Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-08-27
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 48
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Robert Evans discussed The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and others and Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a gripping speculative science fiction novel that chronicles a near-future world grappling with the escalating and devastating consequences of climate change through the efforts of a newly established UN subsidiary.
Discussed“There's Barack Obama's favorite book, Ministry for the Future, which is a legitimately very good book. It's just funny that he likes it because it absolutely embraces terrorism in defense technology, killing politicians.”
Where to get it
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Fossil Capital
Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm is a historical and economic analysis examining the origins of the fossil fuel economy and the rise of steam power in nineteenth-century Britain.
Discussed“Andreas Malm's last book before he kind of went off the like weird nihilist rails was called Fossil Capital. And he has a really interesting argument that like one of the reasons that we got into this mess in the first place”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The BFG
“He thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG, but did you know he was a spy?”
Passing The Last Thing He Told Me
“These are the women behind season 2 of the Apple TV series The Last Thing He Told Me. We're talking about turning a book into a hit show and what it really takes to bring a story to life.”
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 The BFG
“You know Rald Doll, he thought of Willy Wonka in the BFG, but did you know he was a spy?”