Weird Studies

SpectreVision Radio

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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238 episodes
Updated July 22
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Episodes238

Newest first

May 30, 2018 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 16: On Dogen Zenji's 'Genjokoan'
Phil and JF discuss a classic work of Zen metaphysics.
May 23, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 15: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part Two
The second part of Phil and JF's conversation about Andrei Tarkovsky's masterpiece, "Stalker."
May 16, 2018 · 41 min
Episode 14: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part One
The first part of JF and Phil's conversation on Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece, "Stalker."
May 9, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
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.
May 2, 2018 · 1 hr 28 min
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.
Apr 25, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 11: Art is a Haunting Spirit
A discussion of M. R. James' ghost story "The Mezzotint" turns into a disquisition on the nature of art in the modern age.
Apr 23, 2018 · 28 min
Weird Stories: M. R. James' "The Mezzotint"
An unabridged reading of M. R. James' classic ghost story, "The Mezzotint," read by Weird Studies co-host, Phil Ford.
Apr 18, 2018 · 1 hr 24 min
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."
Apr 11, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 9: On Aleister Crowley and the Idea of Magick
JF and Phil talk about Aleister Crowley's 1924 work, _Magick in Theory and Practice_.
Apr 4, 2018 · 1 hr 12 min
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.
Mar 28, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 7: The Unspeakable Mystery at the Heart of Boxing
JF and Phil wrestle with philosophical issues surrounding violent sports.
Mar 21, 2018 · 1 hr 19 min
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.
Mar 13, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
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.
Mar 7, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 4: Exploring the Weird with Erik Davis
Scholar, author and journalist Erik Davis joins Phil and JF to talk about Weird Sh*t.
Feb 21, 2018 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 3: Ecstasy, Sin, and "The White People"
JF and Phil discuss key themes and ideas from Arthur Machen's weird story, "The White People."
Feb 19, 2018 · 1 hr 37 min
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.
Feb 1, 2018 · 1 hr 26 min
Episode 2: Garmonbozia
Phil and JF use Twin Peaks mythos to try to understand what it was that the detonation of atomic bomb brought into the world. Our answer: garmonbozia and plenty of it.
Jan 31, 2018 · 32 min
Episode 1: Introduction to Weird Studies
Phil and J.F. attempt to explain the non-existent field of Weird Studies.

Weird Studies

Episode 16: On Dogen Zenji's 'Genjokoan'

Episode 15: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part Two

Episode 14: On Tarkovsky's 'Stalker' - Part One

Episode 13: The Obscure: On the Philosophy of Heraclitus

Episode 12: The Dark Eye: On the Films of Rodney Ascher

Episode 11: Art is a Haunting Spirit

Weird Stories: M. R. James' "The Mezzotint"

Episode 10: Philip K. Dick: Adrift in the Multiverse

Episode 9: On Aleister Crowley and the Idea of Magick

Episode 8: On Graham Harman's "The Third Table"

Episode 7: The Unspeakable Mystery at the Heart of Boxing

Episode 6: Dungeons & Dragons, or the Reality of Illusions

Episode 5: Reading Lisa Ruddick's "When Nothing is Cool"

Episode 4: Exploring the Weird with Erik Davis

Episode 3: Ecstasy, Sin, and "The White People"

Weird Stories: Arthur Machen's "The White People"

Episode 2: Garmonbozia

Episode 1: Introduction to Weird Studies