On this episode, the squad (especially Anika) goes in on the recent protests and the call for defunding/abolishing the police. As we consider the material outcomes of such a program, we move to a theoretical discussion centered around race and

Aries Season: Lacan and Zizek with Special Guest Esther Rosen

Apr 19th, 2020 1h 25m

On this episode, the gang is joined by special guest Esther Rosen to discuss two people many of us actually like, Jacques Lacan and Slavoj Zizek. We discuss psychoanalysis and language, the Big Other, Ideology, Fascism, and other good, non-cont

Pisces Season: Maclachlan (and Lynch) and Butler (and Coronavirus)

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 6m

On this episode (maybe our best yet?), the gang meets virtually, i.e. through the Matrix, to discuss handsome, square-faced actor Kyle Maclachlan and his collaborations with director David Lynch, and queer/whatever-else theorist Judith Butler.

Capricorn Season: Salinger and Deleuze

Jan 26th, 2020 1h 13m

On this episode, the squad goes all in on the work of beloved American author JD (Jerome David) Salinger, and French but Panama hat wearing theorist Gilles Deleuze.

Sagittarius Season: Godard and Halberstam

Dec 19th, 2019 1h 19m

On this episode, the squad discusses the work of French New Wave film director Jean-Luc Godard and gender and queer theorist Jack Halberstam. We hone in on Godard's second film, A Woman is a Woman, and Halberstam's Female Masculinity.

Scorpio Season: Dostoyevsky and Camus

Dec 2nd, 2019 1h 23m

On this episode, the gang tries our best at explaining and understanding existentialist/Scorpio writers Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Albert Camus. Dealing mostly with The Brother's Karamazov and The Stranger, we discuss Christian-socialism, existenti

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