The Lucid Shapes Podcast

Is Net Zero the solution to our climate problems? Or nonsense being promoted by people who have little true understanding of the issues?

Mark Crawford takes a look at the economics of MrBeast's business model and explores the difference between charity and gifting.

In this episode of the Lucid Shapes Podcast, Mark Crawford takes a brief dive into the cultural and economic landscape of video rental shops in the early 1980s. Through a lens that combines personal nostalgia with theories from Marxist geography and psychoanalysis, Mark explores how these often makeshift stores were more than just places to rent films—they were microcosms that revealed larger trends in capitalist society.

Mark Crawford discusses the role of guilt and enjoyment in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

Mark Crawford takes a look at the Durness Riots of 1841 through the lens of the Communist Manifesto and philosopher Alain Badiou's concept of the "intervallic period."

Mark Crawford takes a look back at Richard Linklater's iconic indie masterpiece SLACKER (1990) and explores both the social and political context around the film, whilst also reflecting on the film's impact on his own life.