Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-12-09
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Robert Evans discussed Don't Call it a Cult by Sarah Berman. Garrison Davis discussed A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Don't Call it a Cult
Discussed“Sarah, your book is called Don't Call It a Cult. Wonderful book about the Nexium cult. And yeah, you were you are kind of the person who first I'm not sure if you're the very first person to ever report on Twin Flames”
Where to get it
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a classic historical novel set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, exploring themes of sacrifice, resurrection, and extreme societal upheaval.
Discussed“Now, Nolan also took a lot from the Tale of Two Cities. Uh this probably more than anything else, the dark knight rises is actually based on the tale of two cities. Um a passage of which is read at the end of the film”
Where to get it
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Seduction of the Innocent
Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham is a 1954 polemical book by a psychiatrist that argued comic books corrupted youth and directly fueled juvenile delinquency, triggering a massive cultural panic and sweeping industry self-censorship.
Discussed“Um, now Greyber even applies this guilty pleasure aspect into explaining the kind of um the the conservative backlash to superheroes in the 40s and 50s, particularly with the book Seduction of the Innocent, which kind of viewed superheroes as this weirdly fetishistic kind of naughty impulse”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Um, but yeah, maybe you could check out my book. It's called Don't Call It a Cult. It's about the Nexium case.”
“Um and then if you if you bring a paperback and I recommend it uh bring one that you've already read because you know you like it. I like normally don't reread books all that much, but when I need to turn my brain off, uh, a book you've already read for a lot of people is going to do”