This week, the second half of our conversation with Mladen Dolar. We talk about the early days of the Ljubljana school, the structuralist revolution, the choice to read Hegel through Lacan, and the Frankfurt school. Mladen was there for it all. For access our full conversation and to support the show, join our Patreon! Thank you to all our Patrons! More to come soon. Make sure you book your spot in the upcoming Zizek events in New York in early April! Enjoy!

The podcast delves into the voice, May 68, early days in Ljubljana, Lacan, rumors and gossip, name significance, and paternal authority decline. Exciting insights from Mladen Dolar, co-founder of the Ljubljana School, on psychoanalysis, French philosophy, German Idealism, and art theory.

⁠FULL EPISODE HERE⁠ This week, we present the third episode in our series of interviews with the Troika — after Slavoj Žižek, and Alenka Zupančič . We’re speaking with Mladen Dolar, Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, at the University of Ljubljana.    Dolar is the co-founder of what has become known as ‘the Ljubljana School’. His principal areas of research are psychoanalysis, modern French philosophy, German Idealism, and art theory. He has lectured extensively at universities in the US and across Europe, and he is the author of over a hundred papers in scholarly journals and volume collections. Apart from ten books in Slovene, his book publications include most notably A Voice and Nothing More and Opera’s Second Death. We’re talking the voice, may 68, the early days in Ljubljana, Lacan, rumours and gossip, what’s in a name, and the decline of paternal authority.    Please consider supporting us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for access to extra episodes and the ongoing production of the show!

Anna Kornbluh discusses her book 'Immediacy Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism' with the hosts. They talk about mediation, negative aspects, Van Gogh experiences, Sartre, Žižek's film work, and the end of futurity. The conversation explores immediacy in art, society, and literature, as well as societal fragmentation through action and contemplation.

This week, the fellas are back with Anna Kornbluh. When we spoke with Alenka Zupančič recently, she told us we should interview Anna about her new book Immediacy, or The style of Too Late Capitalism. So we did!   We’re talking mediation, the negative, Van Gogh immersive experiences, Sartre, Žižek’s early work on film, and the end of futurity. This is a PATREON preview of our 90 minute interview, for the full episode and to SUPPORT the podcast LISTEN HERE! Our next interview is with MLADEN DOLAR... Enjoy!

This podcast delves into Zizek's Substack articles, exploring 'tech talk' on Elon Musk, Apple Vision, and microchimpanzees' suffering, a Zizekian theory of sexuality, and smoking as a surplus enjoyment. The hosts discuss movies, leftist thought, Neuralink implants, virtual reality's societal impact, and philosophical perspectives on sexuality and pleasure.

Explore the relationship between the Ten Commandments, human rights, and inherent transgression. Delve into the connection between misery, ideology, and political beliefs.

Move your Buridan's Ass! This is an UNLOCKED PATREON episode demanded by the listeners wherein the fellas discuss Žižek's new book on Freedom. They touch on the freedom of philosophy, the philosophy of freedom, the pitfalls of Anarchism, Wittgenstein, Sartre, and Canadian Thanksgiving. Support the podcast on our ⁠PATREON for all of our Patreon episodes, interviews, reading groups and so on. Enjoy!

FULL EPISODE HERE This week the gang are talking Mladen Dolar’s “On Rumours, Gossip and Related Matters” from Objective Fictions as we prepare for the big interview!   Mladen Dolar is a Slovenian philosopher, psychoanalyst, cultural theorist, and film critic. He is one third of the Troika with Alenka Zupančič and Slavoj Žižek and the co-founder, together with Slavoj Žižek of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis Rumours brought down old mate Socrates and there’s one going round that the big Other doesn’t exist.    In the beginning there was – not the Word, logos, as in the Bible, not the act, as with Faust – in the beginning, there was a rumour.    Will combats 5G with a Feng Shui mirror, Michael covers his windows in aluminium foil, and Peter defends himself against the metric system.    Enjoy!

Experts Todd McGowan, Jamil Khader, and Broderick Chow delve into the role of jokes in Žižek's work. They discuss the intersection of humor and philosophy, exploring how jokes can critique ideologies and challenge power structures. Stay tuned for an upcoming interview with Mladen Dolar!