web01.fireside.fm Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:08:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Investigation” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/investigation Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -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 Episode 155: Dispatches From the Inside: On Planet Weird's 'The Unbinding' https://www.weirdstudies.com/155 be115036-85ba-4a9f-bf1e-87b153762b74 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:00:00 -0400 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 155 Dispatches From the Inside: On Planet Weird's 'The Unbinding' full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Phil and JF discuss Planet Weird's latest paranormal documentary, "The Unbinding." 1:30:17 yes <p>One of the most surprising aspects of paranormal experience is how often it takes on a storylike form, unfolding exactly as you would expect it to in, say, a Hollywood horror film. Viewers of Karl Pfeiffer's film <em>The Unbinding</em> will get a sense of this in the early sequences of Greg and Dana Newkirk's latest occult adventure. The haunting comes on strong and takes rather familiar forms. But the almost too-good-to-be-true frights -- effective as they are in an almost fairy-tale way -- soon give way to a procedural that invites us to ponder the ethics and methodologies of paranormal investigation in the age of Global Weirding. What do we owe the Others we encounter? What do they owe us? In this episode, JF and Phil discuss some of the questions haunting this brilliant documentary from the creators of <em>Hellier</em>.</p> <p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a>.<br> Buy the Weird Studies sountrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow noopener">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" rel="nofollow noopener">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel's <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Bandcamp</a> page.<br> Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, <em><a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Cosmophonia</a></em>.<br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop</a><br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow noopener">Discord</a><br> Get the T-shirt design from <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s" rel="nofollow noopener">Cotton Bureau</a>!</p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>Planet Weird, <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27485427/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Unbinding</a></em> <br> Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/67" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 67 on “Hellier”</a> <br> Alexander Wendt and Raymond Duvall, <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0090591708317902" rel="nofollow noopener">“Sovereignty and the UFO”</a> <br> Duncan Barford, <a href="https://oeith.co.uk/2023/09/19/magick-versus-content-comments-on-a-scene-from-the-unbinding/" rel="nofollow noopener">“Magick Versus Content”</a><br> Gilles Deleuze, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masochism:_Coldness_and_Cruelty" rel="nofollow noopener">Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty</a></em> </p> unbinding, analysis, review, weird studies, haunted objects, witchcraft One of the most surprising aspects of paranormal experience is how often it takes on a storylike form, unfolding exactly as you would expect it to in, say, a Hollywood horror film. Viewers of Karl Pfeiffer's film The Unbinding will get a sense of this in the early sequences of Greg and Dana Newkirk's latest occult adventure. The haunting comes on strong and takes rather familiar forms. But the almost too-good-to-be-true frights -- effective as they are in an almost fairy-tale way -- soon give way to a procedural that invites us to ponder the ethics and methodologies of paranormal investigation in the age of Global Weirding. What do we owe the Others we encounter? What do they owe us? In this episode, JF and Phil discuss some of the questions haunting this brilliant documentary from the creators of Hellier.

Support us on Patreon.
Buy the Weird Studies sountrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page.
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REFERENCES

Planet Weird, The Unbinding
Weird Studies, Episode 67 on “Hellier”
Alexander Wendt and Raymond Duvall, “Sovereignty and the UFO”
Duncan Barford, “Magick Versus Content”
Gilles Deleuze, Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty

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Support us on Patreon.
Buy the Weird Studies sountrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page.
Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia.
Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop
Find us on Discord
Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau!

REFERENCES

Planet Weird, The Unbinding
Weird Studies, Episode 67 on “Hellier”
Alexander Wendt and Raymond Duvall, “Sovereignty and the UFO”
Duncan Barford, “Magick Versus Content”
Gilles Deleuze, Masochism: Coldness and Cruelty

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