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    Weird Studies

    Weird Studies

    Weird Studies

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    Length:
    179 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality."
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 179 episodes

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    Episode 168: Visions of the Wasteland: On George Miller's 'Mad Max' Films

    There are artists who express the vision of a place, person, or thing so vividly and or...

    80 minutes
    		May 01, 2024

    Episode 167: The Hand of Ithell, with Amy Hale

    Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) was a British painter, poet, and occultist, long identifie...

    88 minutes
    		Apr 17, 2024

    Episode 166: Make Believe: On the Power of Pretentiousness

    In culture and the arts, labeling something you don't like (or don't understand) "prete...

    73 minutes
    		Apr 03, 2024

    Episode 165: Tatters of the King: On Robert Chambers' 'The King in Yellow'

    "Let the red dawn surmise / What we shall do, / When the blue starlight dies / And all ...

    86 minutes
    		Mar 20, 2024

    Episode 164: Towards a Weird Materialism: On Expressionism in Cinema

    What is expressionism? A school? A movement? A philosophy? At the end of this episode, ...

    89 minutes
    		Mar 06, 2024

    Episode 163: The Source of All Abysses: On the Devil Card in the Tarot

    "The Devil's finest ruse," Baudelaire wrote, "is to persuade you that he doesn't exist....

    70 minutes
    		Feb 21, 2024

    Episode 162: The Incarnation of Meaning: Greenwich Village After the War

    In this second of two episodes on "scenes," Phil and JF set their sights on Greenwich V...

    78 minutes
    		Feb 07, 2024

    Episode 161: Scene of the Crime: On Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's 'From Hell'

    Listener discretion advised: This episode delves into the disturbing details of the Whi...

    90 minutes
    		Jan 24, 2024

    Mid-Hiatus Bonus: On Horror and the Retail Experience

    Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our Patre...

    54 minutes
    		Jan 10, 2024

    Episode 160: The Way of All Flesh: On John Carpenter's 'The Thing'

    As a horror movie, John Carpenter's The Thing seems to have it all: amazing practical e...

    75 minutes
    		Dec 20, 2023