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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Hilaritas podcasts: John Zerzan and Nick Tharcher

I have two Hilaritas podcasts to mention this time.

The newest, above, is with John Zerzan, here's the description: "Hilaritas host Mike Gathers chats with John Zerzan about anarchist Max Stirner, and John's interest in Anarcho-primitivism, in episode 53 of the Hilaritas Podcast."

With the excitement over Maybe Night, I managed to miss December's podcast announcement, but it sounds like an interesting one: "Hilaritas host Mike Gathers chats with Nick Tharcher, publisher at The Original Falcon Press, about his many years in the publishing of occult books, in episode 52 of the Hilaritas Podcast." Listen here.  I liked Tharcher's first appearance on the the podcast, I'll bet this one is good, too. 

Not too late to listen to the November podcast, on Robert Shea, featuring Mike Shea (with me in a supporting role). Mike tells great stories about his father. 

I've linked to the Hilaritas Press podcast pages, but you should be able to find these episodes on your favorite podcasting app. Fifty three episodes and counting, browse them here. 


5 comments:

Eric Wagner said...

I am enjoying the Shea episode.

quackenbush said...

The Shea pod and the Vincent Murphy pod were highlights for me in 2025. I'd like to hear feedback from others, but Nick Tharchers's energy seemed way off this time around and it felt pretty 'meh' to me. I expect Zerzan to garner a variety of reactions. Feedback is always welcome.

Spookah said...

Quackenbush, I usually enjoy most Hilaritas podcasts and am always happy with frequent guests such as Eric Wagner. I like when both interviewer and interviewee are RAW scholars, so the discussion can really get into the weeds.

But I see that one of the episode from last year that garnered the least attention was the one with returning guest Mariana Pinzon ('octomantic neuro hacking') and it's a shame because it blew my mind. Her very personal take on chaos magick and Discordianism I found super interesting and insightful at the time.
Keep up the good work!

Eric Wagner said...

Thanks Spookah. Mr. Gathers, I love your interviews with Oz and Bob Campbell.

quackenbush said...

Ah, yes, Mariana was one of Zach's interviews, so it didn't cross my thinking earlier, but yes, I adore Mariana and what she's up to. She's the real deal.