A Reading of "Friendship" by Maurice Blanchot
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 u...
20 Apr 202512min
Simulacra and Simulation: Baudrillard, Techno-Fascism, and the Tyranny of Advertising
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...
13 Apr 20251h 13min
Melanie Klein, Symbol Formation, and Autism: A Psychoanalytic Conversation with Dr. Ben Morsa
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 quee...
6 Apr 20251h 18min
Ketamine King: Tech Bros, AI Delusions, and the Politics of Dissociation
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 dis...
30 Mars 20251h 4min
Save CRMEP: The Assault on Humanities in the UK
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...
26 Mars 202520min
The Anarchist Imaginary: Nicolas de Warren on Glissant, Levinas, and a New Radical Ethics
Craig's designs: https://www.etsy.com/shop/critdrip The Ordeal: https://splitinfinities.substack.com/p/crossing-the-line-the-repeater-books Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/acidhorizonpodcast We ar...
25 Mars 20251h 15min
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism with Gareth Watkins
CW: explicit mentions of pornography and revenge porn Is AI a cruelty machine? In what ways do the aesthetics of fascism intersect with techno-futurism and reactionary fantasies—and how should we res...
21 Mars 20251h 13min
