Why people recommend it
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey is an obscure late nineteenth century novel written by Ingersoll Lockwood that follows the subterranean adventures of an aristocratic boy. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Bridget Phetasy and Joe Rogan discussed the text within the context of strange historical coincidences and simulation theories, reading aloud a description of the 1893 science fiction and fantasy story featuring young Baron Trump and his dog Bulger. Timcast IRL hosts also examined the novels, noting that Lockwood authored both The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger in 1889 and its subsequent underground sequel in 1893. They observed that these obscure literary works remained largely forgotten until 2017, when internet commentators and media outlets suddenly drew attention to them due to perceived eerie similarities between the fictional protagonist and members of the Trump family. Across these podcast episodes, the nineteenth century books are highlighted as bizarre literary curiosities that gained renewed pop culture notoriety through modern internet speculation and conspiracy theories linking historical fiction with contemporary political figures.
Who recommended it
- Bridget Phetasy Discussed
Bridget Phetasy — 1 mention
“and I was like Baron Trump's marvelous underground Journey What is this it's like an old it's a book from wrote it it is from 1893 nearly forgotten Baron Trump's marvelous underground Journey blends of Science Fiction and Fantasy in a story told by little Baron Trump an aristocrat boy”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 2
“Yeah, the novels appear to be real: 'The Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger' in 1889; the sequel: 'Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey' in 1893.”
“no no no no no no no no no no no the baron Trump novels yeah the baron Trump novels reportedly written in 1889 and 1893 by Ingersoll Lockwood I've not heard of this and they were they were obscure until 2017 when they received media attention for perceived similarities between the protagonist and U.S president”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“what's that book called from the 1800s about Barron Trump oh yeah it's called You're So Lockwood or whatever I still can't believe that's real”