Dear readers,
I’m thrilled to introduce my podcast project, Parlêtre, co-hosted with my friend and colleague, Andrew Flores.
Parlêtre is a long-form podcast dedicated to the work of Jacques Lacan—where we explore the theoretical and clinical intersections of Lacanian psychoanalysis through free-associative conversation. Parlêtre is a neologism coined by Lacan from the French words parler (to speak) and être (to be). Parlêtre thus conveys the meaning of “speaking beings”, signifying the human field of the unconscious and its expression in the function of speech.
Parlêtre podcast exists as an invocation and enactment of analytic discourse, where we speak from the locus of our own desire and engagement with Lacan’s oeuvre. Parlêtre is an invitation to hear Lacan through the conversation of speaking beings—whether you are a philosopher, student, clinician, or simply curious about what psychoanalysis has to offer to the cipher of our mortal destiny.
We are inaugurating Parlêtre with a series of episodes exploring Lacan’s landmark essay, “The Function and Field of Speech and Language in Psychoanalysis”. (This is the essay I commented upon in my recent publication, “A Hamlet on the Ganges”). Our first episode, “Empty Speech and Full Speech”, examines the preface, introduction, and first section of Lacan’s essay.
We hope you enjoy listening to or watching our first episode!
Stay tuned for our next episode by subscribing to our Patreon, or following us on Spotify, YouTube, or Instagram: