Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 4 - The End of History
One of the social impacts of Late Capitalism is the undermining of our sense of history. Expanding on a pre-existing pattern in American culture, which partly explains why the US is at the forefront o...
8 Dec 202552min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 3
Having attacked most western philosophy, Nietzsche presents one of his core arguments - that all these claims to universal truth and discovery are simply a self-serving pose on the part of philosopher...
5 Dec 202526min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 3 - The "Logic" of Financialization
The creeping presence of Financialization would not be so upsetting if it weren’t that it represents such an odd/counterintuitive world view. The logic of Late Capitalism is not, for the average perso...
1 Dec 20251h 7min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 2
Wow, Nietzsche rolls out all the rhetorical cannons to open Beyond Good and Evil. He attempts to undercut both the history and focus of Western philosophy and introduce a new basis of thinking based o...
28 Nov 202538min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q17: The Planet?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q17: The Planet?“I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them. The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is ...
26 Nov 202556min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 2 - Financialization
FinancializationThe creeping intervention of global financial actors into every aspect of our lives is an often overlooked, but profound, aspect of late capitalism. These actors follow a very differen...
24 Nov 202551min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 1
This read along series presents one of Nietzsche’s most important and confusing works. Written after Thus Spake Zarathustra, it continues to develop some of his central themes and attempts to reground...
21 Nov 202515min
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q16: Nihilism?
The History of Philosophy in 16 Questions - Q16: Nihilism?Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. It is often associated with extreme pessimi...
19 Nov 202545min
