Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-05-20
Books mentioned on Part Three: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else
Part Three of our episodes on the Dulles Brothers with guest, Jason Pargin. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed Problems of Leninism by Joseph Stalin, The devil's chessboard by David Talbot, and The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Problems of Leninism
Problems of Leninism by Joseph Stalin is a collection of essays and speeches outlining foundational communist ideology and Leninist political theory.
Discussed“he began reading and rereading problems of leninism a co a collection of Stalin's essays and speeches. By one account, he owned six or more pencil-mked copies and kept each in one of his workplaces.”
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The devil's chessboard
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a detailed historical investigation focusing on Allen Dulles and the rise of the Central Intelligence Agency, along with the deep-state machinations surrounding major historical events like the assassination of John F.
Discussed“The Devil's Chess Board gives a pretty good overview of the situation in Guatemala by the late 1940s. Quote, "The Giant Company, whose operations sprawled throughout the Caribbean, ran Guatemala less like a banana republic than a banana colony.”
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The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer is a gripping historical investigation into how two powerful brothers shaped American foreign policy and laid the groundwork for covert interventions during the Cold War.
Discussed“Quote, "All were gregarious, intrigued by possibilities, liked to do things, had three bright ideas a day, shared the optimism of stock market plungers, and were convinced that every problem had its handle, and that the CIA should find a way to reach it."”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I I am a New York Times bestselling author of several increasingly stupid books. Uh the last one was called Zoe Punches the Future and the Dick. It is book two in a series. You do not have to have read the first one.”