Matthew J. Dillon, Center for the Study of World Religions
17 episodes
3 weeks ago
Pop Apocalypse explores gnostic, esoteric, and mystical currents in popular culture. The podcast features interviews with artists, musicians, and writers about the experiential and spiritual dimensions of their work.
Music by Secret Chiefs 3.
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Pop Apocalypse explores gnostic, esoteric, and mystical currents in popular culture. The podcast features interviews with artists, musicians, and writers about the experiential and spiritual dimensions of their work.
Music by Secret Chiefs 3.
Psychedelics, California, and the Cultures of Consciousness - A Talk with Erik Davis.
Pop Apocalypse
2 hours 14 seconds
1 year ago
Psychedelics, 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.
Pop Apocalypse
Pop Apocalypse explores gnostic, esoteric, and mystical currents in popular culture. The podcast features interviews with artists, musicians, and writers about the experiential and spiritual dimensions of their work.
Music by Secret Chiefs 3.
