The Lack
Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
The Lack is a weekly podcast from political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher Nina Power and filmmaker Helen Rollins. We take a work each week (film, poem, essay, book...) and relate it to a philosophical theme for a wide-ranging discussion about ideas, culture and society. Each week, there is an A-side public episode and a B-side, patreon only, private episode.
You can subscribe to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Our email contact is thelackpodcast@gmail.com.
Our music is by Dom Kirtley.
Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.
You can subscribe to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Our email contact is thelackpodcast@gmail.com.
Our music is by Dom Kirtley.
Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 1min
Possession (1981)
This episode is on the 1981 film Possession. Benjamin makes reference to a piece by Helen Thompson, available here:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S0895-993520200000027005/full/html
Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 3min
The Lighthouse
This episode is on the 2019 film The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Jan 27, 2022 • 1h 1min
Riders of Justice
This episode is on the 2020 Danish film Riders of Justice. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 1min
France, the Media, and Notions of Self
This episode is on the 2021 Bruno Dumont film, France. The discussion focuses on the media and the self, and there's also a lot of discussion of France the country.
To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 2min
Brazil & Quixotism
This episode is on the 1985 film Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam. The theme is "quixotism". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 2min
The Carl Jung Episode
This episode is on the work of Carl Jung. There's also some discussion of Donald Winnicott's review. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
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Dec 29, 2021 • 59min
Blow-Up: Appearance and Reality
This episode is on the 1966 film Blow-Up. The theme is "appearance and reality." To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
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Dec 22, 2021 • 1h 2min
Quentin Skinner‘s Genealogy of Liberty
This episode is on a lecture given by Quentin Skinner. He's given it many times in many forms, but we used this one:
https://youtu.be/PjQ-W2-fKUs
To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 1min
Caché, Gaze, & the Work of Michael Haneke
This episode is on Caché, the 2005 film by Michael Haneke. There's also discussion of some of Haneke's other films, including The White Ribbon and The Piano Teacher. The theme is "gaze". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon.
Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 2min
Addicted to Ideology
This episode is on the YouTube video "Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté," by the YouTube Channel Rebel Wisdom. You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YdpvnwtGc&ab_channel=RebelWisdom
