Cows in the field

Episode

• 168. Past Lives (w/ Bar Luzon) 27.06.2026 1j 12mnt

  Join us and Bar Luzon (Philosophy, MIT) to discuss Celine Song's film PAST LIVES. We talk about immigration, love, irresistible freely chosen love, imagination and narrative in self understanding, counterfactual thinking, and never going home... Check out all our episodes at cowspod.com and buy a cow-branded shirt at shop.cowspod.com!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 167. Blade Runner (w/ Zed Adams) 12.06.2026 1j 36mnt

  The Cows journey to the future, Los Angeles 2019, to run blades with Zed Adams (Philosophy, The New School for Social Research). We discuss eyes, simulation, Hegel, Cavell, Heidegger, rain, tears, pajamas, and who among us is a replicant. Visit cowspod.com for the full schedule and merch!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 166. 2001: A Space Odyssey (w/ Matthias Michel) 22.05.2026 1j 50mnt

  Journey with us and Matthias Michel (Philosophy, MIT) beyond the infinite! We discuss humanity's place in the universe, questions vs. mysteries, technology, space food, space toilets, transcendence, isolation, space, HAL9000, monoliths, chess... and what makes this movie so special. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 165. Ex Machina (w/ Aaron West) 08.05.2026 1j 1mnt

  We take a trip down A24 lane to discuss our first AI movie of the miniseries, Alex Garland's EX MACHINA, with Aaron West (of Cinejourneys.com and The A24 New Wave). Auteurs, tech bros, trophy robot wives/slaves, creations leaving the nest, and more! Also, Justin cut out the bit where he ranted about the film's half-assed invocation of Wittgenstein and Frank Jackson, so don't worry: we just talk about the fun parts!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 164. The Long Goodbye (w/ Tim Smartt) 24.04.2026 1j 2mnt

  We are joined by Tim Smartt (Philosophy, University of Notre Dame at Sydney) to discuss Altman, Coury brand cat food, loneliness, transitions, misplaced loyalties, noir... and more! If a friend asks you to drive him to Mexico at 3am, what should you do?!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 163. Enemy (w/ Robbie Kubala) 10.04.2026 1j 1mnt

  Robbie Kubala (Philosophy, UT-Austin) joins to discuss ENEMY! We discuss the fear of entrapment, performativity, spider femininity, 2 v 1, the difficulties of making Associate Professor... and more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 162. The Grey (w/ Dave Baker) 27.03.2026 1j 15mnt

  We are joined by Dave Baker (Philosophy, U. Michigan) to talk about THE GREY (2012), which is definitely NOT Taken With Wolves! We discuss accepting death, grief, finding meaning in life, theistic and non-theistic readings, dudes bonding over survival scenarios, wolves, Liam Neeson, and more wolves!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 161. The Blobscars! 12.03.2026 2j 10mnt

  It's time to celebrate the films of 2025! No film can win in more than one of the following categories:+ Best Supporting Character+ Movie Most Likely to Grow on Me+ Hidden Gem+ Best Music+ Best Line / Speech+ Best Antagonist+ Best Protagonist+ Best Story+ Best PictureAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 160. Marty Supreme (w/ Sean Burns) 27.02.2026 1j 2mnt

  Pick up your paddles, it's time to PONG! Marty Supreme is a 2025 movie directed by Josh Safdie starring Timothy Chalamet about an upstart New York table tennis savant who'll do anything to succeed at the sport and who just wants someone to treat him as seriously as he takes himself. We're joined by Sean Burns (WBUR, Spliced Personality) to explore the movie's manic energy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 159. One Battle After Another (w/ Roxana Hadadi) 13.02.2026 1j 21mnt

  Roxana Hadadi (Vulture / New York Magazine) joins us to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's BP lock(?) and everything surrounding the film: its structure, violent / non-violent resistance, broader themes in PTA's films... and much more! Is it time to call in a Greyhawk-10? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 158. Tenet (REPLAY) 30.01.2026 1j 20mnt

  Five years out, and it's time to look back on TENET with a replay of our episode from 2021. In it, we talk about parenthood, emotions, time inversion, free will, buddies, why this can't be done in any other medium, and also why the movie kicks butt! If you haven't given Tenet a second shot, now's the time!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 157. Body Heat (w/ Alex Kugelman) 16.01.2026 1j 9mnt

  Players, chimes, noir conventions, screenwriting tips, running hot, tacit communication, and horny lawyers can only mean one thing -- we're discussing BODY HEAT! Joining us is Alex Kugelman, writer/director of the new hit film DON'T TRIP (streaming now on Tubi). Can you handle the heat??!?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 156. When Harry Met Sally 02.01.2026 1j 7mnt

  To celebrate the life and work of Rob Reiner, we wanted to cover our favorite of his films, which also happens to be a great NEW YEAR'S film! So join us to discuss the mysteries of love, and disagree about how to interpret the interstitial older couple interviews. Here's to 2026!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 155. The Santa Clause (w/ Emily St. James) 19.12.2025 1j 9mnt

  Oh no Scott Calvin (maybe) killed Santa Claus and now through the power of legally binding contracts he has to become the Big Man himself! Will the power of belief triumph over police and psychiatry? Who will be crowned champion of the elves-only cocoa-making competition? Who are those puppets hanging out in Santa's room? All this and more!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 154. Amelie (w/ Brianna Ashby) 05.12.2025 55mnt

  Join us and Brianna Ashby (Bright Wall / Dark Room) to discuss 2001's AMELIE! We discuss loneliness, color theory, mediated interactions, breaking through stasis, and whether this is a post-COVID movie made before COVID! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 153. Grave of the Fireflies (w/ Sam Liao) 21.11.2025 1j 9mnt

  We are joined by Sam Liao (Philosophy, University of Puget Sound) to discuss our first animated film on the show: Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies! We discuss childhood, innocence, war, societal collapse, and much more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 152. Parasite (w/ Rachel Fraser) 07.11.2025 1j 59mnt

  We sit down with Rachel Fraser (MIT, Philosophy) to discuss Bong Joon Ho's Academy Award winning movie PARASITE! What do Freud, Jane Eyre, and Marx have to do with a movie about three families in South Korea? Psychoanalysis, transgression, class consciousness, ideology, ghosts, Hitchcock, and lots more!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 151. Rec (w/ Pete Turner) 25.10.2025 1j 6mnt

  Continuing spooky season, we sit down with Pete Turner (Oxford Brookes University) to discuss found footage horror and the now-classic entry into the genre, REC! We discuss why this isn't "found footage"(!) although it is diegetic camera horror, and how the film uses the limited perspective to shape our identification with its characters. Don't go in the attic!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 150. Red Rooms (w/ Emily St. James) 10.10.2025 1j 13mnt

  Join us and Emily St. James to surf the dark web and hopefully not stumble upon any RED ROOMS. We discuss image management in the era of hyper-connectivity, Arthurian legends, Tennyson poems and 19th Century Chinese pirates, and of course, serial killers. Is this a comfort watch or a perfect horror for a brisk fall evening or BOTH?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
• 149. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (w/ Max Evry) 26.09.2025 1j 27mnt

  We are joined by Max Evry (author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune) to discuss another sci-fi epic of the same generation, this one starring Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock! Exploration, practical effects, V'GER!, mystery, AI, leaping beyond logic!! Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), check it out!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands