Episode · Timcast IRL · 2025-05-15
John Rocker on Timcast IRL: books mentioned
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Phil Labonte discussed The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon and The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon is a foundational anti-colonial text that explores the psychological and physical dynamics of decolonization, famously arguing that the process is inherently violent.
Discussed“this guy France fan and he wrote a book called um the wretched of the wretched of the world and it's about decolonization and he specifically says that decolonization is an inherently violent phenomenon”
Where to get it
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The Righteous Mind
The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt is an insightful exploration of moral psychology that investigates why good people are divided by politics and religion.
Discussed“there's this guy, John Height, that wrote a book called The Righteous Mind, and he goes through the types of people the the types of personality traits that lead someone to be more progressive or Democrat and more conservative or Republican.”
Where to get it
