
Freud Museum London: Psychoanalysis Podcasts
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Oct 6, 2021 • 24min
Freud in Focus 2: Episode 4
In this final episode exploring The Uncanny, Tom and Jamie look at the impact Freud's paper had on literature and the arts. Our hosts also reflect upon the Freud Museum's 2019 exhibition The Uncanny: A Centenary.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Sep 22, 2021 • 25min
Freud in Focus 2: Episode 3
In this episode, Tom and Jamie will look at the third and final Part of Freud's The Uncanny, where Freud concludes by differentiating the uncanny in literature to real-life experiences.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Sep 8, 2021 • 30min
Freud in Focus 2: Episode 2
In this episode, Tom and Jamie will be looking at part 2 of Freud’s paper The Uncanny, in which Freud delves into the wonderful world of Hoffmann’s ‘The Sandman’ and discusses doubles, hauntings and inexplicable repetitions in his search for the core of the uncanny effect.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Aug 25, 2021 • 24min
Freud in Focus 2: Episode 1
In the first episode, Tom and Jamie will introduce Freud's 1919 paper The Uncanny. We will look closely at the unusual structure of the first section in this 3-part essay.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Apr 14, 2021 • 33min
Freud in Focus: Episode 5
In the fifth and final instalment of our new podcast series, Tom will be joined by Emilia Raczkowska, the Freud Museum’s Education and Outreach Manager, to discuss how psychoanalysis has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Mar 31, 2021 • 18min
Freud in Focus: Episode 4
In this episode, Jamie Ruers is in conversation with the Freud Museum's curator, Bryony Davies. They will discuss the forthcoming exhibition '1920/2020: Freud in Pandemic', which addresses the parallels between Freud's experience with the Spanish Flu and the COVID-19 pandemic today.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Mar 17, 2021 • 30min
Freud in Focus: Episode 3
In the third episode of our new podcast series, we’ll be looking at the final two chapters of Beyond the Pleasure Principle and tracing the emergence of Freud’s New Dual Instinct Theory, and his introduction of the Death Drive.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Mar 3, 2021 • 33min
Freud in Focus: Episode 2
In the second part of our new podcast series we’ll be diving into the central part of the text, in which Freud discusses the ‘compulsion to repeat’. We’ll also be focussing on the concept of Speculation in Freud’s work, and trace a pathway to the appearance of the new Dual Instinct Theory.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Feb 17, 2021 • 22min
Freud in Focus: Episode 1
In the first part of our new podcast series, we’ll be exploring the historical context of Freud’s ground-breaking work ‘Beyond the Pleasure Principle’, and discussing some of the prominent themes arising from the first 2 chapters, including Freud’s famous account of the ‘fort-da’ game.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Feb 3, 2021 • 55sec
Freud in Focus: Pilot
The Freud Museum London is launching a brand new podcast called ‘Freud in Focus’ which will look in-depth at some of Freud’s key texts in a discussion format. The series will be presented by Tom DeRose and Jamie Ruers.
In the first five episodes, we will look at one of Freud’s most influential and controversial texts, Beyond the Pleasure Principle which was published in 1920. Starting with close readings of the text itself, we will then go on to think about its relevance for us today in the 21st-century.
The first episode will be aired Wednesday, 17th February 2021 and a new episode will be released every other Wednesday.
Producer: Karolina Heller
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