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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.

Spoken has transcripts of 242 Weird Studies episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 7, 2026.

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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium

October 7, 2026

SPEAKER_2 (0:13)

Welcome to Weird Studies, an arts and philosophy podcast with hosts Phil Ford and J.

Phil Ford (0:49)

Hi, welcome to Weird Studies. This is Phil.

JF and I are back from our adventures in Gotham, a pair of hayseeds fresh from the turnip wagon, getting lost on the subway in marvelling at city ways. And by Crackie, we sure did have ourselves a time. For one thing, we got to see the tarot exhibition at the Morgan Library just before it closed. And for another…

J. F. Martel (4:28)

Lately, we've been followed by strange weather. Wherever we go, we get... So I think we may have to take responsibility for the nor'easter.

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