Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-11-11
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 106
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Robert Evans discussed Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly. Garrison Davis discussed The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Also mentioned: The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon.
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“I think like well yeah it sounds very similar to like um have you read S's introduction to the wrench of the earth? Yeah. like where he talks about violence and the state talking in the language of violence”
Where to get it
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Fight Like Hell
Fight Like Hell by Kim Kelly is a labor history book that explores the untold stories and struggles of the American labor movement.
Discussed“You are a labor journalist. Uh you published a book what was it last year? Year before last called Fight Like Hell. Um yeah about about the history of the labor movement”
Where to get it
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.
Discussed“Alexa, can grandma finish reading me the Wizard of Oz? Okay, but how about my courage? asked the lion anxiously. You have plenty of courage, I am sure, answered Oz.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Well, that's that's why it's it's why you got to buy the new Monster Manual and then maybe it could all just be in your brain.”
“We had it right when people died when they were well, not died, but Logan's run had it right.”