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Fake Nietzsche Live and Insane

August 23, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer 2 Comments

Dead Authors PodcastJessica in our Nietzsche on truth episode did a good job making Nietzsche sound nice and sane. On this episode of the Dead Authors Podcast (a Paul F. Tompkins vehicle performed live on stage), comedian/impressionist James Adomian portrays him as certifiably insane.

It appears that some research went into this faux interview (which also features a fake H.P. Lovecraft), with (it appears) numerous actual Nietzsche quotes, and though Adomian immediately plays on N's apparent anti-semitism, he also jumps on the fact that N condemns anti-semites. (No such balance is given, or available for, N's sexism.) Of course, as is always fun when portraying historical figures, N. is uttering these things incessantly and completely outside of any context, much like portraying Newton as constantly getting hit by apples. Still, as a piece of humor, it works, and it's probably less damaging to the study of Nietzsche than it could have been. Pretty fun; I enjoy the Tompkins, who plays interviewer H.G. Wells (and he should totally come on as a guest for our next humor episode, eh?).

-Mark Linsenmayer

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Filed Under: Other (i.e. Lesser) Podcasts Tagged With: Dead Authors Podcast, Friedrich Nietzsche, H.P. Lovecraft, Paul F. Tompkins, philosophy blog

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  1. David Buchanan says

    August 23, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Oddly, I subscribe to the Paul F. Thompcast but didn’t know about his other podcast. Just subscribed and the Nietzsche episode is cued up on my iPod. Thanks, Mark.

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