Ordinary Unhappiness
A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now, featuring Abby Kluchin & Patrick Blanchfield
Podcasting since 2023 • 85 episodes
Ordinary Unhappiness
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78: Reactionary Fantasies: On “Cancel Culture” and Moral Panic feat. Adrian Daub
Abby and Patrick welcome academic, writer, and In Bed With the Right podcast co-host Adrian Daub to discuss his new book, The Cancel Culture Panic: How An American Obsession Went Global. Daub’s book is an exploration of the di...
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Episode 78
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UNLOCKED: 49: Wild Analysis: Civil War
We're off this weekend, but here's a thematically appropriate episode from earlier this year. Come find us on Patreon for our recent political coverage, The Standard Edition series, and more Wild Analysis. We'll be back next Saturday.--...
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77: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Post-Election Processing Teaser
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessAbby, Patrick, and Dan sit down for an immediat...
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Episode 77
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76: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Floating Signifiers Teaser
It’s the last installment of Gerontophallocracy 2024 before the election. Abby, Patrick, and Dan process the vibes both in The Discourse and here in Pennsylvania (chaotic and bad); reflect on Harris on Call Her Daddy versus Trump on Ro...
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Episode 76
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75: Psychosocial Realism feat. Daniel Lavery
Abby and Patrick welcome writer Daniel Lavery to talk about his superb new book Women’s Hotel. Lavery’s novel conjures a now-vanished institution (low cost, long term residential communities for working women) in a since-disappeared la...
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Episode 75
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