Episode 156: Notes From Underground (Pt. 1)

David and Tamler return to the Southern Gothic well and talk about Flannery O'Connor's short story masterpiece "Good Country People." A nihilistic atheist philosophy PhD named Joy or Helga (depending on who you ask) lives with her mother and some tenants on a farm in rural Georgi ...  Show more

Are you a college student or about to be one? Do you have friends or family in college? This is the most important episode of your life. David and Tamler do something a little different this episode and tier rank a wide range of academic fields from engineering to art history, co ...  Show more

Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote Notes from Underground in 1864 which is considered to be one of the first existentialist works, emphasising the importance of freedom, responsibility and individuality. It is an extraordinary piece of literature, social critique and sat ...

Abby and Patrick welcome writer and academic Grace Lavery to discuss her new book Pleasure and Efficacy: Of Pen Names, Cover Versions, and Other Trans Techniques. They discuss Grace’s relationship to psychoanalysis; her uses of Freud and Freudianism for both theoretic ...

Parce que les femmes savent de plus en plus ce qu'elles veulent et ce qu'elles ne veulent pas, parce que les boutiques de sextoys ont pignon sur rue, parce qu'ils sont persuadés de ne plus servir à rien, les hommes doutent, cherchent leur place, se demandent comment continuer à e ...  Show more

It's part two of the 'toxic' women deep dive! This week we're discussing the backlash against the 'evil' women genre and how the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@c.a.i.t.l.y.n/video/7049477818522094895?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo8pJvUP7F7aAyHFcpbkuXMHnDm6i6ZjwVu7E6MB59opJILR ...