{"podcast":{"title":"Philosophize This!","slug":"philosophize-this-757675","podcast_index_feed_id":757675,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD6036500916","website_url":"http://www.philosophizethis.org","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/24779146-88be-11ee-95a6-7b19628c6840/image/e231c2472d3da5c7bb06ad6651cdf3ea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Stephen West","episode_count":249,"summary":"Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T18:19:17.509737+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #241 ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare","slug":"episode-241-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-william-shakespeare","published_at":"2025-11-16T21:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675/episode-241-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-william-shakespeare","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD1169671275.mp3?updated=1769468099","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD1169671275.mp3?updated=1769468099","summary":"Today we talk about the philosophical themes of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We talk about the hypocrisy and false nostalgia of political violence. The ironies of living by a moral ideal like honor. Rhetoric as a site of where political power is won and lost in a republic. And Brutus as a unique kind of tragic hero somewhere between Stoicism and Christianity. Hope you love it. :) Sponsors: The Perfect Jean: https://theperfectjean.nyc Code: PT15 ZocDoc: https://www.ZocDoc.com/PHILO Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today we talk about the philosophical themes of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. We talk about the hypocrisy and false nostalgia of po…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1782,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/philosophize-this-757675/episodes/episode-241-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-william-shakespeare/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675/episode-241-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-william-shakespeare.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}