEP: The Assault on Humanities in the UK
    Mar 26 2025

    Follow the Campaign over at: https://www.instagram.com/crmepers/


    Eflux Open letter: https://www.e-flux.com/notes/658933/open-letter-from-crmep-students-researchers-on-kingston-university-s-proposed-closure-of-the-department-of-humanities

    Verso Open Letter: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/open-letter-from-crmep-students-researchers-on-kingston-university-s-proposed-closure-of-the-department-of-humanities

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    ​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/

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    21 m
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