Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-11-20
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Robert Evans recommended The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and others, and discussed The coal question by William Stanley Jevons and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The coal question
The Coal Question by William Stanley Jevons is a nineteenth-century economic treatise that examines resource depletion and energy efficiency.
Discussed“In 1865, economist William Stanley Jvens published a book called The Coal Question, in which he argued that innovation in efficiency, particularly in the case of the coal powered steam engine, would actually increase the overall consumption of coal rather than reducing it as it had been intended to do. His prediction that efficiency improvements on steam engines would lead”
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping historical and anthropological reevaluation of human social evolution, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of inequality and the development of civilizations.
Recommended“Until next time, I don't know. Go read go read the Dawn of Everything. It's good. It's worth reading. Check it out.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Fight Like Hell
“I'm grim Kim because my college radio DJ name will never die. And, uh, you can, if you are thus inclined, you can pre-order my book, Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor on the internet.”
Ad read Fair Play
“I'm Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times bestseller Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, activist on the Gender Division of Labor, attorney, and Family Mediator.”
Ad read Find Your Unicorn Space
“I'm Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times bestseller Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, activist on the Gender Division of Labor, attorney, and Family Mediator.”