We are spiritual primitives. Our form of life is both despirited and degodened.
HSP 33: Spiritual Battles I
To be successful in the West is to accept possession by its demons and monsters.
HSP 04: Bicycle Touring
Two veterans of the road discuss bicycle tours in Europe and the Americas.
HSP 31: Working Class Hero
There is freedom and honesty at the bottom. A discussion of low-paid, unskilled labor as well as an update on the forthcoming HSP publication of The Home Depot, a collection of short stories by Peter Dahlstrand.
HSP 05: Knut Hamsun
Discussion of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun and his only book of poetry The Wild Chorus (Det vilde Kor), translated for the first time into English and published by Human Side Press.
HSP 30: The Unabomber
Discussion of the Unabomber Manifesto, Leftism and the breakdown of the industrial/technology based system.
HSP 29: Change The World
Only a god can save us. Reflections on the burning cities.
HSP 27: Letter for Omar
Encouragement for the sick.
HSP 26: On Selfhood and Individuality
Selfhood and individuality are restrictive ideas used by the state and corporation for economic manipulation and surveillance.
HSP 25: On Spontaneity
Some reflections on Chuang Tzu and Ludwig Wittgenstein, language and manual labor.
HSP 24: The Homestead
On establishing a home in the countryside of Spain or Texas, with Andreas of Austria. Also an update on the forthcoming HSP translation of Varlam Shalamov’s Kolyma Notebooks.
HSP 14: Varlam Shalamov
Discussion of a forthcoming Human Side Press translation of gulag poetry from Varlam Shalamov (Fall 2019), followed by talk of Budapest in the late '90s and a Hungarian female stalker.
HSP 22: Paradise In Burma
The great Austrian explorer, dive master, and boat skipper Andreas discusses his new project — 10 years in the making — on a tiny island in the Burmese archipelago.
HSP 23: Naval Is Happy
A conversation on the happiness of Naval Ravikant, with Andreas of Austria.