Episode 001: Hello!

Introducing Speaking Body: A Relaunch of Neil Gorman’s Psychoanalysis Podcast I announce a relaunch and rebrand of my podcast, formerly The Informed Podcast, explaining that my views and relationships to psychoanalysis, theory, practice, and institutions have changed over the years. He renames the show Speaking Body and expands it into a broader project, including a website (speakingbody.com) that will archive my writing, offer a newsletter, and sometimes include video episodes on YouTube while keeping the same RSS feed for existing subscribers. Going forward, the podcast will focus less on applying psychoanalytic theory to topics like film or literature and more on psychoanalysis as lived practice: (1) the clinical perspective from my work with patients, (2) the experience of being an analysand as essential to practicing psychoanalysis, and (3) how psychoanalytic work extends beyond the consulting room into everyday life and subjectivity. I will sometimes use specialized Lacanian terminology, but aim to restate ideas in more everyday language.00:00 Welcome + Why the Podcast Needed to Change01:11 Outgrowing the Old Format: How Neil’s Relationship to Psychoanalysis Shifted02:50 Should I End It? The Decision to Rebrand Instead03:31 Introducing the New Name: Speaking Body (Podcast, Site, Newsletter)04:24 Audio to Video: Expanding to YouTube05:06 What to Expect: A Practice-Focused Psychoanalysis Podcast06:47 Three Angles, Part 1: Clinical Work in the Consulting Room07:24 Three Angles, Part 2: The Analysand Experience (Why It’s Essential)08:39 Three Angles, Part 3: Taking Psychoanalysis Out Into Everyday Life09:54 Keeping Lacanian Terms Accessible: Less Jargon, More Plain Language11:29 Wrap-Up: Thanks for Listening + Welcome to Speaking Body This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit speakingbody.substack.com/subscribe