Weird Studies
SpectreVision RadioProfessor 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. W... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 228 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PhilosophySociety & CultureArts | |||
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Kenneth Batcheldor was a British clinical psychologist who, during the final two decades of his life, investigated the paranormal through direct experiments in table-turning. The final fruit of that work was an essay, compiled from Batcheldor’s noteb... more
This is the first of three episodes on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings to be released in the course of the next several months. Focusing here on The Fellowship of the Ring, our hosts discuss the first leg of Frodo's journey into darkness, payi... more
This episode was recorded before a live audience at Indiana University Cinema as part of Weird Academia, a series of events that brought much high strangeness to Bloomington, Indiana, in January 2026. The discussion followed a screening of Ken Russel... more
In this episode of Weird Studies, we turn to the fifth Major Arcanum, the Hierophant, symbolizing tradition, instruction, and the exoteric aspect of spiritual practice. Drawing on Meditations on the Tarot and other sources, we question the easy oppos... more
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- Nothing Else Like It
I first came to Weird Studies after reading Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. I literally did a search for the book in my podcast app and their episode popped up. Since then, I’ve listened to all book-related episodes, as well as all those on the Tarot. I have not come across anything like this anywhere else…extensive scholarship combined with the Weird, from two very different but informed voices. Absolutely love this!
Apple Podcasts5JendaGo
United States2 months ago - *This* World's Best Podcast
...and it isn't even close.
Apple Podcasts5SCL4747United States4 months ago - Top Tier
If you are fortunate enough to have discovered this podcast, you don’t need me to tell you that every single episode of WS is worth a listen, regardless of whether the show’s topic happens to interest you or not. In the current podcasting landscape, finding a pair of thoughtful, reasoned, sincerely curious and intellectual hosts is a rare thing.
Apple Podcasts5Abstractals
Canada6 months ago - A Journey Around My Room
No matter how far my perambulation round my room takes me I always return home to this investigation into all things wondrous and weird. It’s like listening to a chat over dinner (with Andre [or Orson]) with folks who share my passion for the secret lives of puppets, rhizomatic thinking, last & first men, R. Mutt, Algernon Blackwood, Heraclitus and suchlike all the way back to that chthonic cave of forgotten dreams. It’s nice to know I’m part of a community.
Apple Podcasts5pataphysicianUnited States9 months ago - Duelling in France
Hi just listening to your podcast of a few days ago where you discuss Nixon the opera and at some point duelling in France. Dunno if you know but duelling in France continued into the mid 20th century. Proust fought many. One of the last was in the 1940’s I think, between a film director and cinema critic who had insulted a lady friend of the director’s. Their fight annoyed a nearby hostler because the fight was frightening the horses and they had to relocate.
Love the show … always inspired by... more
Apple Podcasts5M elia
United Kingdom10 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #189 | United States/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #160 | United Kingdom/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #209 | Canada/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #230 |  Australia/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #37 |  Argentina/Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #53 |  Poland/Arts |
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What is Weird Studies about and what kind of topics does it cover?
A mind-expanding, art-and-philosophy conversation between two inquisitive hosts that blends dense scholarship with imaginative inquiry. Episodes frequently explore literature, film, tarot, myth, and the occult, while unpacking how creativity can reveal deeper truths about reality, culture, and human meaning. The tone is collegial and curious, often tracing connections between classical ideas and contemporary art, with a penchant for the esoteric and the uncanny. Notably, the show consistently pairs rigorous analysis with accessible storytelling, making challenging topics feel intimate and revelatory for thoughtful listeners.
A standout aspect is the hosts' ability to weave diverse domains—literature, philosophy, cinema, music, and ritual—i... more
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Weird Studies launched 8 years ago and published 228 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Weird Studies include:
1. Peter Bebergal
2. Shannon Taggart
3. Susannah Cahalan
4. Jacob G. Foster
5. Erik Davis
6. Lionel Snell
7. Duncan Barford
8. Alan Chapman
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