Weird Studies

SpectreVision Radio

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 creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions.spectrevisionradio.comlinktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial

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Weird Studies

Episodes (226)

Wed Feb 11th Episode 206 – On Ken Russell's 'Altered States': Live at Indiana University Bloomington
Jan 28th Discipline and Delight: On the Hierophant Card in the Tarot
Jan 14th The Perilous Realm: J.R.R. Tolkien's 'On Fairy Stories'

Weird Studies

Feb 11, 2026
1¼ hours
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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 Russell’s 1980 cinematic fever dream, Altered States. In it, JF and Phil explore the weird intersection of mysticism, psychedelics, and institutional science, and they close with a brief Q&A with members of the audience. Visit Weirdosphere to enroll in Phil Ford's upcoming course, A Musical Tarot. References Weird Ac...

Weird Studies

Episode 206 – On Ken Russell's 'Altered States': Live at Indiana University Bloomington

SpectreVision Radio

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