Enemy Aliens
David Cole
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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-Too-Human
It was part of a list of books that a listener, recovering from a heroin addiction, mentioned as part of their journey.
Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,
— Episode: CLASSIC: Can hallucinogens cure addictio...
It was part of a list of books that a listener, recovering from a heroin addiction, mentioned as part of their journey.
Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,
It was mentioned as part of the listener's reading during recovery from addiction, showcasing his interest in philosophy and literature.
Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,
It was a book about a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures, and the author created multiple fake accounts to give it positive reviews to increase sales.
The book is Chomp, a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures.
— Episode: CLASSIC: Shills 101: Online Manipulators...
It was a book about a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures, and the author created multiple fake accounts to give it positive reviews to increase sales.
The book is Chomp, a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures.
So maybe he might wait a couple days for the good reviews to pour in, but it's just not happening.
Five stars, a brilliant tour to force, five stars, best book I've ever read in my life. Right. Five stars. I'll never look at dentures the same way again. Yeah, take a bite out of history with Chomp.
It was a fictional book used as an example of how an author might manipulate online reviews by creating multiple fake accounts to promote his book, which was about people biting each other to death with dentures.
Let's specify the name of the book. Get people really in the moment. The book is Chomp, a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures.
So maybe he might wait a couple days for the good reviews to pour in, but it's just not happening.
So this is a problem. He's probably going to have a lot harder time selling this book if that's all that's sitting out there.
Yeah, and they say like biased and there's just two stars and that's all.
The author of Chomp says, I've got to take matters into my own hands.
A fictional book about a comprehensive history of people biting others to death with dentures was used as an example of an author artificially inflating its Amazon rating through sock puppet accounts.
The book is Chomp, a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures.
So maybe he might wait a couple days for the good reviews to pour in, but it's just not happening.
So this is a problem. He's probably going to have a lot harder time selling this book if that's all that's sitting out there.
Five stars. I'll never look at dentures the same way again.
Yeah, and suddenly Chomp is a very highly rated book.
The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
It was discussed as a book containing a large quantity of data on the JFK assassination, specifically mentioning that 42 groups, 82 assassins, and 214 people were implicated in the event.
Shout out to Vincent Bugliosi.
— Episode: The JFK Episode, Part Two: Down the Rabb...
It was discussed as a book containing a large quantity of data on the JFK assassination, specifically mentioning that 42 groups, 82 assassins, and 214 people were implicated in the event.
Shout out to Vincent Bugliosi.
Did some excellent work on the Manson case. He's a former L.A. district attorney. I do recommend he's also a great writer. I recommend reading his stuff.
He said in his estimation as of 2013, so it was a while ago, that 42 groups, 42 different groups, 82 different assassins and 214 different, you know, just people have been had been accused of being involved in the assassination in one way or another.
The book was mentioned as a work by Vincent Bugliosi, who had also worked on the Manson case. It was described as well-written and the speaker recommended reading his works.
Shout out to Vincent Bugliosi.
Did some excellent work on the Manson case. He's a former L.A. district attorney. I do recommend he's also a great writer. I recommend reading his stuff.
The book was mentioned and recommended due to the author's past work on the Manson case and expertise as a former L.A. district attorney, who presented a detailed account of the JFK assassination and statistics surrounding those accused of involvement.
Shout out to Vincent Bugliosi.
He's a former L.A. district attorney. I do recommend he's also a great writer. I recommend reading his stuff.
He said in his estimation as of 2013, so it was a while ago, that 42 groups, 42 different groups, 82 different assassins and 214 different, you know, just people have been had been accused of being involved in the assassination in one way or another.
" The Study & Origins of Human Emotion "
It was recommended as a potential resource for listeners interested in the topic of memetic warfare, particularly in the context of how memes can be used to influence behavior and potentially incite conflict.
also check out evolutionary psychology memes and the origin of war by Keith Henson and stay tuned because love to make this an episode in the near future
— Episode: Listener Mail: Memes and War, Recurring...
It was recommended as a potential resource for listeners interested in the topic of memetic warfare, particularly in the context of how memes can be used to influence behavior and potentially incite conflict.
also check out evolutionary psychology memes and the origin of war by Keith Henson and stay tuned because love to make this an episode in the near future
It was suggested to the listeners as a book to read alongside the topic of memetic warfare, as it explores the origins of war and its relation to memes.
also check out evolutionary psychology memes and the origin of war by Keith Henson and stay tuned because love to make this an episode in the near future
It was recommended as a resource to further explore the topic of memetic warfare, particularly in relation to the origins of conflict.
also check out evolutionary psychology memes and the origin of war by Keith Henson
The book, 'Playing Dead', was mentioned in relation to the difficulty of successfully faking one's death, which was a topic of discussion concerning the case of Gerald Cotten.
For further reading, check out Elizabeth Greenwood's awesome book, Playing Dead.
— Episode: Crypto, Crime and Conspiracy: The Death...
The book, 'Playing Dead', was mentioned in relation to the difficulty of successfully faking one's death, which was a topic of discussion concerning the case of Gerald Cotten.
For further reading, check out Elizabeth Greenwood's awesome book, Playing Dead.
It was mentioned in relation to the difficulty of faking one's death successfully and in the context of Gerald Cotten's supposed death.
For further reading, check out Elizabeth Greenwood's awesome book, Playing Dead.
It was discussed as the book where Fredric Wertham argued that comic books were a bad influence and led to juvenile delinquency, although it had questionable empirical evidence.
Oh, I like the title. Yeah, it sounds very saucy.
— Episode: CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of the Comics...
It was discussed as the book where Fredric Wertham argued that comic books were a bad influence and led to juvenile delinquency, although it had questionable empirical evidence.
Oh, I like the title. Yeah, it sounds very saucy.
It's nowhere near as interesting as 50 Shades of Grey but probably a more apt title.
It was mentioned as a book by a psychiatrist who argued that comic books negatively influenced children's behaviour, and that they should be restricted.
It's this fascinating read called Seduction of the Innocent.
It was described as a book that argued against the sale of comic books to children, claiming they desensitized children to violence and contributed to juvenile delinquency.
It's this fascinating read called Seduction of the Innocent.
It was discussed as the book that popularized the men in black story, nearly a decade after the initial events in Tacoma, Washington. The book connected the story to others featuring similar characters.
I love the title. I want to see what you guys think about this. They knew too much about flying saucers.
— Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black
It was discussed as the book that popularized the men in black story, nearly a decade after the initial events in Tacoma, Washington. The book connected the story to others featuring similar characters.
I love the title. I want to see what you guys think about this. They knew too much about flying saucers.
That's the part you got to whisper.
Yeah, okay, so it's nineteen fifty-six.
It was discussed as a 1956 book that popularized the 'Men in Black' concept, almost a decade after the initial Harold Dahl incident.
I love the title. I want to see what you guys think about this. They knew too much about flying saucers. Nineteen fifty six. I love it, but for me, when I look at the cover, it's always they knew too much about flying saucers. That's the part you got to whisper.
So it's nineteen fifty six. A lot of stuff has happened, right? This is almost a decade later.
It was discussed as the book that popularized the 'men in black' narrative and connected the dots between different stories about mysterious individuals.
I love the title. I want to see what you guys think about this. They knew too much about flying saucers. 1956.
That's the part you got to whisper.
It was mentioned as a book where the author shared his encounter with three strange men, which added supernatural elements to the men in black narrative.
It's just this one is a little more straightforward. It's called Flying saucers and the three men.
— Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black
It was mentioned as a book where the author shared his encounter with three strange men, which added supernatural elements to the men in black narrative.
It's just this one is a little more straightforward. It's called Flying saucers and the three men.
Which is either very simplistic or very sinister.
Right, it just doesn't I feel like could have gone back, you know, and revised that a bit.
But it's fine. It's fine. And this his description of this encounter sort of sets the precedent for all those supernatural elements that become so common in later years.
In the book, he writes that there were three guys, the three men quote floated about a foot off the floor.
It described the author's encounter with three men who claimed to be aliens in disguise, setting a precedent for the supernatural elements later associated with men in black.
It's just this one is a little more straightforward. It's called Flying saucers and the three men.
In the book, he writes that there were three guys, the three men quote floated about a foot off the floor.
They looked like clergymen, but they wore hats similar to the Humberg style. So again, we're talking about guys who seem out of time, but kind of like clergymen, but they're also floating. Cool.
Their faces were not clearly discernible for the hats partially hid and shaded them. The eyes of all three figures suddenly lit up like a flashlight bulbs, and they seem to burn into my very soul as the pains above my eyes became almost unbearable.
These guys who visit him say, all right, Mr. Bender, we're not humans. We are aliens. We appear human because we kidnap earth people and we wear their bodies as disguises.
The book detailed Bender's encounter with three men who claimed to be aliens in human disguises, establishing the supernatural elements often associated with the 'men in black' lore.
It's called Flying saucers and the three men, which is either very simplistic or very sinister.
In the book, he writes that there were three guys, the three men quote floated about a foot off the floor.
They looked like clergymen, but they wore hats similar to the Humberg style.
Their faces were not clearly discernible for the hats partially hid and shaded them. The eyes of all three figures suddenly lit up like a flashlight bulbs, and they seem to burn into my very soul as the pains above my eyes became almost unbearable.
These guys who visit him say, all right, Mr. Bender, we're not humans. We are aliens. We appear human because we kidnap earth people and we wear their bodies as disguises.
The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-Up
It was mentioned as the book where the Majestic 12 story was brought into the mainstream and discussed at a UFO conference, but not everyone was convinced by the information.
Fast forward to 1987. There's an author named Timothy Good, who takes the info into the mainstream and he publishes parts of this story in his book Above Top Secret.
— Episode: Majestic 12: An Origin Story
It was mentioned as the book where the Majestic 12 story was brought into the mainstream and discussed at a UFO conference, but not everyone was convinced by the information.
Fast forward to 1987. There's an author named Timothy Good, who takes the info into the mainstream and he publishes parts of this story in his book Above Top Secret.
It was mentioned as the first statistical data analysis book, written during the bubonic plague in 1663, to better understand mortality rates and the plague's impact.
He recorded an examined information about mortality rates because the bubonic plague was just ravaging just the entire area at the time.
— Episode: CLASSIC: Big Data and You
It was mentioned as the first statistical data analysis book, written during the bubonic plague in 1663, to better understand mortality rates and the plague's impact.
He recorded an examined information about mortality rates because the bubonic plague was just ravaging just the entire area at the time.
And he decided he want to know more information about like what is happening here exactly? How many people are getting affected? Why are they getting affected? Let's get information and we can start solving this.
Just kind of a dry name, right? But it's not a feel good subject.
It was mentioned as the first statistical data analysis book that they have recordings of, detailing mortality rates during the bubonic plague in 1663.
Just kind of a dry name, right? But it's not a feel good subject.
It was discussed as the first book to contain statistical data analysis, which was used to analyse mortality rates during the bubonic plague in 1663.
Just kind of a dry name, right? But it's not a feel good subject.
How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters
It was discussed as a controversial book that argued that North Korea is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, with the population being viewed as pure and needing protection from the outside world.
a quite a good book a controversial book called The Cleanest Race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this...
— Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction
It was discussed as a controversial book that argued that North Korea is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, with the population being viewed as pure and needing protection from the outside world.
a quite a good book a controversial book called The Cleanest Race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor
It was discussed as a controversial book that argued North Korean society is more nationalistic and focused on racial purity than communist, as it's often perceived.
The Cleanest Race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor
It was discussed as a controversial book that challenged the common perception of North Korea as a communist state, instead suggesting a focus on nationalistic and racial purity ideals.
a quite a good book a controversial book called The Cleanest Race or how north korea and see themselves and why it matters uh it's by an author named brian reynolds mires and in this book mires contends that uh far from being a communist state the way that the west would understand it or the way that a communist would understand it uh the north korean uh society is much more nationalistic and based on this idea of racial purity the concept being that uh the people of this country are so pure and virtuous that they must be protected uh from the barbaric outside world by this this caring um omnipotent benefactor
It was mentioned as a source for more information about the "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention", an idea that was ultimately debunked by the speakers.
But if you want to learn more about this idea that has been debunked to do check out his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
— Episode: Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 1: The Rise...
It was mentioned as a source for more information about the "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention", an idea that was ultimately debunked by the speakers.
But if you want to learn more about this idea that has been debunked to do check out his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
It was recommended for learning more about the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention, an idea that the speaker debunked.
But if you want to learn more about this idea that has been debunked to do check out his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
It was mentioned as a source of further information about the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention, which was discussed in the podcast.
But if you want to learn more about this idea that has been debunked to do check out his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
It was highly recommended as a great novel, likely due to its speculative fiction elements, potentially related to the discussion of climate change and humanity's future.
But it reminds me of a great, a great novel called A Canticle for Liebowitz, which I highly recommend.
— Episode: Strange News: Cigarette Company Wants to...
It was highly recommended as a great novel, likely due to its speculative fiction elements, potentially related to the discussion of climate change and humanity's future.
But it reminds me of a great, a great novel called A Canticle for Liebowitz, which I highly recommend.
It was highly recommended as a great novel, possibly due to its speculative fiction elements and its relevance to the discussion of humanity's future.
It reminds me of a great, a great novel called A Canticle for Liebowitz, which I highly recommend.
It was highly recommended as a great novel, likely due to its speculative fiction or post-apocalyptic theme.
But it reminds me of a great, a great novel called A Canticle for Liebowitz, which I highly recommend.
It was mentioned in relation to the idea that presidents, like the rabbits in the book, are highly protected but also targets, due to their position.
It reminds me of Watership Down weirdly enough. Do you guys remember Watership Down? It's the rain does somehow rabbits.
— Episode: Presidents and Substance Abuse
It was mentioned in relation to the idea that presidents, like the rabbits in the book, are highly protected but also targets, due to their position.
It reminds me of Watership Down weirdly enough. Do you guys remember Watership Down? It's the rain does somehow rabbits.
It was mentioned in passing as a book that features a paranoid worldview, similar to how the US presidents are highly protected but also targeted.
It reminds me of Watership Down weirdly enough. Do you guys remember Watership Down?
It's the rain does somehow rabbits. Yes, the fields of blood.
And the yeah, that one that went through me for a loop to there's this great mythology in Watership Down about their god character named Frith and how rabbits become rabbits. And the gist of it is very paranoid. It's like the world is out to get you. It's out to kill you.
The podcast mentioned the book's mythology of rabbits and compared the Princess Diana's situation to that of the rabbits being pursued by enemies.
If you've ever read Watership Down, there's a fantastic mythology that the rabbits in that story have about being the prince with a thousand enemies, you know.
NASA's Secret Relationships with the DoD and CIA
It was discussed and recommended as a book detailing NASA's secret relationships with the Department of Defense and the CIA, which was discovered through declassified documents.
His name is James E. David, as a curator in NASA's Division of Space History...he got a hold of these documents through various means, formally classified documents...And he didn't get all of them. Th...
— Episode: NASA Was In Bed With The CIA (And Everyo...
It was discussed and recommended as a book detailing NASA's secret relationships with the Department of Defense and the CIA, which was discovered through declassified documents.
His name is James E. David, as a curator in NASA's Division of Space History...he got a hold of these documents through various means, formally classified documents...And he didn't get all of them. There's still a lot of stuff that's under wraps. But he found these documents that talked about what I think we could call an infiltration of NASA in the course of researching a book that we'd love to recommend, Spies and Shuttles, NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and the CIA.
It was mentioned as a book that detailed NASA's clandestine collaborations with the Department of Defense and the CIA, offering insights into the hidden aspects of space exploration.
And even now a lot of the revelations that we understand about this conspiracy or level this multipolar conspiracy between NASA and intelligence agencies in the military, it comes from one guy who's done some amazing work.
His name is James E. David as a curator in NASA's Division of Space History.
He got a hold of these documents through various means, formally classified documents.
And he didn't get all of them. There's still a lot of stuff that's under wraps. But he found these documents that talked about what I think we could call an infiltration of NASA in the course of researching a book that we'd love to recommend, Spies and Shuttles, NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and the CIA.
It was published in 2015. So it's not it's not too old. It's pretty up to date.
It was mentioned as a book that detailed the secret relationships between NASA, the Department of Defense, and the CIA, particularly regarding the infiltration of NASA by intelligence agencies.
He got a hold of these documents through various means, formally classified documents.
And he didn't get all of them. There's still a lot of stuff that's under wraps.
But he found these documents that talked about what I think we could call an infiltration of NASA in the course of researching a book that we'd love to recommend, Spies and Shuttles, NASA's secret relationships with the DOD and the CIA.
It was published in 2015. So it's not it's not too old. It's pretty up to date.
And what he discovered is extraordinary and like textbook conspiratorial.
It was mentioned in passing as a book where tulpas are featured, alongside Twin Peaks and The X-Men.
It's also mentioned in the X-Men and the comic, The X-Men. It's mentioned in the novel It, and perhaps most intriguingly, it's mentioned in forums on the internet where people argue that they have eit...
— Episode: CLASSIC: Could a thought be alive?
It was mentioned in passing as a book where tulpas are featured, alongside Twin Peaks and The X-Men.
It's also mentioned in the X-Men and the comic, The X-Men. It's mentioned in the novel It, and perhaps most intriguingly, it's mentioned in forums on the internet where people argue that they have either come into contact with a tulpa or created their own.
Ben recounted how the book, 'It,' scared him as a child, contrasting that with his more recent view of the 1990s miniseries, finding it not scary.
The book, the book was scary.
The New York Times bestseller
The hosts briefly discussed Bob Odenkirk's book, 'Comedy, Comedy, Comedy Drama', which was described as a serious look at how to be funny and was said to be quite effective.
Is he got a book coming out called Comedy, Comedy, Comedy Drama?
— Episode: What’s the deal with tinfoil?
The hosts briefly discussed Bob Odenkirk's book, 'Comedy, Comedy, Comedy Drama', which was described as a serious look at how to be funny and was said to be quite effective.
Is he got a book coming out called Comedy, Comedy, Comedy Drama?
He's a brilliant writer. And he actually I think it's him who wrote a book on humor that is is a serious book. It's it's how to be funny and it's quite effective.
Bob Odenkirk, known for his role in Better Call Saul, was mentioned as having written a book on humor which explores the art of comedy, with a serious and effective approach.
Is he got a book coming out called comedy, comedy, comedy drama? It's such a great all encapsulating title for his book. He's a brilliant writer.
And he actually I think it's him who wrote a book on humor that is is a serious book. It's it's how to be funny and it's quite effective. I think that's Bob Odenkirk. I'll check later.
It was mentioned that Fomenko believed the Book of Mormon, when correctly interpreted, further supported the new chronology theory.
He is a big proponent of the Book of Mormon because he believes that when interpreted correctly, it further proves the case of the new chronology.
— Episode: The New Chronology Theory
It was mentioned that Fomenko believed the Book of Mormon, when correctly interpreted, further supported the new chronology theory.
He is a big proponent of the Book of Mormon because he believes that when interpreted correctly, it further proves the case of the new chronology.
Complete 4 Book Set ( 1 Pb & 3 Hb ) (Twilight (pb) / New Moon (hb) / Eclipse (hb) / Breaking Dawn (hb))
It was mentioned as an example of a book that is not for everyone, but it was noted that there was nothing wrong with liking it, even if others did not.
That's fine. You know Twilight isn't for everybody me included but there's nothing wrong with loving a good book, you know, even if your friends don't like it.
— Episode: Companies Run by Cults
It was mentioned as an example of a book that is not for everyone, but it was noted that there was nothing wrong with liking it, even if others did not.
That's fine. You know Twilight isn't for everybody me included but there's nothing wrong with loving a good book, you know, even if your friends don't like it.
It was briefly mentioned as an example of a book that isn't for everyone, drawing a parallel to the Urantia Book and the idea that books can be enjoyed regardless of popularity.
That's fine. You know Twilight isn't for everybody me included but There's nothing wrong with loving a good book, you know, even if your friends don't like it.
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