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Today: #174 in Arts on our combined chart.
Today: #153 in Arts, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #116 in Arts, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #193 in Arts, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Arts combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #174 | #144 |
| Oct 26 | #186 | #158 |
| Oct 25 | #158 | #128 |
| Oct 24 | #168 | #138 |
| Oct 23 | #135 | #104 |
| Oct 22 | #151 | #121 |
| Oct 20 | #197 | #167 |
| Oct 19 | #168 | #138 |
| Oct 18 | #151 | #121 |
| Oct 16 | — | #172 |
| Oct 15 | — | #181 |
| Oct 14 | #182 | #151 |
Latest episodes
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On 'The Exorcist'
October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 21 minIn this episode, long overdue, Phil and JF discuss one of the great American horror films: WIlliam Friedkin's 1973 adaptation of Willam Peter's Blatty's _The Exorcist_. Music: "Nascent Red," from PY Martel's Weird Studies Vol. 1. For…
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man: Live at the Dream Mapping Symposium
October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 55 minOn September 26, JF and Phil took part in the Dream Mapping Symposium, a three-day event organized by the Dream Mapping Project and the Dream Library Foundation, and held at the Brooklyn Public Library. Their mission was twofold. First…
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Composing the Cosmos, with Meredith Rigby
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 25 minIn this episode, JF and Phil are joined by their beloved assistant and invaluable collaborator Meredith Rigby (formerly Meredith Michael) to discuss her recently completed doctoral dissertation, Composing the Cosmos: 20th Century Musical…
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A Mighty Matter of Legend
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 15 minHaving taken up the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in episode 207, Phil and JF turn to part two, The Two Towers. Together, they peel back the husk of familiarity to reveal the strange object underneath: a story about…
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Mid-Hiatus Bonus: A Door in the Fourth Wall
August 26, 2026 · 45 minEpisode 218 will drop at the end of our summer break on September 9, 2026. Today, enjoy this recent audio extra, originally released for members of the Weird Studies Patreon. In the intro, JF announces two important Weirdosphere events: a…
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Episode 217 – Books, Spirits, and Hysteria, with Asti Hustvedt
August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 18 minResearcher Asti Hustvedt joins Phil and JF to discuss a talk she gave at the Lily Dale Symposium this year entitled "Bibliophantoms." The question: What does it mean to "get lost" in a book? Asti's answer, drawing on her research in…
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Artworks Are People Too
July 22, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min"Now and then, a mysterious life and potency will flicker out of an artwork and confront you." So began "Artworks Are People Too," a talk Phil presented at the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute earlier this summer. In this episode, JF…
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Special Episode: Make Art!
July 8, 2026 · 41 minOwing to circumstances preventing us from releasing a new show this week, we are offering you one from the archives. This episode was originally released on our Patreon in March 2026. In it, we discuss the splendour and squalor of…
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Where No One Can Hear You Scream: On Ridley Scott's 'Alien'
June 24, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minIn this episode, JF and Phil discuss Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi/horror blockbuster Alien. Together, they wipe off the patina of familiarity that beclouds the film, restoring it to its original weirdness. What is the organism that…
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Fortune's Fools: On Gordon White's Philosophy of Fortune-Telling
June 10, 2026 · 1 hr 15 minIt was with heavy hearts that Phil and JF learned of Gordon White's passing. Gordon was a force to be reckoned with: as an author and podcaster on all things occult, he offered unique perspectives and provocative interpretations at every…
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Episode 213 – Comics, Surf Rock, and the Weirdness of Time: On Tom Manning's 'Eric'
May 27, 2026 · 1 hr 19 minTom Manning's 2018 graphic novel Eric is that rarest of gems: the self-published masterpiece. Available only on the author's website, it's the story of a washed-up surf rocker who stumbles into a cosmic conspiracy involving elite cultists…
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Episode 212 – Beyond Music and Back Again: On Glenn Gould
May 13, 2026 · 1 hr 24 minThe pianist, composer and sound artist Glenn Gould once wrote: "Art on its loftiest mission is scarcely human at all." What becomes of art and humanity when they are allowed to vary independently of one another? Which serves which, and to…
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Professor Phil Ford and writer J. F. Martel host a series of conversations on art and philosophy, dwelling on ideas that are hard to think and art that opens up rifts in what we are pleased to call "reality."
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