Boog Club

Welcome to Boog Club! We are starting Part 3 of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Do you have to sometimes go alone or cut others off to achieve greatness? Could it be you need to do that so one can feel the achievement rather than it being handed to them. But you also need others to achieve things since you cannot do everything alone. This bleeds into connections and relationships. To achieve greatness, th...

After a long respite, the boys come back together to finish Part 2 of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. We start off with Zarathustra hitting on a basic principle of life: human hierarchy. There are those who obey and those who command. Listen as we take a deeper dive into both of these role and how they fit into life, contrasting the two and recognizing you can be both. Boog Club also sees Zarathustra advi...

Boog club begins the second part of Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Zarathustra comes back out of solitude to re-iterate his wisdom. We discuss ideas revolving around doing good and people’s perspective of your deeds. The boys weld that into the dangers and pitfalls of doing actions out of the scope of your relationship or pity. Zarathustra sees not taking enjoyment out of life as the “original sin.” What...

For this episode, we try out a new format! Rather than just discussing the ideas throughout the book, we do speed rounds on each chapter. We were each given a set amount of chapter to introduce and then we all discuss it within 4 minutes. However, if there are some chapters we are just really wanting to talk about then we can use a double time to add 4 minutes! Let us know what you think about thi...

Boog Club officially starts their series on Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche. Firstly, we see that Nietzsche looks for those who bring about the Superman. We see this definition from someone who is powerful and follows their own values, but willing to put others before themselves. Join us to hear more details on the character and definition of Nietzsche’s bringer whom goes through the...

What is freedom to Nietzsche? The journey to gaining freedom is what produces value. It forces those fighting for it to grow and become stronger individuals. Join us to hear how this journey produces strong individuals and what happens after freedom is accomplished. Also, listen to how it relates to our current time. Nietzsche sees marriage as something which should be used to gain power rather th...

We are continuing right where we left off in the Expeditions of an Untimely Man portion from Twilight of the Idols. Boog clubs starts with the discussion on needing a strong belief or faith; how that benefits each individual. We also discuss the dangers of faking or not fully representing your belief. This seeps into Nietzsche's idea of beauty being subjective and to not judge others by their view...

The boys begin the end of the Twilight of The Idols journey with the Expeditions of an Untimely Man Part 1. We start off by discussing what Nietzsche thinks moving past Christianity does and does not look like while comparing that with morality. What does he think happens to morality when someone truly abandons Christianity? Nietzsche loves the ecstasy state or, as we compare it to, the flow state...

Today, in this boog club, we examine the "Improvers" of Mankind and What the Germans Lack. We begin with looking into morality and its apparent subjectivity according to Nietzsche. We look at the two examples provided to us, these "improvers" and how they warp morality to fit their own immorality rules. Follow along with us as we see what Nietzsche thinks the Germans lack or really what any societ...

Boog Club takes on The Four Great Errors. What does Nietzsche consider the Four Great Errors of mankind? It mostly appears to be related to causality and effects, getting these confused with one another and mistaken in general. Or how we are quick to decide on fake / imaginary causes. Join us as we converse over the examples present in our current time and Nietzsche’s book. Which leads us into hap...

Today, we discuss the next part in our series - Morality as Anti-Nature. We look at Nietzsche's view on passions and how they relate to today's world and our on opinions. According to Nietzsche it sounds like we need to take our passion out of the 'fake' world. But what does that mean? With that, we work on bringing to light how you can turn your passion into something good for the world and one t...

The boys continue their arduous journey that is the Twilight of the Idols with ‘Reason’ in Philosophy & How the ‘Real World’ at Last Became a Myth. What does Nietzsche have against the”real world” and how it is different from the world we live in? We talk about what we can do to come back to the senses and focus more on the world we live in rather than the “apparent world.” Also, we touch on l...

We, the boog club, continue our dive into Nietzsche as we discuss the Problem of Socrates portion from The Twilight of the Idols. We discuss why exactly Nietzsche had a problem with Socrates and idols in general and how that correlates with today's world. The boys touch on dialectics and the historical context of Greece. We converse over what it means to evaluate life and do we even have the abili...

This episode the boys start their next series, their first Nietzsche book! We took an unexpected turn this episode. We prepared to talk about more chapters, but we ended up talking about the Maxims and Arrows chapter for the entire episode! Listen to hear us discuss what it means and looks like for people to succeed, fail, and give up. We also ask and answer the hard questions on figuring out who...

Boog Club finishes off their current book: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. We cover he end of the point. Chapters 25-31 and Screwtape Proposes a Toast. Join us as we learn the fate of Wormwood and his patient! In this episode, we discuss what it means to be selfless for the right and wrong reasons and how to avoid overthinking. We also touch on topics such as filtering out poor content and wh...

Today, we are nearing the end of our Screwtape Letters journey by C.S. Lewis. We wrap up Chapters 17-24 which contained a strong topic on ownership and love. We also see Screwtape showing more of his true self and character! We talk over the idea of ownership and what that really means or if it is even real. Our discussions also touch on what it means to truly love and to be on the lookout for dan...

The boys are continuing their journey through the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. This episode covers Chapters 9-16 and has a strong emphasis on taking things in life more seriously. We discuss the importance of finding who you are and your cliche as well as taking important life topics serious. Feel inspired to figure out who you are so you can surround yourself with people who let you be yourse...

Today in Boog Club, we are beginning the journey into the Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. In these first 8 chapters, we dive more into the spiritual world. We also describe different ways we try to stay more connected with the present and how that might affect us spiritually. We are really excited about this one and hope you can get some big takeaways to apply to your life, too! If you want to su...

Join us in Boog Club as we finish our latest book: the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. In the final part, a lot of things become more clear about the philosophy of the Tao. Such as what the Tao is and how Lao Tzu advises us to live our lives through the Tao. So follow us through, and hear are final thoughts as well as the WHEEL!! If you want to support the podcast and are interested in reading along with...

Today, the boyz are beginning their new book: the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. We are starting our first Eastern philosophy book and also our oldest book. So we are super excited to take a new perspective on our discussions and how it compares to our Western books as well as the more modern Myth of Sisyphus. Please explore with us into these new thoughts and ideas. If you want to support the podcast a...

In this episode, the guys are wrapping up the Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. We are going over the Absurd Creation and reaching the part the book was named after: The Myth of Sisyphus section! We will be discussing Camus' critique of what an absurd creation is as well as the final conclusion Albert has been leading us to. We will also share our final thoughts about the book and spin the wheel t...

Today, the guys are continuing the Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. This time, we are going over the Absurd Man. We will be discussing Albert's extreme examples of what a man living the absurd looks like and our takeaways. If you want to support the podcast and are interested in reading along with us, use the following Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we will earn a small commissio...

Today, the guys are starting their new book: The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. We are covering The Absurd Reasoning Portion. If you want to support the podcast and are interested in reading along with us, use the following Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we will earn a small commission from your qualifying purchase with no extra cost to you. For reading along with us in the ⁠ T...

Today, the guys are wrapping up the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. We are covering books 11 and 12. But stayed tuned for the next Boog Club book at the end of the episode. If you want to support the podcast and are interested in reading along with us, use the following Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we will earn a small commission from your qualifying purchase with no extra cost...