Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-02-26
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 23
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Saint Andrew discussed Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Island by Aldous Huxley, and The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a chilling dystopian masterpiece that envisions a technologically advanced future society sustained by pharmacological distraction, engineered conformity, and the systematic eradication of deep human emotion and critical thought.
Discussed“Right, we'll be looking at Island and Brave New World, the sort of twins of speculative science fiction.”
Where to get it
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Island
Island by Aldous Huxley is the author's final novel, presenting a utopian vision of a Pacific island society that integrates Eastern philosophy, psychedelic exploration, and sustainable community living.
Discussed“Right, we'll be looking at Island and Brave New World, the sort of twins of speculative science fiction.”
Where to get it
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The Dawn of Everything
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow is a sweeping historical and anthropological reevaluation of human social evolution, challenging long-held assumptions about the origins of inequality and the development of civilizations.
Discussed“for those who have been reading Dawn of Everything um recently um in chapter 2 there the the authors David Wenger and David Grey they sort of outline some of the discussions that were happening”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“It is like one of the quintessential dystopias. It's set like several hundred years into the future. Like unlike 1984 which you know took place 1984 which is several decades ago.”