THE RE/AL/IGN

Apr 29 2024 17 ep. 65 mins 14

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A series on returning to the real, re-aligning with nature, and resisting the reign of capital; with Rhyd Wildermuth

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The Re/al/ign, Episode 16: With Paul Kingsnorth

Apr 29 2024 76 mins

For the sixteenth episode of The Re/al/ign, I had a fascinating (and tech-troubled) conversation with Paul Kingsnorth about the Machine, Orthodox Christianity, and the tragedy of our expulsion of the sacred from our world.Most of you likely already know Paul from either Dark Mountain (which he co-founded with Dougald Hine ) or from his very popular substack, The Abbey of Misrule. W

Episode 15: With Samuel Biagetti

Mar 06 2024 82 mins

For the 15th episode of The Re/al/ign, I spoke with Samuel Biagetti. You might know him already as the author of the essay, “Homosexuality as Metaphor” published at Compact last year, or possibly because of his incredibly erudite podcast, “Historiansplaining.”Our conversation focused on two of his essays, the aforementioned one from Compact and another one from the now defu

The Re/al/ign, Episode 14

Feb 04 2024 85 mins

For the 14th episode of The Re/al/ign, I spoke with a person I’ve long admired, Edward Butler. Edward is a professor of philosophy who focuses primarily on Greek philosophy. At the same time, he’s also the closest that the West has to a resident scholar in polytheism.You might remember Edward Butler from an essay I wrote, “Polytheistic Pluralism and Sacred Cows.” Despite be

The Re/al/ign, episode 13-- With James A. Smith

Jan 12 2024 71 mins

In this 13th episode of The Re/al/ign, I spoke with James Smith of The Popular Show. You may remember that I’ve been honored to be a guest on that show twice, and now was mine to return the favor.One of the particularly fascinating aspects of James’ thought is how utterly practical — and as mentioned in this episode, “unhysterical” — his analysis is. He’s got a rare s

The Re/al/ign, Episode 12: with Daniel Tutt

Dec 27 2023 76 mins

In this episode, I got to speak with Daniel Tutt. He’s the author of a rather profound book on Nietzsche that I think is worth the attention of anyone interested in the subject. It’s called How To Read Like a Parasite: Why the Left Got High On Neitzsche.Daniel’s a deeply erudite man, and if you’ve ever seen Slavoj Žižek talk, you might excuse me for feeling that they’re

The Re/al/ign, Episode 11: With Anthony Galluzzo

Dec 20 2023 60 mins

For the eleventh episode of The Re/al/ign, I spoke with Anthony Galluzzo. He’s the author of Against the Vortex: Zardoz and Degrowth Utopias of the 70s and Today.This was a really, really fun episode, and it’s also a great book. I had the honor of getting an early copy to write an endorsement for it, and I’ve been quite thrilled to see the early response to Anthony’s book.A

The Re/al/ign, Episode 10: With Dan Evans

Dec 14 2023 69 mins

“It is a cruel irony that the more time one spends in leftist activism, the more depressed and helpless one will get. It is only when one spends time outside the moralizing and careerism of leftist circles — among normal, decent, often apolitical people — that one feels optimistic about human nature again.”—Dan EvansIn this episode, I got to talk with Dan Evans, the autho

The Re/al/ign episode 09: With Catherine Liu

Oct 03 2023 63 mins

As I mention repeatedly in the episode, Catherine’s book is a fantastic read, and I wish I’d encountered her work on the Professional-Managerial Class while I was working on my own book, Here Be Monsters. The reason for this, as you’ll see from our discussion, is that the PMC is primarily responsible for leftism’s shift away from class analysis towards identity politics, an

Realists of a Larger Reality

Sep 05 2023 21 mins

This is the audio of the introduction to my upcoming book, Here Be Monsters: How To Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other. You can also read this introduction here.Here Be Monsters releases 12 September, 2023 from Repeater Books (London). Get full access to From The Forests of Arduinna at rhyd.substack.com/subscribe

The Re/al/ign Episode 08: With Clementine Morrigan and Jay LeSoleil

Aug 20 2023 51 mins

In this eighth episode, I got the amazing opportunity to talk with the two cohosts of “F*****g Cancelled,” Clementine Morrigan and Jay LeSoleil. The two are most definitely enough to give any leftist hope that it’s still possible to organize in the face of the meat grinder of “cancel culture,” and it was an amazing conversation.This episode is available first to paid supp