Episode 85: Zarathustra and Judge Holden

About this episode

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

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, Jake

Guest: Aaron Gwyn

Topics covered

• Nietzsche
• Cormac McCarthy
• philosophy
• literature
• Zarathustra
• Blood Meridian

Keywords

• Nietzsche
• Zarathustra
• Cormac McCarthy
• Blood Meridian
• literature
• philosophy
• Aaron Gwyn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Books & works: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Blood Meridian, The Cannibal Owl

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