Season 1 Episode 7
Nietzsche
Exploring the Brilliant Mind of the Controversial Philosopher
You'd think a declaration like "God is dead!" would be a mic drop, but Nietzsche has so much more to say about not just that cancel-culture baiting statement but also “The Will to Power,” the “Übermensch,” and other ideas the herd gets so terribly and, at times, catastrophically wrong. You don't have to be a nihilist to enjoy our existential conversation with Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Topics Discussed:
Why and how to welcome boredom and despair
Insights into his core concepts, including the ideals of the Übermensch (or Overman) and the will to power, and why nefarious actors, notably the Nazis, misappropriated them
How the Greek Gods Apollo and Dionysus can help us understand the inherent struggle of life: reason and rational thinking vs. feeling and intuition
The joys of embracing your fate (“Amor Fati”) — both the good and the bad — to affirm life
Nietzsche’s take on morality (Hint: it’s not what others say/do/impose; it’s an inside job)
The secret to a happy marriage (from this famously never-married philosopher)
The voice of Nietzsche is played by Daniel Sakakini.