web01.fireside.fm Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Bonus Episodes” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/bonus%20episodes Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0400 Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." en-us episodic Art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality." yes weird, art, philosophy Phil Ford and J. F. Martel admin@weirdstudies.com Mid-Break Bonus: The Quiet Earth https://www.weirdstudies.com/175b 0dd69f88-2189-4b13-a3c1-b4184866f5ad Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:30:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel A rollicking ride of a bonus episode, previously exclusive to our Patreon supporters. 1:01:58 yes <p>Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a> at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on September 25th, 2024, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as your hosts were finishing up their first Weirdosphere course, "The Beauty and the Horror." The conversation ended up centering on cultural works we experienced in childhood, and that are all the more magical for being only vaguely remembered.</p> <p>To enroll in JF's upcoming Weirdosphere course, "Whirl Without End: Fairy Tales and the Weird," please visit <a href="http://www.weirdosphere.org" rel="nofollow noopener">www.weirdosphere.org</a>.</p> bonus episode, eeriness, the quiet earth, weird studies, de chirico, art, clowns, short stories, Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our Patreon at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on September 25th, 2024, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as your hosts were finishing up their first Weirdosphere course, "The Beauty and the Horror." The conversation ended up centering on cultural works we experienced in childhood, and that are all the more magical for being only vaguely remembered.

To enroll in JF's upcoming Weirdosphere course, "Whirl Without End: Fairy Tales and the Weird," please visit www.weirdosphere.org.

]]> Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our Patreon at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on September 25th, 2024, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as your hosts were finishing up their first Weirdosphere course, "The Beauty and the Horror." The conversation ended up centering on cultural works we experienced in childhood, and that are all the more magical for being only vaguely remembered.

To enroll in JF's upcoming Weirdosphere course, "Whirl Without End: Fairy Tales and the Weird," please visit www.weirdosphere.org.

]]> Mid-Hiatus Bonus: On Horror and the Retail Experience https://www.weirdstudies.com/160b 48a90bc7-82e4-4ece-aaf8-47a528a85267 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:30:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel A bonus episode, previously exclusive to our Patreon supporters. 54:20 yes <p>Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a> at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on January 24th, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as the holiday season was getting under way. Happy New Year. </p> weird studies, patreon, bonus episodes, retail, horror fiction, Christmas shopping Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our Patreon at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on January 24th, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as the holiday season was getting under way. Happy New Year.

]]> Every off-week, listeners who have chosen to support Weird Studies by joining our Patreon at the Listener's Tier get to enjoy a bonus episode. These episodes are different from the flagship show. Less formal and entirely improvised, they offer Phil and JF a different way of exploring the weird in art, philosophy and culture. To tide our listenership over until the next new episode drops on January 24th, here is a recent example of a Weird Studies audio extra, recorded as the holiday season was getting under way. Happy New Year.

]]> Summer Bonus #2: Art and AI https://www.weirdstudies.com/152c 8608c480-cd5d-498e-8ef5-72984f33e08f Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:15:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Another Patreon bonus, released for your listening pleasure as we prepare the first episode of the new season, which begins on September 13th. 51:06 yes <p>In this bonus episode, originally released on July 26th on the Weird Studies Patreon, Phil and JF explore a few ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the arts. The podcast returns with a new official episode on September 13th. Enjoy.</p> artificial intelligence, ai, art, artistic process, creativity, technology In this bonus episode, originally released on July 26th on the Weird Studies Patreon, Phil and JF explore a few ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the arts. The podcast returns with a new official episode on September 13th. Enjoy.

]]> In this bonus episode, originally released on July 26th on the Weird Studies Patreon, Phil and JF explore a few ways in which artificial intelligence will impact the arts. The podcast returns with a new official episode on September 13th. Enjoy.

]]> Summer Bonus: On Affectation, with a Special Announcement https://www.weirdstudies.com/152b c743e87c-5583-45b9-b110-dd7f2955c2f9 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:00:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Phil and JF discuss the virtues of affectation in this bonus episode, previously available only to Patreon members. 49:46 yes <p>A bonus offering to break up the summer hiatus, this episode contains a conversation on the virtues of affectation originally available only to third- and fourth-tier members of the Weird Studies Patreon ("Putting on the Bow-Tie," Apr 5, 2023). The episode opens with a short piece on JF's upcoming Nura Learning course, Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, starting on September 12th. Enjoy.</p> <p>[Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](<a href="http://www.nuralearning.com" rel="nofollow noopener">www.nuralearning.com</a>), a seven-week online course with JF Martel. </p> affectation, art, artificial intelligence, weird studies bonus episodes A bonus offering to break up the summer hiatus, this episode contains a conversation on the virtues of affectation originally available only to third- and fourth-tier members of the Weird Studies Patreon ("Putting on the Bow-Tie," Apr 5, 2023). The episode opens with a short piece on JF's upcoming Nura Learning course, Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, starting on September 12th. Enjoy.

[Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](www.nuralearning.com), a seven-week online course with JF Martel.

]]> A bonus offering to break up the summer hiatus, this episode contains a conversation on the virtues of affectation originally available only to third- and fourth-tier members of the Weird Studies Patreon ("Putting on the Bow-Tie," Apr 5, 2023). The episode opens with a short piece on JF's upcoming Nura Learning course, Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, starting on September 12th. Enjoy.

[Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](www.nuralearning.com), a seven-week online course with JF Martel.

]]> Off-Week Bonus: On Worlds and Stories, with a Special Announcement https://www.weirdstudies.com/131b 975f89b1-b894-447f-a2b1-15da38a3f83e Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel After announcing a new online course they will be teaching together, JF and Phil talk storytelling and worldbuilding. 57:16 yes <p>In this bonus episode, originally released for Listener's Tier Patreon supporters, a discussion of the books Phil and JF are reading leads to a debate about the place of plot, story, and worldbuilding in narrative art. The episode contains information on "Weirding," a new course that the hosts of Weird Studies will be teaching together at Nura Learning, starting in late October. Visit nuralearning.com for more information. </p> literature, structure, genre, setting, plot, fantasy, roleplaying games, weird studies courses In this bonus episode, originally released for Listener's Tier Patreon supporters, a discussion of the books Phil and JF are reading leads to a debate about the place of plot, story, and worldbuilding in narrative art. The episode contains information on "Weirding," a new course that the hosts of Weird Studies will be teaching together at Nura Learning, starting in late October. Visit nuralearning.com for more information.

]]> In this bonus episode, originally released for Listener's Tier Patreon supporters, a discussion of the books Phil and JF are reading leads to a debate about the place of plot, story, and worldbuilding in narrative art. The episode contains information on "Weirding," a new course that the hosts of Weird Studies will be teaching together at Nura Learning, starting in late October. Visit nuralearning.com for more information.

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