Very bad wizards is a podcast with the philosopher my dad and the psychologist dave pisarro, having an informal discussion. To day we're going to talk about death, anxiety, insomnia and kaka's metamorphosis. Are we slowly turning into anti natalists? I mean, to deal with this depression that comes from my death anxiety, feel like i'm slowly but surely getting there.
David and Tamler try to control their emotions (with varying success) as they go deep into Franz Kafka's masterful novella "The Metamorphosis." What kind of a story is this? A Marxist or religious allegory? A work of weird fiction? A family drama? A dark comedy? Why does a story about a man who turns into a giant insect get under our skins so much?
Plus a study that links insomnia to our fear of death. What a cheerful summer episode! (Actually we're fairly proud of this one... As always we suggest reading the text before you listen or soon after).
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