Podcast Episodes

In Defence of the Humanities with Eric Adler

This episode I'm joined by Eric Adler who is a Professor of Classics at the University of Maryland. We discuss his book The Battle of the Classics: How a Nineteenth-Century Debate Can Save the Humani…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Mount Analogue - René Daumal (Book Review)

A review of René Daumal's book 'Mount Analogue: A Novel of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing'. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https:/…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Bataille, Lacan, and the Real with Tim Themi

This episode I am joined by Dr Tim Themi to discuss his book Eroticizing Aesthetics: In the Real with Bataille and Lacan.

Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eroticizing-Aesthetics-Bataille-Aestheti…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Frost - Thomas Bernhard (Book Review)

A review of Thomas Bernhard's book 'Frost'.
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Gustave Kahn, Creativity, and Symbolism with Sam Kunkel

Sam Kunkel is a scholar specializing in Orphic literature, weird fiction and European symbolism. In this episode we discuss the life and work of Gustave Kahn.

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Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

On the Marble Cliffs - Ernst Jünger (Book Review)

A review of Ernst Jünger's book 'On the Marble Cliffs'.
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The Work of Maurice Blanchot with Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart  (editor) grew up in London and Brisbane, and now lives in the USA. He is the author of nine collections of poetry, including Flame Tree: Selected Poems (2002). He has won both the Victor…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Technologies of the Human Corpse with John Troyer

John Troyer is the former Director of the Centre for Death and Society and Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He grew up in the American fu…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Philosophy of Georges Bataille with Tim Themi and Adam Lovasz

This episode I am joined by Dr Tim Themi and Adam Lovasz to discuss the philosophy of Georges Bataille.

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Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Suttree - Cormac McCarthy (Book Review)

A review of Cormac McCarthy's novel 'Suttree' --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/her…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago