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Exploring the ideas of Robert Anton Wilson and the influences that shaped his reality.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
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.
Links…
The Original Falcon Press:
https://www.originalfalcon.com/
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Hilaritas host Mike Gathers chats with Mike Shea and Tom Jackson about the life of Robert Shea, and the new Robert Shea book, Every Day Is A GOOD Day, from Hilaritas Press in Episode 51 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast.
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Links:
Every Day Is A GOOD Day:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/every-day-is-a-good-day/
Robert Shea's website:
https://bobshea.net/
MikeShea.net:
https://mikeshea.net/
Mike Shea's D&D website:
https://slyflourish.com
Article from the Record North Shore:
https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/2025/10/08/posthumous-book-revives-legacy-of-glencoe-author-with-cult-following/
Tom Jackson’s RAWIllumination:
http://www.rawillumination.net
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
In this episode, Hilaritas host Mike Gathers chats with Jesse Walker, Books Editor of Reason Magazine about A Non Euclidian Perspective, Robert Anton Wilson’s Political Commentaries 1960-2005 and more in episode Episode 50 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast.
Links...
A Non Euclidian Perspective, Robert Anton Wilson’s Political Commentaries 1960-2005:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/a-non-euclidean-perspective/
Jesse Walker at Reason:
https://reason.com/people/jesse-walker/
Jesse's Amazon Author's page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KHVNZS
Jesse on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/notjessewalker.bsky.social
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Hilaritas host Mike Gathers chats with AI Context Creator, Vincent Murphy, about Robert Anton Wilson’s The Book of Forbidden Words, Cognology, AI and more.
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Links...
Brainstorm:
https://www.vincentmurphy.co.uk/
Vincent on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/@Cognologist
The Book of Forbidden Words
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/the-book-of-forbidden-words/
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Hilaritas guest host Zach West, chats with chaos magickian, author, and educator David Lee on his essay in the recently released anthology assembled by Peter Carroll, This is Chaos.
Links...
David Lee Links:
https://linktr.ee/david23lee
Body, Breath, and Gnosis:
https://www.visible-college.org/events-oxwick/body-breath-and-gnosis-with-dave-lee-and-coral-carte
This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic:
https://www.amazon.com/This-Chaos-Embracing-Future-Magic/dp/1578638739
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Zack West's Substack:
https://i2c2musicart.substack.com/
Zack's I²C²:
https://zachwesti2c2.com/
Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Hilaritas guest host Zach West chats with Mavericks of the Mind co-interviewers, David Jay Brown and Rebecca McClen Novick about consciousness, deja vu, lucid dreaming and more.
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Mavericks of the Mind:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/mavericks-of-the-mind/
Rebecca McClen Novick:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rebecca-McClen-Novick/author/B001IZR6RQ
David Jay Brown:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Jay-Brown/author/B001K8SEM2
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Zack West's Substack:
https://i2c2musicart.substack.com/
Zack's I²C²::
https://zachwesti2c2.com/
All the Hilaritas Press Podcasts:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/
Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Hilaritas guest host Zach West chats with Mariana Pinzón about Octomantic Neuro-Hacking and more in Episode 46 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast.
Links...
Chaos Surfing:
https://chaosurfing.rocks
Chaos Compass substack:
https://chaoscompass.substack.com
This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1578638739/
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Zack West's Substack:
https://i2c2musicart.substack.com/
Zack's I²C²::
https://zachwesti2c2.com/
All the Hilaritas Press Podcasts:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/
Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about Friedrich Nietzsche and more in Episode 45 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast.
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Links:
The Priory of Sion:
https://rawilsonfans.org/the-priory-of-sion/
Portable Nietzsche Library:
https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Nietzsche-Library/dp/0140150625
Antichrist Translated:
https://www.amazon.com/Antichrist-Translated-Introduced-H-Mencken/dp/1534607994
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All the Hilaritas Press Podcasts:
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/
Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about his new book, Straight Outta Dublin on Robert Anton Wilson and James Joyce and much more
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Insider's Guide to Robert Anton Wilson
https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Robert-Anton-Wilson-ebook/dp/B08CVVM6SJ
Eric wrote an introduction to RAW's WILHELM REICH IN HELL
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/wilhelm-reich-in-hell/
Eric Wagner on Ezra Pound: Hilaritas Press Podcast
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/eric-wagner-on-ezra-pound-episode-19/
Erick Wagner on Beethoven & RAW
https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/eric-wagner-on-beethoven-raw-hilaritas-press-podcast-episode-12/
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Hilaritas guest host Zach West chats with multi-media artist Gabriel Kennedy, about his recently released biography of Robert Anton Wilson,
Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson.
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Links...
Robert Anton Wilson Biography - Explore the Life of a Visionary Author
https://chapelperilous.us
Prop’s Substack | Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon | Substack
https://gabrielpatrickkennedy.substack.com
Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/people/Chapel-Perilous-The-Life-and-Thought-Crimes-of-Robert-Anton-Wilson/100088508153463/
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Host Mike Gathers:
https://linktr.ee/mgathers23
Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa:
http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html