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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
Apr 20, 2022
Apr 20, 2022
1hr 46 sec
This episode is on the television series Mad Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon:
Apr 7, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
1hr 4 min
This episode is on the 00s American TV sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
1hr 21 sec
The week, we forced ourselves to watch Don't Look Up. To hear the B-side next week, subscribe on Patreon:
Feb 23, 2022
Feb 23, 2022
1hr 2 min
This episode is on the 2001 film Time Out, directed by Laurent Cantet. The theme is denial. The B sides releases next week, and can be found here:
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
1hr 55 sec
This episode is on the 1981 film Possession. Benjamin makes reference to a piece by Helen Thompson, available here:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S0895-993520200000027005/full/html
Feb 3, 2022
Feb 3, 2022
1hr 2 min
This episode is on the 2019 film The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon:
Jan 26, 2022
Jan 26, 2022
1hr 1 min
This episode is on the 2020 Danish film Riders of Justice. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon:
Jan 19, 2022
Jan 19, 2022
1hr 1 min
This episode is on the 2021 Bruno Dumont film, France. The discussion focuses on the media and the self, and there's also a lot of discussion of France the country.
To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon:
Jan 13, 2022
Jan 13, 2022
1hr 2 min
This episode is on the 1985 film Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam. The theme is "quixotism". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: