Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-09-14
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 147
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Michael Phillips discussed The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, The new Scofield reference Bible by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield (1843-1921) and others, The late great planet earth by Hal Lindsey and others, and Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is a powerful and critically acclaimed novel that examines identity, beauty standards, and trauma through the experiences of a young Black girl growing up in mid-century America.
Discussed“simply because they allowed minors to access acclaimed books like The Blest Eye by Tony Morrison.”
Where to get it
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The new Scofield reference Bible
Discussed“And eventually uh he produces something published in 1909 called the Scoffield Reference Bible that uh basically uh uh is the King James Bible with footnotes”
Where to get it
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The late great planet earth
The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey and Carole C.
Discussed“And so he had that experience and he brought it into the writing of a best-selling book called The Late Great Planet Earth.”
Where to get it
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Left Behind
Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B.
Discussed“Lindsay's book inspired um some other guys who you may have heard of. These two right-wing political activists and Christian evangelicals named Tim Leheay and Jerry B. Jenkins. And they are the creators of the Left Behind series.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The BFG
“You know Rald Doll. He thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG. But did you know he was a spy?”
Passing Matilda
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy?”
Passing The BFG
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy?”
Passing White Metropolis
“I'm Michael Phillips, an historian who wrote a history of racism in Dallas called White Metropolis.”
Passing The BFG
“You know Rald Doll, he thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG, but did you know he was a spy?”