by SpectreVision Radio
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 creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial
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April 9, 2025
In this continuation of their non-linear journey through the tarot, Phil and JF discuss the ninth Arcanum: the Hermit. Walking through darkness with his lantern and staff, the Hermit invites us to break from the collective and seek a direct relationship with the Real. This is the card of the seeker, the misfit, the sage, and the wanderer. As tends to happen in these tarot episodes, the hosts take the opportunity to range across many topics, connecting the Hermit to Jung’s Red Book, the Desert Fathers, angels and demons, the I Ching, contemporary politics, and more. Support us on Patreon Order Christian Bunyan's Weird Studies poster here. Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, 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 Carl Jung, The Red Book Stanley Kubrick, American filmmaker Samuel Beckett, Irish writer Emily Dickinson, American poet Temptation of Saint Anthony Our Known Friend, Meditations on the Tarot Weird Studies, Episode 103 on the Tower card The Gnostic Tarot Nigel Richmond, Language of the Lines Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back John Minford, The I Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Oracle and Book of Wisdom William Butler Yeats, "The Second Coming" Alejandro Jodorowsky, The Way of the Tarot Wolfgang Petersen (dir.), The Neverending Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 26, 2025
John Crowley’s Little, Big is, at once, a family saga, a fairy tale, an occult thriller, an idyll, a dystopia, as well as a meditation on myth and history, the real and the fantasy, memory and imagination. Little, Big is also a book that JF and Phil have been planning to discuss for as long as Weird Studies has existed. In this episode, they are joined by writer and scholar Erik Davis to explore the enduring charms and mysteries of one of the greatest—and most underrated—American novels of the late twentieth century. Order Christian Bunyan's Weird Studies poster here. Visit Weirdosphere for more details on Erik Davis's ongoing course, The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick. Support us on Patreon. Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, 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 John Crowley, Little, Big Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain Eric Davis, interview with Neil Gaiman and Rachel Pollack David Lynch (dir.), Lost Highway America, “The Last Unicorn” John Cooper Powys, A Glastonbury Romance J. R. R. Tolkein, The Lord of the Rings Patrick Harpur, Daimonic Reality Lord Dunsany, Irish novelist Special Guest: Erik Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 12, 2025
<p>In this episode, JF and Phil continue their conversation on the wedge, their figure for the epistemological divide between approaching reality from the heart and exploring it with the mind. As the discussion unfolds, the wedge begins to reveal itself not as a rigid binary but as a spectrum—one that stretches from ultimate thickness to ultimate thinness. Could thinking, then, may be the art of navigating this epistemic gradient, seeking the sweet spot where the self meets the world, each on the other's terms?</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.weirdosphere.org" rel="nofollow">Weirdosphere</a> for more details on Erik Davis's upcoming course, The Three Stigmata of Philip K. Dick. </p> <p>Support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Patreon</a>.<br> Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1" rel="nofollow">1</a> and <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2" rel="nofollow">2</a>, on Pierre-Yves Martel's <a href="https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">Bandcamp</a> page.<br> Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, <a href="https://cosmophonia.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">Cosmophonia</a>.<br> Visit the Weird Studies <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies" rel="nofollow">Bookshop</a><br> Find us on <a href="https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp" rel="nofollow">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">Cotton Bureau</a>!</p> <p><strong>REFERENCES</strong></p> <p>Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/155" rel="nofollow">Episode 155 on ‘The Unbinding’</a> <br> Alan Chapman, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781904658412" rel="nofollow">Advanced Magick for Beginners</a> <br> Quentin Meillassoux, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780826496744" rel="nofollow">After Finitude</a> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_sufficient_reason" rel="nofollow">The Principle of Sufficient Reason</a> <br> Baruch Spinoza, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780140435719" rel="nofollow">Ethics</a> <br> Weird Studies, <a href="https://www.weirdstudies.com/139" rel="nofollow">Episode 139 on the power of art</a> <br> Phil Ford, “The View from the Cheap Seats” <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schoenberg" rel="nofollow">Arnold Schoenberg,</a> Austrian composer <br> Jaques Vallee, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780987422484" rel="nofollow">Passport to Magonia</a> </p>
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