Ordinary Unhappiness
Episodes
142: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 12: Studies on Hysteria, Part XII: Dancing On My Own: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Continued Teaser
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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UNLOCKED: 133: Laplanche Part Two: The Primal Situation feat. Danielle Drori
25 Apr 2026
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141: Jonathan Lear and the “Good-Enough World” feat. Chris Landry
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessClinician Chris La...
140: Psychoanalysis for the People feat. Loren Dent
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome returning guest Loren Dent. As co-director of Brooklyn’s Greene Clinic, Loren is the ideal person to unpack the history, me...
139: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 11: Studies on Hysteria, Part XI: Technique and Resistance: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Continued Teaser
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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138: Genocide and the Politics of Hospitality feat. Avgi Saketopoulou
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou for a frank conversation about politics, psychoanalysis, and the politics of psychoanalysts a...
137: Repression, Resistance, and Reenactment feat. Séamus Malekafzali Teaser
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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136: Ideology and Family History feat. Jordy Rosenberg
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome novelist and academic Jordy Rosenberg to discuss his brand-new novel, Night Night Fawn. Alternately hilarious and devasting, ...
135: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 10: Studies on Hysteria, Part X: Daddy’s Daughter or Some Man’s Husband: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Continued Teaser
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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134: On Suicide and the Indifference of Others feat. Helen Epstein
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Helen Epstein, Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Global Public Health at Bard College and author of the new book Why Liv...
133: Laplanche Part Two: The Primal Situation feat. Danielle Drori Teaser
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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132: Laplanche Part One: Sexuality and Subjectivity feat. Danielle Drori
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Danielle Drori of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research for the first in a two-part miniseries introducing the work of p...
131: Wild Analysis: Heated Rivalry Teaser
31 Jan 2026
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BONUS EPISODE: Romantasy, Fantasy, and Trauma
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby joins Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub on one of our favorite podcasts, In Bed With the Right! The topic is romantasy - as a genre of fiction, as a ...
130: Movies, Screens, and Fantasies feat. A.S. Hamrah
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome film critic A.S. Hamrah. Hamrah is a prolific writer of reviews, essays, and dispatches, and the two brand-new collections of...
129: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 9: Studies on Hysteria, Part IX: Family Secrets and the Sacrifices of Marriage: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Continued Teaser
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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UNLOCKED: 117: Experiences in Groups feat. Lily Scherlis
10 Jan 2026
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128: Projective Identification Part II feat. Brian Ngo-Smith Teaser
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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127: Projective Identification Part I feat. Brian Ngo-Smith
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome psychoanalyst and clinical social worker Brian Ngo-Smith for a conversation about one of the most difficult but powerful conc...
126: Mailbag Part 2: Searching for the Self Teaser
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessIt’s part two of...
125: Demons, Community, and Conversion Therapy feat. Grace Byron
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by writer Grace Byron, author of the fantastic new novel Herculine. Alternately hilarious and terrifying, Herculine is the...
124: Mailbag: Uses of Theory and AI Grinchiness Teaser
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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123: Polymorphous Perversity and Gender Pleasure feat. Lucie Fielding
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by therapist and sexuality educator Lucie Fielding. First, the three talk about Lucie’s path to clinical work and the si...
UNLOCKED: 32: Thanksgiving Special, Part 2: Murder, Myth, and Memory
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year we unlocked part 1 of our Thanksgiving Special so that everyone could hear the good/bad news about the "Holiday Syndrome." This ye...
122: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 8: Studies on Hysteria, Part VIII: The Blow That Falls: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Continued Teaser
22 Nov 2025
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UNLOCKED: 103: Ayahuasca and Climate Grief feat. Sarah Miller
15 Nov 2025
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121: LSD: Subjectivity, Ineffability, and Mental Health feat. Dan Karlin
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick continue their series on psychedelics via an in-depth interview with Dr. Dan Karlin. Karlin is a psychiatrist and Chief Medical Offic...
120: Wild Analysis: The Substance Teaser
01 Nov 2025
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119: Lacan, Knowledge, Fantasy feat. Nick Stock and Nick Peim
25 Oct 2025
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Abby and Patrick are joined by Nick Stock and Nick Peim, authors of the new book The Lacanian Teacher: Education, Pedagogy, and Enjoyment. From the or...
118: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 7: Studies on Hysteria, Part VII: Fräulein Elisabeth von R Teaser
18 Oct 2025
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UNLOCKED: 107: On Abjection
11 Oct 2025
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117: Experiences in Groups feat. Lily Scherlis Teaser
04 Oct 2025
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Bonus Episode: Martyrdom, Mourning, and the Legacy of Charlie Kirk
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick share Patrick’s appearance on the Know Your Enemy podcast, hosted by friends of Ordinary Unhappiness Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-B...
116: Writing Panic feat. Michael Clune
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome writer and academic Michael Clune to discuss his new novel, Pan. It is the story of Nick, a teenage boy living alone with his...
115: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 6: Studies on Hysteria, Part VI: Katharina Teaser
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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114: Fashion and Psychoanalysis feat. Valerie Steele
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, to discuss her n...
113: The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Part III Teaser
06 Sep 2025
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112: Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy feat. Josh West
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by Dr. Josh West to talk about some remarkable developments in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy in Australia. Josh explai...
111: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 5: Studies on Hysteria, Part V: Miss Lucy R. Teaser
16 Aug 2025
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110: Wild Analysis: Sex and the City Teaser
09 Aug 2025
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Bonus Episode: Jeffrey Epstein: Open Secrets (Crossover with In Bed With the Right)
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re happy to share In Bed With the Right's latest episode. Patrick sits down with friends of OU Adrian Daub and Moira Donegan to reckon with ...
109: Somatics, Politics, and Practice feat. Sumitra Rajkumar
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by somatics practitioner Sumitra Rajkumar to clarify the theory and practice of somatics and its relationship to ideas of ...
Episode 108: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 4: Studies on Hysteria, Part IV: Frau Emmy von N. Teaser
19 Jul 2025
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Episode 107: On Abjection Teaser
12 Jul 2025
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Episode 106: Abortion, Agency, and Protest feat. Hilary Plum
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick sit down with writer Hilary Plum to discuss her remarkable new book, State Champ. A novel at which the politics of abortion stand at ...
105: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 3: Studies on Hysteria, Part III: Four Versions of Anna O. Teaser
21 Jun 2025
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104: Manufacturing Homelessness feat. Brian Goldstone
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone to discuss his new book, There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in Amer...
103: Ayahuasca and Climate Grief feat. Sarah Miller
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessAbby and Patrick a...
102: Reparations, Responsibility, and Climate Justice feat. Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò on the occasion of the new edition of his book Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justi...
101: Mailbag: On Pain, Learning, and the Problem of Other Minds Teaser
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessIn the second half...
100: Mailbag: An Embarrassment of Riches
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby, Patrick, and Dan mark one hundred episodes of Ordinary Unhappiness! They start by looking back on the show’s run so far, and what they’ve go...
99: Wild Analysis: The White Lotus feat Sam Adler-Bell Teaser
03 May 2025
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98: From Boundaries to Attachment: The Uses and Abuses of Pop Psychology feat. Lily Scherlis
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by writer and artist Lily Scherlis for a provocative reflection on the ideological subtexts, historical contexts, and real...
97: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 2: Studies on Hysteria, Part II: Anna O.
19 Apr 2025
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96: Mediating Motherhood feat. Hannah Zeavin
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome returning guest Hannah Zeavin – scholar, write, editor, co-founder of the Psychosocial Foundation and Founding Editor of Pa...
95: Wild Analysis: Severance Teaser
05 Apr 2025
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UNLOCKED: 42: Wild Analysis: The President’s Analyst
29 Mar 2025
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94: Standard Edition Volume 2 Part 1: Pearls of Suffering: Studies on Hysteria, Part I Teaser
22 Mar 2025
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93: On Emma Jung feat. Ann Conrad Lammers
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Ann Conrad Lammers, a Jungian psychotherapist and the primary editor and assistant translator of Dedicated to the Soul: The W...
92: Gerontophallocracy 2025: The Primitive Accumulation Monster Dad at the End of History Teaser
08 Mar 2025
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91: Feminism, Antagonism, and Solidarity feat. Sophie Lewis
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome author Sophie Lewis to discuss her latest book, Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Toget...
90: Standard Edition Volume 1 Part 12: The Project for a Scientific Psychology Part 3 Teaser
15 Feb 2025
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89: Breath, Vulnerability, and Interdependence feat. Jamieson Webster
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome psychoanalyst and author Jamieson Webster to discuss her brand-new book, On Breathing: Care in a Time of Catastrophe, out in ...
88: On Hate and Aggression, Part IV Teaser
01 Feb 2025
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Episode 87: On Hate and Aggression, Part III
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby, Patrick, and Dan conclude their close reading of Winnicott’s “Hate in the Counter-Transference,” unpacking and tying together its three bi...
86: On Hate and Aggression, Part II Teaser
18 Jan 2025
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85: On Hate and Aggression, Part I
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby, Patrick, and Dan take up a topic that couldn’t be more relevant to the contemporary zeitgeist – aggression – as theorized by an unlikely s...
84: New Year Vibe Check: I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
04 Jan 2025
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83: Religion and Neurosis feat. Nathan Rein Teaser
21 Dec 2024
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82: Effing the Ineffable feat. Simon Critchley
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick are joined by philosopher Simon Critchley to discuss his new book, On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy. They discuss how, for Cri...
81: Mailbag Part II: Readings and Misreadings Teaser
07 Dec 2024
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80: On Fantasy feat. Jordan Stein
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome writer and scholar Jordan Stein to tackle a fundamental psychoanalytic concept that’s also a fundamentally slippery one: fa...
UNLOCKED: 31: Thanksgiving Special, Part 1: The Holiday Syndrome
26 Nov 2024
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79: Mailbag Episode: Resistances (Part One) Teaser
23 Nov 2024
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78: Reactionary Fantasies: On “Cancel Culture” and Moral Panic feat. Adrian Daub
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome academic, writer, and In Bed With the Right podcast co-host Adrian Daub to discuss his new book, The Cancel Culture Panic: Ho...
UNLOCKED: 49: Wild Analysis: Civil War
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're off this weekend, but here's a thematically appropriate episode from earlier this year. Come find us on Patreon for our recent politic...
77: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Post-Election Processing Teaser
07 Nov 2024
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76: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Floating Signifiers Teaser
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last installment of Gerontophallocracy 2024 before the election. Abby, Patrick, and Dan process the vibes both in The Discourse and here in...
75: Psychosocial Realism feat. Daniel Lavery
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome writer Daniel Lavery to talk about his superb new book Women’s Hotel. Lavery’s novel conjures a now-vanished institution ...
74: The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Part II Teaser
19 Oct 2024
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73: Romance Was Never Real: From Courtly Love to the Rise of the Fuckboy feat. Sabrina Strings
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Sabrina Strings, professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara, to talk about her new book, The End of ...
72: Track Changes feat. Lisa Borst and Mark Krotov of n+1
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Lisa Borst and Mark Krotov of literary magazine n+1. The magazine is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year and mark...
71: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Proxy Battles Teaser
03 Oct 2024
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70: Wild Analysis: Heathers Teaser
28 Sep 2024
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UNLOCKED: 38: Wild Analysis: Taylor Swift
21 Sep 2024
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69: Truth, Lies, and Conspiracy Theories feat. Liz Franczak
14 Sep 2024
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Abby, Patrick, and Dan welcome the incomparable Liz Franczak of TrueAnon! The topic is conspiracy theories, from real to imagined, documented to discr...
68: Gerontophallocracy 2024: The September Debate: Domination and Other Pleasures Teaser
11 Sep 2024
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67: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Lethal Mothers and Try-Hard Sons feat. Sam Adler-Bell Teaser
07 Sep 2024
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66: Teens, Cops, and Spies: The Varieties of Hysterical Experience feat. Dan Taberski
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Dan Taberski, creator of the brand-new podcast series Hysterical. They explore the genesis of the series and the challenges a...
65: Standard Edition Volume 1 Part 11: The Project for a Scientific Psychology Part 2 Teaser
24 Aug 2024
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64: Grief, Loss, and Love feat. Sarah Jaffe
17 Aug 2024
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Abby and Patrick welcome labor journalist Sarah Jaffe – author of Necessary Trouble and Work Won’t Love You Back – for her first interview about...
63: The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Part I Teaser
10 Aug 2024
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62: Lacan and Psychosis in the City feat. Loren Dent
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome Loren Dent, a clinical psychologist in the Lacanian tradition. The topic is psychosis, both as understood theoretically by Fr...
61: Gerontophallocracy 2024: Reality Testing and Temporal Distortion (It’s So Joever) Teaser
23 Jul 2024
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60: Love and Work feat. Joseph Earl Thomas
20 Jul 2024
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Abby and Patrick welcome writer and academic Joseph Earl Thomas, author of the 2023 memoir Sink and a new novel, God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer. Set o...
59: Gerontophallocracy 2024: The June Debate Teaser
01 Jul 2024
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Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessThe season is here...
58: Wild Analysis: The Idea of You feat. Anna Shechtman Teaser
29 Jun 2024
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57: “Do More Crosswords!” The Sexual Politics of Language feat. Anna Shechtman
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abby and Patrick welcome writer, academic, and cruciverbalist Anna Shechtman, author of The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of ...
56: Standard Edition Volume 1 Part 10: The Project for a Scientific Psychology Part 1 Teaser
15 Jun 2024
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55: What is the Pleasure Principle? feat. Rebecca Ariel Porte
01 Jun 2024
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Abby and Patrick welcome scholar and literary critic Rebecca Ariel Porte of Dilettante Army and the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research to talk abo...