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Hermitix

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hermitix/subscribe Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and movements, and that which historically finds itself "outside" the academic canon. Contact: hermitixpodcast@protonmail.com

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01:05:17

In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky (Book...

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2025/09/25

A review of In Search of the Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

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01:09:33

René Girard and the Myths We Live By Now with Justin...

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2025/09/24

Justin D. Garrison is a scholar of American literature and political thought who frequently applies René Girard's mimetic theory to his research, demonstrating its utility for understanding topics in American culture, literature, and politics. Garrison has published reviews and articles, including a review of Girard's All Desire is a Desire for Being, highlighting the value of Girard's ideas in analyzing contemporary societal issuesGarrison's paper:

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01:11:30

UFOs, UAPs, and Esotericism with Aaron French

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2025/09/17

Aaron J. French is a post-doctoral researcher in Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt in Germany. His main research focuses on the History of Esotericism, the History and Philosophy of Science, Sacred Space and Architecture, modern German Philosophy, and Science and Technology Studies. In this episode we discuss UFOs, UAPs, and Esotericism.Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1irPsTBWXxA&feature=youtu.beKnowing Others paper:

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01:14:10

Emil Cioran and the Human Condition with Karl White

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2025/09/10

Karl White is a graduate of King’s College London where he tutored for several years in ethics, philosophy in film and literature. He has published work on Samuel Beckett and has also authored work on Shakespeare for secondary-level education. His writings have appeared in several philosophical and literary magazines. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/e-m-cioran-and-the-human-condition-9781350498563/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix

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00:44:58

The Book of Love by Darren Allen

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2025/09/06

A review of The Book of Love by Darren AllenBook link: https://expressiveegg.substack.com/p/the-book-of-loveAllen's site: https://expressiveegg.org/Barry Long video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOTvpwD4ydw&list=---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address:

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01:05:16

Tahra Bay and Dr Dahesh: A Forgotten History of the...

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2025/09/03

Raphael Christian Cormack, is a British writer and scholar of the Arab world and Assistant Professor of Arabic at Durham University. He obtained his PhD in Egyptian Theatre from the University of Edinburgh. He has also been a visiting researcher at Columbia UniversityCormack's X: https://x.com/raphaelcormackBook link: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/holy-men-of-the-electromagnetic-age/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ /

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01:21:09

Christian Mysticism, Poetry and Silence with James...

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2025/08/27

James Harpur is a British-born Irish poet who has published eight books of poetry. He has won a number of awards, including the Michael Hartnett Award and the UK National Poetry Competition.Harpur's site: https://www.jamesharpur.com/Book link: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/dazzling-darkness/---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - ⁠⁠https://hermitix.net/subscribe/⁠⁠ Patreon

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02:07:35

Q&A (24th August, 2025)

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2025/08/25

Q&A from Youtube.Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ /hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord: https://discord.gg/6eYtM986t3Support Hermitix:Patreon - ⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

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00:55:28

Carl Jung, Death, and Communion with the Dead with...

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2025/08/20

Luis Moris is from the south of Chile. After finishing high school, he left his home country to spend six years studying psychology in the United States. After receiving a Master's degree specialized in clinical psychology he departed from the US to live in Lagos, Nigeria, where he volunteered for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in a program against AIDS. Following this experience, he spent six years in Paris, France, and then moved to Zurich. He came to Zurich to study Jungian psychology, and

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00:19:45

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group by...

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2025/08/17

A review of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group by Rebecca GransdenBook link: https://thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-FCTFTTG/Gransden's site: https://rebeccagransden.wordpress.com/---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address:

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01:15:20

A Social History of Analytic Philosophy with...

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2025/08/13

Christoph Schuringa is a philosopher and associate professor in philosophy at Northeastern University London. He is known for his works on German philosophy and is Editor of the Hegel Bulletin.Schuringa site: https://christophschuringa.com/Book link: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3018-a-social-history-of-analytic-philosophy---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription -

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00:55:02

Giordano Bruno and Frances Yates, Magic and Modern...

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2025/08/10

Allison P. Coudert, PhD, is the Paul A. and Marie Castelfranco Endowed Chair in the History of Christianity in the Religious Studies Program at the University of California, Davis, CA.Coudert's academia: https://allisoncoudert.academia.edu/Gallowglass Yates' edition: https://gallowglassbooks.shop/products/giordano-bruno-and-the-hermetic-tradition-by-frances-a-yates---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Support

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01:17:56

The Life and Work of Robert Anton Wilson with Gabriel...

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2025/08/06

Gabriel Kennedy, aka Prop Anon, is an actor, musician, and writer whose work has been featured in BoingBoing.net, Realitysandwich.com, Mondo2000.com, and his own website, Chapelperilous.us. Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson is his first book.Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapel-Perilous-Thought-Crimes-Robert-ebook/dp/B0DHV9PLTX---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Support

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00:54:45

The Experimental Fiction of Anna Kavan with Victoria...

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2025/07/30

Victoria Walker researches twentieth-century British women’s prose fiction, especially experimental writing. She has published widely on Anna Kavan and edited a special issue of Women: A Cultural Review – ‘Anna Kavan: New Readings’ (Winter 2017-18), a collection of Kavan’s short writing, Machines in the Head (2019), and Anna Kavan: Mid-Century Experimental Fiction (2023)Book link: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-anna-kavan.htmlAnna Kavan society: https://annakavan.org.uk/---Become part of

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00:35:21

Give Me Your Answer, Do by Peter Marchant (Book Review)

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2025/07/27

A review of Give Me Your Answer, Do by Peter MarchantBook link: https://toughpoets.com/marchant_givemeyouranswerdo.htm (including the cited review by Michael Joseph)---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation

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00:55:43

Aesthetic Experience with Bryan Counter

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2025/07/23

In this episode I'm joined by Bryan Counter to his book Four Moments of Aesthetic Experience: Reading Huysmans, Proust, McCarthy, and CuskBook link: https://anthempress.com/books/four-moments-of-aesthetic-experience-hb---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Hermitix Discord - ⁠⁠ / discord Support Hermitix:Hermitix Subscription - ⁠⁠https://hermitix.net/subscribe/⁠⁠ Patreon - ⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: -

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00:32:52

Drowning is Fine by Darren Allen (Book Review)

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2025/07/20

A review of Drowning is Fine by Darren AllenBook link: https://expressiveegg.org/drowning-is-fine/Allen's site: https://expressiveegg.org/---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address:

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00:53:52

Silence and Solitude, Weil and Wittgenstein with Guy...

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2025/07/16

Guy Stagg is an award-winning British writer interested in travel, religion, mental health and the places where they meet. In 2013 he walked from Canterbury to Jerusalem. His first book, The Crossway (Picador, 2018), was an account of this journey. It was a BBC Book of the Week and shortlisted for several prizes. His second, The World Within (Simon and Schuster, 2025), looks at the role of retreat in creative lives.Stagg's site: https://www.guystagg.co.uk/Book link:

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01:10:00

The Work of Keiji Nishitani with Joseph Turner

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2025/07/09

Joseph Turner is a PhD student in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in the dialogue between continental and Japanese philosophical traditions. His dissertation explores the development of a political ontology that bridges Nishitani Keiji's concept of emptiness with Jean-Luc Nancy's shared ontology of "being-with."He holds an MA in Literary Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has published on Jean Baudrillard's work. Joseph has presented at

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00:35:10

Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth (Book Review)

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2025/07/06

A review of Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth ---Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - ⁠⁠ / hermitixpodcast⁠⁠ Support Hermitix: Patreon - ⁠⁠ patreon.com/hermitix⁠⁠ Donations: - ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod⁠⁠ Hermitix Merchandise - ⁠⁠http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2⁠⁠ Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

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