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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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Aleister Crowley

The Lesser Key of Solomon

It was mentioned as a Grimoire or book of magic, containing information on pacts with Satan, though it was not recommended to try and make such pacts.

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you can find things like The Lesser Key of Solomon. That's a Grimoire or the Malus Malafikarum, which talks about some anecdotal ideas of pacts with Satan.

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It was mentioned as a Grimoire or book of magic, containing information on pacts with Satan, though it was not recommended to try and make such pacts.

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you can find things like The Lesser Key of Solomon. That's a Grimoire or the Malus Malafikarum, which talks about some anecdotal ideas of pacts with Satan.

Episode: The Exorcist Files, with Ryan Bethea

It was mentioned during the discussion of a child's encounter with a dark figure, and the podcast host used it to compare a demon's description in the book with the characteristics of the figure described in the episode.

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And as I'm going through, I'm like reading about that and then comparing it. And it's just me, I think for me personally, the show is, is making me want to explore it further...

And bail is described in that thing as having sometimes appearing with a cat head.

Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) Cover

Jon Mitchell

Poisoning the Pacific

The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)

It was mentioned as a book published that year (2022) discussing the US military's secret dumping of plutonium, chemical weapons, and Agent Orange in the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Hawaii.

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So as unfortunate as it is to point it out, the people of Hawaii are probably not especially surprised.

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It was mentioned as a book published that year (2022) discussing the US military's secret dumping of plutonium, chemical weapons, and Agent Orange in the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Hawaii.

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So as unfortunate as it is to point it out, the people of Hawaii are probably not especially surprised.

You can actually learn more about this in a book that came out just this year, I believe, called Poisoning the Pacific, the US military secret dumping of plutonium chemical weapons and agent orange.

Episode: Strange News: China Hunts Lunar Mystery Object, Ea...

It was mentioned as a recently published book that detailed the US military's secret dumping of plutonium, chemical weapons, and Agent Orange into the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Hawaii.

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So as unfortunate as it is to point it out, the people of Hawaii are probably not especially surprised.

You can actually learn more about this in a book that came out just this year, I believe called Poisoning the Pacific, the US military secret dumping of plutonium chemical weapons and agent orange.

Manhattan Projects Deluxe Edition Book 1 Cover

Jonathan Hickman

Manhattan Projects Deluxe Edition Book 1

It was referred to as an absurdly stylized, sci-fi version of a similar story to Trinity, and it was also well-received.

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There's a absurdly stylized, sci-fi-fied version of a similar story called The Manhattan Projects that I believe you've read as well, Ben.

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Episode: How many nukes are out there?

It was referred to as an absurdly stylized, sci-fi version of a similar story to Trinity, and it was also well-received.

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There's a absurdly stylized, sci-fi-fied version of a similar story called The Manhattan Projects that I believe you've read as well, Ben.

Yeah, yeah, those are those are both hits and they're they're important.

Episode: How many nukes are out there?

It was mentioned as a stylized, science fiction graphic novel that also covered a similar story to Trinity, but in a more fictionalized style.

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There's a absurdly stylized, sci-fi-fied version of a similar story called The Manhattan Projects that I believe you've read as well, Ben.

Yeah, yeah, those are those are both hits and they're they're important. You know, I would love for those graphic novels to be read in schools and classrooms because I think it's an excellent way to learn.

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Sue West

200 Bible Verses Proving A Flat Stationary Earth

The podcast hosts recommended this album, particularly the title track, while discussing the flat-earth theory and its relation to modern conspiracy theories.

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The earth can be any shape you wanted. Love me darling. Believe me darling. Any shape at all. Hold me baby. Dark and cold or bright and warm. Love me darling long or thin or small. Believe me darling...

— Episode: CLASSIC: Flat Earth Update

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Episode: CLASSIC: Flat Earth Update

The podcast hosts recommended this album, particularly the title track, while discussing the flat-earth theory and its relation to modern conspiracy theories.

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The earth can be any shape you wanted. Love me darling. Believe me darling. Any shape at all. Hold me baby. Dark and cold or bright and warm. Love me darling long or thin or small. Believe me darling but it's home. Home maybe. Hold me baby. And all I ever had. Love me darling and maybe why for me. Believe me darling the earth is flat.

Episode: CLASSIC: Flat Earth Update

The podcast hosts recommended the album "The Flat Earth" by Thomas Dolby, specifically the title track, which was mentioned during the episode's conclusion.

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And it's from the title track. Hold me baby, the earth can be any shape you wanted. Love me darling, believe me darling, any shape at all. Hold me baby, dark and cold or bright and warm. Love me darling long or thin or small. Believe me darling but it's home. Home maybe. Hold me baby, and all I ever had. Love me darling and maybe why for me. Believe me darling the earth is flat.

The Call of Cthulhu & Other Stories (Flame Tree Collectable Classics) Cover

H.P. Lovecraft

The Call of Cthulhu & Other Stories (Flame Tree Collectable Classics)

It was mentioned in passing as containing stories with 'elder things' that possibly predated humanity and could be connected to the idea of extraterrestrial life.

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You know, like the elder things in all the H.P. Lovecraft stories.

— Episode: CLASSIC: What are Ultraterrestrials?

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Episode: CLASSIC: What are Ultraterrestrials?

It was mentioned in passing as containing stories with 'elder things' that possibly predated humanity and could be connected to the idea of extraterrestrial life.

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You know, like the elder things in all the H.P. Lovecraft stories.

Episode: Strange News: Digital Product Placement, Cop Car C...

It was mentioned in relation to the sound of a black hole, specifically Azothoth, the gibbering mindless god at the center of all things, being compared to the sound.

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It reminds me of HP Lovecraft, of course, has a great nemesis in many of the stories who is Azototh, the gibbering mindless god at the center of all things.

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Rupert Hughes

The complete detective;

Being the life and strange and exciting cases of Raymond Schindler, master detective

The term 'serial killer' was first used in this book, published in 1950, showing how the concept has evolved since then.

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But this is what we have when we're loosely defining these things and the phrase serial killer comes to us first from a book called The Complete Detective published in 1950,

— Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose

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Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose

The term 'serial killer' was first used in this book, published in 1950, showing how the concept has evolved since then.

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But this is what we have when we're loosely defining these things and the phrase serial killer comes to us first from a book called The Complete Detective published in 1950,

Episode: CLASSIC: Serial Killers on the Loose

It was mentioned as the book where the phrase 'serial killer' was first used in 1950, though the concept was coined earlier in Germany.

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But this is what we have when we're loosely defining these things and the phrase serial killer comes to us first from a book called The Complete Detective published in 1950.

The King in Yellow: The Original 1895 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Robert W. Chambers Classics) Cover

Robert W. Chambers

The King in Yellow

The Original 1895 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Robert W. Chambers Classics)

It was discussed as a book that gained more attention after being referenced in the first season of True Detective. The podcasters described its anthology style and its connection to the Lovecraftian mythos, though it was not directly related to the show.

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I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

It was discussed as a book that gained more attention after being referenced in the first season of True Detective. The podcasters described its anthology style and its connection to the Lovecraftian mythos, though it was not directly related to the show.

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I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book The King in Yellow and other stories. I had never heard of it.

Well, I had only heard of it because it has this Lovecraftian air and it got sucked into that whole mythos and I think Josh might still have my copy or did I just get another copy? But the book itself has some pretty neat stuff.

It's anthology, it's hit and miss for sure. It has literally, well as virtually nothing to do with the stuff in True Detective.

Episode: CLASSIC: The Monster with 21 Faces

It was mentioned in passing that the book was discussed more because of its appearance in True Detective season one. It has a Lovecraftian feel and was described as an anthology, which had hit or miss stories.

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I loved the season one and for an entirely selfish reason because I did think it was a great show and the time you spent on its shows but I loved it because suddenly people cared about the book The King in Yellow and other stories. I had never heard of it.

Well, I had only heard of it because it has this Lovecraftian air and it got sucked into that whole mythos and I think Josh might still have my copy or did I just get another copy? But the book itself has some pretty neat stuff.

It's anthology, it's hit and miss for sure. It has literally, well as virtually nothing to do with the stuff in True Detective.

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Ted Chiang

Stories of Your Life and Others

It was mentioned as being a book that was lent to one of the podcasters, and the short story 'Story of Your Life' is the inspiration for the film 'Arrival' which is about humans trying to communicate with an alien species, just like the sperm whale scenario mentioned.

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And in my opinion, the reason why I want to bring this to everybody is I'm surprised it's not getting more coverage. And it's an example of something that I think all of us have been looking for for s...

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It was mentioned as being a book that was lent to one of the podcasters, and the short story 'Story of Your Life' is the inspiration for the film 'Arrival' which is about humans trying to communicate with an alien species, just like the sperm whale scenario mentioned.

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And in my opinion, the reason why I want to bring this to everybody is I'm surprised it's not getting more coverage. And it's an example of something that I think all of us have been looking for for some time, which is highly sophisticated machine learning that it's not used as a weapon of war.

So we would be in a situation like this with whales if this program works out.

Recently, I lent you that book The Story of Your Life and Others. And the story of your life is the inspiration for that film, a rival, an arrival is about humans trying to figure out how to speak to something very, very different.

Episode: Strange News: Someone Stole a House, A Joker Attem...

It was mentioned as a book that the hosts had recently read, and the story 'Story of Your Life' was used as an example of humans attempting to communicate with something entirely different, just like humans are trying to do with whales.

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So we would be in a situation like this with whales if this program works out.

The Business of Media Distribution: Monetizing Film, TV, and Video Content in an Online World (American Film Market Presents) Cover

Jeffrey C. Ulin

The Business of Media Distribution

Monetizing Film, TV, and Video Content in an Online World (American Film Market Presents)

It was discussed as a book that argues self-censorship is a rational move for media organizations to protect their careers and longevity, in relation to media manipulation.

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There's a great book called The Business of Media, Corporate Media and the Public Interest by these authors named David Croteau and William Hoyns.

— Episode: CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?

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Episode: CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?

It was discussed as a book that argues self-censorship is a rational move for media organizations to protect their careers and longevity, in relation to media manipulation.

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There's a great book called The Business of Media, Corporate Media and the Public Interest by these authors named David Croteau and William Hoyns.

Episode: CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?

It was discussed as a book that argues that self-censorship within media outlets is a rational business decision to protect career longevity.

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There's a great book called The Business of Media, Corporate Media and the Public Interest by these authors named David Croteau and William Hoyns.

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Robert E. England

Managing Urban America

It was discussed in the context of food deserts and how the federal government subsidized fast food franchises in the 1960s, potentially with good intentions but leading to negative consequences.

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The administration asserted that black owned businesses serving fast food would help to cure urban unrest by promoting an entrepreneurial spirit in poorer communities.

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It was discussed in the context of food deserts and how the federal government subsidized fast food franchises in the 1960s, potentially with good intentions but leading to negative consequences.

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The administration asserted that black owned businesses serving fast food would help to cure urban unrest by promoting an entrepreneurial spirit in poorer communities.

It did make a select group of black entrepreneurs wealthy, but it was mostly a boon to fast food giants searching for new market demographics.

Episode: Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 2: A Frightening Comb...

It was mentioned in the podcast as discussing how the federal government subsidized fast food franchises in the 1960s, possibly to quell urban unrest, but it inadvertently benefited large fast food companies.

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The administration asserted that black owned businesses serving fast food would help to cure urban unrest by promoting an entrepreneurial spirit in poorer communities.

It did make a select group of black entrepreneurs wealthy, but it was mostly a boon to fast food giants searching for new market demographics.

Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets Cover

Matt Lake

Weird Pennsylvania

Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

It was mentioned as a source of information, possibly a book in a series, about strange and unusual stories and legends in Pennsylvania, particularly about the area around Devil's Road.

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I think I first read this years ago in the series of books that's like weird insert state here.

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It was mentioned as a source of information, possibly a book in a series, about strange and unusual stories and legends in Pennsylvania, particularly about the area around Devil's Road.

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I think I first read this years ago in the series of books that's like weird insert state here.

Yeah, weird side attraction type books or...

Yeah, I think it's like...WeirdUS.com has an entire thing on here.

In my opinion, like Weird Pennsylvania, you can order the book.

I have the weird state books.

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It was mentioned as a book series that included stories and lore about Cossert Road and the Dupont family in Pennsylvania.

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I think I first read this years ago in the series of books that's like weird insert state here.

Yeah, weird side attraction type books or...

In my opinion, like Weird Pennsylvania, you can order the book.

I have the weird state books.

The Essential Guide to Psychic Powers: Develop Your Intuitive, Telepathic and Healing Skills Cover

Sarah Bartlett

The Essential Guide to Psychic Powers

Develop Your Intuitive, Telepathic and Healing Skills

It was a book within the Mysteries of the Unknown series, which recounted the story of a dinner party where a guest experienced clairvoyance about a fire at a neighbour's house.

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one of the stories I read in a book called Psychic Powers had this party, it was like a dinner party in some town in Sweden and one of the guests there all of a sudden got up, walked out, was increasi...

— Episode: CLASSIC: Is clairvoyance real?

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Episode: CLASSIC: Is clairvoyance real?

It was a book within the Mysteries of the Unknown series, which recounted the story of a dinner party where a guest experienced clairvoyance about a fire at a neighbour's house.

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one of the stories I read in a book called Psychic Powers had this party, it was like a dinner party in some town in Sweden and one of the guests there all of a sudden got up, walked out, was increasingly distressed, walked back in the room and said that a fire was consuming his neighbor's house and that it was going to consume his own house as well and he knew it with certitude.

Episode: CLASSIC: Is clairvoyance real?

A book from the 'Mysteries of the Unknown' series which included a story of a man who experienced a vision of a fire consuming his neighbour's house.

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one of the stories I read in a book called Psychic Powers had this party, it was like a dinner party in some town in Sweden and one of the guests there all of a sudden got up, walked out, was increasingly distressed, walked back in the room and said that a fire was consuming his neighbor's house and that it was going to consume his own house as well and he knew it with certitude.

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J.D. Vance

Hillbilly Elegy

It was targeted by a disinformation campaign about the author having sex with a couch, it was initially reported by a seemingly reputable source and then spread by other seemingly reputable sources.

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J.D. Vance had love the guy or hate the guy has been targeted by a disinfo campaign.

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It was targeted by a disinformation campaign about the author having sex with a couch, it was initially reported by a seemingly reputable source and then spread by other seemingly reputable sources.

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J.D. Vance had love the guy or hate the guy has been targeted by a disinfo campaign.

The idea being that, beep me here, Paul, he f**ked a latex glove in between. That was tucked into a couch.

So the idea, here's why this is a great comparison that we've made here because the original story about upholstery intimacy. Wow.

It was reported by a seemingly reputable source, right? Yeah.

And then repeated by other seemingly reputable sources. Because it appeared to be credible, right? And most people don't read the books that they claim to, you know, that they claim to cite.

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Stephanie Danler

Stray

A Memoir

A great game about a cat in a city full of robots. It was very cool.

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I just finished this game with my son called Stray on PlayStation. Great game about a cat in a city full of robots. And it's very, very cool. I would recommend everybody plays it.

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A great game about a cat in a city full of robots. It was very cool.

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I just finished this game with my son called Stray on PlayStation. Great game about a cat in a city full of robots. And it's very, very cool. I would recommend everybody plays it.

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Laura Lynne Jackson

Signs

The Secret Language of the Universe

The Secret was mentioned as a book that promotes the idea that your thoughts can influence your reality, and that you can attract what you want by thinking positively.

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Just read The Secret. You'll get all of this.

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The Secret was mentioned as a book that promotes the idea that your thoughts can influence your reality, and that you can attract what you want by thinking positively.

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Just read The Secret. You'll get all of this.

And if you haven't read The Secret, you're not thinking in the right way to attract that book to you.

It's a secret. I'm being objective. Everybody's supposed to know about it.

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Victor Davis Hanson

The End of Everything

How Wars Descend into Annihilation

It was mentioned as a movie that varied from the book but had themes of a consciousness traveling to Earth on a meteor, which affected DNA and mutated beings in an existential way.

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Have you guys seen Annihilation yet?

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Episode: CLASSIC: What are Ultraterrestrials?

It was mentioned as a movie that varied from the book but had themes of a consciousness traveling to Earth on a meteor, which affected DNA and mutated beings in an existential way.

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Have you guys seen Annihilation yet?

I think the movie varies pretty wildly from the book, but there is a theme in that film at risk of any spoilers.

Well, just really briefly... about a consciousness that sort of - like travels to earth on a meteor and it's like this bacteria kind of thing, like we were talking about earlier. But it creates this zone where DNA is transmittable like light waves.

And if you're in this zone, your DNA is affected. You're constantly mutating and everything is mutating because it's like scrambling DNA.

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series, 1) Cover

Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series, 1)

The podcast host mentioned the book and how there is a character in the book that creates plans in their mind that eventually get deployed and how that relates to the idea of mind reading technology.

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Yeah, it makes me think of the three body problem. I don't want to spoil it too much, but there's a position that's created within that world. It's called a what is it? A wall. The wall facers, the wa...

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The podcast host mentioned the book and how there is a character in the book that creates plans in their mind that eventually get deployed and how that relates to the idea of mind reading technology.

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Yeah, it makes me think of the three body problem. I don't want to spoil it too much, but there's a position that's created within that world. It's called a what is it? A wall. The wall facers, the wall facers, people who specifically develop plans in the darkened room that is their brain.

They don't tell anybody about those plans and their ideas, but they develop these things in their own mind. And eventually those plans are spilled and get deployed, right?

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