Author: matthewoconnell

Coming up next week, before I disappear to Tuscany for a week, is the first Political Turn. Where does it all begin? Well, in Greece of course, the home to western democracy and western philosophy, and we get there after a brief, improvised introduction. Our final destination is somewhere else though. In fact, it’s a … Continue reading The Political Turn: Entering the Great Feast

It's been another busy period but finally it's time for Cleo Kearn's interview to be released into the world before I head off on holiday. Ritual and Resistance is the title of our conversation as we tackle ritual, religion, Buddhism, resistance and change. We discuss the following topics in the first half; Continental Philosophy, Anthropology … Continue reading 56. IBP: Cleo Kearns on Ritual & Resistance

Are we all going down it too? Daniel Ingram returns to the podcast for a third and final conversation and what a rich one it was. I believe it is well worth your time. After reading some Trash Theory, Daniel accepted Glenn Wallis’s challenge to read his book and after exploring the infamous SNB heuristic, … Continue reading 55. IBP: Daniel Ingram down the rabbit hole

You’ve had the initial goods and as promised here’s the second helping of Mr Daniel Ingram. This conversation gets right to the point and tackles, in a rather condensed and humble manner, a work of collective, creative production over at the Speculative non-Buddhism site called Trash Theory; an exploration of practice beyond decision, beyond enchantment, … Continue reading 54. IBP: Daniel Ingram Meets Trash Theory

After the creative wonders of the Critical Turn #1, we have the magical appearance of Daniel Ingram in two conversations covering a great deal of ground. Our first conversation covers a wide range of topics from practice to waking up, from generation-X to cynicism. The second covers a series of posts from the Speculative non-Buddhism … Continue reading 53. IBP: Daniel Ingram on the Practicing Life