Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-02-01
Chris Williamson & Michael Malice: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #277
Connecting The Dots Of Chaos - Michael Malice - #277
Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster. The first few weeks of 2021 have been madness.
Michael Malice discussed The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, 1984 by George Orwell, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.
Discussed“once you realize you know you lied to all your life and it's not mistakes systemically lied to there's the danger of getting into this stupid catcher in the rye mindset everyone's a phony”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“um so i and what else is very useful is it's a lot i think we're a lot closer to brave new world than 1984. it's a lot easier to manipulate a population through pleasure than through force and through oppression”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic dystopian science fiction novel that depicts a technologically advanced future society controlled through engineered reproduction, psychological conditioning, and constant superficial pleasure.
Discussed“um so i and what else is very useful is it's a lot i think we're a lot closer to brave new world than 1984. it's a lot easier to manipulate a population through pleasure than through force and through oppression”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“i grew up on roger hargreaves books the mr men books so my impression of british culture is based entirely on those books”
“talk to me about the book when can people expect that is it going to be this i yes i am half i hope so i'm halfway done so even if i do just a page a day it'll be done first draft in three months so i think it's very realistic it'll be out this year the white pill”