Oh the Humility!
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Oh the Humility! is the 299th episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on December 24, 2024.
Title
"Oh, the humanity!" is nowadays an ironic exclamation used to express mock outrage. It originates from reporter Herb Morrison's live coverage of the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. This episode's title is a pun on that exclamation, swapping "humanity" for "humility", expressing mock outrage at Rachel Fraser's essay "Against Humility", which is the subject matter of the episode's first segment.
Opening Quote
I may a fucked my life up flatter than hammered shit, but I stand here before you today beholden to no human cocksucker.—Ellsworth, Deadwood
Opening Segment
Intellectual Humility
Main Segment
The Ambies
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Side Character | Mr. Wu |
| Best Scene | Al's monologue / Dolly scene (Jewel's Boot Was Made for Walking) |
| Best Use of Profanity | "Those that doubt me suck cock by choice" |
| Best Insult / Slur | "Dirt worshippers" |
| Best Anti-Semitic Slur | EB's "Farnham, twice measured – Starr, once cut" |
| Best Quote | Al to Merrick: "The world ends when you're dead" |
| Best Episode | Sold Under Sin (Season 1 finale) |
| Best Character (other than Al) | Jane (Robin Weigert) |
| Best Sex Worker | Lila |
Show Notes
David and Tamler wrap up the new year talking about intellectual virtues and Rachel Fraser's excellent essay "Against Humility." What is intellectual humility exactly and do we need it for knowledge and understanding? Does the value of humility depend on the person or the circumstances? Are there contexts where intellectual arrogance is the epistemic virtue? We arrive at the definitive answers to these questions and anyone who disagrees with us is a stupid idiot. Plus in the second segment we present THE AMBIES (..the ambies), the final episode of "The Ambulators," our episode by episode breakdown of David Milch's Deadwood. It's a clip-filled awards ceremony to celebrate what might be the great TV series of all time. Highlights include Best Quote, Best Scene, Best Character (other than Al), Best Slur, Best Antisemitic slur, and lots more. "Why intellectual humility isn't always a virtue" by Rachel Fraser [aeon.co] Deadwood (TV Series) [wikipedia.org]