Gods Will Be Gods

About Gods Will Be Gods

A philosophy podcast intended for a general educated audience with no specific background in the subject. Listeners will pick up on a consistent theme of skepticism throughout the entirety of the podcast. As impressive as our species is, we actually do not know much in the way of answers to substantial philosophical questions. While some may see this as a reason for despair, I want to explore whether there are benefits to — or at least interesting consequences of — conceiving of both the human situation and existence itself as fundamentally mysterious.

Publisher

Cameron Smith

Category

arts · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Aug 2024

Latest episode

1 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

4 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2025

   Life-Denial Part 2: Philosophical Pessimism

   This episode examines Schopenhauer's philosophical pessimism, questioning whether he can establish it within the nature of reality.

2. 

   11 May 2025

   Life-Denial: Wisdom or Sickness?

   The first in a mini-series on what Nietzsche called "Life-Denying Philosophies," in this episode we consider the thoroughly pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. Is his thoroughgoing pessimism and life-denying perspective... wisdom or sickness (or something else)?Works Referenced in this Episode:Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and RepresentationĀcārāṅga Sūtra, translated by Hermann Jacobi, Jaina Sutras, 1884Herman Hesse, Siddhartha

3. 

   3 Dec 2024

   Ep. 1: Cosmic Meaning and Salvation

   Philosopher and author Jordan Peterson explores the cosmic meaning and salvation of Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy, revealing the transformative power of existential insight.

4. 

   16 Aug 2024

   Ep. 0 (Teaser)

   Episode 1 (Cosmic Meaning) out on October 12th.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

66,275

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

5

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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