Episode · The Rubin Report · 2020-04-26
Dave Rubin & Michael Shermer: books mentioned on The Rubin Report (Apr 2020)
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Michael Shermer discussed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, When bad things happen to good people by Harold S. Kushner, The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper, and Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent and others. Dave Rubin discussed Giving the Devil his Due by Michael Shermer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sweeping philosophical novel that champions objectivism, laissez-faire capitalism, and individual achievement while depicting a dystopian society collapsing under the weight of excessive government controls.
Discussed“Gerald Ford came to speak and Edward Teller came and gave his mutual assured destruction speech, and everyone was, Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged" and all that, pretty much what you'd expect.”
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When bad things happen to good people
Discussed“other than like Rabbi Kushner's famous book, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People." His conclusion was God simply can't do anything about it.”
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Giving the Devil his Due
Giving the Devil his Due by Michael Shermer is a collection of essays that champions free speech, open discourse, and the vital importance of engaging in rigorous dialogue with people who hold opposing views.
Discussed“So what I wanna start with first though is just the title, actually, of the book, because that really struck me, "Giving the Devil His Due."”
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper is a renowned philosophical defense of liberal democracy and critical rationalism against totalitarian ideologies.
Discussed“I think an explanation might come from Karl Popper's, the great philosopher of science, Karl Popper's book, "The Open Society."”
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Holy Blood, Holy Grail
Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln is a 1982 pseudohistorical book that speculates on alternative Christian history, including the bloodline of Jesus and the Priory of Sion.
Discussed“Before Dan Brown, there was a book called "Holy Blood, Holy Grail."”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and author of the new book, "Giving the Devil His Due." Michael Shermer, welcome back to "The Rubin Report."”
“This was of course Dan Brown's novel. That was a real book, actually.”