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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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Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism cover

Enemy Aliens

David Cole

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Subterranean Secrets of Denton, Texas

This book, featuring the photojournalist's work, included many images from the civil rights movement and documented the relocation and stripping of property from Japanese Canadians during World War II. The speaker highly recommended it.

But he was a Canadian, a Japanese Canadian, who went through the exact same thing there in Canada, where Japanese Canadians were also relocated and stripped of property and put in these sort of, you know, siloed areas, these ghettos, kind of. And I had no idea that that was going on there. I didn't know that. Yeah. Really, really interesting. I brought his book. It's a book of his work, which includes a lot of images from that time and also from the civil rights stuff called Enemy Alien. Highly recommend it. Tameo Wakayama.

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Encyclopedia of Assassinations

Carl Sifakis

Mentioned 5 months ago

CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter One: An Origin Story

This book explored both attempted and successful assassinations throughout human history. It was mentioned as being available at arcane bookstores.

The Encyclopedia of Assassinations. Available at any arcane bookstore near you. Right. By Carl Sifakis.

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The Travels of Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Mentioned 5 months ago

CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter One: An Origin Story

This book was cited as a primary source that popularized exaggerated claims about the Order of Assassins in Western Europe, suggesting they were a drug-crazed cult due to Marco Polo's storytelling.

It gets really popular and mischaracterized in Western Europe thanks to one of the best-selling books of the medieval era, The Travels of Marco Polo.

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The Big Short

Michael Lewis

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Legacy Program, Chapter Two: How Aliens (Could) Work

This book was mentioned in passing as an example of a work people might recall when considering the concept of an alien reveal. It was brought up alongside other media like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Arrival."

The big short.

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The Graduate Survival Guide

Anthony ONeal

Mentioned 5 months ago

CLASSIC: Plastics, Microplastics and Conspiracy

The speakers referenced a scene from the movie, which is based on a novel, when discussing how plastics were often viewed as the future.

first shout out to everybody who's already remembering that scene in The Graduate. It's a great scene.

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Stuff You Should Know

Josh Clark

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Legacy Program, Chapter One: Fact and Fiction

The hosts mentioned that the documentary's poster ripped off the layout and color scheme of their book, which features incredible art by Nick Benson.

And yeah, have you seen the poster? It kind of rips off our book.

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How to Lose a Dunlap Belly

Dexter Poin

Mentioned 5 months ago

Strange News: Strange News: Spy Nuns, Fart Cures, Cow Tools and More

The book was mentioned in connection with a YouTuber who discovered an infinite money glitch at GameStop involving buying a Switch 2 and returning it with a used game for a small profit.

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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Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Michael Baigent

Mentioned 1 year ago

CLASSIC: The Shugborough Inscription Cipher

Published in 1982, this book speculated that the painter Nicolas Poussin, creator of the painting depicted in the Shepherd's Monument, was a member of the Priory of Sion. The authors suggested the monument's inscription might hold clues to the location of the Holy Grail.

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The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

Mentioned 1 year ago

CLASSIC: The Shugborough Inscription Cipher

This book was mentioned as leveraging the concept of the Priory of Sion, which is believed by some to be connected to the Shugborough Inscription. The authors of *The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail* felt that Dan Brown plagiarized their work in this novel.

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Anson's Gold

George Edmunds

Mentioned 1 year ago

CLASSIC: The Shugborough Inscription Cipher

This book argues that the Shugborough Inscription is a cipher concealing the latitude and longitude of an island where George Anson buried or discovered Spanish treasure. The author suggests that a secret 18th-century expedition was launched to recover this treasure, but unforeseen circumstances prevented its retrieval.

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Media Control, Second Edition

Noam Chomsky

Mentioned 1 year ago

My Momma Told Me, With Langston Kerman and David Gborie

The podcast hosts discussed this book, mentioning its availability online and describing it as a great place to start learning about Edward Bernays, its author, and his work in public relations and advertising. The book was described as relevant to a discussion on capitalism and consumer culture.

The book Propaganda, available online.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Series)

Stieg Larsson

Mentioned 1 year ago

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

The podcast mentioned the book in passing, referencing the character Lisbeth Salander as a ward of the state due to not having parents and committing a crime that led to increased monitoring.

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Human: All-Too-Human: A Book for Free Spirits Cover

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Human

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.

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Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,

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Episode: CLASSIC: Can hallucinogens cure addiction?

It was part of a list of books that a listener, recovering from a heroin addiction, mentioned as part of their journey.

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Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,

Episode: CLASSIC: Can hallucinogens cure addiction?

It was mentioned as part of the listener's reading during recovery from addiction, showcasing his interest in philosophy and literature.

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Human All Too Human by Nietzsche,

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Carl Hiaasen

Chomp

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.

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The book is Chomp, a comprehensive history of people biting other people to death with dentures.

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Episode: CLASSIC: Shills 101: Online Manipulators and You

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.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: Shills 101: Online Manipulators and You

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.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: Shills 101: Online Manipulators and You

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.

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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.

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Vincent Bugliosi

Reclaiming History

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.

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Shout out to Vincent Bugliosi.

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Episode: The JFK Episode, Part Two: Down the Rabbithole

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.

Episode: The JFK Episode, Part Two: Down the Rabbithole

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.

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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.

Episode: The JFK Episode, Part Two: Down the Rabbithole

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.

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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 Evolution of Emotion: " The Study & Origins of Human Emotion " Cover

Edited by Paul F. Kisak

The Evolution of Emotion

" 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

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Episode: Listener Mail: Memes and War, Recurring Dreams and...

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 Dreams and...

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.

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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 Dreams and...

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

Playing Dead Cover

Robert Sheehan

Playing Dead

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.

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For further reading, check out Elizabeth Greenwood's awesome book, Playing Dead.

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Episode: Crypto, Crime and Conspiracy: The Death of Gerald...

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 of Gerald...

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.

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Frederic Wertham

Seduction of the Innocent

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.

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Oh, I like the title. Yeah, it sounds very saucy.

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of the Comics Code

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.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of the Comics Code

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.

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It's this fascinating read called Seduction of the Innocent.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of the Comics Code

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.

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It's this fascinating read called Seduction of the Innocent.

They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers (Stated First Edition) Cover

Gray Barker

They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers (Stated First Edition)

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.

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I love the title. I want to see what you guys think about this. They knew too much about flying saucers.

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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.

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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.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

It was discussed as a 1956 book that popularized the 'Men in Black' concept, almost a decade after the initial Harold Dahl incident.

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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.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

It was discussed as the book that popularized the 'men in black' narrative and connected the dots between different stories about mysterious individuals.

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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.

Flying saucers and the three men Cover

Albert K Bender

Flying saucers and the three men

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.

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It's just this one is a little more straightforward. It's called Flying saucers and the three men.

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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.

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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.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

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.

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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.

Episode: The True Story of the Men in Black

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.

Above Top Secret: The Worldwide U.F.O. Cover-Up Cover

Timothy Good

Above Top Secret

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.

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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.

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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.

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John 1620-1674 Graunt

Natural and Political Observations Made Upon the Bills of Mortality

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.

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He recorded an examined information about mortality rates because the bubonic plague was just ravaging just the entire area at the time.

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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.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: Big Data and You

It was mentioned as the first statistical data analysis book that they have recordings of, detailing mortality rates during the bubonic plague in 1663.

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Just kind of a dry name, right? But it's not a feel good subject.

Episode: CLASSIC: Big Data and You

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.

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Just kind of a dry name, right? But it's not a feel good subject.

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B.R. Myers

The Cleanest Race

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.

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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...

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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.

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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

Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

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

Episode: CLASSIC: North Korea: Fact and Fiction

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.

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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

The Lexus and the Olive Tree Cover

Thomas L. Friedman

The Lexus and the Olive Tree

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.

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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.

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Episode: Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 1: The Rise of Mass P...

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 of Mass P...

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.

Episode: Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 1: The Rise of Mass P...

It was mentioned as a source of further information about the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention, which was discussed in the podcast.

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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.

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Walter M. Miller Jr.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

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.

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But it reminds me of a great, a great novel called A Canticle for Liebowitz, which I highly recommend.

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Episode: Strange News: Cigarette Company Wants to Ban... Ci...

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 Ban... Ci...

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.

Episode: Strange News: Cigarette Company Wants to Ban... Ci...

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.

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Richard Adams

Watership Down (Scribner Classics)

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.

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It reminds me of Watership Down weirdly enough. Do you guys remember Watership Down? It's the rain does somehow rabbits.

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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.

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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 passing as a book that features a paranoid worldview, similar to how the US presidents are highly protected but also targeted.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Death of Diana: Accident or Conspirac...

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.

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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.

Spies and Shuttles: NASA's Secret Relationships with the DoD and CIA Cover

James E. David

Spies and Shuttles

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.

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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...

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Episode: NASA Was In Bed With The CIA (And Everyone Else)

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.

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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.

Episode: NASA Was In Bed With The CIA (And Everyone Else)

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.

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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.

Episode: NASA Was In Bed With The CIA (And Everyone Else)

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.

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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.

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Henry Winkler

Niagara Falls, or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, the World's Greatest Underachiever, 1)

It was mentioned in passing as a book where tulpas are featured, alongside Twin Peaks and The X-Men.

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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...

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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.

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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.

Episode: CLASSIC: Nightmares, Shadow People and Sleep Paral...

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.

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The book, the book was scary.

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Bob Odenkirk

Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama

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.

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Is he got a book coming out called Comedy, Comedy, Comedy Drama?

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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.

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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.

Episode: What’s the deal with tinfoil?

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.

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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.

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Jun Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ (An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon)

It was mentioned that Fomenko believed the Book of Mormon, when correctly interpreted, further supported the new chronology theory.

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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.

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Episode: The New Chronology Theory

It was mentioned that Fomenko believed the Book of Mormon, when correctly interpreted, further supported the new chronology theory.

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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.

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Stephenie Meyer

The Twilight Saga

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.

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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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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.

Episode: Companies Run by Cults

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.

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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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