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From UFOs to psychic powers and government cover-ups, history is riddled with unexplained events. You can turn back now or learn the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know ... an audio podcast from iHeartRadio.

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All right. We'll go to Dexter Toe by Michael William is the writer for this one. This came out. Actually, this was published today as we're recording. A YouTuber has figured out an infinite money glitch. You can buy a Switch 2 and return it to get even more money back.

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Listener Mail: Terrors of Adoption, Black Sludge is Poop, the Dangers of an AI-driven, 'Teacherless' Classroom

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Stuff They Don't Want You to Know

The hosts repeatedly promoted their own book as a companion to the podcast, noting that it compiled their research on topics like CIA partnerships, lobbying, and various conspiracies and featured illustrations by Nick Benson. Ben, Matt, and Noel introduced it, encouraged pre‑orders, and suggested it as a way to support the show. They presented it as a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the subjects they discuss, with an enthusiastic tone of recommendation.

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Episode: Strange News: Missouri May Murder An Innocent Man,...

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know," while discussing how the United Fruit Company helped fund a 1954 Guatemalan coup d'etat. They stated that the book provides insight into CIA partnerships with private organizations for resource extraction.

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If you want to learn more about CIA partnerships with private organizations for resource extraction, check out our book in a burst of creativity. We named it Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Listener Mail: Did the government tap your phone?...

It was highly recommended as it contained a good examination of the 'six degrees of Kevin Bacon' theory used for civilian information collection, suggesting that individuals are part of a larger interconnected web of data.

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Also, let's point out in a book that we highly recommend called in a stunning coincidence, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, there's a pretty good examination of the six degrees of Kevin Bacon application or ideology or tactics used to collect civilian information, which is you don't have to be a shenanigan fan.

Episode: Billionaires Have Strange (and Dangerous) Hobbies

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which is likely a collection of conspiracy theories and unknown topics discussed in their podcast.

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And if you do not sit the social needs, you can always give us a phone call. The number is and say it with me. One eight three three S.T. D. W.Y.T.K.

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was mentioned jokingly by the hosts in a commercial break, referencing the show's title and its hypothetical banning in the context of the episode's theme of book banning.

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Definitely don't read it But we need to take a break so you can go do something else for a few moments while you listen to some ads So don't buy the banned book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know in this ad break available everywhere books are sold

Episode: Yes, the Government Can Take Your Stuff

The podcast hosts mentioned their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' multiple times, encouraging listeners to purchase it and share it with others.

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We still have a book. It's titled Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can find it online. Get it wherever you can. Buy it. Give it to your friends.

Episode: Listener Mail: Smurfs and CERN, A Possible Cult in...

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and stated it's still available for purchase where books are sold.

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Don't forget, we have a book. It's still there. It's still available. You can find it. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. Look for it wherever books are sold.

Episode: East Palestine and Beyond

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to read a chapter in their book about lobbying, as it was relevant to the discussion about corporate influence and the East Palestine derailment.

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If you have not read that chapter in our book on lobbying. Please read it.

Please do check it out

Episode: Listener Mail: Balloons or Baloney? Another Govern...

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, available in textual form with illustrations by Nick Benson, was discussed and was a topic of conversation during the episode.

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You should also check out on Instagram. He's selling some prints, I think still, that are amazing prints of some of his art that he did for the Stuff That I Want You To Know book.

Episode: The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

The podcast hosts mentioned that their book was available in audiobook and physical formats, implying a paperback or hardcover edition.

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We have a book.

Book is called stuff. They don't want you to know you can find it in audio book form and real book form all over the place.

Episode: Strange News: Bacteria in Eyedrops, a Tesla Road R...

The podcast hosts mentioned that their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know,' was still available for purchase, including as an audiobook, and encouraged listeners to buy a copy.

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Yes, we still have a book. It's still called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can still buy it. You can even get the audio book. Why not do it right now?

Episode: Strange News: "Tax the Rich," say the Rich; Getty...

The book's illustrator, Nick Turbo Benson, had his work replicated by an AI, which surprised him as it resembled a piece he'd made for rapper Killer Mike.

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friends of the show and illustrator of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book Nick Turbo Benson, who actually did one of these for the rapper Killer Mike and actually was very shocked to realize that the aesthetic that the thing spit out of Killer Mike looked remarkably similar to a an image that he generated.

Episode: What is the Line of Actual Control?

The podcast hosts mentioned their own book and audiobook of the same name as a resource for those interested in learning more about the topics discussed in the episode.

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We do have a book and an audiobook. It's titled Stuff They Don't Want You to Know if you want it, you can find it So go look for it if you're curious and if you're if you're acquainted if you're illuminated and Initiated into the book and you have some opinions about it We would love for you to give us a call.

Episode: Strange News: Nuclear Fusion?! Lensa, and a Myster...

The podcast hosts discussed the illustrator of their book, Nick Benson, and how he was both fascinated and scared by the AI technology Midjourney, as it was capable of replicating his art style.

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our dear friend and illustrator of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book, Nick Benson.

He has a subscription to mid journey and is simultaneously fascinated and terrified by this technology because mid journey specifically, you've got some amazing folks that are using this to kind of create images of things that just don't exist.

And when it spit out, looked a hell of a lot, like one of Nick's pieces, which exist on the internet, um, you know, in marketing materials for run the jewels.

And it is using the work of artists that already is out there to feed this algorithm.

And he had friends that did it, but it freaks him out while him also completely fascinating him.

Episode: Does China Have "Police Stations" Abroad?

The podcast hosts promoted their book, mentioning that it was written by Ben Bolin, Matt Frederick, and Noel Brown. It was made available in both paperback and audiobook formats.

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We are visually enticing you to purchase copies of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know the book by Ben Bolin with Matt Frederick and Noel Brown

Right now for all your friends and all your enemies and everyone in between

Yeah The frenemies

whenever I get the the lovely pleasure of signing a copy of this book I sign it as Noel in the small print because we have we are below the fold and it was Ben Bolin who really made this lovely piece of literature Available for your eyes and ears

because if you're an audiobook person You can also get it in that form and all three of us Do our part in and reading the thing and all three of us did our part in writing it?

Episode: The 1752 Calendar Heist

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and encouraged listeners not to read it.

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They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Listener Mail: Cloudbusting -- and What To Do If Y...

The hosts mentioned their book multiple times during the listener mail segment and it was said that they did not want listeners to read it.

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Loving the book too.

Love the book.

I bought two copies. I mean, I bought the book and then I bought the audiobook.

Episode: Space Ghost: The Return of the X-37B, Part I

The hosts encouraged listeners to purchase their book, which focuses on government projects similar to the X-37B project discussed in the podcast episode.

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They don't want you to read our book.

Holidays are here. It is time. You should get one, get a couple. Buy some for your friends and family, spread the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Especially if you like this episode on the kind of government projects and things like that. That's really what the book focuses on.

So if you like this episode, definitely check the book and audio book out.

The audio book slaps as well, or at least we really enjoyed that experience.

Episode: Is the Moon Messing with you?

The podcast hosts mentioned their book and audiobook, encouraging listeners to buy copies as holiday gifts or for themselves, or even for enemies as a prank.

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We've got a book and an audiobook you can catch them right now. They exist their titled 'Stuff They Don't Want You to Know', just look for them.

Why not get one or two or twelve for your friends and for yourself?

Just keep them on a shelf. Keep like ten books of hours on your shelf. It'll be fun.

Also, if you don't like the book buy it for your enemies that'll show them.

Episode: Listener Mail: Nicholas Rossi's "Hospital Tattoos,...

The hosts mentioned their book "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know" being available in audiobook and paperback format, and they joked about giving the paperback version to enemies or friends as gifts.

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Well, first of all, if you want to find us online, you can buy our book on audible.com where you can hear us lull you to sleep in chapter form.

Matt, Ben and myself all read various chapters from the audiobook version of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, but you can also buy as a delightful coffee table book version that you can gift to your friends or as Ben, you'll say, give it to your enemies.

I like to say that. Yeah, I like to say if you don't like the book, give it to your enemies. Everybody wins.

Episode: How Federal Classification Works (and why it’s a p...

The book was mentioned as being available at various booksellers, and the hosts stated that they had discussed the concept of classification in it.

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we mentioned this in our books Stuff They Don't Want You to Know which is out now wherever you find your favorite books

Episode: The PROMIS Affair - Digging Deeper

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to purchase their book, which they mentioned several times throughout the episode, and even provided a link to the book's sales page. It was suggested as a holiday gift, or even a way to engage with crazy relatives.

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And can we just say, Ben, you always say that you're the most important part of the show and we all three stand by that. It's absolutely true.

And just for you being, you know, part of the stuff that I want you to know, family, and it would just mean the world to us to, you know, really support the show by grabbing this book.

And it will keep us from getting fired by our corporate overlords.

So seriously, you know, do us a solid. It's holiday times. Yeah. Yeah. It's holiday time. So if you want to if you want to get something that speaks to the interest of your loved ones, your friends or family, or you feel like you might be need to talk a crazy relative off a cognitive ledge, this is the book for you.

And if you don't like it, give it to your enemies. That'll show them.

Episode: Listener Mail: Space Junk, The Feds Roll Up, and t...

The hosts of the podcast announced that their podcast has been published as a book, and they encouraged listeners to purchase a copy to support the show.

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If you can't buy a book and you still would like to give the show some support, why not head over to Apple? Give us a review. We appreciate it.

why not pick up a copy of our book, The Stuff They Don't Want You to Know?

We know times are really difficult. There's no two ways about it.

We had a heck of a time writing it. We have a behind the scenes episode on how we did what we did and why that came out last week as you're hearing this.

That's right. I think it's around 224. You can take 224 of those pages.

Episode: Behind The Scenes: Inside Our Book

The podcast hosts discussed the process of writing and publishing their book, highlighting the challenges of deadlines and supply chains. They also shared insights into the topics covered, including government conspiracies and the importance of critical thinking.

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We followed suit by writing a book called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's designed and written in such a way that it's not going to feel anybody feel strange for holding beliefs that maybe you don't have, that you don't hold.

This is not an encyclopedic look at the most popular or prevalent conspiracy theories in the western world...

It's especially important if you have someone in your life who does question everything and maybe tends to believe what they see on social media more than let's say what a mainstream news channel would be saying.

It's a focused study one could say or it was said to be you know a certain percentage folklore a certain percentage obsessively researched history and a certain percentage warning signs about the future.

Episode: ShotSpotter: Part Two

The hosts discussed their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', mentioning it was long and contained a lot of information. It also included topics such as cryptozoology and the paranormal.

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If you want to learn what our endless hangout sessions are like without the, you know, without the constraints of podcasting, do check out our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

We even had our publishers come to us several times and say, hey, this chapter is a little long, but I think we're able to get a lot of stuff in there. What do you think?

Yeah, to my knowledge, we were able to fit everything we wanted to in there. We did have to pare it down to government only stuff from all the research we gathered.

The cryptid chapter, cryptozoology chapter is one of my favorites. And maybe paranormal stuff, right?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, gosh, we went deep on that, too. Basically, we have another book is what we're saying. We kind of have another book that will have to be on the way to soon.

Episode: ShotSpotter: Part One

The hosts mentioned that the book was finally finished and that they were getting a lot of positive feedback, especially on social media, from people who had ordered a physical copy. It was also discussed as possibly being the topic of a future episode, exploring the publishing process.

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People are sending, or they're posting when the book arrives for them, for folks who ordered a physical or print copy.

It always makes our day to see it because we really--I don't know, the kind of folks we are, Matt, Noel, I know one of the first things we talked about when we finally got the manuscript done on this one was, okay, what's our next book?

And everybody's telling us, slow down. You gotta talk about this first one.

So we might even have an episode where we talk about the process of going through this book, if that would be interesting to anyone.

Whole chapter in the book about it, folks. Check it out.

Episode: Propaganda At Home: The Smith-Mundt Act

The hosts of the podcast promoted their own book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which contains a chapter dedicated to propaganda and advertising techniques.

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And they, in this sense, is anyone attempting to persuade you without full transparency to do the thing they want you to do.

And that slogan was originally from a DraftKings piece of copy for an ad, right? Be Like Mike or some other. Be Like Mike. Maybe it was a casino. It was Mike Jordan, right?

You know, this Be Like Mike is an example of an advertising slogan that we use in a chapter of our book on propaganda, on the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

So you probably woke up today before you heard this and you had some source reaching out to you that said, Hey, buy this or hey, try that. Or hey, especially now in the US, vote for or against this person.

You don't have to take our word for it. Just ask your doctor. Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. It's good for you.

Episode: Strange News: Superorganisms in Your Mouth, the Ov...

The podcast hosts announced the release and signing of their first book, describing it as a successful event for 'fellow conspiracy realists'.

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We are coming to you fresh off the live signing for our first book.

Episode: Listener Mail: On the Frontlines of Iran, Peanut A...

The book was mentioned multiple times, listeners were encouraged to buy it and the audio version was also advertised. The hosts mentioned that the book had illustrations by Admiral Turbo Nick Benson.

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I've ordered the book, looking forward to reading it.

Hey, our viral marketing is working.

Follow Coinky Dink's lead and get the book, it's out now. You can get the audio book if that's your bag.

It is a lovely piece of literature with illustrations by our buddy, Admiral Turbo Nick Benson.

Episode: Creatures of the Night: Alleged Monsters Around th...

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was set to be released on October 11th. It was encouraged that listeners preorder a copy at their local bookstore or preferred platform.

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And hey, while you're on the internet, why don't you go and reserve yourself a copy, pre-order a copy of our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

The book, available soon. October 11th in fact. Any day now.

But either way, yes, get the to your favorite bookstore or platform of choice.

Episode: Strange News: Plants Swing Machetes, Cheating Fish...

The podcast hosts mentioned that their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was being released and they even read it as an audiobook.

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If you like to read, you can find Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, the book. Not the British one, our one.

It has Ben Bowen's name on the front and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, and you can buy it if you're hearing this on the day it comes out.

Tomorrow is the day, October 11th. The book shall be released unto the world.

And that's a fun experience because you get to hear Ben, Matt and myself read to you.

It can be like a bedtime stories kind of situation if you wish. Our dulcet tones will lull you to sleep with esoteric facts about conspiracies, both real and imagined.

Episode: Listener Mail: Conspiracies About Conspiracies, Sh...

The hosts briefly mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and it was revealed that the audio version was released in parts during the podcast episode.

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Last week, we gave a sneak peek of our audio book.

You can hear part of an entire chapter for free with three mystery missing minutes.

Episode: Book Excerpt: Assassinations

It was discussed as the podcast hosts' book which they turned into an audiobook and physical book, featuring a chapter on coups and assassinations.

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You've heard Matt, Noel and yours truly talk about this, this book thing we did that we're really excited about.

And they came out in an audio book platform as well, or an audio book format, I should say.

This is an excerpt from our actual audio book.

And what you're about to hear is that chapter, sort of. We cut some stuff out. We cut out three minutes. Wait, no, no, Matt, don't tell. Three bonus minutes.

And that way there'll be something fresh for you when you go back and listen to the audio book in full or by the book.

The entire book has contributions from all three of us.

So this is a new experience, I think, for all of us.

But that was a part that never really occurred to me that like because of certain search features in audio books and things like that, you have to read it verbatim so that they can reference it and match it back to the text.

And you can only hear them through our audio book or if you check out our print book and read it out loud to yourself.

Make your make your own audio book. It can be an activity for the whole family.

We're like, did you know the United States has been correct me if I'm wrong here? I believe successfully backed in some way coups in countries across the world. Thirty five times. Yeah, minimum thirty five. Thirty five proven times.

So our chapter on coups and assassinations, we look at some of these unpleasant facts and we learn why assassinations continue to be a go to tactic of governments around the world.

They're not the only good guys in geopolitics, and they're definitely doing the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

So we hope you enjoy it. We can't wait to hear your thoughts.

We'll be back at the very end of this excerpt.

Chapter six, coups and assassinations.

On October 11th, as my monster truck announcer voice produces sort of lackluster, the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book and audiobook will be unleashed, dare I say, released on the public, the unsuspecting or in your case, suspecting public, we'd really appreciate if you bought those things.

I think sometimes it's cool to have both, because it really is, you're going to get a chance to hear us fumble our way through an audiobook reading.

And I think we all did a fine job.

I don't know why I'm being self-deprecating there on all of our behalves.

That was inappropriate of me.

But seriously, there is something to being able to listen to it.

This is the kind of book you can also reread.

I mean, it really is like the actual physical book really just looks really nice on your coffee table with illustrations by our dear friend, mural artist, graphic designer extraordinaire, Nick Admiral Turbo Benson.

It is a lovely piece to have at your house and to give as gifts to your friends and family.

Episode: Vigilante Justice: The Story of La Sombra Negra

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and suggested the 'Assassinations' chapter would be most relevant to the episode's discussion of La Sombra Negra.

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If you don't want to pre-order or order our book, that's fine. That's okay. You can send us an email.

Ben, what do you think the most apropos chapter is in our book?

Assassinations.

Episode: Strange News: The Pentagon Will 'Review' Its Own P...

The hosts mentioned the soon-to-be-released book and audiobook, mentioning they had received physical copies and were excited about the release.

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Guess what? Our book and audiobook are going to be available really, really soon.

So if you haven't pre-ordered yet, go ahead and do that.

We actually just got the real copies of it in the mail and they look awesome. It's a real book. It happened.

Yeah, it happened. It happened. It was a surprise to us, and we hope it is an enjoyable surprise for you too when you get a copy.

Episode: Listener Mail: Martian Helicopters, Quran Translat...

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to pre-order the book or audiobook, or attend the upcoming book tour in mid-October. The book release date was mentioned as October 11th.

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Episode: Listener Mail: Martian Helicopters, Quran Translat...

The hosts mentioned their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' multiple times during the podcast, promoting it and encouraging listeners to pre-order or purchase it.

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They don't want you to read our book.

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stuffyoushouldreadbooks.com and pre-order the book or the audio book.

The book comes out October 11th.

Episode: Strange News: Alleged Chess Scandal, "Baby Shark"...

It was mentioned that the book was upcoming and that a chapter was about political corruption and lobbying. It was also teased as something the corporate overlords would not want people to read.

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Until we had done that, I always imagined incorrectly that it took a great deal of financial grease to move the levers of power.

They don't want you to read our book.

They don't want you to read our book. They don't want you to see us on tour.

Episode: The Calvine UFO Photograph

The hosts of the podcast announced the release of their book, which was also available as an audiobook, and mentioned that it includes a chapter on UFOs, UAPs, and government technology.

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We are required to say, look, we made a book, check it out. You can also hear it as an audio book. You can also see us live.

There's a whole chapter that goes into UFOs, UAP, and government technology. It's very, very, very good.

Episode: Listener Mail: Food Deserts, Hijacking Planes, and...

The hosts of the podcast mentioned that they have a book, and they encouraged listeners to read it. The hosts also advertised an upcoming book tour.

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They don't want you to read our book.

They don't want you to see us on tour.

Episode: Modern Cults, Part I: Black Hammers and More

The hosts announced the release of their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', along with an accompanying audiobook and a book tour, promoting it as a resource for learning about cultic organizations.

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We have an audio book and we're allegedly going on tour.

That's right and the book releases on October 11th and we're going to be celebrating by going on the road.

We're going to be in Atlanta, Washington DC and Plainville, Massachusetts. Check out the site StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com to learn more.

We talk about it in our book. The idea... These ideas don't come from nothing.

Episode: Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City...

The podcast hosts discussed the upcoming release of their book in physical form and the accompanying audiobook version, and also hinted at a related secret episode only available with the book's purchase.

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It is the audio version of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book that will be hitting shelves in a physical form on October 11th.

Pre-order your copy now, link available in our link tree on Instagram.

And if you want to celebrate the book coming out by hanging out with us, we're going on a little bit of a tour.

If you order the book, last time I'm going to shill for it on this strange news segment, if you order the book, you'll be able to hear that secret episode.

Episode: Cartels as Corporations -- and Governments

It was mentioned as a book written by the podcast hosts. The hosts talked about it with pride, and mentioned positive reviews and cool illustrations.

"

Go pre-order that book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

The book Ben Bowlin, in the big text for damn good reason, Noel Brown, with Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, we did our best.

It's going to be a cool addition to any conspiracy.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

The podcast hosts announced and recommended their own book, which covers topics like UFOs, UAPs and other related phenomena, and was to be released in October.

"

Also, before you even contact us, consider buying our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's coming out in October. You can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively, UAP and the phenomena in that book.

So if you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown and Noel Daz.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

The podcast hosts announced and recommended their book on the topic of UFOs and UAPs, which was planned to be released in October and available for pre-order.

"

there are so many books about Bob Lazar's life and story that you can read right now if you're into it by the way and we highly recommend you do that and then write to us find us on social media call us whatever you want to do and tell us about that also before you even contact us consider buying buying our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know it's coming out in October you can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively UAP and the phenomena in that book so if you're interested in this topic I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown

Episode: Listener Mail: Big Brother At Work, Standardized T...

The hosts mentioned that their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was available for preorder and that it would be released in October of that year.

"

We usually even tell you about our books, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know that's available in October this year. Make sure you preorder now. They're going to run out one day. So might as well get one now.

Episode: Strange News: Fast Food Founder Buys Everyone Lott...

The podcast hosts jokingly encouraged listeners to purchase 400,000 copies of their book to help with a perceived pledge drive.

"

Buy about, I don't know, four hundred thousand copies of our new books. Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Tired of hearing about it? It's like it's a it's pledge drive rules. You know, it's interesting that we're NPR.

Just get the book and then we could stop talking about it.

Episode: The Great Bitcoin Crash

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was said to be available for pre-order and due to be released in October. Listeners were encouraged to pre-order as it would help support the show.

"

remember you can pre-order our book right now it comes out in October the more people who pre-order the awesome or it is for the show if you want to support us that is the best way to do it we would massively appreciate it if you took that step book is called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know you can find it on Amazon everywhere else books are sold

yeah order our book if I'll say it I'll do it I'll put on me if you send me proof that you have pre-ordered the book then I will record a thank you message and I will send it to you have my word on that I don't know if it'll be a funny message but we'll see how it goes

Episode: Strange News: Amazon is Snitching, Heists in LA, a...

The podcast hosts briefly mentioned their upcoming book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know,' while discussing the importance of verifying information and recognizing potential biases in translations.

"

We talked about this a little bit in our upcoming book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague,...

The hosts mentioned their own upcoming book, called 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', as being available for preorder, with an orange-toned cover and a picture of the Capitol building with a UFO.

"

You can find us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube at Conspiracy Stuff on Instagram where at Conspiracy Stuff show. But there's more. That's right. We are also authors, at least officially, especially Ben, like really, you could buy our book. It's coming out right now. You can preorder it. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's got our names on it. You'll see it. There's a picture of I believe it's the capital guys. Is that correct? Capital in the UFO.

You'll you'll recognize as soon as you see it's got this cool orange warm tone to it. Check it out. Please don't return it on Kindle.

Episode: Listener Mail: Real-life Telekinesis (Sort of), Ha...

The hosts promoted their book, highlighting its blend of heavy topics and lighthearted segments like the Kevin Bacon game. It was recommended as a gift for people you love or don't.

"

And you should definitely get one for yourself and like one for like literally all of your loved ones.

It's got beautiful illustrations from our friend, Nick Admiral, Turbo Benson.

And if you don't like the book, get it for people you don't like.

It's a heavy. It's heavy both physically and what?

It's an easy read. It's a fun read. It's like a good coffee table book.

Episode: The Future of Private Space Travel

The hosts mentioned a book and sweepstakes related to their podcast, offering the chance to win a signed copy and poster. It was offered as a prize in a contest to engage the community.

"

Also, hey, there's a sweepstakes going on right now to win some cool stuff, including our book in a poster that's signed by us.

You can head on over to stuff.youshouldreadbooks.com and learn more about that sweepstakes or check out our Instagram at conspiracystuffshow.

Episode: Nigeria's "Forest of Horror"

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was set to be released in October, and listeners were encouraged to preorder it.

"

Reminder that our books, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, comes out in October. You can preorder it right now.

Episode: The Love Canal Tragedy

The hosts of the podcast announced their upcoming book that was going to come out in October. It was suggested to be a great read if the listeners enjoyed the episode's theme of corporate and governmental cover-ups.

"

If you liked this story, a historical version of something terrible happening when private corporation and the government, you know, work together and mess something up, you might like our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can pre-order it right now, all the places you can pre-order. Comes out in October, but you pre-order now, you'll get it then and you'll know that it's coming.

Episode: What’s the deal with tinfoil?

The podcast hosts announced their upcoming book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which is set for release in October, and features illustrations by Nick Benson, a local artist.

"

Our upcoming book, by the way, is what's the deal? How did this become a thing? Why is it stuck around for so long?

It's a book, you guys. Holy cow. Real book. You can pre-order it now. It comes out in October.

With amazing illustrations by our dear friend and compatriot of the show Admiral Turbo, Nick Benson, fantastic mural artist here in town in Atlanta.

And he is absolutely knocked out of the park.

It's our first time doing a project like this book. And it took a lot of effort and it is specifically for you.

Episode: Listener Mail: The Killenworth Mansion, the Strang...

The hosts of the podcast mentioned that the book was available for preorder at local bookstores in lieu of Amazon. It was said to be the podcast hosts' book.

"

You can call your local bookstore and you say, hey, I don't want to use Amazon. I don't want to give Zaddy Bezos any of my money. I want to order Stuff They Don't Want You to Know from you.

And you just because that's our book and you can pre-order it if you want. It would be amazing.

But really do get out of your local bookstore, but make sure you pre-order it because that's important.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

The podcast hosts mentioned that they have a book with the same name as their podcast. It was repeatedly encouraged for listeners to purchase.

"

Why not instead just pre-order our book? What? You could do that? We have a book. Oh, yes. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can pre-order it right now. Ben Bolin wrote it.

We know this could be something that could be sound like a broken record at some point. But again, there is a Honda Odyssey that parks outside of my house. Every time we're recording and we will be shot if we don't mention pre-ordering the book. Shot with a gun.

Episode: Strange News: Declassified UAP Report Released, An...

The book, which is still being worked on, was mentioned as being available to preorder. A discussion about the book's marketing and the company involved, Illumination Global Unlimited, was also had.

"

You can find out where to get the 'Stuff They Don't Want You to Know' book coming out in October.

We would love love your support there.

We had a lovely time listening back to some old Illumination Global Unlimited commercials.

We're going to do more of those in the future because they were just so weird, so much.

I.G.U. is looking to really secure somewhere social space, you know, within our brand.

Episode: Back From the Dead: the Future of De-Extinction

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to pre-order their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was mentioned multiple times throughout the podcast.

"

Remember While you're sitting here If you want to support us in the show in general You can head on over to stuffyoushouldreadbooks.com and pre-order our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Just if you got time and you're interested

Episode: Strange News: De-Extinction, AI Avatars in Politic...

The hosts of the podcast announced that they had written and published a book on conspiracy topics, with full-color illustrations, and was available for pre-order in October.

"

Matt, Noel, me and the team made an actual facts book. We have a real life book. It's coming out in October.

Even if you don't consider yourself necessarily a person who like digs reading about a bunch of weird stuff, you're going to love the artwork, even just the artwork alone.

It's divided up into kind of digestible little nuggets about lots of stuff we've talked about on the show, but kind of a deeper dive and lots of fun little Easter eggs.

It really is a full color, almost graphic novel style piece of work.

So if you have the means and interests to support the show, if you feel like it, that's a great way to do it. We would we would really, really appreciate it. Pre-orders are important.

Episode: What is SWIFT?

The podcast hosts announced the release of their book, which focuses primarily on government conspiracies, offering insights into which are real and which are exaggerated.

"

The secret project that we have been mentioning for years, decades, centuries is finally available.

You guys like to read, right? You like cool pictures? We got you covered on both fronts with Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. The book.

Hello, conspiracy realist. We wrote a book for you and no fooling.

So for this one folks, we focus primarily on government conspiracies.

If you really do want to support the show, an amazing way to do it is to pre-order a copy of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City...

The podcast hosts discussed the upcoming release of their book in physical form and its audiobook version, also mentioning an upcoming tour and the possibility of future tours based on book sales.

"

It is the audio version of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book that will be hitting shelves in a physical form on October 11th.

Pre-order your copy now, link available in our link tree on Instagram.

We're going to be in Atlanta on October 11th in Washington, D.C. on the 13th of October and on the 14th in Plainville, Massachusetts.

Check out the website StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com again StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com to check out those tour dates and register to hang out with us today.

Pre-order a ton of books in your city now. Tell your friends. Tell your drug dealer. Tell your parole officer. Tell your handler at the company.

Episode: Cartels as Corporations -- and Governments

The hosts discussed their book, which is based on their podcast. They expressed pride in the work and encouraged listeners to pre-order it.

"

Go pre-order that book. Pre-order the book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

The book Ben Bowlin in the big text for damn good reason. Noel Brown with Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, we did our best. It is so good. It really is.

The illustrations are cool. Nick Benson. It's going to be a cool addition to any conspiracy.

Get ye to an Amazon or whatever Barnes & Noble page and then pre-order that business. It's going to be a really nice looking and most importantly reading book.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, which was set to be released in October, and covers topics like UFOs, UAPs, and related phenomena.

"

Also, before you even contact us, consider buying our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's coming out in October. You can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively, UAP and the phenomena in that book.

So if you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown and Noel Daz.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

The podcast hosts, Ben Bolin, Matt Frederick, and Noel Brown, announced their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' which would cover UFOs and related phenomena, and it was released in October of the same year.

"

we highly recommend you do that and then write to us find us on social media call us whatever you want to do and tell us about that also before you even contact us consider buying buying our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know it's coming out in October you can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively UAP and the phenomena in that book so if you're interested in this topic I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown

Episode: Listener Mail: Big Brother At Work, Standardized T...

It was mentioned that the book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was available for pre-order in October of the year the podcast was recorded.

"

We usually even tell you about our books, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know that's available in October this year. Make sure you preorder now. They're going to run out one day.

Episode: Strange News: Fast Food Founder Buys Everyone Lott...

The hosts encouraged listeners to purchase copies of their book, "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know," as a way to support the podcast and potentially end their frequent mentions of it.

"

Tired of hearing about it? It's like it's a it's pledge drive rules. You know, it's interesting that we're NPR.

Just get the book and then we could stop talking about it.

Buy about, I don't know, four hundred thousand copies of our new books. Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

We could distribute them across the planet together.

Episode: The Great Bitcoin Crash

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know," which was set to be released in October, encouraging listeners to pre-order it as a way to support the show.

"

remember you can pre-order our book right now it comes out in October

the more people who pre-order the awesome or it is for the show

if you want to support us that is the best way to do it we would massively appreciate it if you took that step

book is called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know you can find it on Amazon everywhere else books are sold

yeah order our book if I'll say it I'll do it I'll put on me if you send me proof that you have pre-ordered the book then I will record a thank you message and I will send it to you

Episode: Strange News: Amazon is Snitching, Heists in LA, a...

The book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was briefly mentioned as a podcast host alluded to upcoming book content about translation issues related to the accuracy of certain narratives. It was implied that the book would focus on how translations can potentially alter the meaning of communications.

"

We talked about this a little bit in our upcoming book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague,...

The hosts encouraged listeners to buy their book, which was being released and available for pre-order. They asked listeners not to return it on Kindle.

"

It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. It's got our names on it. You'll see it.

Please don't return it on Kindle. Like if you can help it, we unless you just really don't like it. We get it sure, but still don't don't return it.

Episode: Listener Mail: Real-life Telekinesis (Sort of), Ha...

The hosts promoted their own book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', describing it as an easy and fun read with illustrations by Nick Admiral and Turbo Benson. It is about government conspiracies and is suggested to be a gift for loved ones or people you dislike.

"

You can still get it as a gift for real.

It's got beautiful illustrations from our friend, Nick Admiral, Turbo Benson.

It's a heavy, it's heavy both physically and metaphorically.

It's an easy read. It's a fun read. It's like a good coffee table book.

And you should definitely get one for yourself and like one for literally all of your loved ones.

Episode: Listener Mail: Why the Mob Hates Drought, Lucid Dr...

The hosts mentioned their own book which was being released at the time of recording. They asked listeners to consider pre-ordering it and asked listeners to contact the podcast if they had topics they would like discussed.

"

stuff they want you to know the book we'd love it if you pre-order it then we'd love it even more if you all take a page from our pals Uhura our pals Byron, Jasmine, Chance and Adonimus and join us on the show

Episode: Nigeria's "Forest of Horror"

The hosts announced that the book related to the podcast will be released in October, and encouraged listeners to preorder the book at the end of the podcast episode.

"

Reminder that our books, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, comes out in October. You can preorder it right now. However you wish to do that, if you're interested, we'd love for you to do that.

Episode: The Love Canal Tragedy

The hosts of the podcast recommended their own book as having a related theme about the government and private corporations working together to mess things up.

"

If you liked this story, a historical version of something terrible happening when private corporation and the government, you know, work together and mess something up, you might like our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: What’s the deal with tinfoil?

It was mentioned as an upcoming book, written by the podcast hosts and with illustrations by Nick Benson. It was also advertised and available for pre-order at various book retailers.

"

It's also something we explore in our upcoming book, by the way

It's a book, you guys. Holy cow. Real book.

You can pre-order it now. It comes out in October.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

The hosts repeatedly encouraged listeners to pre-order their book, highlighting that it was written by Ben Bolin. It was almost like a broken record, as they were required to mention it throughout.

"

Why not instead just pre-order our book?

Oh, yes. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can pre-order it right now. Ben Bolin wrote it.

We know this could be something that could be sound like a broken record at some point. But again, there is a Honda Odyssey that parks outside of my house. Every time we're recording and we will be shot if we don't mention pre-ordering the book.

Episode: Strange News: Declassified UAP Report Released, An...

It was mentioned that the book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was coming out in October and the hosts encouraged listeners to preorder it to avoid being fired.

"

You can find out where to get the 'Stuff They Don't Want You to Know' book coming out in October.

Episode: Back From the Dead: the Future of De-Extinction

The podcast hosts mentioned their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' and encouraged listeners to pre-order it, possibly as a way to support the show.

"

Remember While you're sitting here If you want to support us in the show in general You can head on over to stuffyoushouldreadbooks.com and pre-order our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Just if you got time and you're interested

Episode: Billionaires Have Strange (and Dangerous) Hobbies

The podcast hosts mentioned that a book based on the show exists. It was mentioned at the end of the episode.

"

And if you do not sit the social needs, you can always give us a phone call. The number is and say it with me. One eight three three S.T. D. W.Y.T.K.

You can also read our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Strange News: De-Extinction, AI Avatars in Politic...

The podcast hosts announced that they had written and published a book containing information from the show, with a focus on strange topics and featuring colorful artwork. It was described as a great coffee table book and a good way to support the podcast through pre-orders.

"

Matt, Noel, me and the team made an actual facts book.

Even if you don't consider yourself necessarily a person who like digs reading about a bunch of weird stuff, you're going to love the artwork, even just the artwork alone.

You can pick it up and leaf through it and you're going to learn something even just spending like 10 or 15 minutes with a chapter.

It's divided up into kind of digestible little nuggets about lots of stuff we've talked about on the show, but kind of a deeper dive and lots of fun little Easter eggs.

It really is a full color, almost graphic novel style piece of work. Very, very proud and excited to see this thing come out in the world.

Episode: What is SWIFT?

The hosts announced the release of their book, which focuses on government conspiracies, exploring their validity and differentiating between fact and fiction in a 'post-truth' world. It also included illustrations by Nick Benson, with summaries of conspiracies from the podcast's history.

"

The secret project that we have been mentioning for years, decades, centuries is finally available.

You guys like to read, right? You like cool pictures? We got you covered on both fronts with Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. The book.

Hello, conspiracy realist. We wrote a book for you and no fooling.

We cannot wait for you to check out this book and if you're listening to this episode, the day it comes out, you can go right now to stuffyoushouldread.com and check out, I mean, just check out the cover.

If you really do want to support the show, an amazing way to do it is to pre-order a copy of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

The podcast hosts jokingly mentioned that their book, Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, has been banned, in a tongue-in-cheek manner during an ad break.

"

Speaking of collector's editions the book stuff. They don't want you to know has been banned and you cannot get it anywhere, but Uh, yeah, don't read it Definitely don't read it But we need to take a break so you can go do something else for a few moments while you listen to some ads So don't buy the banned book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know in this ad break available everywhere books are sold

Episode: Yes, the Government Can Take Your Stuff

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', multiple times throughout the episode, encouraging listeners to purchase it and share it with friends.

"

We still have a book. It's titled Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can find it online. Get it wherever you can. Buy it. Give it to your friends.

Episode: Listener Mail: Smurfs and CERN, A Possible Cult in...

The hosts mentioned that they have a book available for purchase, which is still in print and can be found at various book retailers.

"

Don't forget, we have a book. It's still there. It's still available. You can find it. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. Look for it wherever books are sold.

Episode: East Palestine and Beyond

The hosts encouraged listeners to read a chapter in their book about lobbying, likely related to the topic of corporate influence on government regulations and infrastructure.

"

If you have not read that chapter in our book on lobbying. Please read it.

Episode: The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld

The podcast hosts mentioned their own book which includes a chapter on assassinations and can be found in audio book or physical book format.

"

We have a book.

And if you like learning about assassinations, there's a whole chapter in there for you. Check it out.

Book is called stuff. They don't want you to know you can find it in audio book form and real book form all over the place.

Episode: Strange News: Bacteria in Eyedrops, a Tesla Road R...

The podcast hosts mentioned that their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was still available for purchase, and listeners were encouraged to visit their local bookstore to buy it.

"

Yes, we still have a book. It's still called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can still buy it. You can even get the audio book. Why not do it right now?

You know, you're you're installing a dash cam in your car and you just you got some on your mind. You want to tell us you don't have time to to fall for the dopamine cycle of social media. Why not just give us a call directly?

Episode: Strange News: "Tax the Rich," say the Rich; Getty...

The book was illustrated by Nick Turbo Benson, who was surprised to find an AI-generated image of Killer Mike looked very similar to one he had created himself.

"

friends of the show and illustrator of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book Nick Turbo Benson, who actually did one of these for the rapper Killer Mike and actually was very shocked to realize that the aesthetic that the thing spit out of Killer Mike looked remarkably similar to a an image that he generated.

he created an image of Killer Mike for some run the jewels materials poster, you know, a T-shirt or something like that.

Episode: What is the Line of Actual Control?

The hosts of the podcast mentioned the book and audiobook, which they also publish, a few times during the conclusion of the show.

"

We do have a book and an audiobook. It's titled Stuff They Don't Want You to Know if you want it, you can find it.

Episode: Strange News: Nuclear Fusion?! Lensa, and a Myster...

The podcast hosts mentioned their book multiple times, specifically referencing their illustrator, Nick Benson, and using it as a topic for an AI art generation example.

"

our dear friend and illustrator of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book, Nick Benson.

I just tried Sasbook and put in Stuff They Don't Want You to Know podcast episode.

Episode: Listener Mail: Cloudbusting -- and What To Do If Y...

The podcast hosts mentioned that they had a book, and someone said they enjoyed it, suggesting it was well-received.

"

Loving the book too.

Love the book. I bought two copies. I mean, I bought the book and then I bought the audiobook.

Episode: Space Ghost: The Return of the X-37B, Part I

The hosts encouraged listeners to purchase the book, which focuses on government projects and similar topics, as it was recommended due to its relevance to the podcast episode.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Holidays are here. It is time. You should get one, get a couple. Buy some for your friends and family, spread the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Everybody will like it. Spread it like a Lorax virus, you know?

Especially if you like this episode on the kind of government projects and things like that. That's really what the book focuses on.

So if you like this episode, definitely check the book and audio book out.

Episode: Is the Moon Messing with you?

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, which explores the topics covered in the podcast, specifically regarding the moon and its potential influence on humans.

"

We've got a book and an audiobook you can catch them right now. They exist their titled 'Stuff They Don't Want You to Know' just look for them holidays are coming up Why not get one or two or twelve for your friends and for yourself?

Just keep them on a shelf. Keep like ten books of hours on your shelf. It'll be fun. I'm just yeah, nothing weird Nothing weird.

Also, if you don't like the book buy it for your enemies that'll show them

Episode: Listener Mail: Nicholas Rossi's "Hospital Tattoos,...

It was mentioned as a book that was available on Audible and as a coffee table book that could be gifted to friends or enemies. The hosts mentioned that they read various chapters from the audiobook version.

"

Well, first of all, if you want to find us online, you can buy our book on audible.com where you can hear us lull you to sleep in chapter form.

Matt, Ben and myself all read various chapters from the audiobook version of Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, but you can also buy as a delightful coffee table book version that you can gift to your friends or as Ben, you'll say, give it to your enemies.

I like to say that.

Yeah, I like to say if you don't like the book, give it to your enemies. Everybody wins.

Episode: How Federal Classification Works (and why it’s a p...

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and indicated that it was available at several bookstores, including Books Are Magic in Brooklyn and Powell's Books in Portland.

"

we mentioned this in our books Stuff They Don't Want You to Know which is out now wherever you find your favorite books

You can get it books are magic and Brooklyn has them and Powell's books in Portland

Episode: The PROMIS Affair - Digging Deeper

The podcast hosts mentioned their book multiple times, encouraging listeners to purchase it, leave reviews, and read it to support the show.

"

And can we just say, Ben, you always say that you're the most important part of the show and we all three stand by that. It's absolutely true.

And just for you being, you know, part of the stuff that I want you to know, family, and it would just mean the world to us to, you know, really support the show by grabbing this book.

So seriously, you know, do us a solid. It's holiday times.

And if you don't like it, give it to your enemies. That'll show them.

We also have a book. We may or may not have mentioned which you can get an audio or textual form anywhere that fine literature is sold. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Listener Mail: Space Junk, The Feds Roll Up, and t...

The hosts of the show announced that their podcast was turned into a published book, which they spent a lot of time writing and working on. The behind-the-scenes episode on how they made the book was also recently released.

"

If you can't buy a book and you still would like to give the show some support, why not head over to Apple? Give us a review. We appreciate it.

why not pick up a copy of our book, The Stuff They Don't Want You to Know?

That's right. We made it into print.

We had a heck of a time writing it.

We have a behind the scenes episode on how we did what we did and why that came out last week as you're hearing this.

Episode: Behind The Scenes: Inside Our Book

The podcast hosts discussed the process of writing their book, which compiles research and strategies from their podcast episodes. They also explored the challenges of working with publishers, the importance of critical thinking, and the divisive topics covered.

"

We followed suit by writing a book called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's been a wild ride. I want to thank everybody who's taken the time to show support here, whether that's by dropping a rating on Amazon or Goodreads, your platform of choice.

And for the first time, we've collected a lot of those strategies, a lot of the understanding from all of these years of research and compiled it into one place into one book that you can literally pick up for real in real life with your hands.

This is not an encyclopedic look at the most popular or prevalent conspiracy theories in the western world or in the middle eastern world or in you know the pacific theater etc or in the russian world etc.

What this is instead is a focused study one could say or it was said to be you know a certain percentage folklore a certain percentage obsessively researched history and a certain percentage warning signs about the future.

Episode: ShotSpotter: Part Two

The podcast hosts discussed their book, including the amount of information it contains and the editing process to reduce its length. They also mentioned that the publishers had to ask them to shorten a few chapters.

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If you want to learn what our endless hangout sessions are like without the, you know, without the constraints of podcasting, do check out our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

We even had our publishers come to us several times and say, hey, this chapter is a little long, but I think we're able to get a lot of stuff in there. What do you think?

Yeah, to my knowledge, we were able to fit everything we wanted to in there. We did have to pare it down to government only stuff from all the research we gathered.

The cryptid chapter, cryptozoology chapter is one of my favorites. And maybe paranormal stuff, right?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, gosh, we went deep on that, too. Basically, we have another book is what we're saying. We kind of have another book that will have to be on the way to soon.

Episode: ShotSpotter: Part One

The hosts discussed their recently published book, "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know," and the positive response they received on social media from people receiving physical copies. They also mentioned the possibility of doing an episode focused on the process of creating the book.

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Also, shout out to everyone who picked up a copy of our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

People are sending, or they're posting when the book arrives for them, for folks who ordered a physical or print copy.

And everybody's telling us, slow down. You gotta talk about this first one.

So we might even have an episode where we talk about the process of going through this book, if that would be interesting to anyone.

Whole chapter in the book about it, folks. Check it out.

Episode: Propaganda At Home: The Smith-Mundt Act

The hosts repeatedly encouraged listeners to read their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', for further information on the topics discussed, including propaganda and related history.

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And they, in this sense, is anyone attempting to persuade you without full transparency to do the thing they want you to do. And that slogan was originally from a DraftKings piece of copy for an ad, right? Be Like Mike or some other. Be Like Mike.

But you know, this is where we have to say, check out our book if you would like to learn more.

We can't wait to hear what you think about that.

We also I mean, there are advertisements on the show. We also know that other private entities who may not necessarily advertise to you, the end consumer, they spend millions and millions of dollars shoring up their image, not just selling you stuff like shoring up their image to investors, to shareholders, which are their ultimate masters, which most of us will never meet.

Episode: Strange News: Superorganisms in Your Mouth, the Ov...

It was mentioned as being the podcast host's first book and was successfully released and signed for the first time, they were excited to meet their listeners.

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You see, we are coming to you fresh off the live signing for our first book.

Episode: Creatures of the Night: Alleged Monsters Around th...

The hosts of the podcast mentioned that they researched a topic from a single book, and that this book contained a single, non-first person account of a creature called the Ahul, which was described as a winged creature with gray fur, sharp claws, and big, dark eyes.

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The information we have about this ahool comes from really one book that we were able to find. Seriously, a single book and a single account that was not first person.

And this encounter, supposedly a Western naturalist who was hanging out there. He's the son of some other prominent naturalist, and he describes hearing the vocalization of the ahool as well as seeing a creature that has this gray fur, has claws, is creepy looking, maybe a monkey, maybe a bat, maybe a huge bird.

Episode: Listener Mail: On the Frontlines of Iran, Peanut A...

It was mentioned that the book was available for purchase, as well as an audiobook, and that the book has illustrations by Admiral Turbo Nick Benson. One listener had already ordered a copy.

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I appreciated the book reading assassination episode. I've ordered the book, looking forward to reading it.

Hey, our viral marketing is working.

Follow Coinkydink's lead and get the book, it's out now. You can get the audio book if that's your bag.

It is a lovely piece of literature with illustrations by our buddy, Admiral Turbo Nick Benson.

Episode: Creatures of the Night: Alleged Monsters Around th...

The podcast hosts promoted their book "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know" and encouraged listeners to pre-order it, which was slated for release on October 11th.

"

And hey, while you're on the internet, why don't you go and reserve yourself a copy, pre-order a copy of our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

The book, available soon. October 11th in fact.

Episode: Strange News: Plants Swing Machetes, Cheating Fish...

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was set to be released the next day, October 11th. They also offered an audiobook version with their voices.

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If you like to read, you can find Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, the book. Not the British one, our one.

It has Ben Bowen's name on the front and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, and you can buy it if you're hearing this on the day it comes out.

Tomorrow is the day, October 11th. The book shall be released unto the world.

And that's a fun experience because you get to hear Ben, Matt and myself read to you.

It can be like a bedtime stories kind of situation if you wish. Our dulcet tones will lull you to sleep with esoteric facts about conspiracies, both real and imagined.

Episode: Listener Mail: Conspiracies About Conspiracies, Sh...

The hosts teased an audiobook version of the show, which listeners could access for a free chapter preview, and discussed the content of the book in passing.

"

Last week, we gave a sneak peek of our audio book.

You can hear part of an entire chapter for free with three mystery missing minutes.

But now, this Thursday, we are back with one of our favorite segments in the show, Listener Mail, where we get to hear from you, our fellow conspiracy realist.

Episode: The Bizarre Tale of the Circleville Letters

The podcast hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff You Should Read,' being released in audiobook and paperback form, which was also promoted in the episode.

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If you don't sit the social needs, if you prefer to read a book, we have a book coming out, audio book form as well.

You preorder now stuff you should read books that come aren't by the one and only Nick Turbo Benson.

Episode: Book Excerpt: Assassinations

It was mentioned as a book and audiobook that was released on October 11th. It had illustrations by Nick Admiral Turbo Benson.

"

On October 11th, as my monster truck announcer voice produces sort of lackluster, the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book and audiobook will be unleashed, dare I say, released on the public, the unsuspecting or in your case, suspecting public, we'd really appreciate if you bought those things.

I think sometimes it's cool to have both, because it really is, you're going to get a chance to hear us fumble our way through an audiobook reading. And I think we all did a fine job.

And I think we all did a fine job. I don't know why I'm being self-deprecating there on all of our behalves. That was inappropriate of me. But seriously, there is something to being able to listen to it.

This is the kind of book you can also reread. I mean, it really is like the actual physical book really just looks really nice on your coffee table with illustrations by our dear friend, mural artist, graphic designer extraordinaire, Nick Admiral Turbo Benson.

Episode: Vigilante Justice: The Story of La Sombra Negra

The podcast hosts discussed their upcoming book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', and suggested that the chapter on assassinations would be particularly relevant to the episode's topic of La Sombra Negra.

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If you don't like either of those things, social media or phones, do you like books? We've got one coming out.

Ben, what do you think the most apropos chapter is in our book?

Assassinations.

Oh, but hey, we get it. If you don't want to pre-order or order our book, that's fine. That's okay. You can send us an email.

Episode: Strange News: The Pentagon Will 'Review' Its Own P...

The hosts mentioned that the book and audiobook were coming out soon, and it was a real book that they had received copies of in the mail.

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Guess what? Our book and audiobook are going to be available really, really soon.

So if you haven't pre-ordered yet, go ahead and do that.

We actually just got the real copies of it in the mail and they look awesome. It's a real book. It happened.

Episode: Listener Mail: Martian Helicopters, Quran Translat...

The hosts of the podcast promoted their book, which was mentioned several times throughout the show and was available for preorder on their website.

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They don't want you to read our book.

stuff you should read books.com

stuff you should read books.com book comes out October 11th

Episode: Strange News: Alleged Chess Scandal, "Baby Shark"...

It was mentioned as an upcoming book by the podcast hosts, and they briefly discussed how they explored topics such as political corruption and lobbying in a chapter.

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Until we had done that, I always imagined incorrectly that it took a great deal of financial grease to move the levers of power.

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, oh gosh, don't black bag us.

We did plug it, corporate overlords.

Episode: The Calvine UFO Photograph

The hosts of the show promoted their book, which covered topics like UFOs, UAPs, and government technology. They mentioned it was available in paperback and audiobook and encouraged listeners to buy it.

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We are required to say, look, we made a book, check it out. You can also hear it as an audio book. You can also see us live.

And for everyone who has written to us or reached out to us as individuals or on our show, social media, asking us to go to other cities, other countries, we're with you.

There's a whole chapter that goes into UFOs, UAP, and government technology. It's very, very, very good.

Check out stuffyoushouldreadbooks.com to find more and definitely come and see us, please.

Episode: Strange News: Animal Attacks, Tragic Love with a H...

The podcast hosts mentioned their book multiple times throughout the episode, encouraging listeners to pre-order it and attend their upcoming book tour. They also joked about not wanting people to read it.

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Hey if you're listening to this and you haven't pre-ordered our book yet we ask that you do please would that be okay

if you want to support the show and you do enjoy it pre-ordering our book is the best way to support us and the crew here that makes this show every day so please do check out stuff you should read books.com to learn how to pre-order that book

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Modern Cults, Part I: Black Hammers and More

The hosts mentioned their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which was set to be released as an audiobook and in paperback on October 11th, and they were planning a book tour to celebrate.

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We don't just have a book. We have an audiobook and we're allegedly going on tour.

That's right and the book releases on October 11th and we're going to be celebrating by going on the road.

We're going to be in Atlanta, Washington DC and Plainville, Massachusetts.

Check out the site StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com to learn more.

We talk about it in our book. The idea... These ideas don't come from nothing.

Episode: Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City...

The hosts discussed their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know,' which was released in a physical format on October 11th, with an audio version following shortly after. It also sparked a book tour across a few US cities, encouraging listeners to pre-order the book.

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It is the audio version of the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book that will be hitting shelves in a physical form on October 11th.

Pre-order your copy now, link available in our link tree on Instagram.

We're going to be in Atlanta on October 11th in Washington, D.C. on the 13th of October and on the 14th in Plainville, Massachusetts.

Check out the website StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com again StuffYouShouldReadBooks.com to check out those tour dates and register to hang out with us today.

Pre-order a ton of books in your city now. Tell your friends. Tell your drug dealer. Tell your parole officer. Tell your handler at the company.

Episode: Cartels as Corporations -- and Governments

The hosts of the podcast were proud of their work, mentioning positive reviews and the cool comic book style illustrations. It was described as a good read and a cool addition to any conspiracy collection.

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pre-order that book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

The book Ben Bowlin in the big text for damn good reason. Noel Brown. With Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, we did our best. It is so good.

The illustrations are cool. Nick Benson. It's going to be a cool addition to any conspiracy.

Get ye to an Amazon or whatever Barnes & Noble page and then pre-order that business. It's going to be a really nice looking and most importantly reading book.

Our podcast got turned into research that got turned into a book. Then that book got turned into an audio book.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

The hosts of the podcast highly recommended their own book, which discusses UFOs and the phenomenon in great detail; it was set to be released in October, and listeners could pre-order it.

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There are so many books about Bob Lazar's life and story that you can read right now if you're into it by the way. And we highly recommend you do that.

Also, before you even contact us, consider buying our book, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

It's coming out in October. You can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively, UAP and the phenomena in that book.

So if you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin.

And Matt Frederick and Noel Brown and Noel Daz. In association with. Case-a-dea production.

Episode: The Strange Story of Bob Lazar

It was mentioned towards the end of the podcast episode as a book which they wrote about UFOs and the unexplained phenomena, and was due to be released in October, the year the episode aired.

"

There are so many books about Bob Lazar's life and story that you can read right now if you're into it by the way and we highly recommend you do that and then write to us find us on social media call us whatever you want to do and tell us about that also before you even contact us consider buying buying our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know it's coming out in October you can pre-order it right now and we talk about UFOs extensively UAP and the phenomena in that book so if you're interested in this topic I highly recommend you purchase Stuff They Don't Want You to Know written by Ben Bolin and Matt Frederick and Noel Brown and no association with a case of DIA production

Episode: Listener Mail: Big Brother At Work, Standardized T...

It was mentioned that a book by the podcast hosts, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was available for pre-order in October of that year.

"

We usually even tell you about our books, 'Stuff They Don't Want You to Know' that's available in October this year.

Make sure you preorder now. They're going to run out one day.

Episode: Strange News: Fast Food Founder Buys Everyone Lott...

The hosts jokingly suggested that listeners who won the lottery could buy 400,000 copies of their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', to help distribute it across the world.

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Buy about, I don't know, four hundred thousand copies of our new books. Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Tired of hearing about it? It's like it's a it's pledge drive rules. You know, it's interesting that we're NPR.

Just get the book and then we could stop talking about it.

Episode: The Great Bitcoin Crash

It was mentioned that the book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', was available for pre-order and would be released in October. The hosts encouraged listeners to pre-order it as a way to support the show.

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remember you can pre-order our book right now it comes out in October

the more people who pre-order the awesome or it is for the show if you want to support us that is the best way to do it we would massively appreciate it if you took that step

book is called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know you can find it on Amazon everywhere else books are sold

yeah order our book if I'll say it I'll do it I'll put on me if you send me proof that you have pre-ordered the book then I will record a thank you message and I will send it to you

have my word on that I don't know if it'll be a funny message but we'll see how it goes

Episode: Strange News: Amazon is Snitching, Heists in LA, a...

The hosts mentioned their upcoming book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', which will delve into the importance of verifying information, particularly when it comes to translations and potential manipulation.

"

We talked about this a little bit in our upcoming book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Episode: Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague,...

The hosts of the podcast mentioned their own book with that title, and encouraged listeners to purchase it, suggesting that they not return it if purchased digitally on Kindle.

"

You could buy our book. It's coming out right now. You can preorder it. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know.

Please don't return it on Kindle. Like if you can help it, we unless you just really don't like it. We get it sure, but still don't don't return it. That'd be cool.

Episode: Listener Mail: Real-life Telekinesis (Sort of), Ha...

The hosts discussed and promoted their own book, describing it as easy and fun to read, with beautiful illustrations, covering government conspiracies and other entertaining topics.

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You can still get it as a gift for real. Oh, why not instead give us a call?

It's got beautiful illustrations from our friend, Nick Admiral, Turbo Benson.

It's a heavy. It's heavy both physically and what? What? Metaphorically.

It's an easy read. It's a fun read. It's like a good coffee table book.

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. Wow, that title. I really wanted to book this book as a weapon, Ben.

Episode: Nigeria's "Forest of Horror"

The hosts mentioned their book 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know' which was set to be released in October, and listeners could preorder it then.

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Reminder that our books, Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, comes out in October. You can preorder it right now.

Episode: What’s the deal with tinfoil?

The podcast hosts announced and promoted their upcoming book, which explores the origins and cultural impact of tinfoil hats in relation to conspiracy theories.

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And our question today, which is also something we explore in our upcoming book, by the way, is what's the deal? How did this become a thing? Why is it stuck around for so long?

It comes out in October. With amazing illustrations by our dear friend and compatriot of the show, Admiral Turbo, Nick Benson, fantastic mural artist here in town in Atlanta.

Yeah, honestly, if you just Google stuff that I want you to know book various outlets will come up. Goodreads. So Barnes and Noble is the top hit.

It's even on Target. Wow. Macmillan guys. It's a book, you guys. Holy cow. Real book. You can pre-order it now.

You can go to your local bookstore. Tell me you want Stuff They Don't Want You to Know the book, not the British one, the one from us. It says has been bowling on it. You'll see it. And Matt Frederick.

Episode: Listener Mail: The Killenworth Mansion, the Strang...

The podcast hosts mentioned that they have a book coming out soon, encouraging listeners to pre-order it from their local bookstores.

"

You can call your local bookstore and you say, hey, I don't want to use Amazon. I don't want to give Zaddy Bezos any of my money. I want to order Stuff They Don't Want You to Know from you. And you just because that's our book and you can pre-order it if you want.

It would be amazing. Please don't feel like you need to, but it would be awesome.

No, no, I feel like you need to. You need to. You need to. You need to.

But really do get out of your local bookstore, but make sure you pre-order it because that's important.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

It was announced as the podcasters' own book and encouraged listeners to pre-order it, claiming that they might be shot if they did not mention the pre-order.

"

Why not instead just pre-order our book? What? You could do that? We have a book. Oh, yes. It's called Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. You can pre-order it right now. Ben Bolin wrote it.

We know this could be something that could be sound like a broken record at some point. But again, there is a Honda Odyssey that parks outside of my house. Every time we're recording and we will be shot if we don't mention pre-ordering the book.

Episode: Strange News: Declassified UAP Report Released, An...

The hosts mentioned their book, "Stuff They Don't Want You To Know," which was said to be coming out in October, and they encouraged listeners to preorder it.

"

You can find out where to get the Stuff They Don't Want You to Know book coming out in October.

We would love love your support there.

Episode: Back From the Dead: the Future of De-Extinction

The hosts of the podcast promoted their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', encouraging listeners to pre-order it online at the end of the episode.

"

Remember While you're sitting here If you want to support us in the show in general You can head on over to stuffyoushouldreadbooks.com and pre-order our book Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Just if you got time and you're interested

Episode: The Hunt For the Tasmanian Tiger

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to preorder their book, which was mentioned as a great way to support the show. It was also stated that the book was available on the 'stuff you should read' website.

"

If you're feeling froggy in the book front, why not take a leap? Go to stuff you should read books.com and preorder our book, which which came out.

We're going to get fired if you don't preorder it.

We have like we physically punished as well.

So we are in distress tied to the trade tax.

No, really, though, it's a it's a fantastic way to support the show.

Episode: Strange News: De-Extinction, AI Avatars in Politic...

The hosts of the podcast announced the release of their book in October, which contains a deeper dive into the topics they've discussed previously, alongside impressive artwork.

"

Matt, Noel, me and the team made an actual facts book.

Even if you don't consider yourself necessarily a person who like digs reading about a bunch of weird stuff, you're going to love the artwork, even just the artwork alone.

It's divided up into kind of digestible little nuggets about lots of stuff we've talked about on the show, but kind of a deeper dive and lots of fun little Easter eggs.

It really is a full color, almost graphic novel style piece of work. Very, very proud and excited to see this thing come out in the world.

So if you have the means and interests to support the show, if you feel like it, that's a great way to do it. We would we would really, really appreciate it. Pre-orders are important.

Episode: What is SWIFT?

The hosts announced the release of their book, which focuses on government conspiracies and explores which ones are true and which are exaggerated, as well as how to distinguish them in the modern era. The book was described as including a lot of illustrations by Nick Turbo Benson.

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The secret project that we have been mentioning for years, decades, centuries is finally available.

You guys like to read, right? You like cool pictures? We got you covered on both fronts with Stuff They Don't Want You to Know. The book.

Hello, conspiracy realist. We wrote a book for you and no fooling.

We have been working in secret, in concert with some great folks. Your fellow conspiracy realists included.

It's amazing. All praise to Nick Turbo Benson. All praise. All hail.

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George Orwell

1984

The hosts repeatedly invoked the book as a benchmark for government surveillance, information control, and memory manipulation, drawing parallels to contemporary events such as media manipulation in Russia and the erosion of objective truth. Ben and Noel frequently cited it while discussing how the novel’s themes echo modern conspiracies and the rise of a service‑based economy. Overall, the discussion treated the work as a cautionary reference rather than an enthusiastic endorsement.

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Episode: CLASSIC: Conspiracies That Turned Out To Be True

It was mentioned as a book that some people may have read too many times, leading them to become paranoid about government surveillance, which was later proven to be true.

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If you're walking up on the street and somebody grabbed you by the shirt and said, hey, the government is spying on us right now.

Episode: The Wagner Update

It was mentioned in the context of the discussion about how information control and fabrication are becoming more prevalent, similar to the events in Orwell's novel.

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it starts to feel a little more 1984 ish by the day in terms of like what is objective truth

Episode: The Future of The Past: Who Will Control History?

It was referenced as a book that is about shadowy forces that control what the public knows about the past, and how controlling the past controls the future.

"

As George Orwell famously said, who controls the past controls the future in 1984.

And you know, maybe 1984 isn't so long ago and maybe 1984 is Orwell's is on the way as we record.

1984 is a work of fiction, but more prescient now than ever.

Episode: Rent To Own: Brilliant Business or Brutal Corrupti...

It was mentioned as one of the first books purchased through a subscription service, demonstrating a shift toward a service economy rather than one of ownership.

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Or like, you know, you might get a car that's serious XM radio capable and they might give you a deal where you get it free for a couple months, but then you have to pay for that subscription and that's part of it.

Episode: Listener Mail: Make More Poor, Banks Buy Your Neig...

Doublethink was discussed in the context of the abortion debate, comparing the inconsistency of some politicians' stances with Orwell's concept of doublethink.

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One thing that I have learned about double think shout out to Orwell is that people can become very defensive when their practice of double think is pointed out to them.

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was discussed as a novel dystopia where the government manipulates citizens' memories to align with current narratives, influencing their perceptions of the past.

"

In this great and terrifying novel dystopia called 1984 guy named George Orwell writes about a so far fictional narrative regarding the fallibility of memory.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

It was mentioned in relation to the information control that Russia has over its population and media, where it was compared to the novel's setting.

"

This is really does start to have like echoes of 1984, for example.

Episode: Listener Mail: Past Life Memories, Predicting the...

It was mentioned as an example during a discussion on the concept of copying a mind and whether a copy would still be the same person; it was also briefly mentioned in the context of a mashup with Fahrenheit 451.

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If you did that and you knew that mind that you would just copy, you knew it would respond to everything the way that the human version of it did and it could learn and it could build off its own experiences and it knew it was trapped in a box, then is that not the same person?

It's like a combination of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451. It's called Fahrenheit 1984-51.

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was discussed as a novel with a dystopian narrative about the manipulation of memory by an oppressive government, impacting how people perceive the past and present.

"

In this great and terrifying novel dystopia called 1984 guy named George Orwell writes about a so far fictional narrative regarding the fallibility of memory.

It's it's one of the two stories that really form the way I think about most all things, especially when it comes to science fiction and what's been happening over the course of my life.

That one in Brave New World just kind of meld together and show us all the ways that Black Mirror will become reality one day.

So yeah, you know, in in 1984 for our purposes here, what's interesting about the action of memory is that people are required by an oppressive government to regularly edit their experiences of the past such that they appear to consciously vibe with whatever the present narrative is.

Episode: The Wagner Update

It was referenced when discussing the potential for manipulation of information and a blurring of objective truth, akin to the themes found within the book.

"

It starts to feel a little more 1984-ish by the day in terms of like what is objective truth that at some point leaves perspective behind entirely.

Episode: The Future of The Past: Who Will Control History?

It was discussed in the context of powerful forces controlling the past and future, with the hosts referencing its relevance to modern times.

"

As George Orwell famously said, who controls the past controls the future in 1984.

And you know, maybe 1984 isn't so long ago and maybe 1984 is Orwell's is on the way as we record.

1984 is a work of fiction, but more prescient now than ever.

Episode: CLASSIC: What is Predictive Programming?

It was discussed as a cautionary tale, a book that is more cautionary than entertaining, though it was said to function on many levels. It was described as a book that was hard to say that you were entertained by.

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1984 is one of those books that even after having read it multiple times, I still don't know if I would say I'm entertained by it.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

It was mentioned in the context of the information control over the Russian media and the domestic Russian population, comparing it to the dystopian novel.

"

This is really does start to have like echoes of 1984, for example.

Episode: Listener Mail: Past Life Memories, Predicting the...

The book was discussed in the context of comparing multiple copies of it to the concept of virtual copies of a mind and whether they would be the same person.

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If you did that and you knew that mind that you would just copy, you knew it would respond to everything the way that the human version of it did and it could learn and it could build off its own experiences and it knew it was trapped in a box, then is that not the same person?

Like if you have multiple copies of 1984, it's a different book, but is it not the same story?

Episode: CLASSIC: Can hallucinogens cure addiction?

It was listed amongst several books by a recovering heroin addict, mentioned in the context of how philosophy and reading helped them on their journey.

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and of course Brave New World in 1984.

Episode: Rent To Own: Brilliant Business or Brutal Corrupti...

It was mentioned as one of the first books purchased through a subscription service, illustrating the shift toward a service-based economy.

"

Or like, you know, you might get a car that's serious XM radio capable and they might give you a deal where you get it free for a couple months, but then you have to pay for that subscription and that's part of it.

Or like, you know, you might get a car that's serious XM radio capable and they might give you a deal where you get it free for a couple months, but then you have to pay for that subscription and that's part of it. Another example would be one of the first books pulled from Kendall's subscriptions or purchases, no kidding, true story, George Orwell's 1984.

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was discussed as a novel dystopia that depicts the fallibility of memory and how a government can manipulate its citizens by regularly editing their past experiences.

"

In this great and terrifying novel dystopia called 1984 guy named George Orwell writes about a so far fictional narrative regarding the fallibility of memory.

Episode: Strange News: Russian War Crimes, Population Decli...

It was mentioned in relation to the information control exerted by the Russian government, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine, drawing parallels to the dystopian novel's themes.

"

This is really does start to have like echoes of 1984, for example.

Episode: Listener Mail: Past Life Memories, Predicting the...

It was mentioned in the context of a discussion of AI and whether copying the mind of a human being could be considered the same person. It was contrasted with copying the same book multiple times and considering that book multiple times to still be the same book.

"

If you did that And you knew that Mind that you would just copy You knew it would respond to everything The way that the human version of it did And it could learn And it could build off its own experiences And it knew it was Trapped in a box Then is that not the same person? You know what I mean? Like if you have multiple copies Of 1984 It's a different book But is it not the same story?

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Josh Clark

Stuff You Should Know

An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things

Across multiple episodes, the hosts repeatedly encouraged listeners to check out the book, noting it was written by the podcast team and inspired by similar works. They included links in episode descriptions and highlighted both print and audiobook formats as a way for fans to stay engaged with the show. The consistent promotion framed the title as a recommended read for the audience.

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The hosts encourage listeners to read their book.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Strange News: The Moscow Attack: Conspiracy? The C...

The book, "Stuff You Should Know", was mentioned in the podcast description as part of a link to learn more about the podcast.

"

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

Episode: Listener Mail: HVAC Refrigerant, Rigging Votes, Ro...

The podcast hosts mentioned their own book, Stuff You Should Know, encouraging listeners to check it out.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Listener Mail: Tainted Polio Vaccine, the Winchest...

The hosts made a plug for their book, and shared the link to the book.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Listener Mail: Corruption in Illinois, Magnets, Fo...

The podcasters mentioned their book, 'Stuff You Should Read,' which they recommend.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Strange News: Wendy's "Definitely Not" Doing Surge...

The hosts recommended their book, 'Stuff You Should Know,' as a good read.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

Episode: Behind The Scenes: Inside Our Book

It was mentioned as a book written by Josh and Chuck, whose podcast inspired the hosts to create their own book.

"

We were asked to follow in the footsteps of our buds Josh and Chuck and write a book based on our podcast. Josh and Chuck wrote a book called Stuff You Should Know.

Episode: The Bizarre Tale of the Circleville Letters

The hosts mentioned the book in the closing of the episode, encouraging listeners to purchase it in both book and audiobook form, as a way to stay engaged with the podcast.

"

If you don't sit the social needs, if you prefer to read a book, we have a book coming out, audio book form as well.

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Joseph Campbell

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

The title was repeatedly suggested as a go‑to guide for grasping the universal rules of storytelling, from ancient epics to modern movies. Hosts such as Noah, Noel, and Ben highlighted it as a way to see recurring hero patterns and tropes that span cultures and centuries, noting its usefulness for listeners interested in mythic structures and common narrative motifs. Overall, the podcast presented it as a highly recommended resource.

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Noah's Ark

It was recommended as a resource for understanding the nature of stories and how humans create and experience them, comparing ancient works to more modern films.

"

There's a great series of books by a fellow named Joseph Campbell that you can read for more information on this.

I would recommend Hero with a Thousand Faces, which looks at everything from the...It sets forth the rules of stories and the way that humans write and experience stories. Everything from the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature to I don't know, Lethal Weapon.

Episode: Hairy-handed Road Rage: A British Ghost Story

It was briefly mentioned, and the hosts indicated that it's a good book to know for understanding basic story elements that haven't changed over the millennia.

"

You don't have to read the entirety of Joseph Campbell.

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It was mentioned as a book that discusses the similar patterns found in stories across cultures and throughout history, suggesting a universal human tendency for storytelling.

"

That's where you see people like the author of the golden bow uh frasier and then uh people like joseph cambell uh the author of hero with a thousand faces uh that's where you see them talking about the exactly what you're describing people are as smart thousands thousands of years ago as they are in the present day

Episode: Hairy-handed Road Rage: A British Ghost Story

It was recommended as a good book to learn about the basic story elements that haven't changed for millennia, including the 'stranger ill met on a journey' trope.

"

You don't have to read the entirety of Joseph Campbell. You know, I have to sit through a hero with a thousand faces, which is a good book to know that there are a lot of basic story elements that haven't changed for millennia.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Noah's Ark

It was recommended as a resource for understanding how humans create and experience stories, using examples from ancient works like the Epic of Gilgamesh to more modern movies like Lethal Weapon.

"

There's a great series of books by a fellow named Joseph Campbell that you can read for more information on this.

I would recommend Hero with a Thousand Faces, which looks at everything from the...It sets forth the rules of stories and the way that humans write and experience stories. Everything from the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature to I don't know, Lethal Weapon.

Episode: Hairy-handed Road Rage: A British Ghost Story

It was suggested as a good book to understand common storytelling elements and how they've been used in stories for centuries. It was mentioned in context with the Hairy Hands story's similarity to the 'stranger ill met on a journey' trope.

"

You don't have to read the entirety of Joseph Campbell. You know I have to sit through a hero with a thousand faces, which is a good book.

Episode: Listener Mail: Eastman Explosions in Tennessee, Th...

The podcast mentioned this book's exploration of universal patterns in hero stories across different cultures, a concept that was compared to Hank's idea about the similarities between science fiction and old myths.

"

and then uh people like joseph cambell uh the author of hero with a thousand faces

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Smedley Butler

War Is a Racket

The hosts highlighted the title as an influential anti‑war work that exposed how foreign interventions served banking, oil and corporate interests, framing wars as profit‑driven rackets. Jonathan Katz and other contributors noted its historical significance in Butler’s turn from Marine officer to outspoken critic of the military‑industrial complex, and the podcast repeatedly urged listeners to read the short pamphlet to learn more about his story. Overall, the book was presented as a valuable, eye‑opening resource for understanding imperialist motivations.

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It was mentioned as a book that discussed conflicts of interest, and it was implied that the current situation may have been inspired by similar situations in the past.

"

Oh, my God. We're just watching to protect. And hey, by the way, bro, we saw that you read War Is a Racket. Walk carefully.

Episode: Book Excerpt: Assassinations

It was mentioned in relation to Smedley Butler's claims that many of the foreign conflicts he participated in were conspiracies for resource extraction and racketeering.

"

In an interview with Common Sense, a socialist magazine of the day, the retired general referred to himself as a gangster for capitalism, claiming that American interventions were ultimately meant to help the bottom line of banking houses, oil interests, fruit companies, and the like.

Episode: Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan Katz

It was mentioned as a book written by Smedley Butler, discussing his anti-war and anti-imperialist activism in the 1930s, and was also the inspiration for the name of Jonathan Katz's newsletter 'The Racket'.

"

...either the business plot or his sort of anti-war anti-imperialist activism in the 1930s, especially his book War as a Racket.

...named for Smelly Butler's book, Wars a Racket.

Episode: Guantanamo Bay, Part One: An Origin Story

It was briefly mentioned as a short pamphlet or book, with the podcast hosts encouraging listeners to check it out to learn more about Smedley Butler's story.

"

If you don't know who we're talking about, please, please, please go online and check out a short pamphlet. It's barely even a book called War Is a Racket and you'll learn the story in full.

Episode: Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan Katz

It was mentioned by Jonathan Katz, who noted that many people knew about Smedley Butler through his anti-war and anti-imperialist stance, particularly because of this book, which highlighted his views on the military-industrial complex.

"

I am part of a minority of a minority of people who know about him principally because of his work overseas, especially as you note in Haiti... either the business plot or his sort of anti-war anti-imperialist activism in the 1930s, especially his book War as a Racket.

Episode: Guantanamo Bay, Part One: An Origin Story

It was described as a short pamphlet, barely a book, which detailed the story of Smedley Butler, who was mentioned in the podcast.

"

If you don't know who we're talking about, please, please, please go online and check out a short pamphlet. It's barely even a book called War Is a Racket and you'll learn the story in full.

Episode: Guantanamo Bay, Part One: An Origin Story

It was described as a pamphlet, barely a book, that was briefly mentioned in the podcast as a resource to learn more about the story of Smedley Butler.

"

If you don't know who we're talking about, please, please, please go online and check out a short pamphlet. It's barely even a book called War Is a Racket and you'll learn the story in full.

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Gavin De Becker

The Gift of Fear

Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

The hosts repeatedly recommended the book as a guide to understanding intuition and how the unconscious mind picks up danger cues. Noel introduced it as a resource for learning about hunches, while Ben and Dr. John Gallo praised its examples of pre‑incident indicators and the role of fear in safety. They highlighted that it explains why we sometimes get a “bad vibe” and offers practical advice for recognizing and responding to potential violence.

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The book was mentioned in the context of intuition and how it can be a valuable tool in recognizing danger. It was specifically used to make a point about the possibility of psychic powers being a source of inspiration for solving crimes, but it was ultimately asserted that it was more likely a result of illegal actions by law enforcement.

"

Everybody read the book that we mentioned frequently a few years back, The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker. The idea of intuition there.

Episode: Listener Mail: The Most Dangerous Animal, Secret E...

The book was recommended as a way to learn more about intuition, specifically the idea of having a hunch about someone.

"

If you are looking for a book to teach you more about intuition, please, please, please read The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker.

We've mentioned it in the past. It came out in 1997. So I guess it's relatively new in the grand scheme.

But the idea here is this guy, DeBecker, looked through the notion of intuition, the idea that you have a hunch like Noel, for instance. Have you ever met someone and had a really good or really bad vibe off them that you couldn't explain consciously?

Episode: Are "Vibes" Real?

It was discussed as a book full of examples regarding intuition and fear, and how the subconscious mind processes cues to alert us to potential danger. The podcasters highly recommended it.

"

It is very much worth your time Regardless of who you are. It is just filled with bangers after bangers ice cold bars this guy has

It has two big words gift and fear it overwhelmingly focuses on intuition as a means of safety and harm prevention and survival

I think it's interesting too that fear is the key word in that title because I mean a lot of the stuff Goes back to you know, just animalistic instincts

We owe a lot of this to an author named gavin de becker who wrote the gift of fear

pre-incident indicators Okay, that was sexy as acronym, but it gets the job done and what is a pin you might ask

Episode: Listener Mail: Planned Obsolescence, the Cow Urine...

It was highly recommended, and its argument was discussed: that the unconscious mind may pick up on danger cues that the conscious mind misses, potentially explaining unsettling feelings in certain places.

"

It reminds me of this excellent book called The Gift of Fear, which I highly recommend, which essentially the argument is that your unconscious mind picks up a lot of things that your conscious mind might miss. And when you get a bad vibe or you get a strange feeling, that could be your some other part of your mind saying, hey, you and the forebrain pay attention to this.

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

Recommended as it discusses how to recognize and react to potentially dangerous situations where a person might get a bad vibe from someone they encounter.

"

which is why I highly recommend a book called The Gift of Fear by a guy named Gavin DeBecca.

It's the full title is The Gift of Fear, Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence.

Episode: Are "Vibes" Real?

It was discussed in detail as it emphasizes intuition as a safety mechanism and harm prevention, including many anecdotes and examples.

"

It is very much worth your time Regardless of who you are.

It is just filled with bangers after bangers ice cold bars this guy has

It has two big words gift and fear

fear fear

I think it's interesting too that fear is the key word in that title because I mean a lot of the stuff Goes back to you know, just animalistic Instincts, you know, I mean if you are threatened then you're going to be in a heightened state of awareness and you're going to be Kind of keyed up to to lock in on some of these non-verbal cues a threatening stance perhaps

Episode: Listener Mail: Planned Obsolescence, the Cow Urine...

It was highly recommended for its exploration of the unconscious mind's ability to detect danger, and how a bad vibe or strange feeling can be a warning sign.

"

It reminds me of this excellent book called The Gift of Fear, which I highly recommend, which essentially the argument is that your unconscious mind picks up a lot of things that your conscious mind might miss.

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

It was recommended for helping readers learn to identify dangerous vibes or people who may be a threat, in light of the Nevada Triangle disappearances.

"

which is why I highly recommend a book called The Gift of Fear by a guy named Gavin DeBecca.

It's the full title is The Gift of Fear, Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence.

Episode: Listener Mail: Planned Obsolescence, the Cow Urine...

It was highly recommended for its exploration of the unconscious mind's ability to pick up on danger cues, even when the conscious mind may miss them. The idea that a 'bad vibe' could be a subconscious warning was discussed.

"

It reminds me of this excellent book called The Gift of Fear, which I highly recommend, which essentially the argument is that your unconscious mind picks up a lot of things that your conscious mind might miss.

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

It was recommended due to its advice on recognizing and heeding the warning signs of danger. It was mentioned in context of warnings from individuals that could not be proven.

"

which is why I highly recommend a book called The Gift of Fear by a guy named Gavin DeBecca.

It's the full title is The Gift of Fear, Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence.

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Stephen King

Pet Sematary

The hosts repeatedly highlighted the book as Stephen King's own most terrifying work, noting its dark, nihilistic tone and the unsettling premise of a cursed burial ground that revives pets in a malevolent way. They urged listeners to both read and watch the adaptation, comparing its horror to modern films like Hereditary, and even used its description of "sour" soil as a metaphor in discussions about contaminated sites. Across the episodes, the book was presented as a chilling, must‑experience horror story.

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It was described by the author, Stephen King, as the book that terrified him the most. King himself will not read the book, but it was published after his publisher or wife convinced him to.

"

And for any of you people out there that haven't watched the movie or read the book, do yourself a favor and do both.

The book is frightening.

I think it's one of the I believe the author Stephen King still to this day describes it as the book that terrified him the most.

He wrote the thing sausage and he himself, the author actual will not read the book.

I think the closest thing that I could compare it to in today's kind of cinema is hereditary.

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It was described as a very dark and sinister novel about a place in Maine where supposedly an Indian burial ground was on the other side of a child's cemetery for dead pets. When pets are buried on the other side, they come back bad.

"

I'm a big I don't know fan is the right word pet cemetery.

I find to be one of the most nihilistic and upsetting pieces of fiction ever penned.

I think it was so effed up that sorry talking like Jojo Siwa over here that Stephen King kept it in a drawer for many years.

He says it's the novel that scared him the most.

And when you bury them on the other side the Micmac burial ground, I believe is what they call it the First Nations tribe that is depicted in the book and in the film.

Episode: Is the US Navy Covering Up Radioactive Waste?

It was mentioned in the context of the contaminated soil at Hunter's Point, similar to the book where the ground is described as being 'sour'.

"

In short, just like in Pet Sematary, as Stephen King wrote, the soil is sour.

Episode: Is the US Navy Covering Up Radioactive Waste?

It was mentioned in relation to the contaminated soil at Hunter's Point, implying that the land was 'sour' and potentially harmful, similar to the book's themes.

"

In short, just like in Pet Sematary, as Stephen King wrote, the soil is sour.

Episode: Listener Mail: Spy Balloons Have a "Season," A Tem...

It was mentioned in the context of sounds and whispers in an old house, and a Stephen King podcast was mentioned.

"

Remember, have you read Pet Sematary, Ben?

And he says, you know, if you hear some of the sounds like whispers or laughter, it's just the loons.

Episode: Listener Mail: Spy Balloons Have a "Season," A Tem...

The book, Pet Sematary, was mentioned in the context of a discussion about sounds and potentially mystical experiences in an old house, referencing a passage where Judd Crandall explains sounds heard in the cemetery.

"

Remember, have you read Pet Sematary, Ben?

if you hear some of the sounds like whispers or laughter, it's just the loons.

Episode: Is the US Navy Covering Up Radioactive Waste?

It was mentioned in passing, comparing the contaminated soil at Hunter's Point to the book, where the soil is said to be 'sour'.

"

In short, just like in Pet Sematary, as Stephen King wrote, the soil is sour.

Episode: Is the US Navy Covering Up Radioactive Waste?

It was mentioned in relation to the contaminated soil at Hunters Point, suggesting that the land was 'sour' and potentially dangerous due to the radioactive waste.

"

In short, just like in Pet Sematary, as Stephen King wrote, the soil is sour.

Episode: Listener Mail: Spy Balloons Have a "Season," A Tem...

It was mentioned in the context of a Stephen King podcast and a line from the book was read, relating to sounds heard in a spooky location.

"

And he says, you know, if you hear some of the sounds like whispers or laughter, it's just the loons.

Episode: Listener Mail: Spy Balloons Have a "Season," A Tem...

Stephen King's book, Pet Sematary, was mentioned in the context of a discussion about sounds and potential hauntings. A quote from the book was used as an example in the conversation.

"

if you hear some of the sounds like whispers or laughter, it's just the loons.

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David Paulides

Missing 411-Western United States & Canada

Unexplained Disappearances of North Americans that have never been solved

The hosts highlighted the book series as a thoughtful investigation into unexplained disappearances in national parks, noting that the author identified recurring patterns across thousands of cases and even produced a documentary. They mentioned it as a potential source for future episodes and praised its depth, indicating it was well‑regarded among the contributors.

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Episode: CLASSIC: What about the other pyramids?

It was mentioned that the book series and a short documentary were released and that it might be a good topic for a future podcast episode.

"

Staying on the topic of disappearances, have you guys looked into the thousands of cases of National Park disappearances?...most notable David Paulides in his book series. He also recently released a short documentary about it that would make for an interesting topic to play.

As well as the documentary that is now available. So yes, as as my colleague here said, stay tuned.

Episode: CLASSIC: Missing in National Parks

The Missing 411 series of books was mentioned, and it was noted that the author had investigated disappearances in national parks and sought to find a common thread between cases.

"

David Paulides...he actually wrote a series of books about these disappearances, the Missing 411 series about different regions and different situations.

...he never says these people were clearly killed by Yeti.

...at some point when Mr. Paulides kind of got on this route of wow, there seemed to be a lot of people that go missing in national parks...a park ranger asked him to look into it...

...and he seemed to hit a couple of brick walls...trying to explain what happens to all these people...is there some kind of common thread that links them together...

...whatever these causes may be, Paulides does not specifically trace it to one thing yet...

Episode: CLASSIC: Missing in National Parks

The Missing 411 series of books was mentioned as being written by David Paulides, and explored the topic of disappearances in national parks across different regions.

"

And he actually wrote a series of books about these disappearances the missing 411 series about different regions and different situations one is western US and Canada there's another one on the eastern United States one on North America and beyond then there is one called the devils in the details as well

Yeah and he's also written quite a few books about the cryptid known as Bigfoot

So at some point when Mr. Paulides kind of got on this route of wow there seemed to be a lot of people that go missing in national parks

Yes when when he tried to get more information as we mentioned earlier from the national park system through a freedom of information act requests he seemed to be stone walled a bit

At this point this author is continuing their investigation into the possible causes of of these disappearances

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

It was mentioned as a book that discussed clusters of disappearances in the Nevada Triangle, possibly related to a serial killer.

"

It also figures into the Nevada Triangle phenomena and clusters of disappearances talked about in a couple of books by a former officer, David Politis, author of Missing 411.

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

It was mentioned as a book by a former officer that discussed clusters of disappearances in the Nevada Triangle phenomena.

"

It also figures into the Nevada Triangle phenomena and clusters of disappearances talked about in a couple of books by a former officer, David Politis, author of Missing 411.

Episode: CLASSIC: Missing 411 with David Paulides

It was discussed as a book series that was later made into a documentary, focusing on disappearances within national parks, with a specific profile of common traits of the missing people.

"

He wrote a book called Missing 411 that was made into a documentary. Really thoughtful, interesting guy.

And we had a great chat with him back in 2017. And spoiler, this is a little bit of homework, fellow conspiracy realists, because I think we might have David back on in the future.

which began as a book series? Is that correct? Correct.

So if you, if you by chance read five missing persons cases, you're probably going to find five sets of circumstances that are totally different without a lot of commonality. Now you read 5,000 missing persons cases and soon you're going to see that specific points start to jump out at you. And certain commonalities keep replicating themselves time after time.

And when those children are found, there's no evidence of any animal attack, any human attack. They're just found there deceased. Many times at autopsy, they can't even determine the cause of death, which is unusual.

Episode: CLASSIC: What about the other pyramids?

It is a book series and documentary about missing persons in national parks, and was mentioned as a possible topic for a future podcast episode.

"

Staying on the topic of disappearances, have you guys looked into the thousands of cases of National Park disappearances?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, say that Anthony most notable David Pilates in his book series.

He also recently released a short documentary about it that would make for an interesting topic to play.

As well as the documentary that is now available.

Episode: CLASSIC: Missing in National Parks

It was mentioned as a series of books about disappearances in different regions and situations in national parks. The author was said to have also written books about Bigfoot.

"

and he actually wrote a series of books about these disappearances the missing 411 series about different regions and different situations one is western US and Canada there's another one on the eastern United States one on North America and beyond then there is one called the devils in the details as well and he's also written quite a few books about the cryptid known as Bigfoot

Episode: Listener Mail: A Suspected Serial Killer on I-80,...

It was mentioned in the context of the Nevada Triangle phenomena and clusters of disappearances in a specific part of Nevada. The book was mentioned as a source for information about disappearances.

"

It also figures into the Nevada Triangle phenomena and clusters of disappearances talked about in a couple of books by a former officer, David Politis, author of Missing 411.

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Max Greenfield

I Don't Want to Read This Book

The hosts repeatedly promoted the book they authored, describing it as a source for unusual historical events and niche topics like freight brokerage. They provided links in multiple episodes and encouraged listeners to purchase it, framing it as a comprehensive reference for the show’s themes. The overall tone was enthusiastic and promotional, indicating strong endorsement of the title.

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Episode: Strange News: Julian Assange is "Free," the Pentag...

The hosts mentioned a book that they wrote called 'They don't want you to read our book' which is about unexplained events in history.

"

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

Episode: Strange News: North Korean Poop Balloons, Sling-Sh...

The podcast mentioned their own book titled "They don't want you to read our book." and provided a link to the book's website.

"

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

Episode: What are Freight Brokers?

The book was mentioned as a source of information about the freight industry and specifically freight brokers. A link to the book was provided.

"

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

Episode: Strange News: New Orleans Archdiocese Scandal, Exp...

The podcast hosts mentioned their own book and provided a link for listeners to purchase it.

"

They don't want you to read our book.

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Neil Gaiman

American Gods

A Novel

The hosts repeatedly highlighted the book as a creative example of mythological storytelling, noting how it personified folklore and linked secret deities to modern conspiracies. Noel, Matt, and Ben all praised its concept and the quality of its TV adaptation, using it to illustrate ideas like belief‑driven entities and common tropes such as the men in black. Overall, the discussion conveyed strong admiration for the title.

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Episode: Actual Trolls: Not the Ones Online

The podcast mentioned "American Gods" as a book that explores the narrative of European folklore being brought to the Americas. It was mentioned in passing as an example of the concept, rather than as a book that directly discusses the concept of trolls.

"

That's a big part of the narrative American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

Episode: The Gang Explores The Reptilian Conspiracy

The book 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman has a similar concept to the reptilian conspiracy because it's about the gods living on Earth, secretly affecting the outcome of civilization.

"

It just occurred to me that the Neil Gaiman book, American Gods has something in common with some of these thoughts because the gods are on Earth affecting the outcome of civilization quietly and secretly.

Episode: How To Build An Urban Legend

It was praised for its creativity and how it personified and turned African myths into superhero-like characters, as an example of Neil Gaiman's work with mythology.

"

I love what Neil Gaiman does with myth and, you know, with American Gods, for example, or a Nancy boy is where he takes kind of the African myths of like the spider god and all of that stuff and personifies them and turns them into kind of superhero type characters.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Bigfoot

The TV series and book were brought up during a discussion about Bigfoot's existence possibly being dependent on people's belief in it, referencing the series' theme of gods existing solely through belief.

"

Have you ever heard of a book or TV series called American Gods? Because the three of us have been watching the series.

And you never heard of this? No. Okay, it's fantastic. Neil Gaiman?

He's an author and it's in this story, one of the concepts that's central to the plot and the theme is that gods exist.

But they really do exist because people believe in them.

And I wonder if Bigfoot in some way is like this. Because we believe, because you know, some people believe it is truly a thing.

Episode: CLASSIC: What is red mercury?

It was described as an awesome book with a great show adaptation, and the show was considered better than expected.

"

Also that's an awesome book before we move on.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

It was mentioned as an example of a book that features men in black, suggesting that the concept is a common trope in fiction.

"

That's not a spoiler, but it just it feels reasonable, right?

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

It was mentioned as an example of a book where the 'men in black' trope appears, implying its common usage within popular culture.

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That's not a spoiler, but it just it feels reasonable, right?

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It was described as an awesome book, and the accompanying TV show was turning out better than expected.

"

Also that's an awesome book before we move on.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

It was mentioned as an example of a book featuring the 'men in black' trope, suggesting that the concept is a common element in fiction.

"

That's not a spoiler, but it just it feels reasonable, right?

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Neal Stephenson

Anathem

The host mentioned the title as one of Neal Stephenson's well‑received works, noting it alongside his other celebrated novels. Later episodes highlighted the book's depiction of "retors"—characters who could alter the past through quantum ideation—calling the concept creepy and fascinating. Ben gave a shout‑out to the novel for this memorable element, suggesting listeners would enjoy it.

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It was mentioned as one of the author's books, alongside several other of his works, without further details.

"

And Anathema or Anathem and Seveneves were also great.

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was highlighted for its portrayal of 'retors', individuals who can manipulate the past using a form of quantum ideation, making it a rather creepy concept.

"

Want to give a shout out to Neil Stevenson's Anathem, especially the retors in that thing. They're all they're so creepy. You guys would love I don't know that.

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was highlighted for its portrayal of 'retors' who manipulate the past through a variation of quantum ideation, which was described as creepy and unusual.

"

Want to give a shout out to Neil Stevenson's Anathem, especially the retors in that thing. They're all they're so creepy.

They're there. This is like my magic, the gathering moment, Matt. There are these two secret conspiratorial camps of super monks and some of them are in cantors who are able to use a variation of quantum ideation to shift the future.

And then the the retors are able to do the same thing with the past. It is nuts.

Episode: Strange News: Australia's "Hive of Spies," Fox New...

It was mentioned as one of Stephenson's books, with the implication that it was a well-received work.

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But then there's also I think Snow Crash is maybe the most kind of cyber punky or like very much an important one from him, right? Mm hmm. And Anathema or Anathem and Seveneves were also great.

Episode: Is AI coming for you?

The book was mentioned in the context of a discussion about the lack of transparency and ability to control the past. The conspiracy involving a group named 'retors' who can change the past in a non-transparent way was highlighted.

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sort of like in Neil Stevenson's Anathema. There's this conspiracy

Episode: How to Change People's Memories

It was brought up in the context of secret camps of super monks and their ability to shift the past or future, described as creepy and 'nuts'.

"

Want to give a shout out to Neil Stevenson's Anathem, especially the retors in that thing. They're all they're so creepy. You guys would love I don't know that.

And then the the retors are able to do the same thing with the past. It is nuts.

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Peter Lance

Homicide at Rough Point

The book was highlighted because it allegedly prompted a new witness to come forward and caused Newport police to reopen the Doris Duke case. It was discussed primarily by Peter Lance, the author, who described how his investigation and the book’s publication led to media coverage and renewed scrutiny of the 1966 death of Eduardo Tirella, and listeners were encouraged to check it out for more details. The podcast presented it as a key investigative work that had real‑world impact.

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Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 2

It detailed the events surrounding Eduardo Tirella's death and led to a new witness coming forward, causing the Newport police to reopen the case.

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And then this book that I wrote, Homicide at Rough Point, that led a new unknown living witness of the actual murder to come forward and for the Newport police to reopen the case.

After my book came out, I was considered author and residence at the Brenton Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.

I didn't even bother reading it, but people told me about it and I read your book finally and I just thought about coming forward for all night and then for days and everybody told me, don't bother Bob. You know, like let it lie, let it rest.

I even make I'll make it easy. I have links to the key chapters in the book proving the murder and the cover up you can read them and then hopefully you'll buy the book or listen to the book etc.

So now the piece goes into Vanity Fair August 5th. The same day the Associated Press goes worldwide on their international wire and 5000 media outlets cover this Doris Duke case reopened, new witness comes forward, etc, etc.

Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 1

Peter Lance's book delved into the Doris Duke case, challenging the official narrative of an accident and suggesting that Duke intentionally killed her employee Eduardo Torella.

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I'd always kind of wanted to get into it and I never had the skill or the time to do it my life got in the way you know.

I just decided to start and there was a Facebook group a dedicated still is Facebook group called If You Grow Up in Newport Rhode Island share some memories had then had 10,500 members and every three or four months a guy named Larry Bettencourt a member of the group who now has his own group with like post crash photos of the of the Eduardo Torella crime scene death scene.

I started mining that group I kind of came out and saying hey I'm Peter Lance I'm a new porter like I'm trying to find out and because it was a legend still to this day it's a legend every time people have friends from out of town and they take them around the ocean drive past Bellevue Avenue they wax eloquent about this incident that doors do get away with murder.

I have a foot slipping and hitting the wrong pedal maybe that happens once but the idea that there's the pause and then there's more acceleration I think is in no small part damning and you made a fantastic point that that I found pretty disturbing which was about how not just contemporary reports and law enforcement but even later biographers seem to consciously downplay or ignore this death and the there's there's this really disquieting thing you point out which was that very shortly after the death Doris Duke begins making massive amounts of donations to the city of Newport and just to openly connect the dots for our audience here I feel like I'm asking an obvious question but Peter what makes these donations so suspicious.

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Episode: Listener Mail: Doris Duke, the AMIA Bombing and a...

It was mentioned as a book that details the story of Doris Duke, a socialite who may have gotten away with murder in 1966. It was referenced after a segment on the podcast about Doris Duke.

"

You can also check out his book, Homicide at Rough Point, which is available now anywhere you get books from Amazon, etc. And find out more about this story.

Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 2

It was mentioned that this book led a new witness to come forward and prompted the Newport police to reopen the Doris Duke case, focusing on the death of Eduardo Tirella.

"

And then this book that I wrote, Homicide at Rough Point, that led a new unknown living witness of the actual murder to come forward and for the Newport police to reopen the case.

After my book came out, I was considered author and residence at the Brenton Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.

I didn't even bother reading it, but people told me about it and I read your book finally and I just thought about coming forward for all night and then for days and everybody told me, don't bother Bob. You know, like let it lie, let it rest.

So Bob tells me this and I said, well, why are you telling me this now? He said because I read your book and I knew about your Vanity Fair thing.

I even make I'll make it easy. I have links to the key chapters in the book proving the murder and the cover up you can read them and then hopefully you'll buy the book or listen to the book etc.

Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 1

The book detailed Peter Lance's investigation into the death of Eduardo Torella, who was run over by Doris Duke, and the alleged cover-up by the Newport Police Department.

"

I published the book and what happened was last summer I had a wonderful opportunity with the Brenton Hotel this beautiful new hotel on Newport's waterfront that had me come in as what they called author in residence for a month and they would put copies of my books in all their Tony rooms they have 50 some rooms and a couple of nights a week I would come to their beautiful cocktail lounge called the living room and I would discuss the book and people would come down from their rooms and then Newporters who had bought the book and wanted it signed would show up so on a rainy afternoon on July 3rd I was doing that and all of a sudden this heavy set guy with a walrus mustache was kind of looking at me ominously my cousin Sheila Tyler who is like my right arm and she's like pointing to him like I was talking to some doctors from Philadelphia who was staying and she kept going like you gotta talk to this guy this guy's got some information I said okay so finally Bob came up to me and he handed me this email and it said why didn't you get back to me and I looked at it and it was dated the day I started writing the book and he had written to me saying I was the paper boy because I was writing the book and also because there was another paper boy that I found that was not really the paper boy for a rough point but he covered Bellevue Avenue and was on his way there that night and I interviewed him and I just kind of put the two together in my head so anyway after I apologized to Bob I took him to the bar he's been sober for more than 30 years and he held me spellbound okay for three hours when you're in this kind of business you have to pretend you're the poser I knew the second gunman on the grassy knoll you know guys in prison constantly write to me and so you have to develop a sixth sense for you know a s*** detector if you will since we're on a podcast I'll use that term of legal term of art you know I have a law degree from Fordham but you know the s*** detector and so Bob was so amazing because I had him tell the story to me five times and every single time he was absolutely dead on precise and I was at a point myself and with my iPhone I basically shot him from five different angles he had been well we'll get to that in the next hour but you know the details of what he learned and what I learned but as a result of Bob he had read my book just like six weeks earlier and what I put in the book about Fred Newton's Up on the Hood Theory of the Crash dovetailed precisely with his memory of events that night to me and they reopened the case and that became the major international news the Associated Press covered it I did a second Vanity Fair piece on August 5th and then everything just blew up and stay tuned.

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The first one Homicide at Rough Point written by Peter Lance that's July 16th 2020 that's the original one second piece is titled The Door Stoop Cold Case Reopens Colin the only known eyewitness speaks for the first time again August 5th Peter Lance in Vanity Fair I'm sorry for jumping in but they're both on PeterLance.com it's P-E-T-E-R-L-A-N-C-E.com

I'm convinced that the police department in Newport circling the squad cars as many police departments do just do not want to admit fault they don't and this is true of the books I've done on the FBI I've done four major books on the FBI in the road to 9-11 where the negligence begets gross negligence and then that goes to cover up because they're embarrassed and they don't want the outside world to realize that they may have screwed up and that's just kind of a human instinct maybe but that's the way it is and you always get it's under investigation you know like right and so you get these honest that's why I want to shout out to these wonderful retired men who fully cooperated with me and told me the pieces of the truth that they knew so that I could put it together I call it a mosaic William Casey adapted Bob Woodward's book Vale the secret awards of the CIA for HBO a few years ago never got made but William Casey then the CIA director he said that human intelligence spies on the ground SIGINT signals intelligent e-land electronic intelligence spy satellites and you take all these little pieces of broken glass and you put them together and you step back and you get a snapshot of the truth as best you can get it and that's what investigative reporting is that's what intelligence work is about man

my book has 60 pages of annotations 438 pages 915 end notes and this new witness that came forward who dovetail in the midst of all of that they concluded there was quote no evidence to change the original verdict no evidence not conflicting evidence or what no evidence literally

Episode: Listener Mail: Doris Duke, the AMIA Bombing and a...

It was mentioned as a source for the story of Doris Duke, a socialite who was suspected of murdering Eduardo Tirella, her art curator, in 1966.

"

You can also check out his book, Homicide at Rough Point, which is available now anywhere you get books from Amazon, etc. And find out more about this story.

Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 2

It was said that the book led to a new, previously unknown living witness of the murder coming forward, which resulted in the Newport police reopening the Doris Duke case.

"

And then this book that I wrote, Homicide at Rough Point, that led a new unknown living witness of the actual murder to come forward and for the Newport police to reopen the case.

After my book came out, I was considered author and residence at the Brenton Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.

So Bob tells me this and I said, well, why are you telling me this now? He said because I read your book and I knew about your Vanity Fair thing.

He said after I read Peter Lance's book, I came forward and then he criticizes again in the first sentence or two, Lieutenant Huck about the burden my soul think.

I even make I'll make it easy. I have links to the key chapters in the book proving the murder and the cover up you can read them and then hopefully you'll buy the book or listen to the book etc.

Episode: The Doris Duke Case, with Peter Lance: Part 1

The book was written after Peter Lance's Vanity Fair article and details his investigation into the death of Eduardo Terella, challenging the official narrative that it was an accident.

"

I commenced writing the book 12 hour days for 6 months and the book was published in February in 4 editions by the way hardcover, paperback, Kindle, e-book and Audible

the book was published in February in 4 editions by the way hardcover, paperback, Kindle, e-book and Audible

the first one Homicide at Rough Point written by Peter Lance that's July 16th 2020 that's the original one

if you've been to Newport at all there's a beautiful pedestrian walkway it's one of the top tourist attractions in New England and for years Doris had tried to block it off with chain link fences she'd been in litigation with the city of Newport because she was so paranoid she had vicious dogs in her state that were constantly mauling people okay so within I don't know how many days I think eight days after this event she gave the equivalent of several hundred thousand dollars to restore the cliff walk so I call it a murderous quid pro quo she basically bought her way out of murder charges

Episode: Listener Mail: Doris Duke, the AMIA Bombing and a...

The book details the story of Doris Duke, a wealthy socialite, and the suspicious death of her friend, Eduardo Tirella, which was initially ruled accidental but is now being reexamined.

"

You can also check out his book, Homicide at Rough Point, which is available now anywhere you get books from Amazon, etc. And find out more about this story.

You can also find out more about Peter's work at PeterLance.com.

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Frank Herbert

Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 3-Book Deluxe Hardcover Boxed Set

Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune

The book was brought up several times, first when Michael compared the spice melange to hallucinogenic mushrooms that could fold space, and later when Noel read a passage about understanding processes in motion. It was also used as an analogy for a cartel controlling a scarce resource, similar to the maple syrup industry. The hosts treated the references as illustrative examples rather than endorsements.

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It was mentioned in relation to hallucinogenic mushrooms and the ability to fold space, which the book's spice melange allows.

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There's a movie called Dune.

And in Dune, they're all looking for the spice, the spice melange. It gives you the ability to fold space, to go anywhere in the universe without moving.

Episode: Listener Mail: The Voicemail Edition

It was mentioned during a conversation about the flow of information and consciousness, and a quote from the book was read aloud.

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A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process must join it and flow with it.

Episode: Michael Talks to Errbody, with Michael Colyar

It was mentioned in relation to hallucinogenic mushrooms, specifically the spice melange, which enables space-folding as described in the book.

"

There's a movie called Dune.

And in Dune, they're all looking for the spice, the spice melange. It gives you the ability to fold space, to go anywhere in the universe without moving. That's what mushrooms are.

Episode: Listener Mail: The Voicemail Edition

A quote from the book was read during a discussion on consciousness and the flow of information, which the speaker felt was reminiscent of the film adaptation.

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A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process must join it and flow with it

Episode: Listener Mail: The Voicemail Edition

A quote from the book was read during the podcast, relating to the flow of time and processes, which the speaker found intriguing.

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This is from Frank Herbert's book and you make sense and it reminded me of that. This is the quote: 'A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process must join it and flow with it.'

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Stephen King

It

A Novel

The book was brought up across multiple episodes, with Matt recalling the terrifying TV adaptation and how it lost its impact when watched with his child, while Ben and Matt noted being surprised they could read it as youths. Noel mentioned it while discussing the over‑extended franchise and a podcast that covers Stephen King’s works in order. The hosts also cited it as an example of a story about time travel where the past resists alteration. Overall, the discussion was mostly casual rather than a strong endorsement.

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The made-for-TV adaptation of this book gave Matt nightmares as a child, but he found it to be cheap and stupid when he watched it with his kid years later.

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There's a scene where like blood comes out of a drain. I found It absolutely nightmare fuel.

Watched It wIth my kid about five, six years ago.

They laughed at It the whole time and I just was like, this is not what scared me.

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was discussed in relation to parental control over children's reading material, with the speaker being surprised at having been able to read it at a young age.

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All I remember Being baffled that I could read Stephen King's It at such a young age WIth no problems, but then also be able to read things like beyond a pale horse or behold a pale horse Whatever that was

Episode: Cryptids of Ohio

The audio book of 'It' was mentioned and the speaker expressed a past fondness for it, though it was mentioned in the context of an opinion on the associated franchise.

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But that's one of those ones of the franchise just kept on franchising when It should have stopped long ago.

Episode: Should Any Books Be Banned?

It was mentioned as a book that the speaker was able to read at a young age, which made him question why it was allowed but not other books, especially those that were deemed countercultural.

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All I remember Being baffled that I could read Stephen King's It at such a young age WIth no problems, but then also be able to read things like beyond a pale horse or behold a pale horse Whatever that was

Episode: Cryptids of Ohio

The podcasters mentioned 'It' as part of a discussion about Stephen King books, where a different podcast they enjoy goes through his works in publication order.

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One of them is called just King things where they go through every Stephen King book in order of publication

Episode: CLASSIC: Prophecy, Predictions and Prescience

The podcast discussed the book as an example of time travel tropes and how the past resists change. It mentioned a line from the book about the Kennedy assassination.

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He says the past is obdurate Which means that this guy is going back in time And he's trying to change certain things But even the lIttle things are really, really hard to change Stubborn It will not be changed It resists change

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Upton Sinclair

The Jungle

The hosts repeatedly cited the book as a landmark exposé of the early meat‑packing industry that helped spur the creation of food‑safety regulations such as the FDA. Ben and Noah highlighted its role in illustrating how unchecked contamination could return under current policy shifts, and they used it as a cautionary example for today’s debates on food safety. The discussion conveyed strong endorsement of the work as essential reading for understanding the origins of modern consumer protections.

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The Supreme Court rolling back the Chevron doctrine is a dangerous move that could lead to a return to the days of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, where food and other products were contaminated with harmful substances.

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This opens the door to return to the days of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

Episode: Listener Mail: Massive Recalls, Chicken Nuggets, t...

It was mentioned as the first book to expose the horrors of the meatpacking industry, a time when there was no oversight, making it a relevant book today due to the food contamination discussion.

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It's like the first expose blown the lid off of meatpacking at a time where there was like zero oversight.

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It was discussed as a primary motivator behind the creation of the FDA, having exposed unsanitary practices in Chicago's meatpacking industry.

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It was called The Jungle written by a guy named Upton Sinclair And it shed a lot of light on things people would rather not think about you know what I mean and

Episode: What is snake oil?

It was discussed as a primary motivating factor behind the FDA's creation, as it highlighted disturbing practices in the Chicago stockyards, including meat production.

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one of the primary motivating factors for the creation of the FDA was a book a quite disturbing book About stockyards in Chicago. It was called The Jungle written by a guy named Upton Sinclair

Episode: CLASSIC: Big Pharma: Conspiracies and Cover-ups

It was discussed as a gruesome account of the meatpacking industry, which served as a negative example of the potential consequences of lacking food safety regulations.

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That was going to say gross. Yeah, gross and gruesome story about the meatpacking industry.

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Chuck Palahniuk

Fight Club

The book was cited as a pop‑culture example of attempts to erase debt by targeting credit‑card firms and later highlighted for its sharper satire and distinct ending compared to the film, especially in discussions of Chinese censorship. Hosts Ben and Noel repeatedly urged listeners to read it, noting that the novel’s satire was clearer than the movie’s, while Matt referenced it when debating character reality. Overall, the podcast treated the title as a noteworthy, recommended example for its thematic relevance.

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Episode: Strange News: China Censorship, Robots on the Bord...

The book version of Fight Club was discussed, specifically its ending, which was noted as being more in line with the Chinese censored version of the film and with Clockwork Orange's ending. It was also argued that the book's satire was clearer.

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Read the book.

While the book version to Ben's point, I think makes the satire of it all a little clearer.

The book, of course, by Chuck Palinick, who's got a lot of really fun reads if you're into kind of mind bending, you know, fiction.

And it's, you know, it's not unheard of for China to reverse these kinds of choices.

And it's, you know, it's not unheard of for China to reverse these kinds of choices. But we're talking off air and there are a lot of questions like, was there some real, you know, motivation for them to do this outside of just like the public backlash?

Episode: Strange News: China Censorship, Robots on the Bord...

It was discussed in detail due to censorship alterations in the Chinese version, particularly the ending, which was eventually reverted due to public outcry. The book version's ending was said to be more in line with the censored changes and the movie's ending was described as more nihilistic.

"

Read the book.

While the book version to Ben's point, I think makes the satire of it all a little clearer.

The book, of course, by Chuck Palinick, who's got a lot of really fun reads if you're into kind of mind bending, you know, fiction.

And it's arguably kind of the point is to show those things.

It is arguably kind of the point, but you could also argue that the film version goes pretty far to glorify some of those things.

Episode: Strange News: China Censorship, Robots on the Bord...

The book's ending was discussed and contrasted to the film version, particularly the censored Chinese version. It was highlighted for its satire and clear portrayal of themes not as glorified as in the film.

"

Read the book.

And it's arguably kind of the point is to show those things.

While the book version to Ben's point, I think makes the satire of it all a little clearer.

The book, of course, by Chuck Palinick, who's got a lot of really fun reads if you're into kind of mind bending, you know, fiction.

And it's, you know, it's not unheard of for China to reverse these kinds of choices. But we're talking off air and there are a lot of questions like, was there some real, you know, motivation for them to do this outside of just like the public backlash?

Episode: CLASSIC: Big Data and You

Mentioned as an example of a film exploring themes related to the concept of big data and its societal impact, with a discussion on a related theory regarding the film's characters.

"

Actually speaking of Fight Club.

Have you heard the theory that not only is Tyler Darden not real, but the girlfriend character is not real either?

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Stephen King

11/22/63

A Novel

The hosts highlighted the novel and its Hulu adaptation as a compelling exploration of time travel and the attempt to prevent the JFK assassination, noting the story's heart‑warming moments and the author’s distinctive rule‑setting style. Multiple podcasters, including Ben, Matt, and Noel, praised the series’ quality and recommended both the audio book and the show for listeners interested in paradoxes and alternate realities. Their discussion emphasized how the book’s themes translated effectively to the screen, making it a standout recommendation for fans of speculative fiction.

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It was discussed as a book and a series, with a focus on the themes of time travel and how heartwarming elements from the book translated well to the series.

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Did you all read or watch the 11-22-63 by Stephen King?

Oh, yes, both. Both.

I did the audio book of the book and then I watched the series about maybe three weeks ago. I thought the series was fantastic.

I know James Franco is kind of like canceled, but I thought he's good when he's good, man. When he's cast as sort of like an everyman, he fits the bill. He does a fine job. And I thought the things that I thought were heartwarming from the book, they translated beautifully into the series.

One thing I love about Stephen King, not to get too sidetracked, is that he just sets rules and doesn't explain himself. He's like, there's a portal in the closet and that's just what it is. And I'm not going to tell you how it got there or why it's there, but here's how it interfaces with the story. And I love it. And he's so entertaining that you never really question that.

Episode: CLASSIC: Should we be conCERNed?

The podcasters discussed Stephen King's book 11/22/63, mentioning the concept of a time traveler attempting to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy and the idea of the past being 'obdurate'.

"

Stephen King has a novel called 11/22/63 in which a character attempts to, this is not much of a spoiler, a character attempts to prevent the assassination of president Kennedy.

Cause he's stuck in a time loop on that day or he's chosen to enter a time loop accidentally and they just dial the groundhog days, the assassination essentially.

So he has one, one thing that really stuck out for me in the, in the concept or the language of the book is the phrase, the past is obdurate, meaning that in, in the book it is, or in this universe, in this story, it is possible to make small changes, right?

Episode: Strange News: Secret Service Agent Speaks Out on J...

The podcasters discussed the book and its adaptation into a television series, noting the author's unique storytelling style and the series's quality.

"

Did you all read or watch the 11-22-63 by Stephen King?

Oh, yes, both.

OK, I did the audio book of the book and then I watched the series about maybe three weeks ago. I thought the series was fantastic.

I know James Franco is kind of like canceled, but I thought he's good when he's good, man. When he's cast as sort of like an everyman, he fits the bill. He does a fine job. And I thought the things that I thought were heartwarming from the book, they translated beautifully into the series.

11-22-63 is the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.

Episode: CLASSIC: Should we be conCERNed?

The book was referenced in relation to a discussion about time travel and the potential paradoxes involved in altering the past, particularly concerning a significant event like the assassination of President Kennedy.

"

Stephen King has a novel called 11/22/63 in which a character attempts to, this is not much of a spoiler, a character attempts to prevent the assassination of president Kennedy.

Cause he's stuck in a time loop on that day or he's chosen to enter a time loop accidentally and they just dial the groundhog days, the assassination essentially.

So he has one, one thing that really stuck out for me in the, in the concept or the language of the book is the phrase, the past is obdurate, meaning that in, in the book it is, or in this universe, in this story, it is possible to make small changes,

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Edward Bernays

The Edward Bernays Reader

From Propaganda to the Engineering of Consent

Across several episodes, the hosts referenced the book as a free online resource that explains how public opinion can be shaped through propaganda and advertising. Ben repeatedly highlighted it as a foundational text for understanding media manipulation and the engineering of consent, while Matt quoted its memorable 1947 essay. The discussion framed the title as an insightful guide to the mechanisms behind public relations and democratic influence.

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Episode: Strange News: The Nashville Toe Sucker, the Canadi...

One of the hosts alluded to the book, Propaganda, which discussed how the public's opinion could be manipulated, especially during their discussion about the possibility of the government implementing incentives for not using drugs.

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Propaganda and crystallizing public opinion are free to read online right now.

Episode: Illumination Global Unlimited

It was mentioned in relation to Edward Bernays and how our minds are molded by advertising and public relations, suggesting it could be insightful.

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The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in Democratic society those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government Which is the true ruling power of our country?

We are governed our minds are molded our tastes formed our ideas suggested largely by men we have never heard of This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized

Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society from propaganda by Edward Bernays to learn more about public relations Advertising and the human brain read propaganda

Episode: Propaganda At Home: The Smith-Mundt Act

The book 'Propaganda' by Edward Bernays was mentioned as a foundational text for understanding the concept and history of propaganda, particularly within a Western context.

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And, you know, in our show, we always give our props or our awareness about propaganda to Edward Bernays, the guy who wrote the book, Propaganda.

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The essay by Edward Bernays, written in 1947, was described as having a memorable quote about the United States becoming a small room where whispers are magnified.

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He has this quote that is pretty great. He said that, quote, the United States has become a small room in which a single whisper is magnified thousands of times.

Yeah, that's from his 1947 essay, The Engineering of Consent, which you can check out for free online.

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It was mentioned as a book that is free to read online now and is related to the topic of manipulating public opinion and using propaganda to influence people's behaviours.

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Propaganda and crystallizing public opinion are free to read online right now.

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It was mentioned in the context of learning more about public relations, advertising, and the human brain, possibly as a way to understand how public opinion is shaped.

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from propaganda by Edward Bernays to learn more about public relations Advertising and the human brain read propaganda

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The book, 'Propaganda', was mentioned as the work of Edward Bernays, who normalized and templatized the concept of propaganda in the West, and its role in global politics.

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And, you know, in our show, we always give our props or our awareness about propaganda to Edward Bernays, the guy who wrote the book, Propaganda.

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John Perkins

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition

The book was highlighted as a vivid illustration of economic hitmen who used development loans to secure influence over poorer nations, framing it as a form of modern economic warfare. Hosts repeatedly recommended it as a compelling read that connects the dots between finance, war, and global power dynamics. Overall, the discussion portrayed the title as essential for understanding how economic strategies can drive geopolitical conflict.

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It was discussed as a book that presented interesting observations about the author's work as an economist in developing countries, where he allegedly brokered loans to influence those countries economically.

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You're talking about Confessions of an Economic Hitman.

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It was mentioned as an example of how economic warfare can be used, where the author details how he convinced leaders of underdeveloped countries to accept loans that benefited US companies, giving them influence over resources.

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Economic hitmen are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars.

They funnel money from the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development and other foreign aid organizations into the coffers of huge corporations in the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources.

Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder.

They play a game that is old as empire, but one that has taken on a new and terrifying dimension during this time of globalization.

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The book was mentioned in relation to economic warfare, where the US government leveraged loans to underdeveloped countries to gain influence and resources. It was discussed as an example of how economic warfare could be conducted.

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Economic hitmen are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars.

They funnel money from the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development and other foreign aid organizations into the coffers of huge corporations in the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources.

Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder.

They play a game that is old as empire, but one that has taken on a new and terrifying dimension during this time of globalization.

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It was recommended as a good read, particularly relating to the connection between war, economics, and banking, and past examples of using economics to destabilize countries.

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You can read Western economists arguing that war is a solution to domestic financial woes or economic woes and that of course reminded you and me of Smedley Butler and John Perkins the author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman, which is a good read to check out.

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It was recommended as a good read, particularly as it relates to the idea that war can be a solution to economic woes and that banks or elites might have a hand in triggering conflicts.

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And that of course reminded you and me of Smedley Butler and John Perkins the author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman, which is a good read to check out.

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The book was mentioned as an example of how economic warfare could be conducted through the use of loans to influence underdeveloped countries and their resources. It was discussed within the context of debt's power in global relations.

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Economic hitmen are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars.

They funnel money from the World Bank, the US Agency for International Development and other foreign aid organizations into the coffers of huge corporations in the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources.

Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex and murder.

They play a game that is old as empire, but one that has taken on a new and terrifying dimension during this time of globalization.

Episode: CLASSIC: How World War III Might Start

It was recommended as a good read, as the discussion touched upon the connection between war and banking, and the potential for profit in conflicts.

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You can read Western economists arguing that war is a solution to domestic financial woes or economic woes and that of course reminded you and me of Smedley Butler and John Perkins the author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman, which is a good read to check out.

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Jonathan Hickman

The Black Monday Murders Vol. 1

The hosts repeatedly praised the book, calling it great and urging listeners to read it. They highlighted its striking metaphor of the "stone chair" to illustrate themes of judgment and corporate misconduct, and expressed excitement about its upcoming release, even joking it would arrive before the next George R.R. Martin novel. Both Ben and Matt recommended it as essential reading for the audience.

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It was referenced in the context of a 'Faustian bargain' related to Twitter, where users gain unfiltered access but risk exposure themselves, using the book's 'stone chair' concept as an analogy.

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It's kind of like the stone chair in black Monday murders, uh, which we keep, I keep bringing it up anyway, but yeah, everybody's got one and we all sit on everybody.

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It was mentioned as a great book, and the podcasters were anticipating its release, but the release was delayed and they expected it to be released before the next George R.R. Martin book.

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Gosh, that book is just great

The end is supposed to be coming out. Fine. I keep hearing years. That's what I keep hearing too.

I would bet you a night out on the town that Black Monday murders still comes out before the next George RR Martin song of ice and fire book.

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The hosts recommended this book, likely a true crime or thriller, in the context of corporate wrongdoing and the rarity of those responsible facing jail time.

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Shout out Black Monday Murders. Please read it if you haven't.

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The speaker expressed his interest in the comic book series, indicating a continued interest in following updates on its release.

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I got to stop rereading Black Monday Murders. It's sad. I'm like, I'm subscribed to forums to let me know the latest news of when the issues come.

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The stone chair from this book was mentioned as a metaphor for how everyone is scrutinized and judged on Twitter, similar to how characters are judged in the book.

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It's kind of like the stone chair in black Monday murders, uh, which we keep, I keep bringing it up anyway, but yeah, everybody's got one and we all sit on everybody.

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It was mentioned as a great book whose release was anticipated, with a humorous comparison to the wait for another book.

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Gosh, that book is just great.

The end is supposed to be coming out, fine.

I keep hearing years. That's what I keep hearing too.

I bet you a night out on the town that Black Monday murders still comes out before the next George R.R. Martin song of ice and fire book.

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It was recommended as a book that would provide context or insight into how rarely those responsible for such environmental disasters see jail time, unless there's financial wrongdoing involved.

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Shout out Black Monday Murders. Please read it if you haven't.

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