Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-10-04
Books mentioned on Cracktoberfest Part Two: How The CIA Became Drug Dealers
Robert and Prop talk about the CIA's secret heroin program and the beginning of the Ollie North saga. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans discussed 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.
Discussed“In the book Landslide, Jane Mayor May Mayor and Doyle McManis write, "North's five years at the NSC were composed of manic days, weekends at his desk and vacations not taken.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Terraform
“It's called the soil EP that's a part of the Terraform uh whole universe of poetry and and cinem music universe of poetry short story. It's a book.”
Plugged After the Revolution
“where we will talk about what happens after Iran Contra, what happens after Gary Webb's Dark Alliance series breaks into the mainstream and all of the [ __ ] up have a book called After the Revolution. Google it with AK Press and you'll find my publishers website”