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75: Socrates’ Apology
Season 4 Episode 4
Socrates was a famous opponent of the Sophists, the teachers of rhetoric instead of truth - and yet, in his legal defense, he employs the techniques …
2 years, 6 months ago
74: Three Metamorphoses of the Spirit (As Seen in the Life of Nietzsche)
Season 4 Episode 3
In this episode, I attempt to give a fresh biographical account of Nietzsche's life, by examining his life in light of his Three Metamorphoses of the…
2 years, 6 months ago
All Hallow’s Special: Sadegh Hedayat’s The Blind Owl
Season 4 Episode 2
A Merry All Hallow’s Eve to Ye All! There will be a regular episode this Friday, but I can’t resist the opportunity to release an episode on the day …
2 years, 7 months ago
73: The Power to Forget
Season 4 Episode 1
Welcome to all free spirits, wanderers, madmen and godless anti-metaphysicians! It is high time to drink from the waters of Lethe, and forget all tha…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wandering Above A Sea of Fog #2
Season 3 Episode 53
Update on my life and the podcast, some random musings and stories. NO EPISODE NEXT WEEK. We’re taking a short break before season 4. Cheers
2 years, 7 months ago
Beyond Good and Evil #15: Conclusion - Struggle Against Platonism (IX.268 - IX.296)
Season 3 Episode 52
Nietzsche concludes the book with the suggestion that cognition itself is “common”, insofar as communicability is more effective the more common the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Beyond Good and Evil #14: The Essence of Life (IX.257 - IX.267)
Season 3 Episode 51
The first half of the final chapter, “What is Noble”. We cover the concepts of the order of rank, pathos of distance, the origins of civilization and…
2 years, 8 months ago
Beyond Good and Evil #13: Fatherlandishness (VIII.240 - VIII.256)
Season 3 Episode 50
This episode covers the entirety of Peoples and Fatherlands, chapter eight of Beyond Good and Evil. Nietzsche considers the character of the Germans,…
2 years, 8 months ago
Beyond Good and Evil #12 (Featuring Vivienne Magdalen): Women (VII.231 - VII.239)
Season 3 Episode 49
A fascinating discussion with someone with an unusual perspective for modern times. Vivienne joins me while we go over the remainder of aphorisms fro…
2 years, 8 months ago
Nietzsche at the Movies: Barbenheimer
Season 3 Episode 48
My unnecessarily long review of the cultural meaning of Barbenheimer.
2 years, 9 months ago