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In this episode, Weird Studies turns meta, reflecting on the peculiar medium that is podcasting, and how it has shaped the Weird Studies project itself. JF and Phil provide a glimpse into what it feels like to create the show from the inside, where each recording session is like a journey into an unknown Zone. The conversation also occasions sojourns into the flow state, or experience of pure dur\xe9e, its implications for our conception of free will, and surprising parallels between modern materialists\u2019 adherence to nihilism and ancient religious ascetic practices. Ultimately, JF and Phil explore the archetypal image of the wanderer as representative of Weird Studies\u2019s existence so far, and of the kind of impact and legacy this project can have.

N.B. Weird Studies will be on a haitus for the month of September, and will return on September 29. In the meantime:

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References

Robert Sapolsky, Interview with Pau Guinart
\nBruno Latour, French philosopher
\nRichard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
\nPeter Sloterdijk, You Must Change Your Life
\nMihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow
\nPaul Tillich, Dynamics of Faith
\nNina Simone, \u201cFeeling Good\u201d
\nRobert Anton Wilson, Illuminatus
\nRichard Wagner, Siegfried
\nLewis Carol, Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland
\nJohn David Ebert, American cultural critic
\nPatrick Harpur Daimonic Reality
\nMarshall McLuhan, The Global Village
\nPhil Ford, \u201cWhat was Blogging?\u201d
\nWeird Studies, Episode 71 on Marshall McLuhan