InForm:Podcast

On this episode of InForm: Podcast, Neil talks with Nathan Gorelick about psychoanalysis, psychedelics, psychosis, delusions, science, & mysticism.

The result is a long, hopefully informative conversation.

Nathan is Term Assistant Professor of English at Barnard College in New York. He holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and he has completed the six-year cycle of th...

WARNING:
I drop the F-bomb in this episode, and we talk about sex. There is an explicit tag for a reason!

INTRO:
In this episode of the InForm Podcast, I talk with Jared Elwart about how reading science fiction makes him think about psychoanalysis and how thinking about psychoanalysis influences how he reads Science Fiction.

CONTENT:
We discuss two books and one film.  

1. The book The Left Hand of Darkness by ...

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On this episode of the InForm: Podcast I talk with psychoanalyst Michael McAndrews who practices out in Colorado. Michael's practice is unique for several reasons. The first is that he provides psychoanalysis to people who normally would not have the ability to afford mental health services. The second is that he provides services to people who have lost a baby, child, or pregnancy.

The conversation was very inf...

In this episode of Inform: Podcast

I interview Why Theory's Ryan Engley about psychoanalysis in the classroom. (Tod McGowan, the other half of Why theory was interviewed about this same topic on an earlier episode of InForm.) 

Our conversation ranges all over the place, but one of the consistent themes is the idea of sustaining the analysand's/student's desire/curiosity.

Some of our references include: 

• Lacan's...

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The episode you're about to listen to is a conversation with Peter Rollins, a thinker, writer, podcaster, and community organizer who works at the intersections of psychoanalysis, theology, and philosophy.

Before getting started I'd like to say the following: Getting to do this was something that was very exciting for me because I've been reading Pete's books, listening to his podcast, and watching his Yo...

Silly intro 0:00 - 1:00 

• We decided that Jared will do The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life

The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life 1:00 - 20:45

• Useless things I have & adore 
• Preslava Robert
• Surplus Jouissance 
• The TV show Hoarders 
• Investing & Retirement v. Adolescent Spending
• Peter Rollins 
• Streaming music, films v. Having the media 

Main segment 20:45 - 56:05 

• How psychoanalytic thinking a...

This episode of the InForm: Podcast was a free-wheeling conversation, which lasted a little over an hour, between Neil and Duke Novak. 

In the conversation, we discuss the work of Psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott and the impact that has had on how Duke and Neil Think about their own work with children and teens.

Some of the ideas that we talk about in the episodes are:

• Deprivation and institutions in group homes.
• The holdi...

In this Episode of InForm Neil interviews Winnie about her experience starting psychoanalysis. The hope here is that this interview will be interesting and useful to others who might be considering starting an analysis.

Intro: 

• We want to make psychoanalysis available to more people, even though it is not for everyone.   
• Helping people who are your friends enter into analysis when you're an analyst.  

Content: 

INTRO:
In this episode of the InForm Podcast, Neil & Jared explore why people enjoy hating Freud so much. Our arguments are that the education system does a horrible job of presenting Freud's work, an abundance of myths about Freud, Anti-Semitism, and the friend/enemy distinction. We sort of wandering all over the place talking about a few reasons we believe people dislike Freud so much, but we still have a lot mor...

Intro: 

Psychoanalytic superstar Todd McGowan makes his second appearance on the InForm: Podcast. In this episode (after Neil makes an error), we talk about psychoanalysis in the classroom. 

Longer Show Notes: 

At the top of the show, you hear Neil realizing he has forgotten to hit record after we have all been talking for 25 min. But after that, you can hear Neil, Jared, and Todd discuss: 

• How Todd started to get int...

In this episode of InForm: Podcast Neil & Jared ramble a lot (seriously, it's a lot). When they don't ramble they talk about if it is possible to do psychoanalysis with people who are too accepting of psychoanalysis. 

• Some blah, blah, blah 0:00 - 0:07 
• Intro 0:07 - 2:42
• Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life 2:42 - 17:05
  • Music & psychoanalysis 
  • The unconscious as an apature 
• Main segment 17:15 - 1:06:18 

Announcements
Below are links to the things we mentioned in the announcements section of the podcast. 

• Lacanian Ink 
• Lacanian Review
• Lacanian Review Online (free) 
• Lacanian Works Exchange (free) 

The Psychoanalysis of Everyday Life (Jared)

• We talk about signs v. signifiers 

Main Segment: Does Psychoanalysis Need to be Marginal (Neil & Jared) 

• Recap of the prior episode 
• Maria Bamford 
• A...

Intro:
On this episode of InForm: Podcast Neil & Jared get into a specific question: Does psychoanalysis need to be marginal?

Content: 

• The Psychoanalysis of Everday Life -- Neil talks about getting rid of stuff, and how streaming services make things less desirable. 
• Main segment -- We start to talk about the idea that psychoanalysis may need to be marginal. We base this off of Freud's idea that if people acce...

OUTLINE:
In this episode, Neil & Jared try a new format for the show:

(1) The psychoanalysis of everyday life -- Jared talks about "accidentally" leaving something at work.
(2) Clinicians v. Analysts -- We continue our discussion of the difference between clinicians (psychotherapist) and analysts (psychoanalysis).
(3) Various sundry things -- The film Inside Llewyn Davis

REFERENCES:
a) The Six Paradigms...

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On this episode of InForm:Podcast we talk with Dr. Leon Brenner about his forthcoming book The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of Language, which is part of the Palgrave Lacan Series edited by Calum Neil and Derek Hook.

Dr. Leon Brenner is a research fellow at the University of Potsdam and lecturer at the International Psychoanalytic University, Berlin. He is a training analyst, studying member of the APPI and a ...

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On this episode of InForm:Podcast Neil & Jared sit down and talk with Ryan Engley from the Why Theory Podcast about ordinary psychosis and the classroom as a psychoanalytic space. 

REFERENCES: 

• T.R. Johnson's book "The Other Side of Pedagogy" (Amazon) 
• Some info on Ordinary Psychosis (Text 1, Text 2, Text 3, Text 4, Text 5) 
• Bruce Fink's book "A Clinical Introduction to Lacanain Psychoanalysis: Theory & ...