Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-10-23
Books mentioned on Part One: How L. Ron Hubbard Lied His Way to Godhood
Lafayette Ron Hubbard was a living monument to how much a tall white guy can achieve by lying, without pause, for seventy straight years. In Episode 27, Robert is joined by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast) and they discuss the wild life of the found of Scientology.
Robert Evans discussed Bare-faced Messiah by Russell Miller, Mission into time by L. Ron Hubbard, and Dianetics, the modern science of mental health by L. Ron Hubbard.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bare-faced Messiah
Bare-faced Messiah by Russell Miller is an investigative biography that details the controversial life and career of Scientology founder L.
Discussed“So, uh, one of my main sources for this episode was a book called Barefaced Messiah, which is a really comprehensive biography of Elron Hubard by Russell Miller.”
Where to get it
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Mission into time
Discussed“In Mission into Time, a Scientology book, though, he spun his basic vacation with his parents in China into quote, "In China, he met an old musician whose ancestors had served in the court of Kublakhan and a Hindu who could hypnotize cats.”
Where to get it
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Dianetics, the modern science of mental health
Dianetics, the modern science of mental health by L.
Discussed“In May of 1950, Dionetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, reached bookstores across the nation. Its publisher, Hermitage House, only printed 6,000 copies for its first run.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Shawshank Redemption
“I've actually not read much or if any. Oh, no. I've I read the uh the Shaw Shank Redemption novella that one.”