Slavoj Žižek, philosopher and author of Freedom: A Disease Without A Cure, discusses fascinating topics such as the fetishization of knowledge, understanding the implications of speech and subjective engagement, issues with diversity and inclusion, societal perception of madness, knowing the future and the paradox of free choice, and interpreting historical events.

Jack Black, Associate Professor of Culture, Media, and Sport at Sheffield Hallam University, discusses football as an emblematic example of the Freudian/Žižekian concept of drive. They explore the cultural differences and popularity of a soccer song, share frustrations of being fans, and talk about loss and melancholy in sports. They also have a lighthearted conversation about British comedians, goalkeeper challenges, and the emotions and history of English football.

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! This week, we're joined again by Jack Black, Associate Professor of Culture, Media, and Sport at Sheffield Hallam University. We're talking football, melancholy, and English football anthems. How does football, or 'soccer', serve as an emblematic example of the Freudian/Žižekian concept of drive? Jack explains! For access to the full episode, and access to many more interviews, check out our PATREON! Thank you to all of our Patrons, we have some VERY SPECIAL guests coming up, so stick around.   Enjoy!

In this 100th episode, the hosts discuss the concept of masks and its significance in Žižek's work. They explore the idea that masks reveal inner truths, using examples from the movie 'The Mask'. They also delve into the symbolism of masks in relation to subjectivity, power dynamics, and social construction criticism. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the role of repetition in shaping thoughts and ideas.

This Patreon episode explores the limitations of Derrida and post-structuralism. The hosts discuss their personal experiences studying philosophy and their desire to go beyond critique. They delve into Jacques Lacan's critiques of post-structuralism, the challenges of eliminating metaphysics in language, and critique deconstruction for its theoretical approach.

This week the fellas read through Žižek’s Looking Awry. We’re talking anamorphosis, Shakespeare, Zeno’s Paradoxes and the end of the world. Will is in the woods, Peter is at a gathering and Michael’s cat is out of the bag. Thank you to all our fellow Thespians, Ž&… For access to many more episodes, and to support us, check out our Patreon! PODCAST YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM

FULL EPISODE HERE This is a PREVIEW for PART TWO of our conversation with professor RUSSELL SBRIGLIA and we're talking Lacanian theory and Moby Dick, the Kantian and Hegelian Sublime, Master Signifier and the Thing, the Whiteness of the Whale, and Orca attacks.  We have some big interviews coming up and some SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. Thank you to all of our PATREONS and everyone who listens and supports us. Enjoy!

Part 1 of our interview with Russell Sbriglia on his book Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Literature but Were Afraid to Ask Žižek. We're talking Lacanian psychoanalysis as a way to interpret literature, Žižek's bad taste in novels, toilets, the object from inner space, why Beckett is better than Joyce, and what Tony Soprano's major was. Join our ⁠Patreon⁠ for extra episodes, and the back catalogue of dozens of extra episodes. Buy Russell's book here!

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! This week, since everyone else is, we're talking Barbie and Oppenheimer. We talk the role of fantasy in ideology, and the culture war as a distraction from class antagonism. Along the way we chat about Indiana Jones, Paul Verhoeven, and Michael's favourite Australian actors. Thanks for listening! ⁠zizekandsoon⁠

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! This is a PREVIEW of PART TWO of our conversation with Adrian Johnston, you can hear the whole thing and support us on our Patreon getting access to all of our Patreon episodes, the Discord and our courses. The gang is back for the final part of our conversation with Adrian Johnston. It's a big one! We're talking Žižek's relationship with Kant, Schelling and Hegel, the Roberts (Pippin and Brandom), Quantum Physics, the genesis of subjectivity, materialism, Catherine Malabou and Plasticity, nature, biology and neuroscience, cognitive science, Badiou, Althusser and Spinoza. Big thanks to our Patreons for all of your support! Got some cool things coming up over the next few months, so stay tuned! ⁠zizekandsoon⁠