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 and production are by Scorecard (Dom Kirtley / Jack Stanton). Our graphics are by Bryce Behrman.
Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power
This episode is on the 1982 film, The Return of Martin Guerre. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1995 film, Living in Oblivion. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 Romanian film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2025 film, Mickey 17. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2024 film, Conclave. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2013 film, Locke. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2024 film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1977 film, Eraserhead. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1969 film, Funeral Parade of Roses. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1990 film, Dreams. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, Perfect Days. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, Tuesday. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode was recorded live in London on the 2023 country music album, Søn of Dad.
This episode is on the 1981 film, Diva. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, The Bikeriders. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2024 film, The Substance. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, Beau is Afraid. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1944 film, Double Indemnity. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2014 miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1958 film, Vertigo. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1974 film, The Parallax View. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2024 film, Twisters. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2006 film, The Lives of Others. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1966 film, The Battle of Algiers. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2016 film, Tickled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2021 film, Drive My Car. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
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/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2024 film, Furiosa. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2013 film, Bastards. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1973 film, The Wicker Man. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1984 film, Vengeance is Mine. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1974 film, Chinatown. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
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/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1961 Kurosawa film, Yojimbo. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1977 Werner Herzog film, Stroszek. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
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/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2008 film, Doubt. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2007 film, No Country for Old Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2010 film, Of Gods and Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1979 film, Breaking Away. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2000 film, Bamboozled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, American Fiction. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on Nathan Fielder's lastest TV show, The Curse. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, May December. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2023 film, Saltburn. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1945 film, Leave Her to Heaven. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2022 film, The Banshees of Inisherin. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 2006 film, Idiocracy. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
This episode is on the 1993 film, Demolition Man. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast
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