Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-11-30
Books mentioned on Part One: The Not-At-All-Sad History of Libertarian Sea Nations
Robert is joined by David Bell to discuss the history of Libertarian Boat Cities. FOOTNOTES: https://thebaffler.
Robert Evans discussed Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein, The moon is a harsh mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, and Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers by Robert A.
Discussed“He was kind of like Gene Rodenberry in that like a number of his his science fiction books at the time were like ahead of the curve on things like racial justice and not in a way that is particularly impressive today”
Where to get it
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The moon is a harsh mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A.
Discussed“his book in particular, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, is like a lot of people would consider it a foundational text for like the American libertarian movement. It's a it's a very influential book.”
Where to get it
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Time Enough for Love
Time Enough for Love by Robert A.
Discussed“No, he changes it to Lazarus Long because Lazarus Long, in addition to being obviously a porn name, is an homage to a Robert Heinland book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The moon is a harsh mistress
“Um, now the moon is a harsh mistress was published in 1966. And in 1971, a millionaire developer from Las Vegas, a guy named Michael Oliver, attempted to create his own libertarian utopia.”
Passing Time Enough for Love
“Um I don't know. I haven't read this Heinland book. Maybe it was good.”