Episode 211 – You've Always Been the Caretaker: On Kubrick's 'The Shining'

Episode 211 – You've Always Been the Caretaker: On Kubrick's 'The Shining'

Author: SpectreVision Radio April 29, 2026 Duration: 1:27:09
In this episode, Phil and JF discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Shining. That they are doing this eight years after starting the podcast is weird in itself, so fundamental is Kubrick's "chamber epic" to the modern weird in general, and the hosts' specific interests in particular. Well, as the Overlook Hotel's former caretaker Delbert Grady might put it, consider the situation corrrrected. Visit Weirdosphere to enroll in JF's upcoming course on Deleuzian philosophy, starting May 7 2026. Support Weird Studies on Patreon Interstitial Music: "Corridors" from Pierre-Yves Martel's Weird Studies Volume 2. REFERENCES Stanley Kubrick, The Shining Jan Harlan, A Life in Pictures Stanely Kubruck, Killer’s Kiss Alberto Giacometti, “The Palace at 4am” Gilles Deleuze, What is Philosophy? Reyner Banham, “The New Brutalism” Mark Fisher, The Weird and the Eerie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the heart of Weird Studies, a podcast from SpectreVision Radio, you’ll find long-form conversations between Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel. Their discussions aren’t simple reviews or straightforward analyses; instead, they wander through the tangled undergrowth where art and philosophy meet, giving generous time to concepts that resist easy understanding and to creative works that fracture our ordinary sense of the world. This podcast deliberately lingers in that ambiguous space, treating the “weird” not as a genre but as a particular mode of experience-one that reveals the cracks in what we comfortably assume is real. Each episode feels like joining a deep, meandering dialogue between two friends who are both deeply knowledgeable and endlessly curious, covering a vast terrain that includes literature, film, music, and esoteric thought. It’s a show for anyone who suspects that the most profound truths are often found in the shadows, the anomalies, and the strangely beautiful. As part of the SpectreVision Radio network, which specializes in content that explores the uncanny edges of creativity, Weird Studies builds a unique community of listeners who are eager to think differently. You won’t find pat answers here, but you will encounter compelling questions and a shared sense of exploration that makes each installment a distinctive journey.
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