Wilson, or RAW, was maybe one of the more prolific authors of the twentieth century, not only in terms of just the sheer number of words he put on pages, but in the intensity and the complexity of the thoughts he was expressing.

Despite all that work, he’s still somehow largely unknown to the public.

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Robert Anton Wilson has been introduced as a stand-up philosopher and a sit-down comic. He edited Playboy in the 1960s, co-authored Illuminatus, wrote Cosmic Trigger, the Schrödinger’s Cat Trilogy, Prometheus Rising, and too many others to mention in this short introduction. 

He did all this while helping to raise a family, dropping acid, speaking to crowds all over the US and Europe, and rubbing elbows with some of the most illuminated people in the Western world.

RAW continues to stand out among other philosophers and thinkers because as intelligent and insightful as he was, he never seemed like he was presenting the last word on a subject. 

With that ground laid, I would like to welcome our show, Gabriel Kennedy, author of the recently published, and the first biography of Wilson, Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson.

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Find Gabriel Kennedy online:

https://chapelperilous.us/

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