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The Lack

Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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 is by Dom Kirtley.

Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.

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  • 189 episodes
  • Updated Wednesday

Episodes189

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  • Nov 16, 2022 · 59 min

    The Dreamers

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

  • Nov 4, 2022 · 1 hr

    Hell or High Water

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

  • Oct 27, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    Blonde

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

  • Oct 24, 2022 · 59 min

    What is a Woman?

    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

  • Oct 6, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min

    Carnage

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

  • Oct 2, 2022 · 1 hr

    Contempt

    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

  • Sep 23, 2022 · 58 min

    Archetypes

    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

  • Sep 7, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    Clans of the Alphane Moon

    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

  • Aug 25, 2022 · 59 min

    The Rehearsal

    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

  • Aug 17, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min

    Rien à Foutre

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

  • Aug 10, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Wanting Seed

    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

  • Jul 30, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min

    Only Yesterday

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

  • Jul 21, 2022 · 1 hr

    Ingrid Goes West

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

  • Jun 29, 2022 · 1 hr

    Barton Fink & the Coen Brothers

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

  • Jun 18, 2022 · 1 hr

    Titane

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

  • Jun 10, 2022 · 1 hr 5 min

    The Witch

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

  • Jun 2, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    What’s Eating Gilbert Grape & Duty

    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

  • May 18, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min

    The Rum Diary

    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

  • May 12, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min

    Le Silence de la Mer

    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

  • May 4, 2022 · 1 hr

    The Outfit

    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