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. O ...
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Your Favorite Existentialist-Anarchist Internet BadassCommentary and Interviews about anarchism, existentialism, and the broader fields of study including the former.
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A podcast for the sane and rational left to discuss important topics relevant and accessible to all.
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I interview authors of new books in art, critical theory, creative industry studies, and philosophy for the New Books Network. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a curator and critic. He investigates interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and the relationship between artists’ access to non-arts skills and the impacts of artistic practices. For a decade, Pierre was the director of Waterside Contemporary in London. He has also been a cultural strategist in higher education and the charity sector, a publishe ...
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The Substance
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This episode is on the 2024 film, The Substance. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Beau is Afraid
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This episode is on the 2023 film, Beau is Afraid. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Double Indemnity
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This episode is on the 1944 film, Double Indemnity. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Over the Garden Wall
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This episode is on the 2014 miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Vertigo
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This episode is on the 1958 film, Vertigo. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Parallax View
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This episode is on the 1974 film, The Parallax View. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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A Clockwork Orange
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This episode is on the 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Twisters
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This episode is on the 2024 film, Twisters. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Lives of Others
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This episode is on the 2006 film, The Lives of Others. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Battle of Algiers
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This episode is on the 1966 film, The Battle of Algiers. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Tickled
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This episode is on the 2016 film, Tickled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Drive My Car
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This episode is on the 2021 film, Drive My Car. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Barrett Brown: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous
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How does someone introduce Barrett Brown? That's a really tough one because the personal, professional, and political stories play off each other in numerous ways. I would have to say that first of all, Barrett Brown is one of too few to survive a very intense era of anti-authoritarian activism and state repression. In addition, Brown is a survivor…
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Mikhail Bakunin's Statism and Anarchy with Douglas Lain and Spencer Leonard
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Last month Douglas Lain (of Sublation Media) hosted a conversation between myself and Spencer Leonard. We reviewed Mikhail Bakunin's work "Statism and Anarchy" and contrasted Bakunin’s thinking with Proudhon and Marx. After some initial confusion, Doug was kind enough to give me the full episode for public release! Enjoy :) Originally distributed b…
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The Souvenir
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This episode is on The Souvenir, the first part of which came out in 2019, and the second part of which came out in 2021. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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This is a brief announcement and explanation of ongoing events threatening union democracy at the center of its progress in Vermont. David Feurzeig joins me to go over the context and the detail what is happening. LINK TO THE PETITION: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/vt-united-petition DON'T FORGET TO LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, ANDSHARE! Become a Patreon…
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Furiosa
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This episode is on the 2024 film, Furiosa. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Phenomenology and Phenomenologists with Nathan from Absurd Being
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Today we sit down with Nathan from Absurd Being to discuss his numerous deep-dives into dense philosophical texts within the phenomenological and existential traditions. Beginning with Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, we move onto later works and their relations. I highly recommend the Absurd Being channel as a companion in learning about …
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Bastards
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This episode is on the 2013 film, Bastards. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Wicker Man (1973)
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This episode is on the 1973 film, The Wicker Man. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Vengeance is Mine (1984)
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This episode is on the 1984 film, Vengeance is Mine. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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György Lukács and Jean-Paul Sartre on Marxist Philosophy with Daniel Tutt
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Today we sit down with Daniel Tutt to discuss many things, but with a focus on György Lukács and Jean-Paul Sartre. Daniel Tutt is a writer, philosopher, and the host of the Emancipations podcast, which delves into the intersections of philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and contemporary political struggles. Daniel's work is a rich blend of psychoana…
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Anarchists, Don’t let the Left(overs) Ruin your Appetite by Lawrence Jarach
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Reading Lawrence Jarach's "Anarchists, Don’t let the Left(overs) Ruin your Appetite": https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lawrence-jarach-anarchists-don-t-let-the-left-overs-ruin-your-appetite From AJODA #48: https://archive.org/details/anarchy_desire_48 Support the showPor Cyber Dandy
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Chinatown
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This episode is on the 1974 film, Chinatown. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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A Woman Under the Influence
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This episode is on the 1974 Cassavetes film A Woman Under the Influence. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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On Slavoj Zizek with Duane Rousselle
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Duane Rousselle is a Canadian sociological theorist, Lacanian psychoanalyst, and Professor of Sociology. He works in several academic fields including Social Movement Studies, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Cultural Sociology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Anarchist Studies, and Continental Philosophy. His work attempts to introduce an alternative to sch…
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Yojimbo
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This episode is on the 1961 Kurosawa film, Yojimbo. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Sartre’s Lost Organization Theory: Reading the Critique of Dialectical Reason Today by Peter Fleming
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Peter Fleming is an internationally recognised researcher focusing on the future of work and the serious ethical implications it raises. He investigates the forces that shape the new economy, particularly its dysfunctions, and seeks to provide innovative theories to help us better understand the socio-economic consequences of work and employment. D…
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Stroszek
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This episode is on the 1977 Werner Herzog film, Stroszek. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Land (1969)
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This episode is on The Land, the 1969 Egyptian film that debuted in the west in 1970. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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This episode is on the 2008 film, Doubt. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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No Country for Old Men
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This episode is on the 2007 film, No Country for Old Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Of Gods and Men
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This episode is on the 2010 film, Of Gods and Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Revolutionary Subject with Benjamin Studebaker
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Benjamin Studebaker joins us again to talk about one of my favorite topics and the title of his new book, “Four Essays on the Revolutionary Subject”. Studebaker is a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is a political theorist who teaches and publishes in both contemporary political theory and the history o…
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Breaking Away
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This episode is on the 1979 film, Breaking Away. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Worker Uprisings Today in Rojava, France, and United States
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On this episode I have brought back two guests who have been here before, along with a third guest that we are all excited to meet. Speaking to things more familiar to those of us in the United States, David Van Deusen - former president of the Vermont AFL-CIO - has joined us and will help to get things going. Next, René Berthier - CGT member and a…
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Bamboozled
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This episode is on the 2000 film, Bamboozled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Knowledge Production and Pedagogy with Derek R. Ford
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Issues of intellectual property, teacher and student strikes, the Occupy movements origins in campus occupations, and ongoing focus on student debt, big data and the digital age in general… these are all indications of something much deeper and much more enduring at the intersection of knowledge production and capital. To explore this all, I sit do…
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American Fiction
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This episode is on the 2023 film, American Fiction. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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The Curse
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This episode is on Nathan Fielder's lastest TV show, The Curse. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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May December
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This episode is on the 2023 film, May December. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Saltburn
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This episode is on the 2023 film, Saltburn. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Leave Her to Heaven
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This episode is on the 1945 film, Leave Her to Heaven. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Who do you turn to at the brink of the apocalypse? What might help us to mitigate the financial, commercial, political, social, and cultural collapse for which we may be heading? Museums and Societal Collapse proposes an unlikely hero in this narrative. Robert Janes’ text explores the implications of societal collapse from a multidisciplinary persp…
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The Banshees of Inisherin
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This episode is on the 2022 film, The Banshees of Inisherin. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Two Anarchist Jews Talk Zionism and War
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Uri Gordon is a long-time anarchist activist, researcher, writer, and organizer. He is well known for his book, "Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory" and his work with Anarchists Against the Wall. His writings have been translated into 13 different languages and can be read online following the links in the descripti…
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Proudhon vs Marx with Douglas Lain and Ben Burgis
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After months of comparing Proudhon's "System of Economic Contradictions" with Marx's "The Poverty of Philosophy", Cyber Dandy and Ben Burgis join Douglas Lain to compare notes and debate the merits of the two works. Ben Burgis' Give Them an Argument: https://www.youtube.com/ @BenBurgisGTAA Douglas Lain's Sublation Media: https://www.youtube.com/ @s…
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Idiocracy
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This episode is on the 2006 film, Idiocracy. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Demolition Man
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This episode is on the 1993 film, Demolition Man. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastPor Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
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Artists Remake the World puts forward an account of contemporary art’s political ambitions and potential. Surveying such innovations as evidence-driven art, socially engaged art, and ecological art, the book explores how artists have attempted to offer bold solutions to the world’s problems. Simoniti systematises the perspectives of contemporary ar…
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