Summer Bonus #2: Art and AI

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Summer Bonus #2: Art and AI

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51 minutes

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Sep 8, 2023

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In this bonus episode, originally released on July 26th on the Weird Studies Patreon, Phil and JF explore a few ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the arts. The podcast returns with a new official episode on September 13th. Enjoy.

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Sep 8, 2023

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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."

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Episode 12: The Dark Eye: On the Films of Rodney Ascher: Phil and JF discuss the work of American filmmaker Rodney Ascher, contemporary master of the weird documentary. by Weird Studies
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Episode 23: On Presence: Phil and JF meet in person to discuss the mysteries of presence and event. by Weird Studies
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Episode 7: The Unspeakable Mystery at the Heart of Boxing: JF and Phil wrestle with philosophical issues surrounding violent sports. by Weird Studies
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Weird Stories: Arthur Machen's "The White People": A complete reading of Arthur Machen's 1904 novella, "The White People," by co-host Phil Ford. This reading accompanies the upcoming episode of the Weird Studies podcast where J.F. and Phil plumb the imaginal depths of the classic weird tale. by Weird Studies
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Episode 5: Reading Lisa Ruddick's "When Nothing is Cool": Phil and JF do their best to weird the cultural politics of the postmodern academy. by Weird Studies
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Episode 2: Garmonbozia by Weird Studies
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Episode 10: Philip K. Dick: Adrift in the Multiverse: JF and Phil discuss Philip K. Dick's seminal essay, "If You Find this World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others." by Weird Studies
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Episode 9: On Aleister Crowley and the Idea of Magick by Weird Studies
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Weird Stories: M. R. James' "The Mezzotint" by Weird Studies
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Episode 4: Exploring the Weird with Erik Davis: Scholar, author and journalist Erik Davis joins Phil and JF to talk about Weird Sh*t. by Weird Studies
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Episode 14: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part One: The first part of JF and Phil's conversation on Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece, "Stalker." by Weird Studies
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Episode 36: On Hyperstition by Weird Studies
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Episode 15: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part Two by Weird Studies
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Episode 19: Intermezzo: A discussion on the past and future of the podcast, and the nature of the conversation unfolding therein. by Weird Studies
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Episode 22: Divining the World with Joshua Ramey by Weird Studies
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Episode 8: On Graham Harman's "The Third Table": JF and Phil discuss Graham Harman's essay "The Third Table" and discover that even the most commonplace objects, seen in the right light, are strange to the core. by Weird Studies
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Episode 3: Ecstasy, Sin, and "The White People" by Weird Studies
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Episode 13: The Obscure: On the Philosophy of Heraclitus: Phil and JF riff on randomly generated fragments from the work of a truly weird philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus. by Weird Studies
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Episode 1: Introduction to Weird Studies: Phil and J.F. attempt to explain the non-existent field of Weird Studies. by Weird Studies
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Episode 24: The Charlatan and the Magus, with Lionel Snell by Weird Studies
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Episode 17: Does 'Consciousness' Exist? - Part One by Weird Studies
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Episode 16: On Dogen Zenji's 'Genjokoan' by Weird Studies
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Episode 11: Art is a Haunting Spirit by Weird Studies
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Episode 6: Dungeons & Dragons, or the Reality of Illusions: Phil and JF use D&D as a lens to locate the vanishing point where fantasy converges with the real. by Weird Studies
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Episode 26: Living in a Glass Age, with Michael Garfield by Weird Studies
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Episode 20: The Trash Stratum - Part 1: Phil and JF muse on Philip K. Dick's line, "the symbols of the divine initially show up at the trash stratum." by Weird Studies
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Episode 66: On Diviner's Time by Weird Studies
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Episode 30: On Stanley Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut': Phil and JF discuss Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece. by Weird Studies
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Episode 49: Out of Time: Nietzsche on History by Weird Studies
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Episode 21: The Trash Stratum - Part 2: Phil and JF continue to muse on Philip K. Dick's line, "the symbols of the divine initially show up at the trash stratum." by Weird Studies
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Episode 163: The Source of All Abysses: On the Devil Card in the Tarot: Phil and JF continue their occasional series on the major trumps of the tarot with a discussion on the fifteenth Arcanum, the Devil. by Weird Studies
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Episode 161: Scene of the Crime: On Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's 'From Hell': Phil and JF discuss Victorian London through the lens of Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's occult reimagining of Jack the Ripper. by Weird Studies
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Episode 160: The Way of All Flesh: On John Carpenter's 'The Thing': JF and Phil discuss the great 1982 horror film starring Kurt Russell. by Weird Studies
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Episode 159: Three Songs, with Meredith Michael: Music scholar Meredith Michael joins Phil and JF to discuss songs by Vienna Teng, Lili Boulanger, and Iron & Wine. by Weird Studies
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Episode 158: As Above, So Below: On Plato's 'Timaeus': JF and Phil discuss Plato's speculative retelling of the creation of the universe. by Weird Studies
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Episode 157: Long Live the New Flesh: On David Cronenberg's 'Videodrome': Phil and JF discuss David Cronenberg's 1983 masterpiece of body horror. by Weird Studies
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Episode 156: The Only Possible End: On Donna Tartt's 'The Secret History': JF and Phil discuss Donna Tartt's classic debut novel. by Weird Studies
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Episode 155: Dispatches From the Inside: On Planet Weird's 'The Unbinding': Phil and JF discuss Planet Weird's latest paranormal documentary, "The Unbinding." by Weird Studies
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Episode 154: Into the Night Land, with Erik Davis: JF and Phil are joined by Erik Davis to discuss William Hope Hodgson's masterfully weird 1912 novel. by Weird Studies
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