
A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now, featuring Abby Kluchin & Patrick Blanchfield
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 147 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CulturePoliticsPhilosophyNews | |||

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Abby and Patrick discuss the runaway streaming sensation, Heated Rivalry. Adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers n... more
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 publishing phenomenon, and, above all, as a cultural symptom. What do readers - and women specifical... more
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 his most recent work, Algorithm of the Night and Last Week in End Times Cinema, furnish Abby, Patri... more
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Abby and Patrick continue their reading of Freud's case study of Elisabeth von R. With each new loss and fragmentati... more
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Brace yourself for immersive cold opens that wander 5 minutes or more. Dis-orienting orientation. Intense, but curious and oddly fond and respectful chats.
I used to love this podcast so much, but what is happening recently? Each episode is mostly just Patrick going off on tangents and constantly hedging and Abbie occasionally riffing on what he says. The guests get hardly any air time and the episodes feel directionless. Did Patrick up his Adderal or something?
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It’s honestly absurd that Ordinary Unhappiness is sitting at a 4.6 rating. This podcast is consistently thoughtful, deeply conversational, and genuinely thought-inspiring in a way that so many shows aim for but rarely achieve. Each episode feels less like content and more like an invitation to think—about psychology, culture, suffering, and meaning—without rushing toward easy answers.
The hosts create space for curiosity, nuance, and reflection, and the conversations unfold with an ... more
Patrick and Abby sound eerily similar to the Google Notebook LM AI bots that can make a podcast if you feed it the documents. Just a weird thing
I found you guys via Know Your Enemy and have been enjoying having you in my ears during my Saturday morning shifts. I was in grad school for Romance Languages in the late 2000s and while psychoanalysis did come up occasionally, but as presented it felt
more like an intellectual plaything than something to engage with in a serious and sustained way. So I appreciate and benefit from your dedication to the field and your project of exploring it in a public facing forum.
I have especially enjoyed... more
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This podcast offers a unique exploration of the intersections between psychoanalysis, politics, and pop culture, providing listeners with thought-provoking insights into contemporary issues. Through a range of engaging discussions and guest interviews, it highlights the psychological dimensions of societal problems and personal struggles, aiming to make complex psychoanalytic concepts accessible to a broader audience. The hosts tackle a variety of topics, including gender, trauma, mental health, and the cultural implications of historical narratives, resulting in a rich dialogue that appeals to both experts and newcomers alike. One noteworthy aspect is the blend of academic rigor with personal anecdotes, making each episode both intellectua... more
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Recent guests on Ordinary Unhappiness include:
1. Abby Kluchin
2. A.S. Hamrah
3. Grace Byron
4. Lucie Fielding
5. Sarah Miller
6. Dan Karlin
7. Nick Stock
8. Nick Peim
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