Episode 210  – Angels & Daimons, with Cristina Campo and M.C. Richards

Episode 210 – Angels & Daimons, with Cristina Campo and M.C. Richards

Author: SpectreVision Radio April 8, 2026 Duration: 1:33:25
In this episode, JF and Phil bring together two visionary essays on the daimonic and the imaginal: Cristina Campo’s “On Fairy Tales” and M.C. Richards’s “Wrestling with the Daimonic.” What emerges is a conversation about imagination, personhood, and a world shot through with meaning. Notably, this episode opens with a discussion of what your hosts mean by "imaginal." Phil’s reading of Richards’s essay can be found on our Patreon page. Thanks to Wesleyan University Press for permission to share this with our listeners. Go to Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page to preorder his marvellous new album, Weird Studies Volume 3. Click here to sign up for JF's seminar on Henri Bergson, happening on the Mutations learning platform on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Click here for details on JF's upcoming Weirdosphere course, "What is Philosophy?". Music in this Episode "Scavenger," from ⁠Weird Studies Vol. 3⁠ "Domes and Spires," from ⁠Weird Studies Vol. 2⁠ References M. C. Richards, American artist and philosopher Cristina Campo, Italian poet and essayist M. C. Richards, “Wrestling with the Daimonic”  Cristina Campo, “On Fairy Tales” Henri Bergson, Matter and Memory William Blake, “Auguries of Innocence” Weird Studies, Episode 8 on Graham Harmon Susan Chang, The Tarot Podcast Ramsey Dukes, The Little Book of Demons “The Boy Who Knew No Fear,” fairy tale  Una Voce, Catholic movement  Franz Liszt, Hungarian Pianist Walter Benjamin, The Storyteller William Shakespeare, Othello  M. C. Richards, Centering Robert Duncan, American poet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the heart of Weird Studies, a podcast from SpectreVision Radio, you’ll find long-form conversations between Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel. Their discussions aren’t simple reviews or straightforward analyses; instead, they wander through the tangled undergrowth where art and philosophy meet, giving generous time to concepts that resist easy understanding and to creative works that fracture our ordinary sense of the world. This podcast deliberately lingers in that ambiguous space, treating the “weird” not as a genre but as a particular mode of experience-one that reveals the cracks in what we comfortably assume is real. Each episode feels like joining a deep, meandering dialogue between two friends who are both deeply knowledgeable and endlessly curious, covering a vast terrain that includes literature, film, music, and esoteric thought. It’s a show for anyone who suspects that the most profound truths are often found in the shadows, the anomalies, and the strangely beautiful. As part of the SpectreVision Radio network, which specializes in content that explores the uncanny edges of creativity, Weird Studies builds a unique community of listeners who are eager to think differently. You won’t find pat answers here, but you will encounter compelling questions and a shared sense of exploration that makes each installment a distinctive journey.
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