Buddies Without Organs

Episode #06: Chronosis and the Three Buddy Problem

The buddies are doing something a little different this episode. Having previously announced a three-episode deep-dive in Deleuze’s The Fold, they all had pretty rotten Aprils. Corey suggested we cover something a bit lighter in the meantime… Instead we read Chronosis.
Written by Reza Negarestani and Robin Mackay, with astounding artwork by Keith Tilford, Chronosis is the story of time itself and its encounters with various tribes and villains throughout the multiverse.
In this episode, the buddies try to unpack this comic adventure, figure out if Reza Negarestani really exists, and ponder the philosophical potential of modern mythologies.
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If you would like to read along with us, visit the Urbanomic website to pick up a copy of Chronosis for yourself, where you’ll also find links to various stockists.
The Buddies Without Organs podcast theme tune was written and recorded by George Rennie.

Episode #05: On the Superiority of Anglo-American Literature

It is possible that writing has an intrinsic relationship with lines of flight. To write is to trace lines of flight which are not imaginary, and which one is indeed forced to follow, because in reality writing involves us there, draws us in there. To write is to become, but has nothing to do with becoming a writer. That is to become something else.Gilles Deleuze, “On the Superiority of Anglo-American Literature”
This week, Sean, Matt and Corey talk about literature, gay Plato, lines of flight, Georges Bataille, the Situationists, whiteness, the American frontier, DH Lawrence, Kurtz-gradients, Leslie Fiedler, Game of Thrones, Saint Paul, secrets, treachery, and what it means to be a writer.
Listen below or, alternatively, find us on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud, Podbean and YouTube.
If you would like to read along with us, this discussion was primarily based on “On the Superiority of Anglo-American Literature”, taken from Deleuze’s 1980 book Dialogues II.
The Buddies Without Organs podcast theme tune was written and recorded by George Rennie.

Episode #04: The Geology of Morals

God is a lobster, or a double pincer, a double bind. Deleuze and Guattari, A Thousand Plateaus This week, Sean and Matt are joined by a new buddy, Corey! Together, they talk about what is likely the most notorious text in Deleuze and Guattari’s oeuvre. Topics covered include geology, North Korea, theory-fiction and the humiliationContinue reading "Episode #04: The Geology of Morals"

Episode #03: Desiring-Machines

Snow on the peaks and upper slopes, gray rock down into the valleys, swatches of green, boulders, firs. It was sopping cold, the water trickled down the rocks and leapt across the path. The fir boughs sagged in the damp air. Gray clouds drifted across the sky, but everything so stifling, and then the fogContinue reading "Episode #03: Desiring-Machines"

Episode #02: Plane of Immanence

Only friends can set out a place of immanence as a ground from which idols have been cleared. Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, What is Philosophy? Only friends…? What about… Buddies? This week, Sean and Matt talk about the weather, philosophizing between buddies, and the limits of thought. Listen below or, alternatively, find us onContinue reading "Episode #02: Plane of Immanence"

Episode #01: Body Without Organs

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Buddies Without Organs. We began our adventure with our podcast’s namesake — the body without organs. Listen below or, alternatively, find us on Spotify, iTunes , Soundcloud, Podbean and YouTube. If you would like to read along with us, this discussion was primarily based on the sixth chapter ofContinue reading "Episode #01: Body Without Organs"