Podcast Episodes

The Gay Science #14 (III.148-III.175)

Season 5 Episode 34

Renaissance & Reformation, the critique of saintly virtue, the color we have thrown onto life and how it differs from that of the ancient world, and Nietzsche's attempt to "untangle the knot" of his …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Gay Science #13 (III.132 - III.147)

Season 5 Episode 33

Discussion of the origins of Christianity as the apotheosis of sin, the Christian attack on the passions versus the Greek deification of the passions, as well as scattered remarks about German pessim…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Gay Science #12 (III.125-III.131)

Season 5 Episode 32

Extended discussion of The Madman passage (#125), including analysis of the metaphysical and moral implications, the surrounding context, and other interpreters - Girard, Freud, Jung, Heidegger, and …

Published on 5 months ago

Untimely Reflections #34: Gnostic Informant

Season 5 Episode 31

Gnostic Informant on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/

We discussed the following topics: why the Torah is probably younger than commonly believed; the influence of Hellenism on Judaism as well as the…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

The Gay Science #11 (III.114-III.124)

Season 5 Episode 30

The text proceeds from epistemology to morality. Nietzsche suggests that value judgments are at the foundation of perception. Exploration of herd instinct & herd conscience. Suggestion that the moral…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Gay Science #10 (III.108-III.113)

Season 5 Episode 29

Continuing with The Gay Science readthrough, and begin with book III. This book begins with the first passage to contain the saying, "God is dead", and Nietzsche then uses the metaphor of "the shadow…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Reaction to Jordan Peterson on Lex Fridman

Season 5 Episode 28

This is a special episode before we get into The Gay Science walkthrough analysis, and it is something of an experiment. I know the video is not perfect, I would have formatted it a bit differently, …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

112: Leo Tolstoy - "What is Art?"

Season 5 Episode 27

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Published on 6 months ago

111: Protagoras, The Sophists & The Art of Rhetoric

Season 5 Episode 26

In this episode, we consider some of the philosophically insightful sections of Nietzsche's lectures on rhetoric & the Sophists. In particular, we examine the figure of Protagoras, of whom we have li…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Nietzsche's Five Nos

Season 5 Episode 25

Short form episode; audio version of a Youtube release. Additional content coming on Thursday!

Creating a listicle of Nietzsche's ideas is always problematic, but thankfully Nietzsche occasionally pro…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago