Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-11-30
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 158
All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.
James Stout discussed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and others. Molly Conger discussed Wild Faith by Talia Lavin and Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin. Talia Lavin discussed Pigs in the Parlor by Frank Hammond and others and For your own good by Alice Miller, and criticized To train up a child by Michael Pearl, The Strong-willed Child by James C. Dobson, and Don't Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard. Mia Wong discussed Whipping Girl by Julia Serano. Dr. Julia Serano discussed Outspoken by Julia Serano.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“No, no, no. Sadly, not many such cases, but I do make them read the uh the Communist Manifesto in in my 101 class. It's okay. It's okay. You got to read it.”
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Wild Faith
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America by Talia Lavin is an investigative book that explores the growing influence and political strategies of the Christian right.
Discussed“Thank you so much for coming on today to talk with me about your new book, Wild Faith. It is coming out in just a few weeks, uh, October 15th, right?”
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Pigs in the Parlor
Pigs in the Parlor by Frank Hammond and Ida Mae Hammond is a prominent demonology text that attributes everyday ailments and distress to demonic influence.
Discussed“Pigs in the Parlor was this really big hit in like the 70s and it's been like reissued and reissued and millions of copies and it's just like on one level it's really compelling because it's like are you tired?”
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Culture Warlords
Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin is an investigative look into the online and physical ecosystems of neo-Nazis, 4chan extremists, and aspiring terrorists.
Discussed“So, you know, your first book, Culture Warlords, was traumatizing for you to craft, right? because you had to spend so much time in these digital spaces in some in some cases physical spaces with you know neo-Nazis 4chan guys um you know aspiring terrorists”
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To train up a child
To Train Up a Child by Michael and Debbie Pearl is a controversial 1994 self-published parenting guide that advocates for immediate, unquestioning obedience and harsh disciplinary practices for infants and children.
Critiqued“And like I interviewed over a hundred people largely about their experiences with experiencing child abuse in an evangelical millu as is laid out with painstaking instructions. And like all of these parenting manuals actually like I think reading the parenting manuals was even more disturbing than talking to people”
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The Strong-willed Child
James C.
Critiqued“I'm like appalled reading like to train up a child by the pearls or or the strong willed child by James Doson which like to be clear the strong willed child is a bad thing.”
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Don't Make Me Count to Three
Ginger Hubbard's Don't Make Me Count to Three is a parenting manual that emphasizes strict obedience and behavioral control in raising children.
Critiqued“like the people I spoke to had sort of broken away largely from this culture, but many of the sort of most obedient soldiers in the armies army of God are that way because again I can't overemphasize how much these parenting manuals”
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For your own good
For Your Own Good by Alice Miller is a penetrating psychological examination of how abusive child-rearing practices and corporal punishment sow the seeds of authoritarianism and societal violence.
Discussed“So, the the author like Alice Miller, the um the author of the book for your own good, lays out a pretty she was also a Holocaust survivor. She lays out a pretty strong case for like, you know, early 20th century Germany having this poisonous pedagogy”
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Whipping Girl
Whipping Girl by Julia Serano is a foundational feminist text that examines transmisogyny, the intersection of trans issues and traditional sexism, and the cultural policing of femininity.
Discussed“And most famously, Whipping Girl, a new edition of which is coming out in March. Uh Dr. Serrano, welcome to the show. Hi, thanks for having me. I'm really really really happy you can join us.”
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Outspoken
Outspoken by Julia Serano is a collection of essays and writings exploring transgender identity, feminism, and cultural perceptions of gender.
Discussed“So, I don't think that those terms need to necessarily be like I don't think there's anything bad about those terms per se in and of themselves, but I think sometimes they can be used in ways and part of why I reference this the cis and trans essay that I wrote many years ago.”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“You know Rald Doll. He thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG. But did you know he was a spy in the new podcast, The Secret World of R Doll?”
“You know Rald Doll. He thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG. But did you know he was a spy in the new podcast, The Secret World of R Doll?”
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy?”
“You know Rald Doll, the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy?”
“She is the author of many books including Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive. Sex Stop: How Society Sexualizes Us and How We Can Fight Back. Outspoken, a decade of transgender activism and trans feminism.”
“She is the author of many books including Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive. Sex Stop: How Society Sexualizes Us and How We Can Fight Back. Outspoken, a decade of transgender activism and trans feminism.”