Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2026-01-10
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 214
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Mia Garrison discussed Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Robert Evans recommended Durruti by Abel Paz, and discussed The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut and others. Also mentioned: Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Children of Time
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is an acclaimed science fiction novel that chronicles the evolution of an advanced civilization built by intelligent genetically modified spiders.
Discussed“I haven't read any good fiction book lately. I've been reading a sci-fi book called Children of Time. Oh, good. Oh, Adrian Takoski. Great guy.”
Where to get it
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Winter in Madrid
Discussed“I just read Winter in Madrid. uh because even when I'm reading fiction books, it still has to be about the Spanish Yeah. So funny. That that that makes sense for Loadbearing element of my personality.”
Where to get it
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The Sirens of Titan
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut is a satirical science fiction novel that explores free will, the meaning of human history, and the absurdities of the universe through an interplanetary journey.
Discussed“I'm restarting Sirens of Titan for the first time since I was a little kid, which is Kurt Vonagget's sci-fi novel. And like everything Kurt Vonagget wrote, one of the best to ever do it.”
Where to get it
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Durruti
Durruti by Abel Paz is a comprehensive biographical account of the prominent Spanish anarchist revolutionary Buenaventura Durruti, detailing his pivotal role in the Spanish Civil War and the broader libertarian movement.
Recommended“Uh one is called Zarago bound which is exclusively about the Daruti column. I think it's probably the best book I've read on the Daruti column.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“anyways, uh Robert, can we get an update to the sequel of After the Revolution? Uh it's done. I'm editing it. I even got edits back from my editor. I'm editing it. It should have been done so much faster.”