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Uncivil Savant PodcastEpisode 06 - The Now-Time of the HandThis piece is a response to a recent essay by Rhyd Wildermuth and an opportunity to expand on a letter to my friend Dougald Hine . I’ll raise the case for haptic richness over the tyranny of frictionless surfaces, show how our ancestors left us plenty of medicine in unlikely places, and suggest that there is no time, or at least no linear time, in the palm of your hand. For help from Blake, my mother’s sewing kit and a German biker, plus several contrasting photos featuring my hands, press play.First published here with full tran...
2024-01-2820 min
It's Not Just In Your Head#156: Here Be Monsters - How to Fight Capitalism Instead of Each Other (ft. Rhyd Wildemuth)Is identity based politics a weapon that has been used to 'divide and conquer' the left? We are joined by the author of the rather spicy book 'Here Be Monsters'.
We discuss the suppression of class understanding, the consequences of organizing around identity, and the revealing use of identity based language by Goldman Sachs, the CIA and the US military: a few players can change but the game must stay the same.
Rhyd makes the case for organizing around shared material conditions and the power of unlikely friendships that come from such struggles.
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2023-10-0350 min
Rune SoupHere Be Monsters | Rhyd WildermuthRhyd Wildermuth returns to the show on the occasion of his latest book launch, Here Be Monsters. So we have a freewheeling chat about the mutation and fall of leftism, the what and where of activism accordingly, whether things are getting 'worse' or 'better', updated definitions of capitalism and fascism, Russell Brand, all kinds of incendiary stuff. Oh, and gay werewolves. Show Notes Get Here Be Monsters. Rhyd on Substack. Rhyd on X.
2023-09-251h 45
Southern Fried WitchE102: Land Connection, Magical Resistance, and Outgrowing Capitalism with Rhyd WildermuthHey, y’all! I have a friend with me on the porch today, Rhyd Wildermuth. He is an author, writer, Druid, podcaster, and co-founder/editor of Gods and Radicals Press—an anti-capitalism publishing house for the print journal, “A Beautiful Resistance.” But today, we are just wandering through a conversation about connecting with the land and how that equals magical resistance.Join us for a lovely ride through the proverbial woods! Episode NotesA Beautiful Resistance From the Forests of Arduinna (Rhyd on Substack)The RE/AL/IGN podcastBEING PAGAN: A GUIDE...
2023-02-261h 23
(In bed with) the RussiansBeing Pagan with Rhyd WildermuthThis week we talk with Rhyd Wildermuth, author of Being Pagan. We talk about paganism, animism, religion, the Enlightenment, and about reconnecting with the nature around us in the ruins of our rational and industrial world.Rhyd’s thinking goes against the secular narrative that dominates today — that we western people live in some sort of special period of history, that’ve we’ve progressed away from our primitive past and moved on to a more rational age. A lot of people laugh at paganism but Rhyd points out that paganism feels like the most baseline and natural...
2023-02-042h 08
SoapboxHis Dark Materials w Rhyd Wildermuth + AlienationEsteemed pagan recontextualizer, author, and all around cunning & charming guy Rhyd Wildermuth was kind enough to come share his delightfully Gnostic thoughts and reflections on Philip Pullman's now classic fantasy series His Dark Materials, along with the psyops and spirits of alienation that inevitably follow closely behind. We get into it about angels and their possible roles in empire, the necessity of the antihero, the insufferability of adults, daisy chains of products, ideas, and realities. As usual, it was a pleasure listening to his well-armed mind do the dance of noticing and we hope he enjoyed it half as...
2023-02-032h 32
Tree SpeechPagan Re-enchantment with Rhyd WildermuthWe have a newly-launched Patreon! We at Tree Speech strive to bring you insightful stories and information about trees and those who engage with them. As we keep growing, we would appreciate your support! We now have a Patreon, and every dollar helps us continue to produce this podcast. Every contribution supports our production, and we’ll be giving gifts of gratitude including an invitation to Tree House, our new virtual community for patrons of all levels.
We at Tree Speech and Alight Theater Guild are incredibly grateful to Rhyd Wildermuth for joining us today. Rhyd is a...
2022-05-2034 min
Immediatism794 Black Sun Rising by Rhyd WildermuthThe full title is Black Sun Rising: On Witch Wars and Real Wars, and it is available here on Rhyd's blog.
To be clear, this is meant as an anti-fascist essay!
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2022-03-1218 minRune SoupAdvice For Professional Astrologers During An Apocalypse | Solo ShowWait a minute. Gordon of all people is giving advice about what now? Relax. I truly would never dream of it. Think of it more like Advice To A Young Wife From An Old Mistress. It's a dramatic frame that allows us to explore ways of being with this moment that -oh, just a thought- don't contribute to a field of war that brings everyone closer to nuclear annihilation while somehow assuming doing so gives you the moral high ground. So it's not actually (just?) for professional astrologers and other fortune tellers. It's for any...
2022-03-061h 56Rune SoupTalking Pagan Beingness | Rhyd WildermuthEveryone's favourite expat druid and substacker, Rhyd Wildermuth, returns to the show this week. His latest book, Being Pagan: A Guide To Re-Enchant Your Life, forms the through-line of a wide ranging discussion on beingness, paganism, embodiment and the general state of the world. Electrifying stuff, as ever. Enjoy! Show Notes Rhyd's latest book. Rhyd's substack. Rhyd's website.
2022-03-022h 00
Immediatism660 A Plague of Gods 2, by Rhyd WildermuthAccess the text here.
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2021-10-1833 minImmediatism659 A Plague of Gods 1: Cultural Appropriation & The Resurgent Left Sacred, by Rhyd WildermuthAccess the text here.
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2021-10-1432 min
Immediatism633 Agency & the Body, by Rhyd WildermuthOn body positivity, ressentiment, and desire.
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2021-09-2528 min
empires crumblePresentation for the Agora Citoyenne sur les écosystemes (English)Rhyd Wildermuth's presentation on paganism, animism, and climate change, delivered in the Château of Esch-sur-Sure on 11 September, 2021.Text available at Rhyd.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2021-09-1122 min
empires crumbleEpisode 27: The Graveyard of EmpiresIn this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the way the US government has used (and will continue to use) human rights and identity concerns as a way to advance imperialist policies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2021-09-051h 06
empires crumbleEpisode 26: Pandemic ThinkingAlley and Rhyd discuss the move by governments to create "health passports" and restrict activity to those who refuse to get them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2021-08-221h 18
Immediatism610 Being Pagan: Being Body 2, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.
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2021-08-1627 minImmediatism610 Being Pagan: Being Body 2, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.Immediatism.comMy other podcast, PointingTexts.orgFeedback and requests to Cory@Immediatism.com, and your comment may be shared in a future episode
2021-08-1627 minImmediatism609 Being Pagan: Being Body 1, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.Immediatism.comMy other podcast, PointingTexts.orgFeedback and requests to Cory@Immediatism.com, and your comment may be shared in a future episode
2021-08-1629 minImmediatism609 Being Pagan: Being Body 1, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.
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2021-08-1629 minImmediatism608 Being Pagan: Connecting to Land, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.
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2021-08-1329 minImmediatism608 Being Pagan: Connecting to Land, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.Immediatism.comMy other podcast, PointingTexts.orgFeedback and requests to Cory@Immediatism.com, and your comment may be shared in a future episode
2021-08-1329 minImmediatism607 Being Pagan: Pagan Time, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.Immediatism.comMy other podcast, PointingTexts.orgFeedback and requests to Cory@Immediatism.com, and your comment may be shared in a future episode
2021-08-1136 minImmediatism607 Being Pagan: Pagan Time, by Rhyd WildermuthThis article is available at abeautifulresistance.org.
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2021-08-1136 min
empires crumbleEpisode 25Rhyd and Alley discuss land, its history, its meaning, and its politics.For more information, consider enrolling in Alley's upcoming course with Gods&Radicals at https://abeautifulresistance.org/land-loss-and-reconnection This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2021-07-071h 18Rune SoupPolitics As Religion, Ressentiment and Identitarianism: Finding the Ekumen with Rhyd WildermuthSomething a bit different and exciting this week in lieu of a normal show. One of the things the premium members will be doing over the coming month is participating in calls and Q&As with thinkers who have something to share or contribute to this notion of operating at the level of the living field. First cab off the rank is none other than Rhyd Wildermuth. Finding The Ekumen gets its name from Ursula K. Le Guin's space utopia, effectively an anarchist version of Star Trek's far more militant United Federation of Planets. So if we...
2021-06-132h 07
empires crumbleEpisode 24: The Needle and the Damage DoneWe're back!After a 7 month hiatus, Alley and Rhyd return to discuss Alley Valkyrie's latest essay, "The Needle and The Damage Done," regarding the Suez Canal and how global distribution has affected the way we eat, the way we see ourselves, and the rise of nationalist movements across the world. Subscribe to our Patreon (Patreon.com/EmpiresCrumble) to watch the video version of this podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2021-06-081h 32
Rebel Girls Book ClubBintiMaggie and Harmony devour another book by Nnedi Okorafor this week. Binti is the story of a mathematician who leaves her home planet to study at university and ends up as a mediator between humans and an alien species.
What we're reading:
Witches In A Crumbling Empire by Rhyd Wildermuth
https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9781732552302
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780062941237
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
https://bookshop.org/a/9908/9780451532244
Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
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2021-02-0851 min
The Unbundled Witch Podcast#13 Pendulous: It's Never the Ones You WantJackie and Rachel discuss the intersection of witchcraft, body positivity, and diet cult....oops ... we mean wellness.Show notes:TikTok: Pondpajamas (Alice)Sonya Renee TaylorThe Body is Not An ApologyAubrey Gordon BookLizzo on body positivity"Eat, Prey, Learn Magic: Alex Mar's Spiritual Tourism" by Rhyd Wildermuth"A Tragedy Creates Potential for a National Pagan Discussion on Health"Dowsing for Divinity: In Praise of the BodySilvia Federici Book
2021-02-031h 07
Immediatism173 The World Without Forms, by Rhyd WildermuthThis essay originally appeared in Black Seed #5 and on Gods and Radicals, and is now available on The Anarchist Library.Black Seed Issue 5 at LittleBlackCart.comBlack Seed Issue 5 at TheAnarchistLibrary.orgGodsAndRadicals.orgRhyd Wildermuth's blog, RhydWildermuth.comRhyd Wildermuth's books at ABeautifulResistance.orgImmediatism.comMy other podcast PointingTexts.orgFeedback and requests to Cory@Immediatism.com
2020-10-1400 min
empires crumble(Audio Essay) A Note On The Suppression of SpeechAn audio essay from Rhyd Wildermuth This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-08-2107 min
empires crumbleEmpires Crumble 23: It Can Happen HereLike a world championship chess player wearing a clown nose, Donald Trump has been able to convince liberals he's an idiot while setting them up for an impossible situation they cannot respond to... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-08-0159 min
empires crumbleEpisode 22: Watch where you stepEcological, environmental, and governance crises are all related. Alley and Rhyd discuss the major aspects of each of these (climate problems, Black Lives Matter and the backlash against it, the rise of far right parties in Europe, and the massive job losses across the world) and their relationship to each other. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-07-0557 min
empires crumbleEpisode 21: UprisingEvents in the U.S have taken a turn for the revolutionary. But with Trump's threat to label Antifa as a terrorist organization and white Americans policing the way Black people protest, things could get really terrifying.Alley and Rhyd discuss the myth of non-violence and the larger consequences of the new uprising in America. Spoiler alert--they think you should get your passport... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-06-0358 min
empires crumbleEpisode 20: The Emergency Brake"Marx says that revolutions are the locomotives of world history. But the situation may be quite different. Perhaps revolutions are not the train ride, but the human race grabbing for the emergency brake"What comes after COVID-19? What will our world look like? And how can we make a more beautiful world in the ruins of this crumbling empire?Beware: Alley and Rhyd get a little...hopeful in this episode. :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack...
2020-04-051h 03
Last Born In The Wilderness242 / State Of Exception / Alley Valkyrie + Rhyd WildermuthIn this episode, I speak with Gods & Radicals Press co-founders and Empires Crumble co-hosts Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth. This discussion was recorded on March 22nd, 2020 from each of our respective locations, with Alley currently living in France and Rhyd in Luxembourg. We discuss the "state of exception" and “a world that has stopped” in the midst of this global pandemic and state-mandated lockdowns, as discussed in Alley’s essay, Dispatches From a World That Has Stopped, and Rhyd’s essay, Pandemics and the State of Exception.
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2020-04-012h 03
empires crumbleConspiring to Keep People Alive[Audio Essay from Rhyd Wildermuth] While leftists craft ridiculous conspiracy theories about banking cabals or 5G, some people are literally conspiring to keep us alive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-03-3014 min
empires crumbleEpisode 19: Magic & FascismFinally back in the same place for a bit, Alley and Rhyd discuss Magic and its relationship to Fascism, especially in regards to the power of words.Originally recorded 12 March (just before the COVID-19 curfew in France) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-03-2748 min
empires crumble(Audio Essay) The Occulted Meaning of Covid-19--From Rhyd WildermuthNo one’s behind this. That’s the true occult knowledge behind COVID-19 and every other catastrophe which will continue to define our lives.An audio essay from Rhyd Wildermuth This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-03-2520 min
empires crumble(AUDIO ESSAY): Pandemics and the State Of Exception-- from Rhyd WildermuthIn addition to our regular episodes, we'll now be adding audio essays from both Rhyd Wildermuth and Alley Valkyrie. Here's the first, from Rhyd, on the "State of Exception."Governments around the world have begun curtailing civil liberties in order to fight the spread of COVID-19. Are they following China's example, or is this really a core feature of all modern nation-states? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-03-1810 min
empires crumbleEpisode 18: General Strike!With the upsurge of interest in socialism and the complete failure of the judicial process to dethrone Trump, the idea of a General Strike seems to be on American's minds. But do they even know how one works? Alley and Rhyd discuss the General Strike in France and why the US is much farther from such potential than most people understand. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2020-02-2058 min
empires crumbleEpisode 17: Electoral DelusionsCan a system really be changed from within? Is false hope a form of manipulation? Alley and Rhyd discuss the American Situation, with an eye towards the larger problem facing climate activists around the world This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-11-221h 07
empires crumbleEpisode 16: [IM]MIGRANTSAs climate catastrophe and capitalism's crises disrupt the ability of people to survive, migration will become the norm. Unfortunately, there are governments and people trying to stop them...Alley and Rhyd look at the recent history of immigration and border laws, and explore the bind of immigrant workers exploited by capitalists twice over, as well as their own experiences with family and personal immigration. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-10-1055 min
empires crumbleEPISODE 15: CONSPIRACY!The official narratives of politicians, governments, and the media no longer hold the same power upon the people. Conspiracy theories abound. But aren't governments technically conspiracies? And revolutions...those are too.So how do we tell who's lying, who's in charge, and what's really a conspiracy and what's really just a theory? Or is that even possible?And what if no one is actually behind these conspiracies at all? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-08-1850 min
empires crumbleEpisode 14: Collective Delusions"We thought we had more time..."With more and more news that the climate collapse is accelerating, it's time we seriously look at the pretty little lies we tell ourselves to keep ourselves going. Alley and Rhyd discuss some of these, including the latest leftist delusion, "Fully Automated Luxury Communism." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-06-291h 04
Last Born In The WildernessA Weaving Of Threads: Episode Two HundredThis is a segment of episode #200 of Last Born In The Wilderness “We Live In The Orbit Of Beings Greater Than Us: A Weaving Of Threads.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBW200 / http://bit.ly/LBW200v
Episode #200 is something of a highlight reel, featuring numerous segments from previous interviews I’ve conducted and released, with commentary on the underlying themes and threads that tie all this work together. The episode contains segments with Silvia Federici, Dr. Gerald Horne, Shane Burley, Liyah Babayan, Stephen Jenkinson, Dahr Jamail, William Rees, Dezeray Lyn, Peter Gelderloos, Cory Morningstar, Jasper Bernes, Rhyd W...
2019-06-2605 min
Last Born In The Wilderness200 / We Live In The Orbit Of Beings Greater Than Us: A Weaving Of ThreadsThis is episode #200 of Last Born In The Wilderness. This is something of a highlight reel, featuring numerous segments from previous interviews I’ve conducted and released, with commentary on the underlying themes and threads that tie all this work together. This is a beast of an episode (almost four hours in length), so please take your time!
This episode features segments of discussions with Silvia Federici, Dr. Gerald Horne, Shane Burley, Liyah Babayan, Stephen Jenkinson, Dahr Jamail, William Rees, Dezeray Lyn, Peter Gelderloos, Cory Morningstar, Jasper Bernes, Rhyd Wildermuth, Dr. Karla Tait, Ramon Elani, John Halstead, Charles Eisenstein, Joe Br...
2019-06-243h 53
empires crumbleEpisode13: The New Dark Ages"The dark ages were really only dark for the rich..."With more and more reports that "civilization" may end because of catastrophic climate change, we may be entering into a new "dark ages." But is that really something to fear? Alley & Rhyd discuss the previous dark ages, as well as recent moments of civilizational collapse and ask, "why should we be afraid of the dark?" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-06-0644 min
Last Born In The Wilderness197 / All That Is Sacred Is Profaned / Rhyd WildermuthWriter, political theorist, and Gods & Radicals co-founder Rhyd Wildermuth returned to the podcast to discuss his soon-to-be-released book, All That Is Sacred Is Profaned: A Pagan Guide to Marxism.
We examine the various ways capitalism—as a social, political, and economic system—directly informs the ways we relate with the land in which we live and the spirits that reside there, the bodies we inhabit, the labor we perform, the rituals we engage in, and the various ways these relationships and perceptions either highlight or obscure the exploitive qualities of the global capitalist system we are all enmeshed in.
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2019-06-031h 52
empires crumbleEpisode 12: HERESY!Hannah Arendt, bell hooks, Slavoj Zizek...just a few names on an ever-growing list of philosophers that good leftists aren't "allowed" to read anymore because of something "problematic" they said.In this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss the "canceling" of artists, philosophers, and other creators and trace the roots of our obsession with "right belief" to the Christian wars against heresy and the Calvinist obsession with "faith" over "works." This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-04-1348 min
Last Born In The Wilderness185 / The Gods Have Fled / Ramon ElaniI speak with heathen writer and poet Ramon Elani, a frequent contributor at Gods & Radicals. In exploring his unique perspective on how to address the converging social, spiritual, and ecological crises on this planet, we examine three essays published for Gods & Radicals, which include Land, Home, and the Gods; World’s End; and Our Rage Against The Modern World, co-written with Gods & Radicals co-founder Rhyd Wildermuth.
"Let the home and the idea of the home become a pillar of strength. Let the home become a site of defiance, a bold denial of industrial society. Let the home be made into a...
2019-04-111h 34
empires crumbleEpisode 11The revolution won't be tweeted...From toxic "social justice" crusades to internal sabotage, "internet leftism" is destroying itself and fueling the far-right.In this episode, Alley Valkyrie & Rhyd Wildermuth discuss the mechanisms of these problems and their roots in our alienation from ourselves and each other, and propose solutions to help the Left remember the real world that capitalist social media obscures. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-03-1554 min
empires crumbleEPISODE TEN: Anarchy & ArtWhat's the relationship between anarchism and art? How do we create the kind of world we want to see? And how we learn to believe that we are "good enough?"In this episode, Alley and Rhyd talk with guest Margaret Killjoy and share stories of how they became who they are. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-02-1758 min
empires crumbleEpisode 09: Globalization & GlobalismWhile many people have begun to use Globalization and Globalism inter-changeably, they are absolutely not the same thing. In this episode, Alley & Rhyd discuss the damage done by global Capital, the history of Globalization, the anti-semitic conspiracy theories of Globalism, and the solution: Internationalism. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2019-02-0542 min
empires crumbleEpisode 8: Paganism™"I have met my own people, and I hate them all."--Claudia, from Interview With The VampireIn this episode, Alley and Rhyd discuss their own journeys into Paganism and witchcraft and how they differed radically from the "business" of Paganism and witchcraft in America. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-12-221h 15
Last Born In The Wilderness162 / This Is Not Your Revolution / Alley Valkyrie + Rhyd WildermuthIn this episode, I speak with Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth, co-founders of Gods & Radicals Press and the hosts of the Empires Crumble podcast. We discuss the recent widespread civil unrest in France—dubbed Les Gilets Jaunes, or the Yellow Vest movement in the Anglophone world—a response to President Emmanuel Macron's decision to implement a fuel tax hike in France. Alley and Rhyd provide needed context to what is currently unfolding there, tying cultural, historical, and broad economic trends in France and Europe to make sense of this movement.
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2018-12-211h 34
empires crumbleEpisode 7: NationalismAlley and Rhyd discuss the problems of nationalism and explore the important differences between indigenous and colonized people's struggles for national independence and the far right and white nationalist struggles, and the role of global capitalism in the destruction of cultural differences. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-11-241h 09
empires crumbleEpisode 6: EgregroresWhat’s an Egregore? What’s an egregore got to do with America? And what really happened to the dude who made KONY2012? In the sixth episode Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth discuss how the ingredients of the ritual that manifested American make it impossible to change, and discuss how an egregoric understanding can inform resistance and magic against the State. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-10-1259 min
empires crumbleEmpires Crumble 5 - -ViolenceEmpires Crumble 5 - -Violence by Empires Crumble This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-10-021h 03
empires crumbleEpisode 4: The WitchWhy is being a "witch" suddenly popular? What does the rise of the witch identity mean for actual witches? Why our capitalists trying to sell us stuff? And what are the dangers of this trend? In Episode 4: The Witch, Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth look at the questions (and try to keep their focus while ravens call, a dog barks, and a door randomly opens while they're talking about the dead...) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-09-1349 min
empires crumbleEpisode 3: Fascism...Really?In this third episode, Alley Valkyrie & Rhyd Wildermuth discuss fascism and its specifics and ask, is what we're seeing really fascism? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-08-3154 min
empires crumbleEpisode 2--Capitalism's CrisisIn this episode, Alley Valkyrie & Rhyd Wildermuth discuss this current crisis of Capitalism, how Trump and other opportunists exploit this crisis (and are much smarter than you think), and how all of this has created the material conditions for civil unrest, fascism, and its socialist opposition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-08-091h 02
empires crumbleEpisode 1: The Security StateEpisode 1: The Security State by Empires Crumble This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit empirescrumble.substack.com
2018-07-311h 09
Last Born In The Wilderness111 / The Feed / Rhyd WildermuthRhyd Wildermuth returns to the podcast to discuss some of the ideas presented in his recent essay, A New Luddite Rebellion. Rhyd expounds on the role social media has played on our ability to discuss complex and nuanced ideas, and the role identity politics has played in the Left's (in)ability to effectively organize against capitalism and produce tangible alternatives to the dominant organizing ideology of our time. We also discuss traveling, the culture shock that comes when you travel back to the United States, as well as an upcoming online course, led by Rhyd, on "a pagan introduction to...
2018-04-091h 03
Last Born In The Wilderness75 / Leaving America, Reclaiming Paganism, and Facing Collapse / Rhyd WildermuthRhyd Wildermuth is co-founder and managing editor of Gods&Radicals, a nonprofit pagan anticapitalist publication. Rhyd identifies as a Pagan and an anarchist, and as we go over in this episode, those are not mutually exclusive terms.
Rhyd gives a description as to why Paganism, in the Americanized sense, has lost touch with its radical anticapitalist roots, and through his work and writings, Rhyd is attempting to provide a much-needed reinterpretation of what it means to be Pagan in these tumultuous, crisis-laden times.
Rhyd left America behind to spend his remaining days in Europe, where he currently resides. We discuss...
2017-08-301h 02
The Final Straw RadioPaganism, Anarchism and May DayThis week Bursts spoke with Rhyd Wildermuth. Rhyd is a co-editor and founder or the website Gods & Radicals, which also publishes periodical journal entitled "A Beautiful Resistance". For the hour, we speak about paganism, anti-capitalism, race and whiteness in the context of ethical approaches towards earth-based religions as white people in a Settler Colonial society, May Day and more. You can find his projects at https://godsandradicals.org We also repeat our announcement of the upcoming anarchist bookfaire in Asheville: If you're in the South East (or wherever), you are cordially invited to attend the 1st...
2017-04-3059 min
Crafted Recordings PodcastPodcast Episode 6: The DisEnchanted KingdomIn general, I’m not a huge fan of allegory. But I loved Rhyd Wildermuth‘s The DisEnchanted Kingdom when he wrote it several months back. When he told me he wanted to do a reading of it for the podcast I was excited. And it came out even better than I hoped it would. This one … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 6: The DisEnchanted Kingdom"
2016-02-0921 minCrafted Recordings PodcastPodcast Episode 6: The DisEnchanted KingdomIn general, I’m not a huge fan of allegory. But I loved Rhyd Wildermuth‘s The DisEnchanted Kingdom when he wrote it several months back. When he told me he wanted to do a reading of it for the podcast I was excited. And it came out even better than I hoped it would. This one … <a href="http://www.craftedrecordings.com/2016/02/08/podcast-episode-6-the-disenchanted-kingdom/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Podcast Episode 6: The DisEnchanted Kingdom"</span></a>
2016-02-0900 minCrafted Recordings PodcastPodcast Episode 2: Winter is a Time of RevoltIn this episode, Rhyd Wildermuth, the editor of Gods & Radicals, tells the story of the origin of the organization both as a website and a publisher. He also gives a detailed preview of the upcoming first edition of the print journal. Learn how winter is a time of insurrection, and how gods seem to … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 2: Winter is a Time of Revolt"
2015-11-1100 minCrafted Recordings PodcastPodcast Episode 2: Winter is a Time of RevoltIn this episode, Rhyd Wildermuth, the editor of Gods & Radicals, tells the story of the origin of the organization both as a website and a publisher. He also gives a detailed preview of the upcoming first edition of the print journal. Learn how winter is a time of insurrection, and how gods seem to … <a href="http://www.craftedrecordings.com/2015/11/11/podcast-episode-2-winter-is-a-time-of-revolt/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Podcast Episode 2: Winter is a Time of Revolt"</span></a>
2015-11-1131 min