Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-12-06
Books mentioned on #1394 - Matt Farah
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Matt Farah recommended Son of the Morning Star by Evan S. Connell, and discussed War Is a Racket by Smedley Butler, The Plot to Seize the White House by Jules Archer, and Blitzed by Norman Ohler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket is a sharp, compact 1933 critique of military intervention and financial profiteering written by Major General Smedley D.
Discussed“and this guy Smedley Butler wrote a book in 1935 called like wars around Wars Iraqi”
Where to get it
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The Plot to Seize the White House
Discussed“the book that it's called um like the time the conspiracy to overthrow the government and then it's all it's all about him it's a really long book that just came out about like overthrowing FDR”
Where to get it
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Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star by Evan S.
Recommended“and the one I'm listening to now is like history son of the morning star and my friend Steve Rinella recommended it to me holy [ __ ] dude”
Where to get it
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Blitzed
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a historical investigation into the widespread, systematic use of narcotics like methamphetamine within Nazi Germany and its direct impact on military campaigns.
Discussed“which I read a book love called blitzed drugs in the Third Reich that was basically just about how much meth they were all on”
Where to get it
