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Meta-Geography & Left-Wing Eurasianism w/ Nikolay Smirnov

We are joined by Nikolay Smirnov to discuss how Permafrost is the Sphinx of Russia, Left-Wing Eurasianism anticipating Post-Colonial Theory, and Libertarian Occultism in Russia. Transcript below and interview conducted by Dustin Breitling. Continue reading

Infrastructural Design w/ Vinay Gupta

We sit down with Vinay Gupta to discuss his work on Humanitarian Infrastructure, Ethereum, Mattereum, and his simulation of Pandemics.

Seeing Like A State of Emergency w/ Gabriele De Seta

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The Passion According to Omnicide

A film influenced by the works of Clarice Lispector’s The Passion According to G.H. and Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh’s Omnicide. Narration by Anja Kauffman. Original Sound from Valerio Tricoli’s Clonic Earth and Lucy Railton’s Paradise 94.

After Geoengineering w/ Holly Jean Buck

We discuss with Holly Jean Buck about her book “After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration” examining best-case scenarios for carbon removal.

Transcendental Time-Stretching w/ J.P. Caron

We are joined by philosopher and artist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil J.P. Caron, to discuss the nature of Generative Aesthetics, Time-Stretching, CCRU, and scale-sensitivity.