Weird Studies
Hosted by JF and Phil · SpectreVision Radio
4.9from 1,452 ratings
- 246
- Episodes
- 68
- Transcribed
- 1,452
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Weird Studies
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
- Publisher
- SpectreVision Radio
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 31 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
68 of 246 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 222 – Art is Totally Objective: On Formalism
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 221 – On 'The Exorcist'
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 220: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium
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Episode 222 – Art is Totally Objective: On Formalism
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And for that reason, it's really interesting. One way of conceiving the difference between like a formalist appreciation or interpretation of art and the artwork and a more kind of sociological, let's call it, angle would be to think of art as being conceivable as either a thing or an object. […]
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- Meredith Rigby
- Asti Hustvedt
- Phil Ford
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 632 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 820 ratings
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- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Weird Studies?
JF and Phil host the show. Published by SpectreVision Radio.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Weird Studies take guests?
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