Acid Horizon
Acid Horizon
Emerging from affinities with post-structuralism, abolitionism, biopolitics, communism, critical metaphysics, critical mysticism, and ontological anarchy, Acid Horizon is a philosophy and theory podcast committed to thought in motion and political struggle. While these are our grounding currents, each episode opens out onto a wider constellation: ethics, politics, phenomenology, decolonial thought, queer theory, post-psychoanalysis, disability/crip theory, anarchism, Marxism, feminism, and analyses of the emergence of the new right.Comprised of a decentralized collective of friends and comrades, Acid Horizon cultivates a terrain of militant inquiry. From readings that span 20th-century French communism to new perspectives on German idealism, the collective has also undertaken forays into aesthetic experimentation, philosophical heresy, and the history of revolt. We seek the concepts and intensities that gesture toward new forms of life.Acid Horizon pushes theory beyond the academy through live engagements, collaborative reading groups, and collective interventions.
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Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 10min
Return of the M/acc: A Survey of Left Accelerationisms
This podcast explores the concept of left accelerationism and its relationship to contemporary politics, referencing key texts by Marx, Deleuze, Guattari, Williams, Srnicek, Negri, Fisher, and Land. It discusses the changing nature of capitalism, the need for effective anti-capitalism, the risks and concerns associated with left accelerationism, and the challenges of acceleration thought. The hosts also compare politics of identification to leading a double life, explore philosophy as an activity of refusal, and emphasize understanding capitalism without conservatism.
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Oct 31, 2020 • 59min
Mark Fisher's 'The Weird and the Eerie' Revisited with Matt Colquhoun
Step through the oddly placed door and enter the world of the weird and the eerie. In this episode, we dive into Mark Fisher’s The Weird and the Eerie with author and photographer Matt Colquhoun (xenogothic.com). Matt is the Author of Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy and Mark Fisher. He has also edited the compilation final lecture series entitled Postcapitalist Desire. All of the titles mentioned are out on Repeater Books. In the episode we mention Freud, Deleuze, Kafka, Lovecraft, Lukacs, David Lynch, and more.Get more content from Matt at xenogothic.com. Support the showSupport the podcast:AHRCCurrent classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.comAHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archivesSubmit your course proposal: acidhorizonresearchcommons@gmail.comMore LinksWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastBoycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Oct 30, 2020 • 11min
Teaser - A Discussion of 'Proust and Signs'
In this episode, we discuss Deleuze's early work Proust and Signs. Joining us is Taylor Adkins and Cooper of the Machine at Unconscious Happy Hour. Follow us on Patreon to get the complete episode today!Support the showSupport the podcast:AHRCCurrent classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.comAHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archivesSubmit your course proposal: acidhorizonresearchcommons@gmail.comMore LinksWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastBoycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Oct 25, 2020 • 18min
Concepts in Focus: Deleuze's 'Image of Thought'
In this Concepts in Focus episode, Craig breaks down the concept of the 'image of thought' in Deleuze's work. This discussion draws mostly upon the early works of Deleuze, particularly Difference and Repetition and Proust and Signs. A forthcoming discussion of Proust and Signs will be available as subsequent Patreon exclusive episode.Support the showSupport the podcast:AHRCCurrent classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.comAHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archivesSubmit your course proposal: acidhorizonresearchcommons@gmail.comMore LinksWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastBoycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
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Oct 19, 2020 • 1h 10min
"The Last Question" by Issac Asimov - Fictitious Science and Science Fiction
We talk with our buddy Gouff, whom we met at the beginning of the pandemic. Gouff writes for an online journal called Fǎn (反) on Medium. In this episode, we talk about the concept of fictitious science, a notion which challenges the allegation that a boundary exists between the literary and the literal. We also confront the (faulty) assertion that philosophy no longer plays a role in the domain of science. Furthermore, we attempt to apply some of the claims of fictitious science to a reading of Isaac Asimov's "The Last Question". Figures in the discussion include Deleuze, Quine, Putnam, Feyerabend, William James, Richard Dawkins, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. You can find Gouff's article here: https://medium.com/fan-publication/theses-on-fictitious-science-c607c925ed58Support the showSupport the podcast:AHRCCurrent classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): acidhorizonresearchcommons.comAHRC Course Archive: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-course-archivesSubmit your course proposal: acidhorizonresearchcommons@gmail.comMore LinksWebsite: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizonAcid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastBoycott Watkins Media: https://xenogothic.com/2025/03/17/boycott-watkins-statement/Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast: https://pod.link/1512615438Merch: http://www.crit-drip.comSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1512615438LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHANDHappy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.comSplit Infinities (Craig’s Substack): https://splitinfinities.substack.com/Music: https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/ and https://thecominginsurrection.bandcamp.com/
Oct 10, 2020 • 53min
Interrogating The Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844: Karl Marx on Alienation and Estranged Labor
Join Adam, Will, and Matt as they discuss Marx's economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844, exploring alienation and estranged labor under capitalism. They delve into Marx's critique of political economy, the history of land ownership's influence on capitalism, and the impact of alienation on agrarian farmers. The relationship between labor and self-determination is examined, along with Karl Marx's concept of alienation in present-day society. The hosts express gratitude to listeners and tease upcoming episodes on science fiction and Mark Fisher's 'The Weird and the Eerie'.
Oct 4, 2020 • 60min
Phaedrus Phun: Reading Plato Through Nietzsche, Foucault, Deleuze, and Derrida (with Taylor Adkins)
Theory maven and translator Taylor Adkins joins Will and Craig to explore interpretations of Plato's 'Phaedrus' through Nietzsche, Foucault, Deleuze, and Derrida. Topics discussed include desire, writing, rhetoric, self-reflection, beauty, internal suppression, Greek sexuality, madness, memory, and the fear of nature and writing in Socrates' dialogue.
Sep 28, 2020 • 1h 5min
Georges Bataille's "Notion of Expenditure"
Anti-utilitarianism, the sacred, expenditure and destruction under capitalism, comparison to Deleuze and Guattari's antiproduction, Marxism, Mauss, cultural anthropology, Bataille's critique of utilitarianism, transitioning from aristocratic to bourgeois expenditure, the notion of outside in French theory and its relationship to politics, Bataille's views on Christianity and revolution.
Sep 20, 2020 • 41min
Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures of Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher, author and lecturer, gives his last lectures on postcapitalist desire. Topics include the impact of Fisher's lectures, the relationship between Marcuse and Fisher's reading of Anti-Oedipus, the influence of Markusa, Guataridu, and Freud on contemporary thought, the relationship between genealogy, desire, and standpoint theory, and the intersection of patriarchy and capitalism.
Sep 12, 2020 • 1h 25min
Answers Without Organs: Acid Horizon's First Q&A Session
The hosts answer listener questions, recommend affordable universities in critical theory, and discuss the role of academia in radical theory. They delve into D'Liz and Gattari's contributions to philosophy, approaches to reading 'A Thousand Plateaus,' and their admiration for Taylor Adkins. They explore the influence of academic understandings on contemporary politics, the struggle to find a metaphysical framework, and ways to escape the dogmatic image of thought.
