Matt and Dan are joined by Samuel Finlay to discuss his novel BREAKFAST WITH THE DIRT CULT, which chronicles both the author's experience as an American soldier in Afghanistan in the early 2000's and the cultural decline at home.
Matt and Dan are joined by Curtis Yarvin to discuss the new compendium of his blog "Unqualified Reservations," available now from @PassagePress, as well as his recent Gray Mirror article "Acorns For The Culture War."
Matt and Dan sit down with @ThraxMaximilian, the managing editor of @APCON_MAG, to discuss his novel GOD IS A KILLER , pulp fiction, neo-noir and the dark heart of New England.
Matt and Dan sit down with @L0m3z to discuss Exiting the Longhouse, Rewilding, and the future of @PassagePress. By the decree of the Sky God, this is a FREE episode.
Dan is joined by @poetrygrifter, a "poetry grifter" who's been published by @ExpatLitJ, @APOCCON_MAG, @maximus__mag, and many others. Topics include the politics of poetry, identitarianism vs. perennialism, and the role of the artist in public life.
Matt and Dan are joined by friend and fellow traveler, @AFScast, to discuss canonical works of fiction beloved by the Right, including Crime and Punishment, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and Blood Meridian, among others. For more, check out Astral's Substack!
Our chat with the inimitable Jacob Everett (@blauer_geist). Topics include Apocalypse Confidential, the definition of the "weird right", Barry Lyndon, and cigars.
Matt and Dan sit down with the king of esoteric RW fiction himself, @0x49fa98, and talk about Passage Prize, God-Shaped-Holes, Sacred Terror, and microwave that tried to killed someone.
Dan sits down with playwright, filmmaker, and renegade scholar @allthefrensy, the mastermind behind the infamous De Vere Ball. Topics include her darkly humorous film, Eco Village, the lost city of Atlantis, and the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays.
Matt and Dan dive into "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole, discussing the extent to which Dunces foreshadowed The Current Year, the echoes of Dunces in Dan's novel, "Nutcrankr," and why Dunces offers a whitepill for outsiders everywhere.