web02.fireside.fm Mon, 11 May 2026 13:32:51 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Teaching” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/teaching Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Episode 126: The Daemon Speaks, with Matt Cardin https://www.weirdstudies.com/126 339dd268-ebc8-40cf-a2c7-b6734510b087 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 11:00:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 126 The Daemon Speaks, with Matt Cardin full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Matt Cardin joins JF and Phil to discuss daimonic reality and the idea of dark enlightenment. 1:21:57 yes <p>Returning guest Matt Cardin is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose focus on numinous horror places him in the literary lineage as Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood. His new book, <em>What the Daemon Said</em>, collects two decades' worth of meditations on literature, cinema, mysticism, philosophy, and the weird. He joins Phil and JF to talk about a range of topics including dark enlightenment, the idea that fear and trembling are the only sensible reactions to direct exposure to cosmic truth.</p> <p><strong>Header image:</strong> detail of cover design for <em>What the Daemon Said</em>, by Dan Sauer Design.</p> <p>Listen to <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">volume 1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">volume 2</a> of the Weird Studies soundtrack by <a href="https://www.pymartel.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pierre-Yves Martel</a><br> Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a> <br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get the new T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Bureau</a>!<br> Get your Weird Studies <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">merchandise</a> (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) <br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a></p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>Matt Cardin's <a href="https://mattcardin.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">website</a><br> Matt Cardin, <em><a href="https://www.hippocampuspress.com/other-authors/nonfiction/what-the-daemon-said-by-matt-cardin?zenid=eb4sec67t2m8frhke9kamt2qd6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror, Fiction, Film and Philosophy</a></em><br> Matt Cardin, <em><a href="https://mattcardin.com/fiction/dark-awakenings/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dark Awakenings</a></em><br> Julia Cameron, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780874778861" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Artist’s Way Morning Pages Journal</a></em> <br> Natalie Goldberg, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781611803082" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Writing Down the Bones</a></em> <br> <a href="https://www.marquette.edu/maqom/Gospel%20of%20Thomas%20Lambdin.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Gospel of Thomas</a> <br> Matt Cardin, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780972854566" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dark Awakenings</a></em> <br> Robert Frost, “The Figure a Poem Makes” <br> John Horgen, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780618446636" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Rational Mysticism</a></em> <br> Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/41" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 41 with Matt Cardin</a> <br> Oswald Chambers, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781627078757" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">My Utmost for his Highest</a></em> <br> Weird Studies <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/124" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ep. 124</a>: Dark Night Radio of the Soul, with Duncan Barford<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roszak_(scholar)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Theodore Roszak</a>, American scholar<br> M. C. Richards, <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Centering-M-C-Richards/dp/B000M18R20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Centering</a></em><br> Friedrich Nietzsche, <em><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/52263/52263-h/52263-h.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Twilight of the Idols</a></em><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston_Smithhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huston_Smith" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Huston Smith</a>, American religious scholar<br> Martin Buber, <em><a href="https://archive.org/stream/IAndThou_572/BuberMartin-i-and-thou_djvu.txt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">I and Thou</a></em><br> John Lee Hancock (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265662/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Rookie</a></em> (2002)<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhart_Tolle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eckart Tolle</a>, German spiritual teacher<br> Richard Wagner, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsifal" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Parsifal</a></em><br> Peter Berger, <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Canopy-Elements-Sociological-Religion-ebook/dp/B004X3789G" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion</a></em><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alan Watts</a>, English writer and teacher<br> Richard Rose, <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/After-Absolute-Inner-Teachings-Richard-ebook/dp/B07PMN1GFRhttps://www.amazon.com/After-Absolute-Inner-Teachings-Richard-ebook/dp/B07PMN1GFR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">After the Absolute: The Inner Teachings of Richard Rose</a></em></p> <p>Special Guest: Matt Cardin.</p> mysticism, horror, Matt Cardin, literature, what the daemon said, interview, weird studies Returning guest Matt Cardin is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose focus on numinous horror places him in the literary lineage as Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood. His new book, What the Daemon Said, collects two decades' worth of meditations on literature, cinema, mysticism, philosophy, and the weird. He joins Phil and JF to talk about a range of topics including dark enlightenment, the idea that fear and trembling are the only sensible reactions to direct exposure to cosmic truth.

Header image: detail of cover design for What the Daemon Said, by Dan Sauer Design.

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REFERENCES

Matt Cardin's website
Matt Cardin, What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror, Fiction, Film and Philosophy
Matt Cardin, Dark Awakenings
Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way Morning Pages Journal
Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones
The Gospel of Thomas
Matt Cardin, Dark Awakenings
Robert Frost, “The Figure a Poem Makes”
John Horgen, Rational Mysticism
Weird Studies, Episode 41 with Matt Cardin
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for his Highest
Weird Studies ep. 124: Dark Night Radio of the Soul, with Duncan Barford
Theodore Roszak, American scholar
M. C. Richards, Centering
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
Huston Smith, American religious scholar
Martin Buber, I and Thou
John Lee Hancock (dir.), The Rookie (2002)
Eckart Tolle, German spiritual teacher
Richard Wagner, Parsifal
Peter Berger, The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Alan Watts, English writer and teacher
Richard Rose, After the Absolute: The Inner Teachings of Richard Rose

Special Guest: Matt Cardin.

]]> Returning guest Matt Cardin is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose focus on numinous horror places him in the literary lineage as Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood. His new book, What the Daemon Said, collects two decades' worth of meditations on literature, cinema, mysticism, philosophy, and the weird. He joins Phil and JF to talk about a range of topics including dark enlightenment, the idea that fear and trembling are the only sensible reactions to direct exposure to cosmic truth.

Header image: detail of cover design for What the Daemon Said, by Dan Sauer Design.

Listen to volume 1 and volume 2 of the Weird Studies soundtrack by Pierre-Yves Martel
Support us on Patreon
Find us on Discord
Get the new T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!
Get your Weird Studies merchandise (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.)
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop

REFERENCES

Matt Cardin's website
Matt Cardin, What the Daemon Said: Essays on Horror, Fiction, Film and Philosophy
Matt Cardin, Dark Awakenings
Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way Morning Pages Journal
Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones
The Gospel of Thomas
Matt Cardin, Dark Awakenings
Robert Frost, “The Figure a Poem Makes”
John Horgen, Rational Mysticism
Weird Studies, Episode 41 with Matt Cardin
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for his Highest
Weird Studies ep. 124: Dark Night Radio of the Soul, with Duncan Barford
Theodore Roszak, American scholar
M. C. Richards, Centering
Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
Huston Smith, American religious scholar
Martin Buber, I and Thou
John Lee Hancock (dir.), The Rookie (2002)
Eckart Tolle, German spiritual teacher
Richard Wagner, Parsifal
Peter Berger, The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Alan Watts, English writer and teacher
Richard Rose, After the Absolute: The Inner Teachings of Richard Rose

Special Guest: Matt Cardin.

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