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(E)STRANGE(D)

Analyzing society through the lens of its cultural products.

Ranked #1

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11 - Your Own Personal Jesus - 'Incendies'

11 - Your Own Personal Jesus - 'Incendies'

Adrian and Helen disagree then agree about the biblical story of the Prodigal Son, defend tradition (sort of) and talk a... Read more

21 Jun 2019

56mins

Ranked #2

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4 - Hail King Paimon! - 'Hereditary'

4 - Hail King Paimon! - 'Hereditary'

Adrian and Helen talk about how 'Hereditary' shows that you don't have to believe in ghosts to be afraid of them.

7 Apr 2019

1hr 1min

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6 - The Universe's Tics And Grimaces (ft. Todd McGowan) - 'Annihilation'

6 - The Universe's Tics And Grimaces (ft. Todd McGowan) - 'Annihilation'

With special guest Todd McGowan, we talk about how 'Annihilation' shows that human's aren't 'natural'; they constitute (... Read more

7 May 2019

54mins

Ranked #4

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9 - Hystericize Me! (ft. Jamieson Webster and Marcus Coelen) - 'A Woman Under the Influence'

9 - Hystericize Me! (ft. Jamieson Webster and Marcus Coelen) - 'A Woman Under the Influence'

With psychoanalysts Jamieson Webster and Marcus Coelen (co-authors of the forthcoming 'The Cambridge Introduction to Jac... Read more

26 May 2019

1hr 2mins

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22 - Mummy (Nature) Loves You - The work of Terrence Malick

22 - Mummy (Nature) Loves You - The work of Terrence Malick

Adrian and Helen ask, 'is Terrence Malick a Christian?'

27 Dec 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #6

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23 - The Male Gayz - 'The Greatest Showman'

23 - The Male Gayz - 'The Greatest Showman'

Adrian and Helen resist the intoxicating artifice of singularity when listening to the track 'This is Me' from 'The Grea... Read more

31 Dec 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #7

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21 - Drugalectics - 'Enter the Void'

21 - Drugalectics - 'Enter the Void'

In which Adrian and Helen investigate a dialectical, atheistic approach to transcendence in relation to 'Enter the Void'... Read more

10 Dec 2019

50mins

Ranked #8

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13 - 'The (Anti-)Villain Makes the Picture' (ft. Peter Rollins) - 'Quantum of Solace'

13 - 'The (Anti-)Villain Makes the Picture' (ft. Peter Rollins) - 'Quantum of Solace'

In this Bond-themed episode, special guest Peter Rollins joins Adrian and Helen to talk about goodies and baddies, pleas... Read more

27 Jun 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #9

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19 - A Temporary Placeholder for the Void - 'Joker'

19 - A Temporary Placeholder for the Void - 'Joker'

Adrian and Helen look at 'Joker' (Todd Phillips) and talk about why Arthur Fleck is the symptom par excellence - the con... Read more

6 Dec 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #10

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18 - Queen Of Hearts - 'The Green Ray'

18 - Queen Of Hearts - 'The Green Ray'

In this discussion about Éric Rohmer's 'The Green Ray', Adrian and Helen talk about meaningless signs, journeys without ... Read more

8 Sep 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #11

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14 - Work Sucks! (ft. Tad DeLay) - 'Alien'

14 - Work Sucks! (ft. Tad DeLay) - 'Alien'

Special guest Tad Delay - author of 'God is Unconscious', 'The Cynic and the Fool' and 'Against' - talks with Helen abou... Read more

24 Jul 2019

1hr

Ranked #12

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16 - 'You don't f*ck, you're f*cked' - 'Phantom Thread'

16 - 'You don't f*ck, you're f*cked' - 'Phantom Thread'

Adrian and Helen talk about sensuality, sadomasochism and mushrooms in relation to 'Phantom Thread' by Paul Thomas Ander... Read more

11 Aug 2019

1hr 4mins

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17 - A Boat Called Tomorrow - 'Children of Men'

17 - A Boat Called Tomorrow - 'Children of Men'

Adrian and Helen talk about the aestheticisation of 'politics', the struggle of a rowing boat and how oneness equals dea... Read more

28 Aug 2019

59mins

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24 - Bad Infinity and Beyond - 'Limitless'

24 - Bad Infinity and Beyond - 'Limitless'

In this 24th (not 23rd) episode, Adrian and Helen talk about elliptical infinity in relation to 'Limitless' (Neil Burger... Read more

9 Jan 2020

47mins

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12 - Barbed Wire and Apples - 'First Reformed'

12 - Barbed Wire and Apples - 'First Reformed'

Adrian and Helen talk about eco-terrorists, non-believing believers and 'honest' diary-keeping in relation to the film '... Read more

21 Jun 2019

1hr

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15 - Caught In Someone Else's Fantasy - 'Eyes Wide Shut'

15 - Caught In Someone Else's Fantasy - 'Eyes Wide Shut'

Adrian and Helen talk about lizard people, the non-existant Big Other and the horror of subjectivising someone else's fa... Read more

8 Aug 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #17

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20 - Agent of Decay - 'The Master'

20 - Agent of Decay - 'The Master'

Adrian and Helen talk about self-sabotage, scientology and 'The Master' (Paul Thomas Anderson).

6 Dec 2019

1hr 16mins

Ranked #18

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25 - We Don't Wanna Be Royals (or How to Be a Class Traitor) - 'Parasite', 'Midsommar'

25 - We Don't Wanna Be Royals (or How to Be a Class Traitor) - 'Parasite', 'Midsommar'

Parasite, Midsommar, Marx, Freud, Girard, Debord.

15 Feb 2020

1hr 4mins

Ranked #19

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3 - 'I dream of how he used to f***' - 'Carne Trémula' ('Live Flesh')

3 - 'I dream of how he used to f***' - 'Carne Trémula' ('Live Flesh')

Adrian and Helen talk about 'Live Flesh' ('Carne Trémula'), Jordan Peterson and love pentagons.

31 Mar 2019

51mins

Ranked #20

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8 - The Joi Of Sex - 'Blade Runner 2049'

8 - The Joi Of Sex - 'Blade Runner 2049'

Adrian wanted to call this episode 'the g(litch) spot'; Helen was too much of a coward. In this episode, we use 'Blade R... Read more

17 May 2019

59mins

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