Rooting for the Anti-Hero
July 11, 2023
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Episode 143 · July 11, 2023
Rooting for the Anti-Hero
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<p>It's the age of the anti-hero, and Machiavelli can help explain why. Talking through the life of Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, and discussing the portrayal of him in <em>The Prince</em>, Spencer probes deeper into the uneasy line between recklessness and courage, shamelessness and virtue. Can we find our way out of the war between the sexes to a real vision of what it means to tame the lion of the soul? Plus: a close reading of Taylor Swift. Sort of.</p> <p>Sign up for my newsletter to ask mailbag questions: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a></p> <p>Check up my book, <em>How to Save the West</em>: <a href="https://a.co/d/fUJfnkJ">https://a.co/d/fUJfnkJ</a></p>
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