
Dear Old Blood: Notes on a Wittgenstein Noir
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<p>The find of a noir detective story Dear Old Blood by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein sounds too good to be true. Academic Horace Murgatroyd thinks it's a hoax, dreamed up by Herbert Denk to save a failing career. But who will win this war of authenticity?</p><br><p>For more information about the author and producer, go to <strong>neil-fitzgerald.com</strong></p><br><p>Help support more podcasts here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neilfitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neilfitzgerald</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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January 16, 2024
Ep. 10 The second and final part of Murgatroyd's Critical Commentary of 'Dear Old Blood'
<p>In the final episode of Horace Murgratroyd's academic interrogation of a noir story purportedly written by Wittgenstein, and what freelance scholar Herbert Denk claims as 'the find of the century', Murgatroyd completes his critical demolition job of the so-called Rosro haul. Will he succeed in winning this war of authenticity, or does the mysterious Denk have one last trick up his sleeve?</p><br><p>Questions and queries to: <strong>horacemurgatroyd@gmail.com</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

January 9, 2024
Ep. 9 Herbert Denk's Afterword and Part 1 of Murgatroyd's Commentary
<p>This episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading and commentaries on the purported Wittgenstein noir 'Dear OId Blood', begins with Herbert Denk's defensive Afterword from the second edition. The first part of Murgatroyd's own critical commentary then follows.</p><br><p>Questions and queries to: <strong>horacemurgatroyd@gmail.com</strong></p><br><p>Figure 1. Wittgenstein's grave.</p><p>Footnote: See Richard J Evans's <em>Why are we obsessed with the Nazis? </em>in<em> The Guardian</em>, 6th February 2015</p><p><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/t1IaE7H8BOJjjZm70yykKMvCq1G2A9Xw7ysTZWbNHymF13dZL2XkyCUfM5n-Q3kPBVQJ8BgIoAueockTkQcL-r7RKKchOI3qhqc1GxRsD9fLO4nwdzQxYR54AMmSelExvdZD1kj8C0w43OdbaEVoqBo"></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

January 2, 2024
Ep. 8 I Knocked On The Door
<p>In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading and commentaries on the purported Wittgenstein noir 'Dear OId Blood', Nix confronts Godwit at his Norwegian hut over the duck-rabbit as the mysterious assassins close in. What truths will emerge in the final explosive episode of Wittgenstein's apparent noir? End notes include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Different noir slang for guns</li><li>How Wittgenstein applies Gestalt theory to his life</li><li>the Nazi theme</li><li>Nix's final decision</li><li>Herbert Denk's rebuke to Horace Murgatroyd and hopes for the future</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Questions and queries to: <strong>horacemurgatroyd@gmail.com</strong></p><br><p><strong>**Audio now fixed!**</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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<p>The find of a noir detective story Dear Old Blood by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein sounds too good to be true. Academic Horace Murgatroyd thinks it's a hoax, dreamed up by Herbert Denk to save a failing career. But who will win this war of authenticity?</p><br><p>For more information about the author and producer, go to <strong>neil-fitzgerald.com</strong></p><br><p>Help support more podcasts here: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neilfitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/neilfitzgerald</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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