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Phil and Jake discuss Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian with guest Aaron Gwyn.

Phil and Jake are joined by Aaron Gwyn, an author and associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, to discuss Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian. The Manifesto: Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1998/1998-h/1998-h.htm The Art: McCarthy, Blood Meridian https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/110472/blood-meridian-by-cormac-mccarthy/ Other Links: Aaron Gwyn's The Cannibal Owl https://bellepointpress.com/products/the-cannibal-owl

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