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The Lack is a weekly podcast from political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher Nina Power and filmmaker Helen Rollins. We take a work each week (film, poem, essay, book...) and relate it to a philosophical theme for a wide-ranging discussion about ideas, culture and society. Each week, there is an A-side public episode and a B-side, patreon only, private episode. You can subscribe to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast Our email contact is thelackpodcast@gmail.com. Our music is by Dom Kirtley. Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
This episode is on Caché, the 2005 film by Michael Haneke. There's also discussion of some of Haneke's other films, including The White Ribbon and The Piano Teacher. The theme is "gaze". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon.
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
This episode is on the YouTube video "Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté," by the YouTube Channel Rebel Wisdom. You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YdpvnwtGc&ab_channel=RebelWisdom
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
This episode is on Dune, the 2021 film and the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
This episode is on the book Boomers, by Helen Andrews. It discusses the uses and abuses of generational frames, and their use in telling the story of the professional class.
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
This episode is on the manifesto written by Ted Kaczynski, the unabomber. The theme is "modernity".
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
This episode is on the media outlet Vox. It discusses the relationship between knowledge and authority.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
This episode is on the 2017 Paul Wright documentary Arcadia. The theme is "nature".
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
This week we're releasing one of our B-side episodes to the public. It's on mothers and motherhood. Next week we'll have a new A-side about "nature".
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
This episode is on the first act of Let it Breathe, a novel by S. Matisko. The theme is "community". The novel is available on Amazon: