Ordinary Unhappiness
A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now, featuring Abby Kluchin & Patrick Blanchfield
Podcasting since 2023 • 91 episodes
Ordinary Unhappiness
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83: Religion and Neurosis feat. Nathan Rein Teaser
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessAbby and Patrick sit down with religious studie...
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Episode 83
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82: Effing the Ineffable feat. Simon Critchley
Abby and Patrick are joined by philosopher Simon Critchley to discuss his new book, On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy. They discuss how, for Critchley, mysticism represents "a way of thinking about existential ecstasy that is out...
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Episode 82
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1:26:57
81: Mailbag Part II: Readings and Misreadings Teaser
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessAbby, Patrick, and Dan shake off the Holiday Sy...
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Episode 81
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6:18
80: On Fantasy feat. Jordan Stein
Abby and Patrick welcome writer and scholar Jordan Stein to tackle a fundamental psychoanalytic concept that’s also a fundamentally slippery one: fantasy. What, exactly, are these things we call “fantasies,” which arise in a liminal zone betwee...
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Episode 80
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