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Books by Rudyard Kipling mentioned on podcasts
On Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Matt referenced Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim as an example of fiction based on the historical period of the Great Game in Afghanistan, a point echoed on the same podcast to illustrate the continuing British presence in the region. Josh Clark discussed Kim on Stuff You Should Know to explain the origin of Kim Philby's nickname, describing the story of a street urchin raised in India who becomes a spy. The hosts of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know also compared the appearance of Gigantopithecus to King Louie from the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. On This Present Weekend w/ Theo Von, Theo Von humorously described The Jungle Book as a librarian while telling a story about a pet bobcat, and Bill Burr mentioned the book on Monday Morning Podcast while recalling the song The Bare Necessities. Additionally, Lex Fridman recited lines from Kipling's poem If on the Lex Fridman Podcast to highlight themes of resilience, integrity, and valuing all human beings.
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Kim
Kim by Rudyard Kipling is a classic novel that follows an orphaned street boy who becomes involved in the espionage and political intrigue of the Great Game in colonial India.
Discussed“Afghanistan became uh once again as you mentioned Matt a very uh fertile battleground right you can see uh you can see some excellent fiction based on this period of time a work by Richard Kipling it's intensely problematic author but I would I would say a talented poet uh he wrote a novel called Kim which is about a”
Speaker Stuff They Don't Want You To Know CLASSIC: The Afghanistan Papers 2025-04-15 Listen at 14:51Where to get it
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The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a classic collection of stories featuring a human boy raised by wild animals in the Indian jungle, exploring themes of nature, society, and anthropomorphism.
Discussed“I mean like historically has always been the case I mean Roger Kipling when he released um he had a whole set of books that he released and he put the swastika on the dust cover um because at it was like the 1890s”
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If--
If-- by Rudyard Kipling is a celebrated Victorian-era poem offering enduring advice on stoicism, character, and personal integrity.
Discussed“It's this poem called If. I don't know if you've you've ever read it. It's If by Rudyard Kipling.”
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Captains Courageous
Discussed“and then the book that I was reading when I got what reading was all about was about third grade fourth grade Captains Courageous rudyard kipling”
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Rikki-tikki-tavi
Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is a classic short story concerning a brave mongoose defending a human family from dangerous cobras.
Recommended“I said to him watch rikki-tikki-tavi which is a story about a mongoose fight two snakes and it's a it's a metaphor so really cool matter for anyone to watch it on YouTube since 1975 cartoon. It's a story by Rudyard Kipling”
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