Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

The Lack

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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 and production are by Scorecard (Dom Kirtley / Jack Stanton).Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.

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Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

Episodes

Three Billboards 09.12.2022 58:12

This episode is on the 2017 film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Gaslight 29.11.2022 1:02:24

This episode is on the 1940 film Gaslight. It's available to watch online for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYmtzaHwCKo&ab_channel=TheSmokingHat To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Dreamers 16.11.2022 59:27

This episode is on the 2003 film The Dreamers. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Hell or High Water 04.11.2022 1:00:20

This episode is on the 2016 film Hell or High Water. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Blonde 27.10.2022 1:02:55

This episode is on the 2022 film Blonde. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

What is a Woman? 24.10.2022 59:50

This episode is on the 2022 documentary film What is a Woman? To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Carnage 06.10.2022 1:01:12

This episode is on the 2011 film Carnage. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Contempt 02.10.2022 1:00:48

This episode on the 1963 film Contempt, directed by the late Jean-Luc Godard. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Archetypes 23.09.2022 58:47

This episode is on Archetypes, an ongoing podcast by the Duchess of Sussex. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Clans of the Alphane Moon 07.09.2022 1:02:15

This episode is on the 1964 novel Clans of the Alphane Moon, by Philip K. Dick. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Rehearsal 25.08.2022 59:48

This episode is on a current TV series, HBO's The Rehearsal. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Rien à Foutre 17.08.2022 1:01:19

This episode is on the 2021 film Rien à Foutre. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Wanting Seed 10.08.2022 1:02:34

This episode is on the 1962 novel The Wanting Seed, by Anthony Burgess. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Only Yesterday 30.07.2022 1:01:10

This episode is on the 1991 Isao Takahata film Only Yesterday. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Ingrid Goes West 21.07.2022 1:00:47

This episode is on the 2017 film Ingrid Goes West. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Barton Fink & the Coen Brothers 29.06.2022 1:00:27

This episode is on the 1991 Coen Brothers' film, Barton Fink. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Titane 18.06.2022 1:00:48

This episode is on the 2021 Julia Ducournau film Titane. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Witch 10.06.2022 1:05:37

This episode is on the 2015 Robert Eggers film, The Witch. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape & Duty 02.06.2022 1:02:47

This episode is on the 1993 film What's Eating Gilbert Grape. The theme is "duty". To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Rum Diary 18.05.2022 1:07:57

This episode is on the 2011 film The Rum Diary. It's the film set where Johnny Depp and Amber Heard met, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Le Silence de la Mer 12.05.2022 1:01:15

This episode is on the 1949 Jean-Pierre Melville film, Le Silence de la Mer. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

The Outfit 04.05.2022 1:00:44

This episode is on the 2022 Graham Moore film, The Outfit. There is extensive discussion of Mark Rylance. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Mad Men 20.04.2022 1:00:46

This episode is on the television series Mad Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

Peter’s Friends 07.04.2022 58:21

This episode is on the 1992 film, Peter's Friends. To hear the B side next week, subscribe on Patreon .

Malcolm in the Middle 24.03.2022 1:04:56

This episode is on the 00s American TV sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. To hear the B side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast