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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.
Episodes
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:
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: