web02.fireside.fm Sat, 23 May 2026 13:38:55 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Weird Studies - Episodes Tagged with “Supernatural” https://www.weirdstudies.com/tags/supernatural Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0500 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 Special Release: Poltergeists, Fairies, Skeptics, and the Managerial Class https://www.weirdstudies.com/184b 0a8e8e07-fcb7-479e-a0a2-777ea3dc871f Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Unscheduled hiatus this week—enjoy this unlocked bonus episode, a perfect lead-in to next week’s release. 33:11 yes <p>Due to scheduling conflicts and a series of unforeseen events, JF and Phil have had to push the release of the next official episode of Weird Studies back by one week. To tide you over, we're unlocking a bonus episode previously available only to our Patreon supporters. It serves as the perfect preface to Episode 184, which will be released on February 26, 2025. Apologies for the delay, and thanks for your patience.</p> paranormal, poltergeist, fairies, rutherglen, chersterton, miracles, supernatural Due to scheduling conflicts and a series of unforeseen events, JF and Phil have had to push the release of the next official episode of Weird Studies back by one week. To tide you over, we're unlocking a bonus episode previously available only to our Patreon supporters. It serves as the perfect preface to Episode 184, which will be released on February 26, 2025. Apologies for the delay, and thanks for your patience.

]]> Due to scheduling conflicts and a series of unforeseen events, JF and Phil have had to push the release of the next official episode of Weird Studies back by one week. To tide you over, we're unlocking a bonus episode previously available only to our Patreon supporters. It serves as the perfect preface to Episode 184, which will be released on February 26, 2025. Apologies for the delay, and thanks for your patience.

]]> Episode 184: On David Lynch https://www.weirdstudies.com/184 1077e786-464a-4fb6-853f-f296b3a0d252 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:30:00 -0500 Phil Ford and J. F. Martel 184 On David Lynch full Phil Ford and J. F. Martel Phil and JF discuss the work of David Lynch, focusing especially on his first film, "Eraserhead.' 1:41:51 yes <p>David Lynch passed away on January 15th, 2025, leaving behind a body of work that reshaped the landscape of cinema and television. Few artists have delved as deeply into the strange, the beautiful, and the terrifying as Lynch, and few have had as profound an influence on Weird Studies. His films have long been a touchstone for JF and Phil's discussions on art, philosophy, and the nature of the weird. To honor his memory, they decided to devote an episode to Lynch's work as a whole, with special attention paid to <em>Eraserhead</em>—the nightmarish debut that announced his singular vision to the world. A study in dread, desire, and the uncanny, Eraserhead remains one of the most disturbing and mysterious works of American cinema. In this episode, we explore what makes it so powerful and how it connects to Lynch’s larger artistic project.</p> <p>To enroll in JF's new Weirdosphere course, <strong>It's All Real: An Inquiry Into the Reality of the Supernatural</strong>, please visit <a href="http://www.weirdosphere.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.weirdosphere.org</a>. The course starts on Thursday, Feb 6, at 8 pm Eastern.</p> <p>A video for the piece <em>For David Lynch</em> is available on <a href="https://youtu.be/3d73NWXWgyY?si=kHr9yZV2As9wLzSe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Pierre-Yves Martel's YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>David Lynch, <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Eraserhead</a></em> <br> <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691152/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">David Lynch: The Art Life</a></em> <br> Victorian Nelson, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780674012448" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Secret Life of Puppets</a></em> <br> Norman Mailer, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780812986136" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">An American Dream</a></em> <br> Laura Adams, "Existential Aesthetics: An Interview with Norman Mailer” <br> George P. Hansen, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781401000820" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Trickster and the Paranormal</a></em> <br> Carl Jung, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780393065671" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Red Book</a></em> <br> Jack Arnold (dir.), <em><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Creature from the Black Lagoon</a></em> <br> Noel Caroll, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780415902168" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Philosophy of Horror</a></em> <br> Gilles Deleuze, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780231059831" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Logic of Sense</a></em> <br> Jack Smith, <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/249415272/The-Perfect-Filmic-Appositeness-of-Maria-Montez" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez”</a> <br> David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch Keeps his Head” in <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780316925280" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again</a></em> <br> Arthur Machen, <em><a href="https://shortstoryproject.com/stories/the-white-people/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The White People</a></em> <br> William Shakespeare, <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781451694727" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Macbeth</a></em> </p> David Lynch, retrospective, eraserhead, discussion, meaning, symbolism, interpretation David Lynch passed away on January 15th, 2025, leaving behind a body of work that reshaped the landscape of cinema and television. Few artists have delved as deeply into the strange, the beautiful, and the terrifying as Lynch, and few have had as profound an influence on Weird Studies. His films have long been a touchstone for JF and Phil's discussions on art, philosophy, and the nature of the weird. To honor his memory, they decided to devote an episode to Lynch's work as a whole, with special attention paid to Eraserhead—the nightmarish debut that announced his singular vision to the world. A study in dread, desire, and the uncanny, Eraserhead remains one of the most disturbing and mysterious works of American cinema. In this episode, we explore what makes it so powerful and how it connects to Lynch’s larger artistic project.

To enroll in JF's new Weirdosphere course, It's All Real: An Inquiry Into the Reality of the Supernatural, please visit www.weirdosphere.org. The course starts on Thursday, Feb 6, at 8 pm Eastern.

A video for the piece For David Lynch is available on Pierre-Yves Martel's YouTube channel.

REFERENCES

David Lynch, Eraserhead
David Lynch: The Art Life
Victorian Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets
Norman Mailer, An American Dream
Laura Adams, "Existential Aesthetics: An Interview with Norman Mailer”
George P. Hansen, The Trickster and the Paranormal
Carl Jung, The Red Book
Jack Arnold (dir.), The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Noel Caroll, The Philosophy of Horror
Gilles Deleuze, The Logic of Sense
Jack Smith, “The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez”
David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch Keeps his Head” in A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again
Arthur Machen, The White People
William Shakespeare, Macbeth

]]> David Lynch passed away on January 15th, 2025, leaving behind a body of work that reshaped the landscape of cinema and television. Few artists have delved as deeply into the strange, the beautiful, and the terrifying as Lynch, and few have had as profound an influence on Weird Studies. His films have long been a touchstone for JF and Phil's discussions on art, philosophy, and the nature of the weird. To honor his memory, they decided to devote an episode to Lynch's work as a whole, with special attention paid to Eraserhead—the nightmarish debut that announced his singular vision to the world. A study in dread, desire, and the uncanny, Eraserhead remains one of the most disturbing and mysterious works of American cinema. In this episode, we explore what makes it so powerful and how it connects to Lynch’s larger artistic project.

To enroll in JF's new Weirdosphere course, It's All Real: An Inquiry Into the Reality of the Supernatural, please visit www.weirdosphere.org. The course starts on Thursday, Feb 6, at 8 pm Eastern.

A video for the piece For David Lynch is available on Pierre-Yves Martel's YouTube channel.

REFERENCES

David Lynch, Eraserhead
David Lynch: The Art Life
Victorian Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets
Norman Mailer, An American Dream
Laura Adams, "Existential Aesthetics: An Interview with Norman Mailer”
George P. Hansen, The Trickster and the Paranormal
Carl Jung, The Red Book
Jack Arnold (dir.), The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Noel Caroll, The Philosophy of Horror
Gilles Deleuze, The Logic of Sense
Jack Smith, “The Perfect Filmic Appositeness of Maria Montez”
David Foster Wallace, “David Lynch Keeps his Head” in A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again
Arthur Machen, The White People
William Shakespeare, Macbeth

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