Uncertain Things

Guillotine Chic (w/ Mike Pesca)

April 3, 2026·1h 4m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Mike Pesca — host of the How To! and The Gist podcasts — joins us again! We revisit the topic of nihilism, dive into annihilism (and why it’s different), and dunk on quite a few celebrities along the way. Stay to the end, and we recommend the sweet sweet artworks that may just be the antidotes to our burn-it-to-the-ground times. On the agenda:-On ghosts, demons, and podcasts [0:00-7:50]-Adaam’s theory of Annihilism [7:51-14:24]-Annihilistic artists and the end of truth [14:25-30:36]-Joy and pitchforks! [30:37-47:32]-Artistic antidotes to Annihilism [47:33 - 1:04:00]Mentioned in this episode: -How to Ghostbust the Old-Fashioned Way (How To!)-Vibes of Nihilism (Uncertain Things) -“The Jacobin Seduction” (Uncertain Newsletter)Uncertain Things is hosted and produced by Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa M. Quirk. For more doomsday thoughts, subscribe to: uncertain.substack.com. Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe

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