Episode 182: Providence of Evil: On Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu'

Weird Studies

Phil Ford and J. F. Martel

Society & Culture, Arts, Philosophy

4.8 • 688 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, JF and Phil examine the myth of the vampire through the lens of Robert Eggers' latest film, Nosferatu, a reimagining of F. W. Murnau's German Expressionist masterpiece. Topics covered include the nature of vampires, the symbolism of evil, the implicit theology of Eggers' film (compared with that of Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula), the need for shadow work, as well as the power of real introspection and self-sacrifice. Support us on Patreon. Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack, volumes 1 and 2, on Pierre-Yves Martel's Bandcamp page. Listen to Meredith Michael and Gabriel Lubell's podcast, Cosmophonia. Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop Find us on Discord Get the T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau! REFERENCES Robert Eggers (dir.), Nosferatu F. W. Murnau (dir.), Nosferatu Mel Brooks (dir.), Dracula: Dead and Loving It Francis Ford Coppola (dir.), Bram Stoker’s Dracula Bram Stoker, Dracula Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde David James Smith, “The Archaeologist Couple who Unearthed a Field Full of Vampires” Robert Eggers, The Witch Richard Strauss, Salome Weird Studies, Episode 156 on “The Secret History” Rudolf Steiner, “Lucifer and Ahriman” Richard Wagner, Ring Cycle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Spectrevision Radio
0:02.0	Welcome to Weird Studies, an arts and philosophy podcast with hosts Phil Ford and J.F. Martel.
0:20.0	For more episodes, or to support the podcast,
0:23.3	go to weirdst. This is Phil. It's the new year, and we're back with a bang.
0:56.7	Oogie, Oogie, Oogie, Strawberry Letter 23 like Shuggy. This is the start of the eighth year of
1:04.2	Weird Studies, which means that we have seven, count them seven full years of art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable
1:12.8	under our belts. With today's show, that makes 182 flagship episodes to say nothing of all
1:20.3	the Patreon bonus episodes we've done, and yet somehow it never gets stale. It's certainly
1:26.6	gotten more complicated over the years, managing
1:29.8	the show than the Patreon and now the weirdest fear teaching platform. But at the heart of it all,
1:36.4	prior to all complexities and ramifications, is something very simple, namely my friendship
1:42.3	with JF and our enjoyment of the conversations
1:45.3	we have together. And that has never changed for all the other things that have in the decade
1:51.8	we've known one another. At the start of a new year, it feels right to express gratitude
1:57.7	for the good things in our lives. So I'll start with some gratitude for the very
2:02.2	biggest of all homies, J.F. motherfucking Martel. Those of you who listen to the show regularly
2:10.0	already know what there is to appreciate about J.F., our house metaphysician. But if you're new around here, and not really familiar with his
2:19.8	game, you might get a sense of his intellectual style by considering the new course he's teaching
2:25.7	this winter on our aforementioned teaching platform Weirdosphere. It's all real, an inquiry
2:32.5	into the reality of the supernatural.
2:36.0	Dig this.
2:37.5	There was a time when it seemed scientific progress would banish belief in the supernatural for good.
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