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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


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 143 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Lack

    The Return of Martin Guerre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 60:52


    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

    Living in Oblivion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 61:15


    This episode is on the 1995 film, Living in Oblivion. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 61:19


    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

    Birth of a Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 61:23


    This episode is on the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Mickey 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 61:09


    This episode is on the 2025 film, Mickey 17. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Conclave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 61:10


    This episode is on the 2024 film, Conclave. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Locke

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 61:34


    This episode is on the 2013 film, Locke. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 61:10


    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

    Eraserhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 60:50


    This episode is on the 1977 film, Eraserhead. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Funeral Parade of Roses

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 60:43


    This episode is on the 1969 film, Funeral Parade of Roses. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 61:25


    This episode is on the 1990 film, Dreams. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Perfect Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 60:57


    This episode is on the 2023 film, Perfect Days. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 61:09


    This episode is on the 2023 film, Tuesday. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Søn of Dad (Live in London w/Helen Rollins)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 61:17


    This episode was recorded live in London on the 2023 country music album, Søn of Dad.

    Diva (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 61:35


    This episode is on the 1981 film, Diva. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Bikeriders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 61:15


    This episode is on the 2023 film, The Bikeriders. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Substance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 61:43


    This episode is on the 2024 film, The Substance. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Beau is Afraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 62:33


    This episode is on the 2023 film, Beau is Afraid. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Double Indemnity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 62:10


    This episode is on the 1944 film, Double Indemnity. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Over the Garden Wall

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 60:05


    This episode is on the 2014 miniseries, Over the Garden Wall. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Vertigo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 65:08


    This episode is on the 1958 film, Vertigo. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Parallax View

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 63:22


    This episode is on the 1974 film, The Parallax View. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    A Clockwork Orange

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 62:22


    This episode is on the 1971 film, A Clockwork Orange. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Twisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 62:15


    This episode is on the 2024 film, Twisters. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Lives of Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 63:09


    This episode is on the 2006 film, The Lives of Others. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Battle of Algiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 60:50


    This episode is on the 1966 film, The Battle of Algiers. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Tickled

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 64:16


    This episode is on the 2016 film, Tickled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Drive My Car

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 64:05


    This episode is on the 2021 film, Drive My Car. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Souvenir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 60:54


    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

    Furiosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 62:03


    This episode is on the 2024 film, Furiosa. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Bastards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 60:05


    This episode is on the 2013 film, Bastards. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Wicker Man (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 60:16


    This episode is on the 1973 film, The Wicker Man. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Vengeance is Mine (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 60:16


    This episode is on the 1984 film, Vengeance is Mine. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Chinatown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 60:35


    This episode is on the 1974 film, Chinatown. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    A Woman Under the Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 64:31


    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

    Yojimbo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 61:07


    This episode is on the 1961 Kurosawa film, Yojimbo. To hear the B-Side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Stroszek

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 62:28


    This episode is on the 1977 Werner Herzog film, Stroszek. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Land (1969)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 60:36


    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

    Doubt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 60:20


    This episode is on the 2008 film, Doubt. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    No Country for Old Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 62:00


    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

    Of Gods and Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 61:38


    This episode is on the 2010 film, Of Gods and Men. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Breaking Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 61:26


    This episode is on the 1979 film, Breaking Away. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Bamboozled

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 61:01


    This episode is on the 2000 film, Bamboozled. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    American Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 61:15


    This episode is on the 2023 film, American Fiction. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    The Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 62:05


    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

    May December

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 60:50


    This episode is on the 2023 film, May December. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Saltburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 63:55


    This episode is on the 2023 film, Saltburn. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Leave Her to Heaven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 61:17


    This episode is on the 1945 film, Leave Her to Heaven. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

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    The Banshees of Inisherin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 60:36


    This episode is on the 2022 film, The Banshees of Inisherin. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Idiocracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 63:11


    This episode is on the 2006 film, Idiocracy. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast

    Demolition Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 61:56


    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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