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Weird Studies

Weird Studies

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 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." SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. ⁠spectrevisionradio.com⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/spectrevision⁠© 2025 Phil Ford and J.F. Martel Art Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Episode 222 – Art is Totally Objective: On Formalism

    Episode 222 – Art is Totally Objective: On Formalism
    Nov 4 2026
    In this episode, JF and Phi discuss formalism, a broad 20th-century movement holding that art has quantifiable structural characteristics that give it its own value and integrity, such that an artwork can be said to represent nothing but itself. The focus is on Igor Stravinsky's formalist doctrines and the essay "Formalism" by art critic Dave Hickey. Music in this episode: "Scavenger," from PY Martel's Weird Studies Vol. 3. For a limited time, Weirdosphere has reopened Matt Cardin's course, Writing at the Wellspring: A Course in Daemonic Creativity. For details and to enroll, visit the course page on the Weirdosphere website. Episode art: Svanen, No. 17, by Hilma af Flint (1915). REFERENCES Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation Dave Hickey, “Formalism,” Igor Stravinsky, Octet for Winds Igor Stravinsky, "Some Ideas about My Octuor” Reinburt de Leeuw, "Liszt – Via crucis, explained" D. H. Lawrence, English novelist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode 221 – On 'The Exorcist'

    Episode 221 – On 'The Exorcist'
    Oct 21 2026
    In this episode, long overdue, Phil and JF discuss one of the great American horror films: WIlliam Friedkin's 1973 adaptation of Willam Peter's Blatty's _The Exorcist_. Music: "Nascent Red," from PY Martel's Weird Studies Vol. 1. For details on Quentin S. Crisp's upcoming Weirdosphere talk on literature and the supernatural, visit Weirdosphere. The event takes place on October 31 at 3 pm EST. Support Weird Studies on Patreon. References William Friedkin (dir.), The Exorcist Richard Donner (dir.), The Omen Fulton J. Sheen, On the Demonic William Blatty, The Exorcist Gyrus, North Don Siegal and Clint Eastwood (dir.), Dirty Harry Weird Studies, Episode 88 on Mr. Punch Joe Bob Briggs, American film critic Matt Cardin, "Teeth" Ryan Duns, The Theology of Horror Norman Mailer, "The White Negro" Ray Brassier, Nihil Unbound Fyodor Dostoyevsky, "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" Thomas Ligotti, The Conspiracy Against the Human Race John Lennon, "Imagine" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 220: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium

    Episode 220: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium
    Oct 7 2026
    On September 26, JF and Phil took part in the Dream Mapping Symposium, a three-day event organized by the Dream Mapping Project and the Dream Library Foundation, and held at the Brooklyn Public Library. Their mission was twofold. First, Phil was to read Dostoevsky's short story "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man," and then, he and JF were to have one of their conversations about it. Despite inclement weather, exploding lighting equipment and the labyrinthine NYC subway system, it went off like a dream. In this episode, we offer you the full recording of the event. Special thanks to Alisa Minyukova and Kelly Bulkeley for a thought-provoking weekend. To support Weird Studies, ⁠become a patron⁠ of the show. It's not too late to sign up to Erik Davis's Weirdosphere course, Do Androids Dream of Reading PKD? The first of two live Q&As with Erik is on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Music in this episode: "Springtime on Ganymede" from PY Martel's Weird Studies vol. 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 55 mins
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