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Feb 5, 2019 1 hr 21 min

Episode 157: Notes From Underground (Pt. 2)

from Very Bad Wizards Hosted by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

David and Tamler continue their discussion of Dostoevsky's funny, sad, philosophical novella Notes From Underground. We focus on part 2 this time - three stories from the Underground Man's past - and explore what the stories tell us about his existentialist rants in part 1. Is he consumed with guilt over his treatment of Liza? Is he ashamed of his social awkwardness, low status, and self-destructive behavior? Or is he a narcissistic proto-incel suffering from an especially acute case of spotlight effect? (As usual, the answer is probably some combination of all these and more.) Plus, we select the finalists for our Patreon-listener selected episode. Thanks to everyone for their support! Support Very Bad Wizards Links: Notes from Underground - Wikipedia Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky [amazon.com affiliate link]

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