The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life
What does it mean to live in a world where relationships can vanish overnight, without explanation or closure? In this episode, Acid Horizon speaks with cultural theorist Dominic Pettman about his new...
28 Sep 20251h 7min
Western Marxism vs. Stalinism: Domenico Losurdo’s Controversial Legacy with Ross Wolfe
What if the very idea of Western Marxism has less to do with geography than with defeat? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we dive into Domenico Losurdo’s controversial use of the term and ask what’s a...
19 Sep 202557min
Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon
Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sbwVioWlhS0 What happens when we revisit Wilhelm Reich’s journey from Freud’s student to radical theorist of desire, politics, and repression? In this episode, we s...
9 Sep 202553min
From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz
What does Romanticism have to do with communism, enclosure, and the commons today? In this episode we speak with Joseph Albernaz, author of Common Measures: Romanticism and the Groundlessness of Commu...
31 Aug 20251h 1min
LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'
Can myth itself serve as a material force in struggles for liberation? Federico Campagna joins me to discuss how myth—too often dismissed as escapism or co-opted by reaction—can instead become a pract...
23 Aug 20251h 8min
Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund
What happens when the self we imagine drifts further from the one we actually live? In this episode, philosopher Fredrik Westerlund joins Craig and Nicholas de Warren to explore his concept of “identi...
17 Aug 20251h 16min
From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale
What happens when the painter’s hand breaks free from the eye, and chaos reorganizes the entire field of vision? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we join Charles Stivale, translator of On Painting and...
14 Aug 20251h 14min
How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains
What if analytic philosophy isn't as politically neutral as it claims to be? In this episode, we explore the hidden ideological scaffolding of analytic philosophy—its deference to science, retreat to ...
28 Jul 20251h 15min
