Episode · Timcast IRL · 2024-11-16
Maureen Bannon on Timcast IRL: books mentioned
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Tim Pool discussed Suicide by Émile Durkheim. Also mentioned: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen and The men who stare at goats by Jon Ronson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Suicide
Suicide by Émile Durkheim is a foundational sociological study originally published in 1897 that examines how societal structures, integration, and a state of normlessness influence self-destructive behavior.
Discussed“I think this is what Emil durkheim wrote about in his book suicide where he talks about the of anomi where people that experience the death of their worldview either learn to accept it or they don't accept it”
Where to get it
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Area 51
Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen is an investigative history exploring the secrets, extreme boundary-pushing nuclear testing, and national security operations of America's most famous top-secret military base.
Discussed“I always like to say this, too, when talking about aliens: Annie Jacobson wrote this crazy book where she interviewed a guy from Area 51, some high-up guy. He said back in the 50s or 60s, I think it was the 60s, our government was taking severely autistic children and mutating them to look like extraterrestrials to scare the Soviets.”
Where to get it
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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“So apparently, have you seen that movie, The Men Who Stare at Goats? I read the book a long time ago.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“have you seen that movie moonfall no have you seen it it's where the Moon is falling to Earth and then they like we got to make it not fall to Earth I guess and so uh they go to the Moon it turns out the Moon is a terraforming space station that's just been covered in dirt over for”