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

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

Don’t Look Up 10.03.2022 1:00:21

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

Time Out & Denial 23.02.2022 1:02:24

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

Possession (1981) 16.02.2022 1:00:55

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

The Lighthouse 03.02.2022 1:02:59

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

Riders of Justice 27.01.2022 1:01:18

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

France, the Media, and Notions of Self 20.01.2022 1:01:12

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

Brazil & Quixotism 13.01.2022 1:02:03

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

The Carl Jung Episode 06.01.2022 1:01:39

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

Blow-Up: Appearance and Reality 29.12.2021 59:17

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

Quentin Skinner‘s Genealogy of Liberty 22.12.2021 1:02:05

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