The Lack

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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Deeeeeedubya

Ran rings around Nina Power

Stupendous episode. So many interesting angles and ideas coming from Benjamin Studebaker and utter lack of ability to engage, spar or be in any way additive from one note Nina Power.
jimmythejim

Academic essay form of podcasting

These are essays delivered vocally, with some discussion. I don’t mind since I’m an academic but I do prefer the spirit of unscriptedness in podcasting. Btw, if you do a podcast, please do your listeners a favor and spend $100 on a decent microphone
ElEyeEnDeeRyan

All Superlatives

I haven’t seen most of the films reviewed by The Lack crew; no matter. The essay-to-conversation format provides a brilliant framework. The banter is electric. I’ve listened to many episodes twice. I will listen to this week’s (7/10/21) at least three times.