Ralph is joined by Gabi Davies to discuss 'the problem of England', focusing in on the relationship between culture and class, via the films of Alan Clarke, our national fascination with the weather and of course Brexit.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

Gloria and Ralph discuss the popularity of Jordan Peterson and motivational youtubers and how their ideologies relate to punishment and desire. Michel Foucault's 'Friendship as a Way of Life' also gets a massive shout-out.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

Gloria talks to her friend Callie Gardner, poet, editor, critic, teacher. We cover 'ss' sounds, teaching literature, the existence of magic (in poetry and elsewhere),the politics of editing, tentacles and psychoanalysis. The poem referred to at the start is Laurel Uziell's 'The amount of brain in the bone'. Other books referred to/read are CA Conra…

Starting with a collaboration between Pina Bausch and Chantal Akerman, Gloria and Ralph attempt to discuss individuality, dancing in clubs and eventually desire. Along the way they touch on bell hooks, self-love and Pasolini's Theorem.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

Ralph is joined by guest Emily Simpson to discuss profiles, anxiety and making work during the early 21st century, an era where big shifts are still ongoing in regard to online communication platforms and the way we use them.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

In this special edition of Gone Clear, Ralph Pritchard and Gloria Dawson read out two pieces of writing, one by June Jordan, the other by Hélène Cixous, and think about how art and politics engage with death and are informed by the dead. Discussion begins at approx 20mins.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

Gloria and Ralph discuss time, and how our sense of time affects the work we consume and how we consume it, via Maggie Nelson, Clarice Lispector and Leio, the timed reading app.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

Gloria and Ralph confront the violence of Theresa May's decision to call a snap election at the end of April and how these political processes affect self-care and our ways of thinking about the world, both as artists and people who engage in politics.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard

In a discussion ranging from Kathy Acker to Rainer Werner Fassbinder Gloria and Ralph discuss the difficulty of shifting between political work and making art and attempt to define ‘confessionalism’ in a helpful way.Gloria Dawson & Ralph Pritchard