Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

The podcast discusses topics such as libidinal economics, Freud's Wolfman case, incestuousness, bedwetting, animal torture fantasies, anal eroticism, the historical development of crowns, Freud's love for Egyptian symbols, enjoyment, consumption, illness, symbolic and imaginary aspects of wolf and lion culture, money and desire, performing wokeness, complex relationships and traumatic impact, financial implications of health conditions, differences in orgasms, exploring desire, pleasure, and inheritance, ties between feces and money, and the role of the father figure.

This podcast discusses Freud's case history of the Wolf Man, exploring topics such as castration, Oedipus, and libidinal economy. They also touch on childhood memories, screen memories, and the Wolf Man's family background. Other interesting topics include marking territory, respiratory drive, the tragic life of the sister, rejection and symbolic elements, the different approaches of Deleuze and Lacan, and Freud's discontent with linguistics and Adler.

The hosts delve into Freud's case history of the 'rat man', exploring his manipulative behavior and psychoanalytic techniques. They discuss explicit details of molestation, the connection between desire and losing glasses, childhood perspectives on sex, the complex love life of the Rat Man, his obsessions and fixations, transgressions of father's prohibition, and exploring symbolism and hidden meanings

The podcast explores Freud's case of The Rat Man, focusing on topics such as transference, Oedipus complex, and the impact of the father. They discuss the fundamental rules of analysis, the complicated dynamics of love and father-son relationships, and Freud's concept of the unconscious. They also delve into Hamlet's motivation, childhood experiences with corporal punishment, and the symbolic aspects of Freud's case. The hosts reflect on the progress made in the conversation and express their interest in continuing the discussion.

The podcast delves into Freud's theories on instincts, repression, and negation. It explores topics such as ambivalence, love, and hate in transference, active and passive aims, and the challenge of understanding philosophers like Kant, Derrida, and Lacan. The hosts also discuss female sexuality, the interplay between subjective and objective experience, and the influence of Freud and Schopenhauer in philosophy.

Isabel Millar, an expert in psychoanalysis and artificial intelligence, discusses her new book and topics such as Lacan's essays, the intersection of AI and psychoanalysis, the implications of the Turing test on gender, the concept of the Lighthouse as a machine for enjoyment, the topological elements of Lacan and connections to Guattari, and the problems with academic publishing.

The hosts analyze Freud's essay on narcissism, discussing topics such as the tentative nature of the critique, the significance of castration in Freudian theory, narcissism in early development, internalized object of desire, Lydian and Athenian erotic relationships, becoming a woman, the role of children in narcissistic desire, father-daughter relationship, and the interplay between self-regard and narcissistic libido. They end with a mysterious statement about a murder and the vanishing point of reality.

Psychotherapist Eliot Rosenstock discusses Lacan's 3rd Seminar, exploring the differences between Lacanian and Freudian interpretations, the importance of understanding registers in clinical practice, Lacan's perspective on the ethical in reality, Schreiber's delusions and the question of freedom, communication and signification in psychoses, the experience of listening to a song, decoding and the power of psychoanalysis, public mental health and payment in therapy, and the seductive power of delusion in Schreiber's case.

Taylor and I began a new series of discussions on Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's landmark work, Anti-Oedipus. We've covered The Schreber Case and Beyond the Pleasure Principle, which might help with some of the background. https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/sets/freud

Topics discussed in the podcast include Guattari's fascination with chaos and ecosophy, Lacon's persona and parallels with historical figures, Lacan's influence and concepts, group analysis and making the cosmos inhabitable, permeability and reproduction of ideas, Guittari's views on mass media and lines of flight, and semiotic regimes and the Joker.