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Fringe Radio NetworkFringe Flashback! Erik Davis (High Weirdness and the Conspiracy Chapel Perilous) - ConspirinormalORIGINAL AIR DATE: NOV 29, 2020NOTE: CONSPIRNORMAL PODCAST TO RETURN SOON! STAY TUNED!Let Adam and Surfiel know you're happy they're back by showing your support! Check out their links below:https://www.patreon.com/conspirinormalErik Davis joins us for a fun and informative episode. We speak to Erik about his book "High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies". Erik's book accounts the experiences of the McKenna Brothers, Robert Anton Wilson, and Phillip K. Dick and how they influenced the continuing counter culture of t...
2025-11-171h 39
LaserErik Davis tra misticismo e tecnologia®Erik Davis è uno dei lettori più acuti della cultura americana contemporanea. Giornalista, scrittore e storico delle religioni, Davis studia da quarant’anni i fenomeni più bizzarri sorti negli Stati Uniti dal secondo dopoguerra a oggi: dall’uso intensivo di psichedelici negli anni Sessanta alla nascita di nuove forme di spiritualità, dai rapimenti alieni al sorgere di comunità virtuali. La cultura pop, per Davis, è una piattaforma da cui osservare le correnti alternative che invadono il canone dominante – uno spazio dove il pensiero mistico e magico si intreccia a quello tecnico e razionale. La tecnologia, per Davis, è il più importante mezz...
2025-07-1727 min
MonsterTalkS04E37 High Weirdness with Erik DavisWe're joined by Erik Davis to discuss his book High Weirdness - a history of psychedelics and counterculture as a triptych embodied with three prominent figures: Terrence McKenna, Philip K. Dick, and Robert Anton Wilson. From Blade Runner to the Illuminati to Magic Mushrooms these three laid down foundational blocks decades ago that underpin (or perhaps undermine?) our present. Terrence McKennaPhilip K. DickRobert Anton WilsonPyrrho - ancient Greek skepticOur coverage of Operation Mindf*ck (part 1 and part 2)Erik Davis links:Burning Shore (Substack)
2025-06-1647 min
Pop Culture Weekly - Celebrity Interviews & Entertainment NewsThe Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2025 with Fandango's Erik DavisFandango Managing Editor, Erik Davis, joins us once again on Pop Culture Weekly to discuss the results of Fandango’s 2025 Moviegoing Trends and Insights Study, including the Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2025 as voted by YOU! Kyle McMahon and Erik explore everything from the thrilling action sequences of "Mission Impossible: Final Recokining" to James Gunn's fresh take on Superman, featuring the charming Krypto the Superdog. Erik brings us the latest insights from Fandango's study on movie-going trends, where concessions remain king and premium formats like IMAX and Dolby are drawing aud...
2025-04-0330 min
Weird StudiesThe Affirmation of Imagination: On John Crowley's 'Little, Big,' with Erik Davis
John Crowley’s Little, Big is, at once, a family saga, a fairy tale, an occult thriller, an idyll, a dystopia, as well as a meditation on myth and history, the real and the fantasy, memory and imagination. Little, Big is also a book that JF and Phil have been planning to discuss for as long as Weird Studies has existed. In this episode, they are joined by writer and scholar Erik Davis to explore the enduring charms and mysteries of one of the greatest—and most underrated—American novels of the late twentieth century.
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2025-03-261h 34
"Upstream" with Erik TorenbergE122: Victor Davis Hanson on What Trump Thinks of Zelensky and Predicting GeopoliticsIn this Upstream episode, Erik Torenberg sits down with military historian Victor Davis Hanson. They discuss the future of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, the evolution of the American left, and Donald Trump's potential future legacy. —📰 Be notified early when Turpentine's drops new publication: https://www.turpentine.co/exclusiveaccess 🙏 Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse —SPONSORS:☁️Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, applica...
2025-03-0135 min
92.7 WMAY Springfield's Latest PodcastsErik Davis of Fandango.com "Dune 2 Got Snubbed!"Erik Davis, Managing Editor of Fandango.com stops by for his weekly chat. This week Erik gives us his initial thoughts on the Oscar nominations from snubs to surprises and the best stories. Erik also previews what his time at the Sundance Film Festival will look like. Erik also touches on the reported Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy directed Star Wars movie and should you check out Flight Risk in theaters this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-2323 min
The Mike Wennmacher ShowErik Davis of Fandango.com "Dune 2 Got Snubbed!"Erik Davis, Managing Editor of Fandango.com stops by for his weekly chat. This week Erik gives us his initial thoughts on the Oscar nominations from snubs to surprises and the best stories. Erik also previews what his time at the Sundance Film Festival will look like. Erik also touches on the reported Ryan Gosling, Shawn Levy directed Star Wars movie and should you check out Flight Risk in theaters this weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-2323 min
Have You Not Heard?Inspiration, Imprisonment and Miracles w/ Erik OuimetteErik is the Director of Egypt and Arab Gulf at Uncharted Ministries, whose mission is to inspire the Body of Christ to rise up and join the new great awakening among Jews and Muslims in the Middle East and in uncharted territories around the world.
Today, Erik is joining me to share 'boots on the ground' stories from the Middle East. Ya'll it's like the book of Acts, but these are real time events! If you are wondering where God is during these dark and difficult days or are in the doldrums with your...
2024-11-1355 min
The TonearmErik Davis: the beatification of blotter artWhat can be scarier than Halloween ghouls? How about a trip through the LSD underground?Today, the Spotlight shines On Erik Davis, and this trip is no bummer. Erik is an author, award-winning journalist, and teacher in San Francisco. He is the author, most recently, of Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium_, a study of LSD blotter art. And that’s what he’s joined us to talk about.Erik also wrote one of my favorite books, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. His scholarly and popular essays on music...
2024-10-3136 min
The Kim B. Davis ShowThe Kim B. Davis Show featuring Dr. Erik Bean, ,Professor of Practice, Ph.D. in Global Leadership at Indiana Tech, Author, Michigan Chapter Leader, Media Literacy Now, and former High School English Teacher and K-8 Technology Teacher, "Credibility in MedSend us a textThe Kim B. Davis Show featuring Dr. Erik Bean, Professor of Practice, Ph.D. in Global Leadership at Indiana Tech, Author, Michigan Chapter Leader, Media Literacy Now, and former High School English Teacher and K-8 Technology Teacher discusses "Credibility in Media versus Fake News." He talks about biases, the manipulation of information, and how to identify fake news articles. We chat about how to search for information and why so many people operate differently from who they are. Join us for a fascinating conversation on media credibility and how to spot fake news.
2024-10-2250 min
Mind Declutter with Athea DavisEp. 161: Trauma, Mental Health, and Healing with Erik SchlimmerHappy Day, Friend! In this podcast episode I’m chatting with Erik Schlimmer about trauma, mental health, and healing. Erik is an award-winning provider who's held nearly 3,000 sessions with 120 individual clients. He possesses a Master's in Social Work with a Clinical Concentration, a Bachelor's in Speech Communication with a Public Speaking Concentration, and an Associate's in Wilderness Recreation Leadership and is a Colorado Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Beyond being an LCSW, Erik is a Livingworks Suicide Prevention Responder, Empathia Black Swan Event Responder, American Red Cross Mental Health Responder, Gottman Institute Couples Counselor, National Al...
2024-10-0957 min
Radio AmentiEpisode 33: Erik Davis | Techgnostic Prognostications | Co-Hosted with YoshinoIn this new episode of Radio Amenti, Jennifer Sodini and Yoshino (host of Artist Decoded and co-creator of The Artist Decoded Tarot) co-host a thought-provoking conversation with Erik Davis, the author of books such as TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (2015) and Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium (2024). In this swapcast, which originally aired on Artist Decoded Podcast, Jennifer opens the episode by reflecting on the transition into fall—a time of potential transformation and introspection. She sets the stage for this mind-bending discussion with Erik, whose work traverses the realms of psy...
2024-09-251h 17
Voices of EsalenErik Davis on Blotter, Madness, '90's Subcultures, Terence McKenna, and The Burning ShoreErik Davis stands tall at the intersection between mysticism, technology, and counterculture. He's one of my favorite writers, the author of many stupendous books, among them "TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information," "Nomad Codes," as well as "High Weirdness" a highly entertaining book that explores 1970s counterculture and its relationship with altered states of consciousness. Erik is also an Esalen faculty member, having recently taught a course on Embodied Writing and Spiritual Practice. In this conversation, we went into his new book, "Blotter," an extended meditation on LSD blotter art and the culture that surrounds it...
2024-09-091h 18
No Simple RoadErik Davis - Into The BlotterverseErik Davis, an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism, takes us on an unforgettable exploration into the world of LSD blotter art with his latest book, "Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium".We discuss the fascinating history of this unique street medium and discover the art's profound cultural significance, spurred by Davis's personal connection with Mark McLeod, the largest collector of blotter art. Erik's multidisciplinary approach shines through as he navigates the labyrinthine process of documenting countercultural history, b...
2024-07-191h 34
Artist Decoded by YoshinoAD 263 | Erik DavisErik Davis, PhD, is an author, award-winning journalist, sometimes podcaster, and popular speaker based in San Francisco. He is the author of 6 books which include: Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium (MIT Press) High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the 70s (MIT Press/Strange Attractor Press). Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (Yeti, 2010). The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape (Chronicle, 2006), with photographs by Michael Rauner. Led Zeppelin IV (Continuum, 2005) - 33 1/3 volume. TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (Crown, 1998; republished by North Atlantic Press). Topics...
2024-07-151h 15
The IntellectualErik Davis on the Art of LSD Podcast: LA Review of Books (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Erik Davis on the Art of LSDPub date: 2024-05-31Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationErik Davis joins Kate Wolf to speak about his latest book, Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium. The book is a study and history of the emergence of acid blotter paper from the late 1970s to the present day. It charts not only how the distribution and legal definition of LSD has changed over the decades—along...
2024-06-151h 04
Pop ApocalypsePsychedelics, California, and the Cultures of Consciousness - A Talk with Erik Davis.For episode 7, we welcome the writer and scholar Erik Davis (4:06) to reflect on the journey that led to his new book, BLOTTER: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium. We discuss Erik’s writing for the Village Voice in the early 90s, his breakthrough monograph Techgnosis, and how his home state of California informs his oeuvre. In the second half of the interview, we discuss the academic study of “the weird,” perils and possibilities for the psychedelic renaissance, and how BLOTTER is a love letter to LSD.LINKSBlotter book launch event 4/30Erik's websiteBurning ShoreBlotter: The Untold...
2024-04-302h 00
Unwatchables with Marc & SethEp. 61 - Dear Zachary feat. Erik DavisUnwatchables welcomes Erik Davis, managing editor of Fandango.com, to discuss possibly the most heart-wrenching film we’ve yet covered. Erik wrote the first review of 2008’s true crime doc DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER after its Slamdance premiere, and anyone who’s seen it knows it’s not the kind of movie you ever forget. We discuss what makes it so uniquely devastating, how it holds up after all these years, and whether the way it handles its big “secret” is shamelessly exploitative.
Unwatchables is hosted by Marc Dottavio and Seth Troyer, prod...
2024-04-161h 04
Redesigning the DharmaFinding Enlightenment Through Disenchantment with Erik DavisEpisode 8 of Redesigning The Dharma by Sahaja Soma features a conversation with Erik Davis, an author and founding member of The Alembic at Berkeley. The discussion begins with an introduction to Davis’ recent work on an upcoming book about LSD blotter art and his Substack 'Burning Shore.' They delve into the contemporary dharma scene, the strengths and weaknesses of the younger generation of practitioners, and how psychedelics play a role in this landscape. Erik shares about the intersections between Zen practice, the non-dual awareness traditions, and psychedelics, emphasizing the importance of a pluralistic and open-minded approach to spirituality. Th...
2024-03-2758 minPop Culture Weekly - Celebrity Interviews & Entertainment NewsOscar 2024 Predictions with Fandango's Erik Davis (Academy Awards 2024)In this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, we gear up for the glitz and glamour of the 2024 Academy Awards. With the Oscars just around the corner, Fandango Editor Erik Davis joins Kyle McMahon to share their hot takes and bold predictions. They reminisce about Oscar lore and forecast this year's top contenders and potential surprises in categories such as Best Picture and Best Actress that spark lively debate. Whether you're a cinephile or an Oscars night enthusiast, this conversation is your all-access pass to the most anticipated predictions of the awards season.
2024-03-0641 min
Detailers Roadmap Cruise ControlEpisode 41 - Never Stop Learning! - Erik DevashIn this conversation, Kevin Davis interviews Eric DeVash, founder of Window Tint LA and creator of the TentWiz app. They discuss Eric's background in business and his journey from running a successful window tinting company to developing software for the industry. Eric shares advice for business owners, including the importance of financial planning and continuous learning. They also explore the challenges of hiring and retaining installers, setting prices, and maintaining a positive corporate culture. The conversation highlights the low barrier of entry in the industry and the need for businesses to define their own version of success. I...
2024-02-2751 min
Get Over YourselfSuper Computers & Stem Cell Transplants | Ep. #110 Ft. Erik ScottDive into the fascinating world of Erik Scott in Episode #110, where cutting-edge technology meets groundbreaking medical science. "Super Computers & Stem Cell Transplants" takes you on a journey through Erik's remarkable work in developing supercomputers and his personal venture into the revolutionary realm of stem cell transplants. This episode offers a unique glimpse into how the worlds of high-tech innovation and advanced medical treatments intersect, showcasing Erik's expertise in both fields.
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2024-01-1938 minPop Culture Weekly - Celebrity Interviews & Entertainment News2024's Must-See Movies: Top Picks & Sleeper Hits with Kyle McMahon and Fandango's Erik DavisIn this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, get ready to mark your calendars and grab your popcorn as Kyle McMahon teams up with Fandango's Erik Davis to bring you a cinema lover's dream preview of 2024's hottest movie releases. Discussing Fandango customers Most Anticipated Movies of 2024, they're talking about the big, the bold, and the nostalgic—from the belly laughs awaiting in 'Deadpool 3' to the ghostly chuckles of 'Beetlejuice 2', they've got the inside scoop on what's going to have you queuing up for tickets. Kyle and Erik are no...
2024-01-1841 min
Deconstructing YourselfTransgression with Erik DavisHost Michael Taft speaks with author and journalist Erik Davis about the power of partaking in the forbidden and the loss when formerly forbidden things become normalized, particularly in the case of psychedelics; Tantric and Christian modes of transgression, power relationships and the guru, hedonism, rule-breaking, the desire for having safe spiritual practice environments, and the role of risk in spiritual development.Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and popular speaker based in San Francisco. He is probably best known for his book TechGnosis a cult classic of visionary media studies that investigates how our...
2023-12-311h 09
You're Wrong About GuitarsEpisode 42: How it looks vs. How it plays with Dyer DavisIs it more important how the guitar looks or how it plays? Listen this week to find out what Erik and Dyer have to say!Like, subscribe, share and comment below!YWAG YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ywagpodcastYWAG Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/702117827925002SAXX Underwear:https://sovrn.co/197dx5jErik Ulven:https://www.instagram.com/erik_ulven/https://www.tiktok.com/@erik_ulven?lang=en
2023-11-1332 minYou're Wrong About GuitarsEpisode 41: Lindsey Buckingham with Dyer DavisThrowing Les Pauls at singers heads, acoustic/electric hybrid guitars and so much more this week with guest host Dyer Davis!Like, subscribe, share and comment below!YWAG YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ywagpodcastYWAG Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/702117827925002SAXX Underwear:https://sovrn.co/197dx5jErik Ulven:https://www.instagram.com/erik_ulven/https://www.tiktok.com/@erik_ulven?lang=enhttps://www...
2023-11-0629 minYou're Wrong About GuitarsEpisode 37: Erik's Shit List 2Welcome to the second edition of Erik's Sh*t List. In this episode, Erik discusses why he hates vintage necks, plastic, quick-connect electronics, and how some companies like to glue on their acoustic bridges!Like, subscribe, share and comment below!YWAG YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ywagpodcastYWAG Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/702117827925002SAXX Underwear:https://sovrn.co/197dx5jErik Ulven:https...
2023-10-0928 min
Adult EducationFandango's Erik Davis on The Box OfficeThis week I'm joined by Fandango managing editor Erik Davis. It's always fun to chat with someone who loves movies more than I do. I have so many fond memories of being at the theater with family and friends. I got to nerd out a little bit with Erik.But I really wanted to talk to him because I wanted to discuss how the box office is doing. The movie theater industry has certainly had a few big hits in the post-pandemic era, but it hasn't bounced back to what it was before the pandemic took over...
2023-09-2833 min
Weird StudiesInto the Night Land, with Erik Davis
William Hope Hodgson's The Night Land is without a doubt one of the weirdest entries in the annals of weird fiction. Set in the earth's distant future, after the sun has gone out and the planet has been cleaved in two by an unspecified disaster, a telepathic scientist dons his armour and weapons to brave the monster-haunted yet strangely monotonous wastes that engirdle the massive pyramid in which the last humans took refuge, hundreds of thousands of years earlier. If Samuel Beckett tripped hard on ayahuasca, he might have come up with something like Hodgson's genre-defying novel, which reads...
2023-09-271h 24You're Wrong About GuitarsEpisode 31: Jeff Beck with Dyer DavisDyer's Back!!! Guest hosting his favorite guitarist of all time JEFF BECK! Esquires, LP's, and Seymour Duncan amps!?!?!?! Check it all out on this week's episode!Like, subscribe, share and comment below!YWAG YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ywagpodcastYWAG Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/702117827925002SAXX Underwear:https://sovrn.co/197dx5jErik Ulven:https://www.instagram.com/erik_ulven/https://www.tiktok.com...
2023-08-2838 minPop Culture Weekly - Celebrity Interviews & Entertainment NewsCelebrating National Cinema Day & the Magic of Movies with Erik DavisIn this episode of Pop Culture Weekly, Kyle McMahon is joined by special guest Erik Davis, the managing editor at Fandango, as they navigate the captivating world of films. Just in time for National Cinema Day (August 27, 2023), they dish out everything you need to know about this exciting event, where movie lovers can enjoy any film across the 30,000 screens nationwide for a mere $4! Erik pulls back the curtain on working at his dream job and shares his journey into the dazzling world of cinema, plus a sneak peek into what the fall season holds...
2023-08-2523 min
Stuttering Your Way to Success with Erik WeirEntrepreneurial Fundamentals Ep. 18 Bryan Davishttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5OXgSftSG3TfX6d7huTI8gStuttering Your Way To Success with Erik Weir Ep. 18 Bryan DavisLooking for a great job in entrepreneurship? Imagine getting paid to meet the best and the brightest entrepreneurs and help them make their dreams come true. My guest this week is living that very dream. Meet Bryan Davis, the Executive Director for The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Brian is a class act - a sharp, enthusiastic guy on a mission to help entrepreneurs get their footing and succeed...
2023-04-2540 minYou're Wrong About GuitarsEpisode 17: Erik's Sh*t ListNEW SEGMENT! Erik talk's about stuff that came up in the last month that he feels belongs in the trash. Hints: a certain model guitar by a major manufacturer, boutique wiring harnesses, and a certain cheap guitar!Thanks for listening and make sure you check out the YouTube page and private Facebook group for exclusive content!YWAG YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ywagpodcastYWAG Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/702117827925002Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7GHsMqChlruIqVpQnifoCk
2023-04-1032 min
Embrace The VoidHigh Weirdness with Erik DavisMy guest this week is Erik Davis (@erik_davis), author of High Weirdness and many other worthwhile reads on counterculture topics. We discuss the history of High Weirdness and how it has shaped our modern world for better and for worse.Erik Davis: https://techgnosis.com/https://www.burningshore.com/Convocation: Erik DavisMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pods:Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Filmed Live Musicals Pod: https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/thepodcast.htmlSupport us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoid
2023-03-191h 05
New Thinking Allowed Audio PodcastMagic and Science with Erik DavisErik Davis, PhD, a religious historian is author of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information. His other books include Led Zeppelin IV; High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies; Visionary State: A Journey Through California’s Spiritual Landscape; and Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica.
This wide-ranging conversation covers many of the essential conundrums we have in society today.
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thi...
2023-03-131h 00
The Media Play News PodcastInterview with Erik DavisThis is the full audio from our interview with Fandango's Erik Davis. Listen to hear about his predictions for some Oscar nominees' chances to win and which are available to rent or purchase from Vudu. Find Erik on Twitter @ErikDavis https://www.fandango.com/movies/bloggers/erik-davis-424850 https://www.vudu.com/ Subscribe to the MPN Newsletter Twitter: @podcastmpn Modern Chillout Music by penguinmusic from Pixabay
2023-02-0127 minThe Media Play News PodcastFebruary's most anticipated shows and interview with Erik DavisWe're covering the most anticipated movies and shows coming in February, including Cocaine Bear, angling for most-memeable movie of the year. Erik Davis from Fandango joins the show to talk about several Oscar nominated movies on Vudu, listen to hear what his predictions for the winners this year will be. Find Erik on Twitter @ErikDavis Twitter: @podcastmpn https://www.fandango.com/movies/bloggers/erik-davis-424850 https://www.vudu.com/ Subscribe to the MPN Newsletter Whip Media: ‘Not Dead Yet’ Top New Show, ‘Carnival Row’ Top...
2023-02-0145 min
Escaping Samsara#23 Erik Davis - The Chaos Path Dr. Erik Davis is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of mysticism. Few people are able to talk about the spirituality with a precision and accuracy born of a commitment to always remain open to the Mystery. Erik shares his own path, describing how he maintains scientific viewpoint while also embracing the weird and unknown aspects in all religions, especially Christianity and Buddhism. We talk in detail about "the psychonaut"scientifically minded explorers who us...
2023-01-151h 13Escaping Samsara#23 Erik Davis - The Chaos Path Dr. Erik Davis is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of mysticism. Few people are able to talk about the spirituality with a precision and accuracy born of a commitment to always remain open to the Mystery. Erik shares his own path, describing how he maintains scientific viewpoint while also embracing the weird and unknown aspects in all religions, especially Christianity and Buddhism. We talk in detail about "the psychonaut"scientifically minded explorers who us...
2023-01-151h 13
Markus Reuter Podcast079 Erik DavisIn this episode I talk to writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker Erik Davis. No introductions, no edits.
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2022-12-141h 28
Primary Care CuresEpisode # 173 – Scott Haas and Erik Davis are SVPs at USI, a Top 10 National Health Benefits Firm. They Have Vast Experience Designing Plans for Larger Employers Using DPC and Advanced Primary Care as the Center of a Future Where Everyone Wins.
In this episode Ron chats with Scott Haas & Erik Davis, Senior Vice Presidents at USI on their Healthcare Operational Risk Consulting Team. USI has served over 500,000 clients meeting their property & casualty, employee benefit, personal risk and retirement needs nationwide. USI works to understand the specific needs of their clients, to provide an unparalleled local service experience, and to innovate with cutting edge solutions so their clients can continue to invest and grow. Here, they do a deep dive into what makes their approach stand out from the competition to make them a top 10 national benefits firm. They...
2022-08-0648 min
Relentless Health ValueEP371: Buy and Bill vs Pharmacy Bagging—Which Is Better for a Plan Sponsor and Patients? With Erik Davis and Autumn YongchuSo, this is a 400-level episode in specialty pharmacy options for plan sponsors, meaning here are your prerequisites: You gotta know what buy and bill is, and you gotta know what pharmacy bagging is, meaning white bagging, for example. If you do not, I would listen to Encore! EP282 with Aaron Mitchell, MD, MPH, where we go deep on buy and bill. And then listen to EP369 for the skinny on pharmacy bagging. If you already know what buy and bill is and you already know what white bagging is, then not only do you know more than 98% of...
2022-06-2332 min
Santa Barbara Talks with Josh MolinaSanta Barbara Talks Special: TV Santa Barbara's Erik DavisTVSB executive director Erik Davis joins Josh Molina to talk TVSB's programming, guests, politics and future of the station. Davis arrived at TVSB in 2017 and has been instrumental in growing the organization to include a more diverse palette of guests. The station pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic and turned from being just in-studio to a full-service TV studio that shot programming outside and at remote locations. Today, the station supports dozens of nonprofit organizations through its programming and services. Davis is a former journalist and talks about his career in the business. He also shares his love for history and...
2022-05-2152 min
Dj Erik VilarDavis Reimberg & Thyago Furtado - Embers (Erik Vilar & Diego Santander Remix)Davis Reimberg & Thyago Furtado - Embers (Erik Vilar & Diego Santander Remix) by Dj Erik Vilar
2022-04-0607 min
Cinemania World PodcastThe Box Office Report ”The Batman Opens BIG & Erik Davis Joins the Show!”What's Up Cinemaniacs! Welcome to The Box Office Report with Duane and Larry! As always this is the show where we will dive into the weekend's box office! We go through the Top 5 of the weekend which includes the opening weekend for Matt Reeves' The Batman! And in our last segment of the show we are joined by Box Office Analyst Erik Davis from Fandango & VUDU to talk about The Batman's opening weekend! Come talk box office with us!
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2022-03-0638 min
MMA History PodcastERIK PAULSON- MMA Pioneer Career DEEPDIVESend a text#ErikPaulson #MMA #CatchWrestlingErik Paulson - MMA Pioneer Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 99)In this latest DEEPDIVE, the LytesOut Podcast sits down with Erik Paulson, one of the founding fathers of modern MMA. Paulson talks about training with Royce and Rickson Gracie in the garage back in the late 1980's and he fought his first sanctioned MMA fight in Japan months before the first UFC. A pioneer in every sense of the word, Paulson continues to learn and teach Catch Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu and submission fighting. Paulson's podcast and Youtube channel c...
2022-03-032h 25
The Mind Bod Adventure PodA Psychedelic Sangha with Erik DavisToday we meet Erik Davis, award-winning journalist and author, most recently, of High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies.Erik guides us in an imagination-based open awareness practice that for him is about cultivating a very specific kind of watchful attention. This turns out to be the perfect setup to discuss one of Erik’s specialities: the defiantly unclassifiable weirdness of psychedelic experience.We explore the ins and outs of the current psychedelic revival, the heretical nature of psychedelics as “practice,” even the possibility of the Buddha himself being a psychonaut. Can we sca...
2022-02-241h 02MMA History PodcastERIK APPLE - MMA Career DEEPDIVESend a text#ErikApple #MMA #MMAHistoryErik Apple - MMA Career DEEPDIVE (ep. 95)Erik Apple has been a fixture of the California MMA scene for the last two decades. In this latest #LytesOut DEEPDIVE, Apple drops by to talk about his fight career as well as his overall involvement on the MMA scene.CHAPTERS0:00:00 Intro0:02:10 Erik Apple Start0:03:01 Sports Beginnings0:05:25 Marco Ruas opening a gym0:07:45 Marco Ruas Training0:10:50 Gym Relationship0:12:04 Pedro Rizzo & Marco Ruas0:14:30 Training with Fujita0:15:30 Training with Japanese Fighters0:17:31 Debbie P...
2022-02-172h 10
WAKE ISLANDEnter the Sanctum of the Heroic Pervert with Erik DavisIn this episode we try to articulate the fog of our time, away from fear, toward the pervert’s embrace of absurdity, uncertainty, spiritual warfare, gallows humor, the distinction between happiness and joy, and the strange, redemptive sanctum of the heroic pervert...
Erik Davis, PhD, is an author, award-winning journalist, sometimes podcaster, and popular speaker based in San Francisco.
He is the author of five books: High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the 70s; Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica; The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape, and the 33 1/3 volume Led Zeppelin IV. His first and b...
2022-01-201h 32
All Systems Go! Marketing Automation and Systems Building with Chris L. DavisProtecting Your Brand At All Times feat. Erik PeltonSend us a textEp. 105 - In this episode, Chris speaks with Attorney Erik Pelton about brand protection. Erik is the founder and managing attorney at Erik M. Pelton & Associates, a boutique trademark firm that helps businesses build and protect strong brands. There's a common saying in boxing "Protect Yourself at All Times". The same should be said for your brand. Tune in to hear Eric explain how you should be looking at and approaching your brand protection in this digital age.
2021-11-1141 min
DanceOutsideDanceErik Davis in conversation with Julia PondErik Davis and Julia Pond talk about psychedelic dance and the way altered states of mind and movement interact. Topics range from bone-dancing at Grateful Dead shows ("The bands were incidental to the dance"), the way movement resonates through time and generations, and the salvage rhythms of late capitalism (with thanks to Anna Tsing for the phrase). Bios: Erik Davis, PhD, is an author, award-winning journalist, sometimes podcaster, and popular speaker based in San Francisco. He is the author of five books: High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the 70s (MIT Press/Strange Attractor Press...
2021-08-311h 00
Curious Apes#4 - Erik Davis: Psychedelics, Coronavirus, & Post-Religion Spirituality(Originally recorded in the Spring of 2020)
On this episode I'm joined by the ever-articulate scholar, Erik Davis, who wrote one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time: Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (seriously, it's remarkable). Erik also recently released a new book, High Weirdness, that explores the psychedelic spirituality of Robert Anton Wilson, Philip K Dick, and Terrance Mckenna. In addition to discussing these brilliant works, Erik and I dig deep into the chaos the Coronavirus is unleashing upon humanity, and how the lessons learned by psychonauts have never been more...
2021-07-231h 21
The TaekcastEp. 217 - Hot Best Ball Summer w/ Erik BeimfohrDavis Mattek is joined by Erik Beimfohr to discuss how to properly build a best ball portfolio, the differences between DraftKings/UnderDog/Drafters, when to reach on stacks, the value of diversifying later round picks and much more.
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2021-06-171h 08
Many Screens, Big Picture with Paul DergarabedianFilm’s Endless Summer with Erik DavisThis week host Paul Dergarabedian is joined by Erik Davis, the Managing Editor for Fandango and one of the nation's leading movie commentators. Listen as Erik shares how social media has changed online movie commentary and how those changes affect writers and commentators like himself. Then stick around as Erik and Paul discuss the film industry’s “endless summer” including the top 5 most anticipated movies of the summer!
This episode covers:
How social media has changed and shaped the movie commentary space
What makes this Memorial Day Weekend the most pivotal in a long time
Wh...
2021-06-0230 minMany Screens, Big Picture with Paul DergarabedianFilm’s Endless Summer with Erik DavisThis week host Paul Dergarabedian is joined by Erik Davis, the Managing Editor for Fandango and one of the nation's leading movie commentators. Listen as Erik shares how social media has changed online movie commentary and how those changes affect writers and commentators like himself. Then stick around as Erik and Paul discuss the film industry’s “endless summer” including the top 5 most anticipated movies of the summer! This episode covers: How social media has changed and shaped the movie commentary space What makes this Memorial Day Weekend the most pivotal in a long time Wh...
2021-06-0230 min
The Erik Allen ShowEp. 103 – Ira Davis – Chief Dream Diver – U.S. Marine Veteran – Podcast Host – Skydiver – CoachEp. 103 Featured Ira Davis who is a U.S. Marine Veteran, Founder of DreamDiver, Coach, Podcast host, & much more! This show will absolutely rock you! Check it out!
“I’m not a FEARLESS dude, I just FEAR LESS!” – Ira Davis
Key Discussion Points:
Who inspired him the most
Getting kicked out the U.S. Marines
Discovering Purpose
Unlocking big audacious dreams
Diving for a dream bigger than yourself
Surrounding yourself with great people
What’s Your Dream? LIVE! June 2021 in Southern California (Register at DreamDiver.co)
If you got...
2021-05-2800 min
Outta The ParkOtp Apr 25 Erik Kratz AudioWe catch up with former Blue Jay and long time MLB journeyman catcher Erik Kratz. We cover pretty much everything from his long career behind the plate, to his surprisingly effective side job, as occasional MLB knuckleballer. Lots of laughs and some pretty great insights into the game from Erik... we even talk a little turkey... turkey bacon, that is!
2021-04-251h 24
Aubrey Marcus PodcastFinding Meaning In The Weirdness with Erik Davis #303Erik Davis, author of High Weirdness, has spent his life studying the weird; Fringe phenomena from psychedelica to sex cults. In this wildly interesting podcast we talk about the risk and promise of psychedelics, the importance of community, and how religion got it wrong, and got it right.
Check out Erik Davis' Book High Weirdness | https://bit.ly/3wvXuWK
Connect with Erik
Website | https://techgnosis.com/
Twitter | https://twitter.com/erik_davis
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2021-04-071h 57
Self Portraits As Other PeopleErik Davis - GhostWriting at the Crossroads(((Headphones MANDATORY for optimal enjoyment)))
After ep. 6 w/ Stuart Davis & his mantic antics, you probably thought you’d never encounter another esoteric Davis on this show. But you were wrong because the esoteric Erik Davis is in the (haunted) house!
Erik is a prolific writer, speaker, cultural critic & social analyst, best known for his books TechGnosis, High Weirdness, Nomad Codes, and Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin IV. He conducted Terence Mckenna’s final interview, and was featured in the documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule as well the recent A Glitch In The Matrix.
Equipp...
2021-03-271h 35
Life is a Festival#92 - A Vaccine for Conspirituality | Erik DavisThe image of the QAnon Shaman in the United States Senate is the perfect symbol of how unfortunate members of the psychedelic community have fallen down QAnon trapdoor during this pandemic. Today on the show Erik Davis, renowned psychedelic author and wizard of the weird, returns to Life is a Festival to address the worrying trend of “conspirituality” and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against it.
On the show we discuss the metaphysical mud that can flow in psychedelic experiences. Erik acknowledges his ethical responsibility to help foster discernment and shares tools we can use to protect ourselves and...
2021-01-231h 28
Cha ChatEpisode 6: "Drink your tea" Discussion of UC Davis Library exhibits on wine and tea.As we prepare for the 6th GTI colloquium on January 21, 2021, we look back to the 5th GTI colloquium and the exhibits at the UC Davis Library that were set up concurrently. Librarians Dan Goldstein and Leyla Cabugos talk with Cha Chat host (and librarian), Erik Fausak, about the exhibits at Shields Library and Carlson Health Sciences Library. Please see more description and exciting links at the UC Davis LIbrary Cha Chat podcast site.
2021-01-1228 minMind Declutter with Athea DavisEp. 91: Wilderness Therapy with Erik SchlimmerHappy Day, Friend! On this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about how wilderness therapy can help heal anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. My special guest today, is Erik Schlimmer. Erik is an author, speaker, adventurer, and therapist. He’s hiked more than 16,000 miles, summitted more than 2,000 mountains, and camped more than 1,000 nights. Erik is a clinical social worker, licensed therapist, and author of 8 books. He specializes in helping people address post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and veteran-specific issues. If you or your loved ones suffer from these mental illnesses...
2021-01-101h 11
Conspirinormal PodcastConspirinormal 342- Erik Davis (High Wierdness and the Conspiracy Chapel Perilous)Recorded November 17th, 2020https://www.patreon.com/conspirinormalErik Davis joins us for a fun and informative episode. We speak to Erik about his book "High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies". Erik's book accounts the experiences of the McKenna Brothers, Robert Anton Wilson, and Phillip K. Dick and how they influenced the continuing counter culture of the 70s and down to today. We also speak to Erik about the current conspiracy climate and how he now sees the information war as it's own form of...
2020-11-291h 38
Conspirinormal PodcastConspirinormal 342- Erik Davis (High Wierdness and the Conspiracy Chapel Perilous)Recorded November 17th, 2020https://www.patreon.com/conspirinormalErik Davis joins us for a fun and informative episode. We speak to Erik about his book "High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies". Erik's book accounts the experiences of the McKenna Brothers, Robert Anton Wilson, and Phillip K. Dick and how they influenced the continuing counter culture of the 70s and down to today. We also speak to Erik about the current conspiracy climate and how he now sees the information war as it's own form of intiation and it's own form of Chapel...
2020-11-291h 38
War MachineErik Davis /// Surf(ac)ing IntersticesIn this episode of War Machine, Preston Price and Matt Baker Speak with Erik Davis about critical thought and scholarship in the midst of a collapsing academia, podcasting, systems theory and radical ecology, otters, conspiracy theory, the challenges of pluralism, etc.
Erik Davis is a writer, journalist, scholar, and author of several books which explore art, film, occulture, technology, religion, and many other things.
Here's Erik's website. There's so much good stuff here: https://techgnosis.com/
And check out his Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Erik-Davis/e/B001H6MRS4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1605300327&sr=8-4
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2020-11-131h 13
HawkeTalk6. Baron Davis: Two Time NBA All-StarAt the age of four, his grandfather built him a basketball court. He earned a full-ride to a private high school. He made Magic Johnson his mentor. He interned at the agency that represented him in the NBA.Baron Davis’ life has been filled with entrepreneurial opportunities in addition to athletic ones. That’s because he decided to commit himself to learning — anytime, anywhere.In this episode of HawkeTalk, Erik catches up with Baron to discuss…How he made the NBA a viable option for his careerWhy what you do off the court is even mor...
2020-10-1321 minDeconstructing YourselfParanoia, Conspiracy, and Covid, with Erik DavisAuthor, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and cultural historian Erik Davis speaks with host Michael Taft about QAnon as a new religion, Gnostic psychology and the power of the secret truth, new narrative warfare exploiting human psychology, technologically-sophisticated divination techniques, the “disenchanted paranormal,” taking responsibility for your own processing of reality, the angel of the library, Metal Hurlant, and more. Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and popular speaker based in San Francisco. He is probably best known for his book TechGnosis a cult classic of visionary media studies that investigates how our fascination with technology intersects with...
2020-07-1457 min
Right Where You Are Sitting NowThe Three Stigmata of Phillip K. Dick, with Erik Davis
BACK IN THE SADDLE! We finally return to the world of audio podcasting after a few weeks of video capture and training (coming June 2009). This week we dream of android-sheep, with cultural critic and social theorist Erik Davis. In this (the first of many we hope) interview, we decided to focus on Erik's study of visionary-author Phillip K. Dick, as well as a brief look at Davis' own 'Techgnosis' studies. In this episode, we discuss Phillip K. Dick's bizarre life, the 'pink laser' experience, the Valis-trilogy, Dick's exegesis, Technosis and much more.
While our first-officer...
2020-05-251h 39
The Primalosophy Podcast#77 - Erik DavisErik Davis is an author, award-winning journalist, podcaster, and scholar based in San Francisco. His wide-ranging work focuses on the intersection of alternative religion, media, and the popular imagination. He is the author, most recently, of High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, co-published by MIT Press and Strange Attractor, and recently on audiobook. He also wrote Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (2010), The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape (2006), a critical volume on Led Zeppelin (2005), and the celebrated cult classic Te...
2020-04-231h 11
Humans On The Loop140 - Pandemic Perspectives with Erik Davis, Tony Blake, and Mitch MignanoWe’re extra lucky to have not one but three amazing guests this week: culture critic and religious scholar Erik Davis, philosopher and author Tony Blake, and trickster historian Mitch Mignano.We planned to have a completely different conversation but due to the overbearing reality of the COVID19 crisis it ended up being a deep dive into the mythic and mystical dimensions of our moment — including nonhuman agency, the virus as teacher, Pan and panic and pandemics, solutionism isn’t the solution, the danger of efficiency logic, and a media diet for meditation on the darkness of natu...
2020-03-281h 26
The Gothic Side of Life#5 Interview Erik Dee Fullmer of Willow Wisp 90s Goth Metal Band from Hollywood CAIn the Funeral Parlor we sit down with Erik Dee Fullmer - Front man and Guitarist of the Gothic Metal Band Willow Wisp. We discuss growing up in a small town with identity crisis and still playing the music you want. While looking like a freak will get you beat up, it still wont stop you from achieving your dreams.
90's Gothic Music in Hollywood - We talk about London After Midnight, Switchblade Symphony, Christian Death, Bauhaus and of course The Cure. Robert Smith should be everyone's idol. At the same time, its okay to love all other types of...
2020-03-1600 min
The Curiosity Hour PodcastEpisode 134 - Erik Davis (The Curiosity Hour Podcast by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund)Episode 134 - Erik Davis
Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Erik Davis.
Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and scholar based in San Francisco. His wide-ranging work focuses on the intersection of alternative religion, media, and the popular imagination. He is the author, most recently, of High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, co-published by MIT Press and Strange Attractor. He also wrote Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica (2010), The Visionary State: A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape (2006), a critical volume on Led Zeppelin (2005), and the celebrated TechGnosis: My...
2020-01-241h 10
Flow Sessions with Jason SilvaErik DavisErik Davis is an American writer, scholar, journalist, and public speaker whose writings have ranged from Rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his dazzling book, “TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information” as well as his work on California counter culture including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. Please welcome the one and only, Erik Davis.Recorded and Produced by OwlCove ProductionsProducer: Lewis RobertsonAudio Engineer: Cody Hamilton
2019-12-171h 25
Humans On The Loop132 - Erik Davis on Perturbations in the Reality FieldThis week’s guest is author, culture critic, and philosopher of the weird Erik Davis, whose work has been one of my main inspirations for almost ten years. His latest work of epic scholarship, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, is an exploration of topics I presumed inaccessible to academic inquiry so masterful I’ve been evangelizing it for months and basically forced a copy on my boss (David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute, who was a guest in Episode 75). In this episode we peer into the intersection of psychedelics, madness, systems science, post...
2019-11-271h 30
Neohuman52: Erik DavisIn the 52th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Erik Davis (@erik_davis). Erik is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book ‘Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information’, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. They talk about wide range of subjects, including philosophy, technology, psychedelics, religion, social media, modern cults, as well as Erik...
2019-11-2556 min
Art of HumanitySEASON 5//Episode 44: Erik Davis on High WeirdnessWe’re back with the season debut of The Art of Humanity! We’ve got a brand new season that focuses on empowering the next paradigm of consciousness. Today's guest is someone who aligns with my mission for Embodiment and New Thought: Erik Davis. Erik is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burni...
2019-11-0159 min
MESPA PrincipalCastMESPA PrincipalCast Episode 6 - Erik DavisErik Davis, Principal of Shannon Park Elementary, is interviewed by Tami Staloch-Schultz, Principal of Westview Elementary. The two are longtime colleagues from District 196, the 4th largest school district in MN. In this episode, Erik discusses the most interesting First Day of School (probably EVER!); how he's navigated becoming the principal in a building that had a long legacy of former leadership; and what happened in his school, when, inspired by Jimmy Casas, he asked his staff, "where are we average?"
2019-10-1034 min
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelHigh Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies w/ Erik Davis
On this edition of Parallax Views, the mythology of 20th century counterculture, that zeitgeist in which rebellious youths experimented radically with sexuality and psychedelic drugs, began and ended in the 1960s. Scholar of esoteric Erik Davis, however, excavates the countercultural moment of the 1970s in his new book High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies (MIT Press) through the figures of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, philosopher Robert Anton Wilson, and psychedelic explorer Terence McKenna. In this conversation Erik and I discuss the possible pitfalls of counterculture in the 60s/70s as well as...
2019-09-2700 min
Nostalgia TrapCircling the Eschaton w/ Erik DavisWriter and cultural critic Erik Davis joins us to discuss his fascinating, often startling new book, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. By connecting the strange experiences of three psychedelic philosophers (Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson), Davis offers a narrative of the 1970s that goes beyond disco and Jimmy Carter, showing us a world of occult prophecies, paranoid conspiracies, and often drug-induced spiritual fuckery. In this conversation, Davis discusses the origins of High Weirdness, his longer journey as a thinker and writer, and how the transcendent freakiness of California in the 70...
2019-09-101h 18Nostalgia TrapCircling the Eschaton w/ Erik DavisWriter and cultural critic Erik Davis joins us to discuss his fascinating, often startling new book, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. By connecting the strange experiences of three psychedelic philosophers (Philip K. Dick, Terence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilson), Davis offers a narrative of the 1970s that goes beyond disco and Jimmy Carter, showing us a world of occult prophecies, paranoid conspiracies, and often drug-induced spiritual fuckery. In this conversation, Davis discusses the origins of High Weirdness, his longer journey as a thinker and writer, and how the transcendent freakiness of California in the 70...
2019-09-101h 18
Ten Laws with East ForestErik Davis - Technology, Practice, and the Weird (#64)Erik Davis is an author, scholar and connoisseur of the weird. He’s spent over 20 years exploring fringe movements, occult covens and liminal cyberspaces, finding some time in between to become one of the world’s leading authorities on West Coast American counter-culture, writing about everything from California’s alternative spiritual groups to Burning Man.
Davis was born during the Summer of Love within a stone’s throw of San Francisco. He grew up in North County, Southern California, and spent a decade on the East Coast, where he studied literature and philosophy at Yale and spent six year...
2019-07-301h 19
Mission DailyHigh Weirdness with Erik Davis"We want to be exemplars of humanity at the end of the time." - Terence McKenna Erik Davis looks at the world in a different way. He’s a novelist, writer, podcaster, and speaker, and his writings have covered everything from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. His most recent book, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies is out now. Erik loves to analyze “the weird” and in High Weirdness, he dives deep into the psychedelic culture of the 1970s; a time that was so strange, it was almost...
2019-07-191h 07
Liber OhioOCCULTURE 134: Erik Davis // High Weirdness, Psychedelic Spirituality, Counterculture & The Paranoid Magic of VerisimilitudeErik Davis is back in the house for a second time to rap a bit about his latest book High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. Most of you know Erik from his podcast, Expanding Mind, or from the tome known as TechGnosis, or perhaps from his work on The Exegesis of Philip K Dick. No matter how you know Erik, you know he is the sultan of high strangeness, and High Weirdness may just be his magnum opus, which is saying quite a bit if you've read his previous work. High Weirdness charts t...
2019-07-121h 08
This WreckagePROLETKULT 3: High Weirdness w/ Erik Davis + Black Mirror s5 reviewProletkult is a monthly semi-premium subseries of the Antifada that covers space, exobiology, the paranormal and parapolitical, futurism and sci-fi. In this episode we talk to Erik Davis on his new book that follows Phillip K. Dick, Terrence McKenna, and Robert Anton Wilsons shamanic tightrope walking between science fiction and reality. At the end of the episode Andy reviews each episode of Black Mirror Season 5.
For Erik Davis's book, podcast, and archive visit:
https://techgnosis.com/
https://techgnosis.com/category/high-weirdness/
Twitter:
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2019-07-031h 05
Both/And#14 Paradigm Shifting with Erik DavisJared Janes and Jason Snyder talk with Erik Davis, host of the Expanding Mind podcast, and author of the newly released book, High Weirdness. They discuss a wide range of topics, including eclecticism, psychedelics, philosophy, spirituality, existential dread, esotericism, capitalism meditation & more. In this Episode of Both/And Erik's Website High Weirdness Jean Gebser Twitter Questions Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher Expanding Mind ep. with Dr. Elliot Wolfson Philosophize This! Frankfurt School Series Support Both/And by becoming a patron &/or subscribing & reviewing us on iTunes Jared Janes participates in the Amazon...
2019-06-281h 18
Life is a Festival#23 - Keep Psychedelics Weird | Erik Davis (Techgnosis)When did weird stop being so, well… weird?
Today on Life is a Festival I’m speaking with psychedelic elder, writer and host of the Expanding Mind Podcast, Erik Davis.
Erik has just published a new book called High Weirdness focusing on the super weird early 70s through the figures of Terence and Dennis McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson and Philip K Dick.
On the podcast we talk about where the true weird resides in the age of Donald Trump. Is depression weird, or is depression when things aren’t weird enough? Is Burning Man still weird or has it become too ma...
2019-06-062h 33
Weird StudiesWalking the Tightrope with Erik Davis
Journalist and historian of religion Erik Davis joins Phil and JF to talk about his latest magnum opus, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies. In this masterwork of weird scholarship, Davis explores the simultaneously luminous and obscure worlds of three giants of Seventies counterculture: Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson, and Philip K. Dick. Their psychonautical legacy serve as fuel for a deep-delving conversation on Davis' own ontological leanings, yearnings, and hesitations. We touch on his philosophical development since the release of Techgnosis in 1998, the meaning of "weird naturalism," the primacy of the aesthetic, the uses...
2019-06-051h 25
Deconstructing YourselfRobert Anton Wilson, High Weirdness, and Buddhist Meditation, with Erik DavisMichael Taft speaks with Erik Davis about author Robert Anton Wilson, anarchism in the 1970s, Terrence McKenna, P.K. Dick, psychedelics, cultures of awakening now and then, Zen practice, and more. Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and popular speaker based in San Francisco. He is probably best known for his book TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information, a cult classic of visionary media studies that investigates how our fascination with technology intersects with the religious imagination. And his podcast, Expanding Mind has long been a favorite of mine.T...
2018-12-141h 04
Humans On The Loop99 - Erik Davis on How to Navigate High WeirdnessThis week’s guest is Erik Davis – one of my great inspirations, someone who has influenced me and this podcast in immeasurable ways since I first encountered his amazing criticism, histories, and “seen it all” visionary cool – I still recommend his first nonfiction book (Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information) on a near-daily basis, and his show Expanding Mind has got to be my number one most-listened podcast of all time.Erik is a native Californian Gen X mystic who played no small part in the explosive West Coast visionary cyperpunk scene in the 1990s...
2018-11-261h 09
Mark Metry Show#114 - Erik Davis | Technology’s Hidden Metaphysical Dimension (Techgnosis)Erik Davis is an author, podcaster, award-winning journalist, and popular speaker based in San Francisco.How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? Erik Davis argues that while the realms of the digital and the spiritual may seem worlds apart, esoteric and religious impulses have in fact always permeated (and sometimes inspired) technological communication. Davis uncovers startling connections between such seemingly disparate topics as electricity and alchemy; online roleplaying games and religious and occult practices; virtual reality and gnostic mythology; programming languages and Kabbalah. The final chapters address the...
2018-08-1339 min
ReelBlendAvengers: Infinity War Spoiler Discussion w/ Guest Erik Davis (Fandango)Avengers: Infinity War Spoiler Discussion w/ Guest Erik Davis (Fandango)
To help us settle a few of these key issues with Infinity War, we called in some help. Erik Davis is the Managing Editor over at Fandango, and a long-time friend of the guys. He knows his stuff when it comes to movies, and especially the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So we asked him on ReelBlend, and he was an awesome guest. Listen to what he has to say.
There were a lot of questions Jake Hamilton, Kevin McCarthy and Sean O'Connell wanted to address. What...
2018-05-011h 27