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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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Thom Powell

The Locals

A Contemporary Investigation of the Bigfoot/Sasquatch Phenomenon

It was described as an honest and objective look at the Bigfoot phenomenon, providing an insightful view into the subject for listeners.

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One of my favorite series of books is by Tom Powell, author Tom Powell. He's a longtime, one of the founding members of the BFRO. He's done some a lot of very important work. And if you read, he's got...

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Bigfoot

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Bigfoot

It was described as an honest and objective look at the Bigfoot phenomenon, providing an insightful view into the subject for listeners.

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One of my favorite series of books is by Tom Powell, author Tom Powell. He's a longtime, one of the founding members of the BFRO. He's done some a lot of very important work. And if you read, he's got three books out right now. One of my favorites is The Locals.

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Ben Bowlin

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to purchase copies of their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', written by Ben Bolin with Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, which was available in paperback or audiobook format.

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

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Episode: Does China Have "Police Stations" Abroad?

The podcast hosts encouraged listeners to purchase copies of their book, 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know', written by Ben Bolin with Matt Frederick and Noel Brown, which was available in paperback or audiobook format.

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

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

Yeah The frenemies I whenever I get the the lovely pleasure of signing a copy of this book I sign it as Noel in the small print

because we have we are below the fold and it was Ben Bolin who really made this lovely piece of literature Available for your eyes and ears because if you're an audiobook person You can also get it in that form and all three of us Do our part in and reading the thing and all three of us did our part in writing it?

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2: Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics, eclipses and zodiacs Cover

Anatoly Fomenko

History

Fiction or Science? Chronology 2

It was the first book in a series that presented the New Chronology theory, which argued that most of human history is much more recent than is commonly believed. It focused on dating methods, eclipses, and zodiacs.

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History, Fiction or Science? Dating Methods as Offered by Mathematical Statistics, Eclipses and Zodiacs, (Chronology, Book One).

— Episode: The New Chronology Theory

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Episode: The New Chronology Theory

It was the first book in a series that presented the New Chronology theory, which argued that most of human history is much more recent than is commonly believed. It focused on dating methods, eclipses, and zodiacs.

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History, Fiction or Science? Dating Methods as Offered by Mathematical Statistics, Eclipses and Zodiacs, (Chronology, Book One).

And if you just to give you a sense, if you have ever gone to a museum and you go to their gift shop and you see the the different books they have, they're often like beautifully illustrated books on History, art or some realm of the sciences. And you'll see that they're written in a two column format because there's so much information that needs to be put on the page. This is one of those things.

It's that kind of approach. And it would prove to be an opening salvo in what some of Fomenko's critics call and some of his fans call a war on History.

Let's see right now, Matt, there are seven books in the series and they're all saying. They're all looking at different ways to support the argument that most of the ancient History you have heard of is not ancient at all.

This is the new chronology, folks. And spoiler alert, you'll want to strap in.

Hitler: The Terminal Biography (The Biographizer Trilogy Book 1) Cover

Wilson D. Harlan

Hitler

The Terminal Biography (The Biographizer Trilogy Book 1)

It was mentioned as a good book to learn more about Hitler's life, along with a podcast on the same subject.

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One particularly good one is Hitler. The Terminal biography by D Harlan Wilson.

— Episode: CLASSIC: What happened to Hitler?

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Episode: CLASSIC: What happened to Hitler?

It was mentioned as a good book to learn more about Hitler's life, along with a podcast on the same subject.

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One particularly good one is Hitler. The Terminal biography by D Harlan Wilson.

A.J. Washington And the Brotherhood of the All Seeing Eye Cover

Eric Baker

A.J. Washington And the Brotherhood of the All Seeing Eye

Written by two French journalists, it was said to detail the theft of PROMIS and a US government conspiracy to cover it up, it was positively reviewed in the New York Times.

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And there's one book that got a great write up in the New York Times called The Eye of Washington.

— Episode: The PROMIS Affair - Digging Deeper

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Episode: The PROMIS Affair - Digging Deeper

Written by two French journalists, it was said to detail the theft of PROMIS and a US government conspiracy to cover it up, it was positively reviewed in the New York Times.

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And there's one book that got a great write up in the New York Times called The Eye of Washington.

According to Calvi, the real news in his book is the revelation that the National Security Administration, the NSA, has been seeding computers abroad with promise embedded smart chips, smart standing for systems management automated reasoning tools. Their code named Petrie, P E T R I E.

Hence the book's cover blurb, quote, The vastest espionage operation of this end of the century.

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Frank Rega

The Truth about Padre Pio's Stigmata

It was the first public mention of the Nazi Bell, based on alleged transcripts from an interrogation of a Nazi SS officer named Jacob Sporrenberg.

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In 2000, a Polish author named Igor Witkowski published a book called Prouda o Wunderwaffe or The Truth About the Wonder Weapon.

— Episode: CLASSIC: Die Glocke: The Legend of the N...

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Episode: CLASSIC: Die Glocke: The Legend of the Nazi Bell

It was the first public mention of the Nazi Bell, based on alleged transcripts from an interrogation of a Nazi SS officer named Jacob Sporrenberg.

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In 2000, a Polish author named Igor Witkowski published a book called Prouda o Wunderwaffe or The Truth About the Wonder Weapon.

And here is what he claims. While conducting some research, he happened upon these transcripts from the interrogation of a Nazi SS officer named Jacob Sporenberg.

And inside this transcript, he found the first mention of this thing that was called the bell, although it was in German and I can't do it correctly. So. Die Glocke.

Hitler's Suppressed and Still-Secret Weapons Cover

Henry Stevens

Hitler's Suppressed and Still-Secret Weapons

The book explores the possibility that the violet substance described by Witkowski was actually red mercury, a hoax substance with exaggerated claims about its potency.

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In the book, Hitler's Suppressed and Still Secret Weapons, Science and Technology, author Henry Stevens concludes that the violet mercury-like substance described by Witkowski could only be red mercur...

— Episode: CLASSIC: Die Glocke: The Legend of the N...

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Episode: CLASSIC: Die Glocke: The Legend of the Nazi Bell

The book explores the possibility that the violet substance described by Witkowski was actually red mercury, a hoax substance with exaggerated claims about its potency.

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In the book, Hitler's Suppressed and Still Secret Weapons, Science and Technology, author Henry Stevens concludes that the violet mercury-like substance described by Witkowski could only be red mercury because normal mercury, quote, has no fluid compounds, according to conventional wisdom.

Plain Dead (Detective Ford Book 3) Cover

Andy Maslen

Plain Dead (Detective Ford Book 3)

It was mentioned in relation to how people who successfully disappear often avoid being caught by not seeking money or contact with their past lives, unless they are sloppy about it.

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one of the best works on Faking One's Death or Suicide, if someone's not sloppy about disappearing, there are going to be two reasons they get caught. One is trying to get money from like an insurance...

— Episode: Strange News: Delphi, A Meat Heist, Pelo...

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It was mentioned in relation to how people who successfully disappear often avoid being caught by not seeking money or contact with their past lives, unless they are sloppy about it.

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one of the best works on Faking One's Death or Suicide, if someone's not sloppy about disappearing, there are going to be two reasons they get caught. One is trying to get money from like an insurance thing or some sort of other account they want to touch. And the second is staying in touch with anyone, literally anyone from their past life.

Family Cycles: Strength, Decline, and Renewal in American Domestic Life, 1630-2000 (Marriage and Family Studies Series) Cover

Allan C. Carlson

Family Cycles

Strength, Decline, and Renewal in American Domestic Life, 1630-2000 (Marriage and Family Studies Series)

It was suggested as a book to read to learn more about the background of Tucker Carlson's father and his career path. It was described as a wild ride.

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If you ever want a crazy read, just look at Dick Carlson's biography online.

— Episode: Listener Mail: Reincarnation, Late-night...

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It was suggested as a book to read to learn more about the background of Tucker Carlson's father and his career path. It was described as a wild ride.

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If you ever want a crazy read, just look at Dick Carlson's biography online.

The Witch's Book of Shadows: The Craft, Lore & Magick of the Witch's Grimoire (The Witch's Tools Series 5) Cover

Jason Mankey

The Witch's Book of Shadows

The Craft, Lore & Magick of the Witch's Grimoire (The Witch's Tools Series 5)

It discusses various historical grimoires, including the Key of Solomon and The Discovery of Witchcraft. It was cited as a source for a spell to find hidden treasure.

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But yeah, all very seemingly practical. Like I want some treasure. I wanna know if, you know, it's sort of a pre metal detector, you know?

— Episode: CLASSIC: Grimoires: Fact and Fiction

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Episode: CLASSIC: Grimoires: Fact and Fiction

It discusses various historical grimoires, including the Key of Solomon and The Discovery of Witchcraft. It was cited as a source for a spell to find hidden treasure.

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But yeah, all very seemingly practical. Like I want some treasure. I wanna know if, you know, it's sort of a pre metal detector, you know?

And just to give proper credit, this comes from a blog post by a gentleman named Jason Mankey who has a book called The Witches' Book of Shadows that you can seek out, which sort of talks about different historical grimoires, including the Key of Solomon and some others that we'll discuss, including this one.

Grimoires: A History of Magic Books by Davies Owen (2009-05-15) Hardcover Cover

Grimoires

A History of Magic Books by Davies Owen (2009-05-15) Hardcover

It was mentioned as a source for information on several grimoires, including the Key of Solomon. It was recommended by the podcast hosts for those interested in the topic.

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And if you like this kind of stuff, go to grimoire.org. There is just a place where you can look up different Grimoires. They're listed out through a timeline as well with the purport...

— Episode: CLASSIC: Grimoires: Fact and Fiction

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Episode: CLASSIC: Grimoires: Fact and Fiction

It was mentioned as a source for information on several grimoires, including the Key of Solomon. It was recommended by the podcast hosts for those interested in the topic.

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And if you like this kind of stuff, go to grimoire.org. There is just a place where you can look up different Grimoires. They're listed out through a timeline as well with the purported written dates and throughout the centuries. It's good stuff.

Check out Grimoires a history of magical books by Owen Davies.

Marijuana Grower's Handbook: Your Complete Guide for Medical and Personal Marijuana Cultivation Cover

Ed Rosenthal

Marijuana Grower's Handbook

Your Complete Guide for Medical and Personal Marijuana Cultivation

It was mentioned as a source of information on the legal definition of hemp, specifically regarding its low THC and potentially high CBD content.

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According to Ed Rosenthal, author of the Marijuana Growers Handbook, um, the quote legal definition of hemp is a plant that has low THC and perhaps a higher level of CBD, which is the, what is that? T...

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Hemp Car Cover-up

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Hemp Car Cover-up

It was mentioned as a source of information on the legal definition of hemp, specifically regarding its low THC and potentially high CBD content.

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According to Ed Rosenthal, author of the Marijuana Growers Handbook, um, the quote legal definition of hemp is a plant that has low THC and perhaps a higher level of CBD, which is the, what is that? The cannabinoid?

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Bonar Menninger

Mortal Error

The Shot That Killed JFK

It was discussed as a plausible theory for the JFK assassination, suggesting that a Secret Service agent accidentally shot him while in the trailing car, and that a cover-up ensued.

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This guy, Bonner Manager, has a whole book about it.

— Episode: Havana Syndrome Update, with Jack O'Brie...

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Episode: Havana Syndrome Update, with Jack O'Brien

It was discussed as a plausible theory for the JFK assassination, suggesting that a Secret Service agent accidentally shot him while in the trailing car, and that a cover-up ensued.

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This guy, Bonner Manager, has a whole book about it.

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics) Cover

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Shahnameh

The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics)

It was mentioned that Gehazi, a figure in the Book of Kings, was a corrupt individual who was cursed with leprosy, which some believed was passed down to the Cagots, providing a biblical basis for their persecution.

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Gehazi is a figure found in the Book of Kings.

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Mystery of the Cagots

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Mystery of the Cagots

It was mentioned that Gehazi, a figure in the Book of Kings, was a corrupt individual who was cursed with leprosy, which some believed was passed down to the Cagots, providing a biblical basis for their persecution.

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Gehazi is a figure found in the Book of Kings.

He was in a position of power, but he was corrupt.

...that leprosy of Naaman would cleave to him and his descendants forever.

Three Essays on Religion: Nature, the Utility of Religion, Theism (Great Books in Philosophy) Cover

John Stuart Mill

Three Essays on Religion

Nature, the Utility of Religion, Theism (Great Books in Philosophy)

It was described as the manifesto for the Creativity Movement, a self-described atheist religion centered around racial supremacy, and was originally published in 1973.

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White people, again somewhat nebulously defined, are nature's highest creation.

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It was described as the manifesto for the Creativity Movement, a self-described atheist religion centered around racial supremacy, and was originally published in 1973.

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White people, again somewhat nebulously defined, are nature's highest creation.

the creators of all worthwhile culture and civilization

We considered Hitler's Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1939 as the finest and most efficient society the white race has ever produced.

When persuasion and reason fail, the only recourse is violence, legal or illegal?

declaration of the woman's frontier

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Dick Bright

Quest for Discovery

It was mentioned as an example of a book that proposes Noah's Ark is real and hidden by governments, where the author believes God will eventually reveal it.

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An author named Carl Bright believes the arc is not only real but hidden from the mainstream actively. And he wrote a book called Quest for Discovery. One man's epic search for Noah's...

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Noah's Ark

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Search For Noah's Ark

It was mentioned as an example of a book that proposes Noah's Ark is real and hidden by governments, where the author believes God will eventually reveal it.

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An author named Carl Bright believes the arc is not only real but hidden from the mainstream actively. And he wrote a book called Quest for Discovery. One man's epic search for Noah's Ark.

I firmly believe that the governments of Turkey, Russia and the United States know exactly where the ark sits. They suppress the information, but God is in charge. The structure will be revealed in its time.

Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity Cover

Ken Thompson

Do We Need Pandas?

The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity

It was mentioned as a book by a plant biologist critical of permaculture's practicality and scalability, questioning the necessity of maintaining biodiversity.

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He wrote a book with a hilarious title that I plan to read. It's called Do We Need Pandas? The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity.

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Episode: Permaculture

It was mentioned as a book by a plant biologist critical of permaculture's practicality and scalability, questioning the necessity of maintaining biodiversity.

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He wrote a book with a hilarious title that I plan to read. It's called Do We Need Pandas? The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity.

Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us Cover

Robert D. Hare

Without Conscience

The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us

It was mentioned as a book written by Robert Hare, who also devised a checklist for psychopathic behaviours, finding that over 20% of inmates met his criteria for psychopathy.

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he is the one who developed a checklist like you said earlier know of various behaviors adding up aggregating into a certain you know a certain threshold of psychopathic behavior and he found that wel...

— Episode: CLASSIC: The Hidden World of Psychopaths

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Episode: CLASSIC: The Hidden World of Psychopaths

It was mentioned as a book written by Robert Hare, who also devised a checklist for psychopathic behaviours, finding that over 20% of inmates met his criteria for psychopathy.

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he is the one who developed a checklist like you said earlier know of various behaviors adding up aggregating into a certain you know a certain threshold of psychopathic behavior and he found that well maybe 1% of the population on average will suffer from this disorder in excess of 20% of the inmate population satisfies his definition of a psychopath

Robert had a very interesting quote about that someone was asking him about his study with prisoners and the reports of people meeting his threshold for psychopathy in the corporate world and he said you know I would love to have interviewed some of those people because I think the number might even be higher

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