Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-02-27
Books mentioned on Part Two: Bruno Bettelheim and The Quest To Make a "Good" Concentration Camp
Bruno Bettelheim has now made it to the United States, where he executes his elaborate plan to fix "emotionally disturbed" children by making a nice concentration camp. See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The empty fortress
The Empty Fortress by Bruno Bettelheim is a deeply influential yet historically controversial 1967 psychological study that explores infantile autism and the supposed developmental impacts of maternal deprivation.
Discussed“in 1967 he publishes a book called The Empty Fortress which is one of the first influential and famous books on the treatment of children with autism in US history”
Where to get it
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The CREATION OF DR B
Discussed“and this brings me to the book the creation of Dr B by Richard poock”
Where to get it
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The Survivor
Discussed“his book The Survivor was partly a broadside against the misinformation bleheim had contributed to the discussion”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Save the Date
“I have a romcom novel called save the date coming out April 8th that you can order wherever books are sold”