An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Hegel
In the third of a series of three special episodes featuring Slavoj Zizek, Ryan and Todd respond to Todd's interview with Slavoj concerning his relationship to Hegel. Slavoj brings up questions about ...
24 Juni 20191h 38min
An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Lacan
In the second of a series of three special episodes featuring Slavoj Zizek, Ryan and Todd respond to Todd's interview with Slavoj concerning his relationship to Lacan. They cover what Slavoj thinks is...
10 Juni 20191h 22min
An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Marx
This special episode includes Todd's discussion with Slavoj Zizek about Marxism, conducted just before his debate with Jordan Peterson. Todd and Slavoj discuss why one might insist on the moniker "Mar...
29 Maj 20191h 21min
Immediacy
In this special episode recorded at the 2019 LACK Conference, Ryan and Todd talk with theorist Anna Kornbluh about the proliferating sense of immediacy in contemporary society. Building on her talk at...
14 Maj 20191h 10min
A Signifier for the Left
Ryan and Todd are joined by theorist Paul Eisenstein to discuss the most appropriate signifier for the Left. They weigh several possibilities, including "progressivism," "socialism," and "communism," ...
7 Maj 20191h 16min
Us
We explore the theoretical resonance of the Jordan Peele film Us (2019), focusing particularity on the relationship between the individual psyche and collective politics. We also delve into what the f...
20 Apr 20191h 23min
Cynicism (Aphorism 3)
Cynicism functions as perhaps the most prevalent form of subjectivity in the contemporary landscape. In this episode, Ryan and Todd trace the origins of cynicism, locate its presence in today's societ...
5 Apr 20191h 9min
Conspiracy Theories
Todd and Ryan discuss the structure of conspiracy theories, how their internal logic logic works and their ultimate reliance on imagining what Lacan would call "the other of the other."
21 Mars 20191h 16min
