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The Transition Episode

This is the transition episode in which Ben and Des chat with the new co-hosts about what's in store for The Critical Lede.

123: Last Ben and Des episode...

It is with a heavy heart that I'm announcing our very last episode. You will have to forgive us, but this is about as self-indulgent as we could possibly get. It's 90 minutes of us[...]

122: Austin, Searle, and Derrida Walk Into a Bar

Oh man. This is is our last interview, and it's a good one. We chat with Johanna Hartelius about her recent Review of Communication article, "Models of Signification and Pedagogy i[...]

121: Prankster Art and the Temporary Services Project

We take a look at Joesph Hassert's "The Library Project and the Gift of Prankster Art" in the latest issue of Text and Performance Quarterly. We also mentioned some additional ima[...]

120: Academic Drag and the Queer Project

We change it up a bit this week and interview co-authors Alyssa Samek and Theresa Donofrio about their article, "'Academic Drag' and the Performance of the Critical Personae: An Ex[...]

0119: Orgasmology

This week we have a very interesting interview with Annamarie Jagose, author of Orgasmology. We talk queer theory, political agency, and of course - orgasms. It's a bit NSFW, so...[...]