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!
Robert Evans discussed The Man Who Broke Capitalism by David Gelles, JACK. STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT. by Jack Welch, In search of excellence by Thomas J. Peters, and Future shock by Alvin Toffler.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism
The Man Who Broke Capitalism by David Gelles is a critical examination of Jack Welch's career and his influence on modern corporate culture.
Discussed“so I want to quote now from a book by a guy named David gels called the man who broke capitalism and spoilers the man that the book is about is who we'll be talking about today”
Where to get it
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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”
Where to get it
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In search of excellence
In Search of Excellence by Thomas J.
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”
Where to get it
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Future shock
Future Shock by Alvin Toffler is a seminal work examining the psychological and cultural 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
“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”