# Episode 330: A Fact-Based Podcast (Gogol's "The Overcoat")

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Podcast: [Very Bad Wizards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/very-bad-wizards-200269)
Published: 2026-04-14T18:57:00+00:00
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## Resource

David and Tamler return to the strange world of Nikolai Gogol and discuss his absurdist masterpiece "The Overcoat," a story that both calls for and steadfastly resists interpretation. But first we discuss a forthcoming Phil Studies article "Philosophy as Fact-Based Discipline: 200 Philosophical Facts." Wait until you hear what they are. Frances, B. (2026). Philosophy as fact-based discipline: 200 philosophical facts. Philosophical Studies , 183 (2), 551-581. [springer.com] The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol [wikipedia.org]

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