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The Nietzsche PodcastThe Dionysmas SpecialMultiple discourses on birth, death & resurrection. Featuring Andrei Georgescu, Vivienne Magdalen, Mynaa Miesnowan. Includes a segment of where my wife and I read Youtube comments. Here's to another year of the podcast!
Episode art: Dionysian Ghost of Christmas by John Leech2023-12-232h 12
The Nietzsche PodcastUntimely Reflections #19 - Alan Watts & Friedrich Nietzsche on Insecurity, with Mynaa MiesnowanJoin me, and my friend Mynaa Miesnowan, for a discussion inspired by the work of Alan Watts, and his "Wisdom of Insecurity". We compare Watts' own approach to the insecurity of life to that of Nietzsche's, and generally analyze Watts' ideas from a Nietzschean framework. Ultimately, we diverge wildly from the topics covered in Watts' work, and the starting topic is really more a guidepost for the various directions that our thought takes us. However, contained in this are a couple of fun and fascinating looks at the contrast between Watts and Nietzsche, as regards their thought on leisure...2023-02-031h 56
Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #7 - "Will To Power" with ErgriffenheitMy friend Ergriffenheit (artist, philosopher, man of taste) and I discuss Power, the "Will To Power," and perceptions of power, especially as it relates to errors of senses and language. In our age, power is more than a four letter word, our very History and Philosophy (and resultant physiology), from Socrates, Plato, Christ, and onward, was to make Power both our god, and our devil (with zany results to ensue). Join us as we discuss it.2022-12-171h 53Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #6 - Education in America with Trish from Teacher TherapyMy friend Trish (from the YouTube channel "Teacher Therapy") and I discuss teaching and the education system in America. From failures in curriculum and consulting, to civil war, censorship, and general societal collapse, we leave no garbage pile unturned. Worth noting, this recording was from July or August, but due to a necessary hiatus, I haven't uploaded it until now, but the news stories and events mentioned are still relevant.2022-12-082h 10
The Nietzsche PodcastAll Hallow's Special - H.P. Lovecast with Mynaa MiesnowanIf you've been listening for a year or more, you know that Halloween is a very special holiday for me. To be honest, finding "spooky" Nietzsche content was a bit difficult last year, such that I probably covered just about everything you could say about Nietzsche's thoughts on ghosts, witches, the fear of the dark, or why we celebrate scary or morose holidays such as Halloween. So, this year, for our Halloween special, I decided to take a detour to an author who came along shortly after Friedrich Nietzsche, and addressed many of the same themes that concerned Nietzsche: H...2022-10-311h 36Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact Miscellaneous Sneak PeAk - A Brief History of the Present, soon to be the Past, soon to be the FutureThis is a sneak peek and drastically altered sample of the upcoming audio project "A Brief History of the Present, soon to be the Past, soon to be the Future." Will humanity become a ghost in the machine by seeking god in the machine? Will man manifest himself as a presence in the world once more? Will the species and its civilizations continue to collapse unto their next viable nadirs? Will tech companies continue to be unregulated monopolies sucking the humanity out of humanity? Stay tuned and find out!
Obligatories and Credits: Aw damn, so many credits are due...2022-09-0257 minEvery Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact Miscellaneous - The American Education System Blowout Special (The New Civil War Edition)When Americans say, “There’s a problem with our education system,” it is in fact a euphemism for a wider civilizational crisis. When teachers say, “This is why I quit teaching,” they’re saying, “Here is why I think society is collapsing.” How bad is America’s education system? It’s far worse than most everybody knows, and the deeper problems reach into and beyond K-12 and “Higher Ed.” Yet, while the symptoms of these problems are often unseen, unheard, confused, overlooked, obfuscated, and overshadowed in media and individual/public thought, to the degrees that society and people are fragmented (in their bubble...2022-08-034h 13
Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact Miscellaneous: A Brief History of the Last and Next CenturyThis is a brief history of the last and next century.
Obligatories and Credits:
Artlist.io: I Don’t Get The Lesson – Ziv Grinberg
All The Pieces Matter – Ziv Grinberg
Walk In The Bayou – Luc Allieres
Stupid Followed Evil - Benjamin Adair Murphy
AdobeStock:
ALOHA – Feelin Fine
Blues-Ballad – Lourdes Vialalta Carles
Stoop Party – Deadly Duel
Comedians: Assorted bits from George Carlin, Tim Dillon, Joe Rogan, some of their podcasts, etc. (all copyrights and credits reserved to the artists and/or whatever husks and co...2022-06-0935 minEvery Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact Miscellaneous - A Brief History of Religion, State, Nihilism, and the Last ManThis is a miscellaneous media project on a brief history of religion, state, nihilism and the last man. All credits and links are in the description:
Obligatories and Credits:
Music (Adobe Stock) Stoop Party by Deadly Duel
The New Southern Jelly Roll Blues by Bo the Drifter
ALOHA by Feelin Fine M
ain Title (2001: Space Odyssey) (or, 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' by Nietzsche)
Richard Strauss ALBUM: 2001: Space Odyssey: https://youtu.be/SLuW-GBaJ8k
Other Sources and References: Comedians: Assorted bits from George Carlin, Mitch Hedberg, and Tim Dillon...2022-06-0939 minEvery Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #5 - Conversation with Keegan Kjeldsen (Music, mental illness, Nietzsche & more)Keegan Kjeldsen is the guitarist for doom metal band 'Destroyer of Light' and host of The Nietzsche Podcast. Today we discuss music, identity, mental health, Nietzsche, and aspects of American (Western) culture, including the question that is not really on everyone's mind - is psychosis a sort of rite of passage or coming of age ordeal for youth in the West?
Links:
Keegan's band, Destroyer of Light: https://destroyeroflight.bandcamp.com/
Keegan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpsrJufAUNXwot-znspubbg
The Nietzsche Podcast: https://open.spot...2022-05-262h 05Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #4 - Carl Jung's Undiscovered Self with Gregory Gravelle (On Mass Man, Mass Forces, and Psychic Epidemics, Part 2 of 2)My friend Gregory Gravelle (from Into the Absurd podcast) and I are back to discuss Carl Jung's essay, "The Undiscovered Self." The following conversation follows through with more questions and suppositions on the curious state of the modern Western zeitgeist; the individual's precarious position amongst mass forces and collectives; and the ongoing question - what does the future hold?
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Music (Adobe Stock):
Aloha by Feelin Fine
Woozy Duck by North Circuit
Links:
Greg's Website, Into The Absurd (Link to the first episode of our "Sel...2022-04-192h 09
Into the Absurd#60: Welcome to the MachineWELCOME TO THE MACHINE! An opinion piece critiquing civilization with a short summary and analysis of Zapffe’s 1933 essay, The Last Messiah.
Outro provided by Brock Tanya.
Peter Zapffe’s The Last Messiah: https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah
The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung: https://fleurmach.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/jung-the-undiscovered-self-1957.pdf
Every Trivial Fact podcast hosted by Mynaa Miesnowan episodes on The Undiscovered Self: https://www.bezabezar.com/post/every-trivial-fact-3-carl-jung-s-undiscovered-self-with-gregory-gravelle-on-psychic-epidemics
Pink Floyd’s “Welcome to the Machine” lyrics: https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-welcome-to-the-machine-lyrics
Sex at Dawn by Ch...2022-04-1058 min
Into the AbsurdPSA: Every Trivial Fact, Jung’s “The Undiscovered Self”I just recently finished a 2 part series on Jung’s “The Undiscovered Self” with Mynaa Miesnowan, a frequent guest of ITA, on his podcast, Every Trivial Fact. Go check out part 1 at the following links: https://www.bezabezar.com/post/every-trivial-fact-3-carl-jung-s-undiscovered-self-with-gregory-gravelle-on-psychic-epidemics 2022-03-2707 minEvery Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #3 - Carl Jung's Undiscovered Self with Gregory Gravelle (On Mass Man, Mass Forces, and Psychic Epidemics, Part 1 of 2)My friend Gregory Gravelle (from Into the Absurd podcast) and I discuss Carl Jung's essay, "The Undiscovered Self." The ensuing conversation questions the precarious position of the "mass man's" place in the modern world as an individual. The term "mass man" is used by Jung to denote that modern man is increasingly driven, disempowered by, and manipulated through mass forces of government, media, public opinion, propaganda, technology, and many other aspects of a larger, alienating, all-encompassing and ever-more complex industrial civilization, leaving us with one primary question: how can the individual protect themselves from the ever encroaching mass forces...2022-03-272h 02Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #2 - A Follow up on Episode 1, The USA's Use of Sarin Gas in Vietnam, and Other Failures of Media and StateThis is a brief follow up one of my father's stories from the Vietnam War in Episode 1, but also a balancing of the scales on matters of media, politics, and government--as it relates to the modern USA.
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Music: Gritty Desert Slide by Falconer2022-03-0145 minEvery Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact #1 - A Conversation with James Miesnowan on the Vietnam War, Cops and Authority in America, lots of laughter and more.My father and I recorded a series of conversations over the course of the 2021 holidays. The intro about bananas is a cut from the second night of recordings, and the rest of the episode comes from the third night of recording at the end of a long day. James shares war stories, and some on life in the aftermath. We also discuss authority and its temperament in America, among other topics, stories and jokes. Worth noting, the use of sarin gas is a violation of the Geneva Convention.2022-02-0157 min
Every Trivial FactEvery Trivial Fact Podcast TrailerI'm Mynaa Miesnowan, and this is a podcast about Philosophy, Religion, Art, and Science, AKA, people and their state. My purpose here is that which concerns the expansion and refinement of vision, an embrace of the Earth and our senses. In short, education is important. 2022-02-0102 min
The Nietzsche PodcastUntimely Reflections #9 - Mynaa Miesnowan & Keegan chat at SagebrushOn a cold, rainy afternoon this past November, Mynaa Miesnowan and I met up at a little bar in Austin, Texas called Sagebrush. I'm a lifelong South Austinite and Sagebrush is a newer bar that exists within a very, very old building, that was a country & western dancehall back in the 1960's. The modern decor reminds of a Texas bar in a Rodriguez or Tarantino film, with a backlit landscape of a starry desert lining the walls. Mynaa and I grabbed a beer and made our way around back, even though everything was damp. We walked around and talked for...2022-01-111h 43
The Philosopher's Guide to the ApocalypseEp. 7: On the Use (and Misuse) of Education (ft. Mynaa M.)After a good long hiatus, The Philosopher's Guide to the Apocalypse is back. I present the listeners with a conversation I had with my friend Mynaa Miesnowan. We discuss what it means to be a philosopher, how ideas affect (or don't affect) human history, and most importantly perhaps, the nature and methods of education, what it means to be educated, and why the smart people have the toughest time in formal education. https://www.matchmaker.fm/podcast-guest/mynaa-miesnowan-3e7090 Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/2021-11-283h 26
Into the Absurd#49: On Being You with Mynaa MiesnowanThey tell you to "be yourself", "listen to yourself", "express yourself"...yet, what happens when you do? Do they scorn you? Do they attack you? Do they tell you that you're acting strange or rude? Indeed, how can one be themselves in a world that wants you to lie--that wants you to be an actor? In this episode, Mynaa Miesnowan and I dive deep into the art of "absolving unto yourself", where we revisit the central themes of Emerson's "Self Reliance" in order to recap on our 8-part series on the essay all about "being yourself" in the most...2021-11-072h 12
Into the Absurd#48: Self Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Finale)The series finale of Self Reliance! Dissolve unto thyself! Trust thyself! BE YOURSELF! Cliché, I know, but all cliché's emerge into this dimension of reality by their utility. With that said, stop the act, get the lies out of your ass, and pour out unto this world your full, unfiltered, and honest SELF, for it is sincere, brutal honesty that holds the torch which can guide you out of the labrynth of slavery, decadence, and weakness and INTO THE ABSURD! With that...enjoy!
Outro provided by Brock Tanya.
Self Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyl...2021-10-302h 09
Into the Absurd#47: Self Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 7)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"!
Behind? Each episode stands on its own, so fear not! We discussed the warm and cozy blanket of repression and self-deception/herd-reliance as well as the power in being yourself. Enjoy.
Self Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf
Background music provided by Bro...2021-10-201h 50
Into the Absurd#45: Self Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 6)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"! Behind? Each episode stands on its own, so fear not! We discuss culture, corruption of the mind, slavery with extra steps, and much more. Enjoy. Self Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf Create Your Own Religion: https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Own-Religion-How/dp/1938875028 The Nietzsche Podcast: https://open.spotify...2021-10-052h 00
Into the Absurd#44: Self Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 5)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"!
Behind? Each episode stands on its own, so fear not! Enjoy.
Self Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf
Background music provided by Brock Tanya.
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Into the Absurd#43: Self Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 4)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"!
We continue our series on page 10 from the essay link below:
Self-Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf2021-09-221h 59
Into the Absurd#39: Self-Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 3)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"...enjoy!
Self-Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf
The Genius of the Crowd: https://genius.com/Charles-bukowski-the-genius-of-the-crowd-annotated 2021-08-241h 58
The Nietzsche PodcastUntimely Reflections #1: Mynaa Miesnowan - Art, Politics, and ReligionUntimely Reflections is a podcast within a podcast! In this series, I’ll be having conversations with other people interested in Nietzsche, and in philosophy. This time, I’m talking to Mynaa Miesnowan. This conversation was largely freeform. We talk about art, politics and religion as related forces that direct the course of society. We consider mass movements, dictatorships, and revolutions as caused by sociological forces that consciousness and ideology then steps in to explain and justify. Central to our interest is the relationship of world historical forces to our political, religious and aesthetic situation today.
As of ye...2021-08-171h 39
Into the Absurd#38: Self-Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 2)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"...enjoy!
Self-Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf
Tender by Blur: https://open.spotify.com/track/42cxPm9jgbaxIVN77XA1m6?si=b71ca1fd86e345382021-08-121h 41
Into the Absurd#37: Self-Reliance, an Analysis with Mynaa Miesnowan (Part 1)It's time to dive deep into the absurd with a thoroughly precise and absurdly tangential analysis and dissection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, Self-Reliance. Almost as if the GODS of eternal recurrence have commanded it, Mynaa Miesnowan returns to dive deep into the nature of "trusting thyself"...enjoy!
Self-Reliance: https://math.dartmouth.edu/~doyle/docs/self/self.pdf
Sturgill Simpson's, "You Can Have the Crown": https://youtu.be/jMkhsamX-2I
NWA's, "Express Yourself": https://youtu.be/u31FO_4d9TY
Cover art: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Waldo-Emerson2021-08-041h 39
Into the AbsurdEpisode #35: Mynaa Miesnowan (On Wearing Masks)Mynaa Miesnowan returns to discuss authenticity, the will to power, and disguising one's true self behind masks. Enjoy!
Check out Mynaa's amazing website, bezabezar.com, where you can read his original philosophical writings which cover everything from politics to finding meaning in the universe.
Enjoy!
Outro provided by the BROCK TANYA.
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduNUU3B8g0&list=PL0n6M8V_lHIua_QuXbbYfIIi-3-N4535m
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man PDF: https://bpi.edu/ourpages/auto/2010/5/11/36901472/Ralph%20Ellison%20-%20Invisible%20Man%20v3_0.pdf...2021-06-221h 36
Into the AbsurdEpisode #33: Mynaa Miesnowan (WILL TO POWER)Mynaa Miesnowan is a modern philosopher whose main focus areas lie in Nietzsche's works--especially Thus Spoke Zarathustra--and various branches of existential philosophy. He has also written extensively in regards to various philosophical ideas; you can view some of his incredible works at https://www.bezabezar.com/post/liberated-ruminations-timely-meditations-i
Link for the The Epic of Mwindo: http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/057.html
Link for the video of Steven Sandison confessing to murdering a child molester in prison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YawI85U7QtA
Outro provided by Brock Tanya.
Enjoy!
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