The Gay Science #9 (II.98-II.107)
Finishing book 2 of TGS! This coming Tuesday, a Wandering Above a Sea of Fog episode, then a break for a week. Episode art: Priestess at Delphi by John Collier
21 Nov 20241h 21min
The Gay Science #8 (II.84 - II.97)
Continuing with The Gay Science readthrough! More sections on art, the eternal war between prose and poetry, the Apollinian and Dionysian, and more. Episode art: The Human Condition by Rene Magritte.
14 Nov 20241h 43min
Q&A #11
Patrons: "Have you ever said Yes to a single joy?" Salts: "Yes"
12 Nov 20242h 25min
The Gay Science #7 (II.76-II.83)
"Many lies tell the poets" - Homer. Nietzschean exploration of art, of truth and appearance in the artistic world, the way that madness, art and ritual relate, and the translation of artistic expressi...
7 Nov 20241h 45min
All Hallow's Special - Robert Chambers' Repairer of Reputations, featuring Mynaa
In this episode, Mynaa and I discuss The Repairer of Reputations, the first story in Robert Chambers' collection, The King in Yellow. Concepts in Chambers work contributed to the creation of the 'weir...
31 Okt 20241h 53min
105: Arthur Machen - The Great God Pan
Samhain is fast approaching, and this week we're going to have two spooky episodes of the podcast. This episode will be a philosophical exploration of the significance of Arthur Machen's weird fiction...
29 Okt 20241h 38min
The Gay Science #6 (II.57-75)
Welcome back to The Gay Science! In this episode we commence with book II, which begins with an exploration of perspectivism and the pitfalls of scientific realism, and quickly moves into ruminations ...
22 Okt 20241h 47min
104: Donna Tartt - The Secret History
Donna Tartt's novel The Secret History is a loveletter to Greek tragedy, that begins with a dedication from Nietzsche and Plato. Central to the story is the concept of the Dionysian, and the attempt o...
8 Okt 20242h 5min
