Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-10-05
Books mentioned on Cracktoberfest Part Three: The Iran-Contra Affair
In part three of Cracktoberfest, Prop leads the discussion with Robert about the the Iran Side of the Iran–Contra affair and how that somehow landed Jean from Wisconsin in the jungles of Nicaragua. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans recommended Landslide by Jane Mayer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Landslide
Landslide by Jane Mayer is a work of political journalism examining the Reagan administration, power struggles within the White House, and major political scandals of the era.
Recommended“there's a really wonderful book uh called Landslide by my probably favorite journalist who writes books Jane Mayor um about the Reagan administration in this period”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Lord of the Rings
“or like like in Lord of the Rings like Middle Earth is just a planet and there are things that like you know the characters aren't necessarily pointing at going oh yeah yeah there's such things as hobbits”
Passing A Game of Thrones
“It's almost like how like in Game of Thrones you've just accepted that there are dragons in their world like you know just or like like in Lord of the Rings like Middle Earth is just a planet”
Plugged After the Revolution
“I wrote a book called After the Revolution. You can find it on bookseller.org or whatever. You can find it on amazon.com. You can find it on the AK press website by just googling AK press after the revolution. Uh please buy it and read it.”