McKenzie Wark is an Australian born writer, critical theory professor, and 61-year-old trans-femme techno raver currently living in NYC. Her latest book, Raving, thinks deeply about dancing, dissociation, drugs, bodies, and identity as McKenzie, recently transitioned, navigates the queer techno spaces of Bushwick, Brooklyn. On the line from Berlin, we talk about experimenting with language and writing, bodies and the beat, smart vs. stupid drugs, cultural theory, rave utopias, and McKenzie's extraordinary journey from growing up in an Australian mining town to dancing on the bleeding edge of the NYC underground.

Guestlist etiquette, artisanal ketamine, sordid afterhours parties, and club sex are just some of the topics delved into with Steven Klavier, house music vocalist and NYC nightlife staple who is our guest on Episode 20 of Rave to the Grave podcast.

Counterculture journalist & party girl Michelle Lhooq on rave utopias and the future of drugs.