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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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Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
This episode is about the 2000 documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye. The theme is "scapegoats".
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
This episode is on a selection from Julia Kristeva's 2010 book, Hatred and Forgiveness, along with Nine Inch Nails' first album, Pretty Hate Machine. The theme is "hatred".
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
In this episode, Benjamin forces his reluctant co-hosts to watch Twilight. The theme is "Anemoia".
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
This episode is on Instagram poetry. The theme is "regime aesthetics". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Benjamin and Nina debate the artistic merits of the 1966 Soviet classic Andrei Rublev.
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
This episode is on the 2009 film Agora. The theme is "decline". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
This episode is on the 1989 film Atame. The theme is "desire". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
This episode is on the 2013 film The Canyons. The theme is "failure". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
Saturday Jul 24, 2021
This episode is on the YouTube video "Terry Eagleton in conversation with Roger Scruton." The theme is "high culture". You can watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOdMBDOj4ec&t=2643s&ab_channel=IntelligenceSquared
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Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
This episode is on the 2018 film Roma. The theme is "Class in the Twenty-First Century." To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: