Weird Studies

Conversations on art and philosophy exploring reality and the uncanny AI summary

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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

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Episode 222 – Art is Totally Objective: On Formalism E

2026-11-04 · 1 hr 22 min

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…
Episode 221 – On 'The Exorcist' E

2026-10-21 · 1 hr 21 min

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…
Episode 220: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium E

2026-10-07 · 1 hr 55 min

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…
Episode 219 – Composing the Cosmos, with Meredith Rigby E

2026-09-23 · 1 hr 25 min

In this episode, JF and Phil are joined by their beloved assistant and invaluable collaborator Meredith Rigby (formerly Meredith Michael) to discuss her recently completed doctoral dissertation, Composing the Cosmos:…
Episode 218 — A Mighty Matter of Legend: On J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Two Towers' E

2026-09-09 · 1 hr 15 min

Having taken up the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in episode 207, Phil and JF turn to part two, The Two Towers. Together, they peel back the husk of familiarity to reveal the strange object…
Mid-Hiatus Bonus: A Door in the Fourth Wall E

2026-08-26 · 45 min

Episode 218 will drop at the end of our summer break on September 9, 2026. Today, enjoy this recent audio extra, originally released for members of the Weird Studies Patreon. In the intro, JF announces two important…
Episode 217 – Books, Spirits, and Hysteria, with Asti Hustvedt E

2026-08-05 · 1 hr 18 min

Researcher Asti Hustvedt joins Phil and JF to discuss a talk she gave at the Lily Dale Symposium this year entitled "Bibliophantoms." The question: What does it mean to "get lost" in a book? Asti's answer, drawing on…
Episode 216 – Artworks Are People Too E

2026-07-22 · 1 hr 34 min

"Now and then, a mysterious life and potency will flicker out of an artwork and confront you." So began "Artworks Are People Too," a talk Phil presented at the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute earlier this summer.…
Special Episode: Make Art! E

2026-07-08 · 41 min

Owing to circumstances preventing us from releasing a new show this week, we are offering you one from the archives. This episode was originally released on our Patreon in March 2026. In it, we discuss the splendour and…
Episode 215 – Where No One Can Hear You Scream: On Ridley Scott's 'Alien' E

2026-06-24 · 1 hr 29 min

In this episode, JF and Phil discuss Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror blockbuster Alien. Together, they wipe off the patina of familiarity that beclouds the film, restoring it to its original weirdness. What is the…

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Owner: Phil Ford and J. F. Martel
Oldest episode in feed: 01/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length: 1 hr 17 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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