Žižek And So On

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!

The podcast discusses the allegorical meanings of Godzilla, including its representation as a radiated mutant and its reflection on Japan's position in the global economy. They also touch on topics such as the fall, the movie Schindler's List, Lacan's concept of empty speech, and what's new in the movies.

Alenka Zupančič, an expert in conspiracy theories and forthcoming work on disavowal, discusses the relationship between conspiracy theories and liberal mainstream discourse. Topics include the harmful effects of disavowal, the role of postmodern philosophy, and the concept of the 'big other'. The podcast also explores the challenges of processing information in the fast-paced news industry, the lack of imagination in society, and the need to break free from narrowing down possibilities.

Alenka Zupančič, central figure of the Lacanian-Hegelian Slovenian school, discusses the early days of the troika, What IS Sex, conspiracy theory, desire, drive, and disavowal.