Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-12-23
Books mentioned on Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade. (3 part series) Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.
Robert Evans recommended The Zorg by Siddharth Kara.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Zorg
The Zorg by Siddharth Kara is a historical nonfiction book examining the atrocities of the Atlantic slave trade through the lens of a specific maritime tragedy.
Recommended“There's this a book called the Zong and there's another book that came out more recently called the Zorg. I haven't read the first one. I read the Zorg. It's a very good book.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Against the State
“It's called Against the State, a story of anarchists and comrades at war in Spain, Myanmar, and Rojava.”