Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-05-09
Books mentioned on Part One: Jack Welch Is Why You Got Laid Off
Robert is joined by Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson to discuss Hell's CEO, Jack Welch. (2 Part Series) Cracked alums Michael Swaim and Abe Epperson are making a new movie and you can help!
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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JACK. STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT.
JACK.
Discussed“so the two books that I've used as sources for much of this episode uh are the book that I quoted from earlier the man who broke capitalism by David Wells and Jack axone autobiography Jack straight from the gut”
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In search of excellence
Discussed“the death knell of the golden age of capitalism was heralded by books about business that started to get really popular like in search of Excellence by Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman Jr”
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Future shock
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler is a seminal work of futurology that examines the psychological and social distress experienced by individuals and societies when subjected to overwhelming rates of technological and social change.
Discussed“another popular book that kind of helped set up the next age of American capitalism was Future Shock uh the author a guy named Alvin Toffler”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book After the Revolution
“but you can find my book after The Revolution literally anywhere you can buy books you like Amazon you like bookshop.com or whatever you'd like going to Barnes Noble for some reason”