Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-01-04
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 163
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Garrison Davis discussed V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd is a graphic novel depicting a dystopian fascist Britain characterized by pervasive surveillance and government corruption.
Discussed“In the V for Vanetta graphic novel, anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by surveillance cameras around every corner.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged White Metropolis
“I'm the author of a history of racism in Dallas called White Metropolis, an upcoming book on the history of eugenics in Texas called The Purifying Knife.”
Passing I Am Roe
“One day, Fleben, a leader of the extremist anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, approached her while she was autographing copies of a book she had authored called I Am Row.”
Ad read 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?”
Ad read 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?”
Ad read 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?”
Ad read 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?”