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Books by Jon Ronson mentioned on podcasts
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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
So You've Been Publicly Shamed is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the devastating phenomenon of internet cancel culture and social media outrage.
Recommended“There's this great book, So You Think You've Been Shamed, and it chronicles the stories of a number of people who've gotten canceled over the past like 15 years and that's basically the the takeaway is that the the people can't who are truly canceled are the ones who shut up.”
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The Psychopath Test
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson is a popular investigative nonfiction book that explores the concept of psychopathy, the psychiatric industry, and the formal checklists used to diagnose personality disorders.
Recommended“He has a good book about that. Have you read the psychopath test? No, I haven't.”
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The men who stare at goats
The Men Who Goats by Jon Ronson is a non-fiction investigation into the United States military's bizarre historical experiments with psychic powers, paranormal research, and psychological operations.
Discussed“More importantly, there's Operation Stargate, which was the original Stargate, not the new Stargate. So the AI thing Trump was doing was Stargate. Are you familiar with the Men Who Stare at Goats, the original Stargate project?”
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Them
Discussed“In the last chapter, I mentioned John Ronson's them. John's book gives us a look at the movement in the late 1990s from the perspective of individuals like Alex Jones.”
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