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Lectures on Lacan Podcast

Lectures on Lacan Podcast

Prof. Dr. Samuel McCormick 160 episodes Sep 14, 2026

Lectures and commentaries on key texts in Lacanian psychoanalysis, hosted by Prof. Dr. Samuel McCormick. The podcast explores the work of Jacques Lacan, offering in-depth analysis and discussion of his theories. It is produced as part of a Substack newsletter, providing educational content for those interested in psychoanalysis.

Episodes

The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 8
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 8 Sep 14, 2026 43:31 “Apondering the Real” — this is how our podcast series on The Sinthome ends. Head our YouTube channel if you prefer to watch this one, or any of the previous episodes in this podcast. What a trip it’s been!And if you want to keep going, there’s still time to register for new lecture and discussion series on Seminar XXIV, which kicked off this past Friday. Registration remains open on a sliding sc
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 7
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 7 Sep 7, 2026 45:09 Welcome to the penultimate episode of our summer podcast series on SXXIII! This one’s titled “Fashioning the Real,” and it returns us to a familiar diagram — but with a certain late-Lacanian twist, of course!Our new series on Seminar XXIV also begins this Friday, September 11, so this is an especially momentous week. Join us as we trace the linguistic and theoretical leaps that Lacan made after hi
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 6
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 6 Aug 31, 2026 47:27 I didn’t realize what this episode was about until the very end, when I started wondering what you call a noun that's been transformed into a verb, but without adding any affixes. The technical, linguistic name for this couldn’t be better: “Zero Derivation.” 🤯 Head to our YouTube channel if you want to watch this one play out.And don’t forget to mark your calendar: the first live discussion in our
Corps Torique
Corps Torique Aug 28, 2026 9:18 Our fall series on Seminar XXIV begins in two weeks, and I couldn’t be more excited to explore this key text in Lacanian psychoanalysis with everyone! To give you a preview of where we’re heading, here’s a nine-minute sample from the opening lecture. I’m calling it “Corps Torique,” but don’t make too much of this fancy title. The lecture is fundamentally about stupidity — the particular kind of st
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 5
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 5 Aug 24, 2026 1:06:41 “Wax & Feather” — that’s what we’re calling this one. You’ll see why as the episode unfolds. Again, note the pink dots in the diagram below, this batch in service to a closed trefoil knot (read: perversion). Head to our YouTube channel for the full video recording.And if this episode leaves you wanting more, our deep dive into Love is the Failure of the Unbewoops (Seminar XXIV) is fast approaching
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 4
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 4 Aug 17, 2026 1:17:57 This episode is called “Suture & Splice,” on account of the pink dots in the borromean diagram below, which allow for the emergence of an open trefoil knot (read: topological structure of neurosis). Definitely worth viewing this episode on our YouTube channel, if only to see why in the f^%# these sutures and splices occur!Spots are also filling up in our upcoming series on Lacan’s Seminar XXIV (Lo
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 3
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 3 Aug 11, 2026 45:11 I love the title of this episode: “Anything, But Not That.” Head to our YouTube channel if you want to watch it unfold. See below for the fundamental diagram on which this episode relies. And if you like where things are trending in this podcast, be sure to register for our upcoming lecture and discussion series, which is the logical next step. From the knottings and unknottings of Seminar XXIII t
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 2
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 2 Aug 3, 2026 1:22:29 The second episode in our new podcast on SXXIII expands on the first. Hence the rather awkward title of this one: “Bags of Skin.” See below for some of the diagram work we did along the way; and head to our YouTube channel if you want to watch it unfold one pen stroke at a time.I’m also thrilled to report that the registration page for our next online lecture series is now live! Building directly
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 1
The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII), Episode 1 Jul 27, 2026 44:29 Welcome to our new podcast series on The Sinthome (Seminar XXIII). This opening episode is called “Captivated Bodies.” You can also watch this episode at our YouTube channel. And if this episode piques your interest, stay tuned for more news later this week, when registration opens for our next online lecture series! Seminar XXIV, here we come!🤘🏼 This is a public episode. If you would like to disc
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 7
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 7 Jun 29, 2026 1:03:32 Welcome to the final episode in our summer series on SXXII! This one was a blast to record. It’s called “Enjoy Your Unconscious.” Access the text we used here. And head to our YouTube channel if you’d prefer to watch the video recording of this lecture. Stay tuned for more big news soon! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 6
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 6 Jun 22, 2026 41:12 Here’s the second installment on THE SYMPTOM in our podcast series on SXXII. It’s titled “Symptom as Woman.” Note the diagrammatic tweak below that this shift from ellipsis to Woman allows us to make. And if you’d prefer to watch the video recording of this lecture, just head to our YouTube channel. Stay tuned for the concluding episode in this podcast series next week! This is a public episode. I
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 5
R.S.I. (Seminar XXII), Episode 5 Jun 15, 2026 45:46 Here’s the first of two episodes on THE SYMPTOM in our SXXII podcast. This one’s titled “Symptom as Ellipsis.” And note the shift in diagrams at this point in the series — again with the addition of a certain hungry fish! Head to our YouTube channel if you’d like to watch it swim into existence. Tap here to access the version of SXXII we used. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss

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