Episode Archive
176 episodes of Weird Studies since the first episode, which aired on January 31st, 2018.
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Episode 152: The Science of Things Spiritual: Live in Lily Dale
Episode | August 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 48 mins
live recording, metaphysics, parapsychology, spiritualism
JF and Phil discuss Frederic Myers, founding member of the Society for Psychical Research, at the 2023 Science of Things Spiritual Symposium in Lily Dale, New York.
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Episode 151: The Real and the Possible: Live at the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, with Jacob G. Foster
Episode | July 19th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
art, epistemology, metaphysics, pragmatism, science
Jacob G. Foster joins Phil and JF to discuss art, science, and the reality of the possible.
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Episode 150: Sacramental Reality: On Arthur Machen's "A Fragment of Life"
Episode | July 5th, 2023 | 1 hr 25 mins
JF and Phil discuss Machen's masterful writing craft in his novella "A Fragment of Life."
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Episode 149: Song Swap: On Judee Sill's 'The Kiss' and Wilco's 'Jesus, Etc.'
Episode | June 21st, 2023 | 1 hr 19 mins
music, prophecy, song swap, time
Phil and JF explore the musicological, philosophical, and prophetic dimensions of two good tunes.
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Episode 148: Mythos of the Moment: On 'Twin Peaks,' Season 3
Episode | June 7th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
aesthetics, cinema, late style, metaphysics, myth, twin peaks
JF and Phil discuss the aesthetics and metaphysics of David Lynch's landmark series.
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Episode 147: You Must Change Your Life
Episode | May 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, poetry, religion
Phil and JF discuss the famous poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo" by Rainer Maria Rilke.
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Episode 146: An Air of Great Power: On the Chariot in the Tarot
Episode | May 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 17 mins
christianity, hermeticism, mysticism, super fly, tarot, technology
JF and Phil discuss the seventh major trump of the tarot, the Chariot.
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Episode 145: Waiting for the Miracle: On Vanessa Onwuemezi's "Dark Neighbourhood"
Episode | April 26th, 2023 | 1 hr 29 mins
death, literature, poetry, politics, science fiction, ufos
JF and Phil discuss the title story from Vanessa Onwuemezi's debut collection of short fiction from Fitzcarraldo Press.
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Episode 144: On Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' and 'The Hellbound Heart,' with Conner Habib
Episode | April 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 42 mins
cinema, clive barker, conner habib, guest episode, horror, literature
Conner Habib joins Phil and JF to discuss Clive Barker's classic horror film, and the novella it was based on.
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Episode 143: On UFOs
Episode | March 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 29 mins
metaphysics, paranormal, psychology, ufos
JF and Phil discuss the UFO phenomenon in light of ongoing government disclosures.
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Episode 142: The Music of the Spheres: On Jóhann Jóhannsson's "Last and First Men"
Episode | March 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 21 mins
brutalism, cinema, extinction, music, science fiction
Phil and JF discuss the Icelandic's composer posthumous science fiction film.
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Episode 141: Actual Magic: On Ramsey Dukes' SSOTBME
Episode | February 28th, 2023 | 1 hr 24 mins
magic, metaphysics, ramsey dukes, science
JF and Phil discuss Dukes' seminal essay on modern magic.
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Episode 140: That Ain't Plot: On Hayao Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away'
Episode | February 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 20 mins
Meredith joins Phil and JF to discuss the 2001 Studio Ghibli masterpiece.
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Episode 139: Sex, Money, and Power are YOURS with our SECRET Art-Power Formula!
Episode | February 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 33 mins
aesthetics, art, ethics, formalism, politics
You must change your life.
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Episode 138: Yours and Yours Alone: On the Death Card in the Tarot
Episode | January 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
death, impermanence, symbolism, tarot
Phil and JF continue their occasional series of episodes on the major arcana of the tarot with a discussion on arcanum XIII, Death.
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The Weird Studies Christmas Special
Episode | December 25th, 2022 | 37 mins 54 secs
Phil and JF discuss why seeing twinkling lights in the dark is so Christmassy