The Lack

The week, we forced ourselves to watch Don't Look Up. To hear the B-side next week, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

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: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

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

This episode is on the 2019 film The Lighthouse, starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on the 2020 Danish film Riders of Justice. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast

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: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on the 1985 film Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam. The theme is "quixotism". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on the work of Carl Jung. There's also some discussion of Donald Winnicott's review. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on the 1966 film Blow-Up. The theme is "appearance and reality." To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on a lecture given by Quentin Skinner. He's given it many times in many forms, but we used this one: https://youtu.be/PjQ-W2-fKUs To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

This episode is on Caché, the 2005 film by Michael Haneke. There's also discussion of some of Haneke's other films, including The White Ribbon and The Piano Teacher. The theme is "gaze". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon . 

This episode is on the YouTube video "Addicted to Ideology? With Gabor Maté," by the YouTube Channel Rebel Wisdom. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2YdpvnwtGc&ab_channel=RebelWisdom

This episode is on Dune, the 2021 film and the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.

This episode is on Pig, the 2021 film starring Nicholas Cage.

This episode is on the book Boomers, by Helen Andrews. It discusses the uses and abuses of generational frames, and their use in telling the story of the professional class.

This episode is on the manifesto written by Ted Kaczynski, the unabomber. The theme is "modernity".

This episode is on the media outlet Vox. It discusses the relationship between knowledge and authority.

This episode is on the 2017 Paul Wright documentary Arcadia. The theme is "nature".

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".

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: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GJS7RNV

This episode is about the 2000 documentary The Eyes of Tammy Faye. The theme is "scapegoats".

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".

In this episode, Benjamin forces his reluctant co-hosts to watch Twilight. The theme is "Anemoia".

This episode is on Instagram poetry. The theme is "regime aesthetics". To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Benjamin and Nina debate the artistic merits of the 1966 Soviet classic Andrei Rublev.