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Books by Annie Jacobsen mentioned on podcasts
Annie Jacobsen's writings on military and government secrets were featured prominently on several shows. On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Matt Frederick and the host recommended Jacobsen's Nuclear War as a detailed scenario outlining the sequence of events and intense time pressures faced by national leaders during a global nuclear exchange. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Jacobsen appeared as a guest to discuss Nuclear War, explaining that the book is structured into three distinct 24-minute acts culminating in a discussion on nuclear winter, a phenomenon she explored through interviews with Professor Brian Toon. Additionally, on Timcast IRL, the host mentioned a book by Jacobsen detailing interviews with a high-up official from Area 51 who alleged that the government experimented on autistic children to make them look like extraterrestrials. Megyn Kelly also recommended Nuclear War on The Megyn Kelly Show, encouraging Glenn Beck to read it or invite Jacobsen onto his program.
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Nuclear War
Annie Jacobsen's nonfiction book Nuclear War: A Scenario provides a chilling, unsparing countdown and thorough examination of what a global nuclear exchange would actually look like.
Recommended“Had Annie Jacobson on the show who wrote Nuclear War, a countdown scenario. And that's a fun episode.”
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Biological War
Annie Jacobsen's compelling book Biological War provides a chilling exploration of government preparedness and genetic pathogen scenarios.
Recommended“y'all should read biological war by any jacobson that came out month ago literally the exact same scenario of this lab leak same mnemonic plague same laboratory in Siberia it's eerie”
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Phenomena
Phenomena by Annie Jacobsen is a non-fiction book that explores the secret history of the United States government's investigations into extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, and remote viewing through declassified CIA files including Project Grill Flame and Project Stargate.
Recommended“Annie Jacobson has a book on this called Phenomena. That's that's good.”
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish
Surprise, Kill, Vanish by Annie Jacobsen is an investigative history book that chronicles the clandestine origins, evolution, and operations of the CIA's elite paramilitary Ground Branch.
Discussed“You've written best-selling books including Area 51, Operation Paperclip, The Pentagon's Brain, Surprise Kill, Vanish, Nuclear War: A Scenario, and your newest release, Biological Warfare: A Scenario.”
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Operation paperclip
Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen is a meticulously researched investigative history detailing the secret US intelligence program that recruited former Nazi scientists after World War II.
Discussed“One of my personal favorites Operation Paperclip.”
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The Pentagon's Brain
The Pentagon's Brain by Annie Jacobsen is a comprehensive, deeply researched history of DARPA, the secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency responsible for developing many of America's most revolutionary military and technological innovations.
Discussed“That now there is more power in the hands of six private individuals. Full stop. Then the government organization that I myself have written about DARPA, which I used to say when I wrote the book The Pentagon's Brain, which published, you know, 10 years ago.”
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First Platoon
First Platoon: A Soldier's Story, How America's Military Fell Apart and Remade Itself in the Iraq War by Annie Jacobsen is a deeply reported military history investigating modern warfare and the structural evolution of the United States armed forces.
Recommended“can you get Annie Jacobson on to talk about her book first platoon chilling stuff”
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