Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-08-16
Books mentioned on Part Two: Charles Koch: The Luke Skywalker of Rich People
Robert is joined again by comedian Ever Mainard and they continue to discuss Charles Koch, the notorious face behind the Koch Brothers empire. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed Dark Money by Jane Mayer and The Science of Success by Charles G. Koch.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dark Money
Dark Money by Jane Mayer is a landmark investigative work exposing the hidden networks of billionaires and secretive funding channels behind the rise of the radical right in American politics.
Discussed“I'm going to quote from the book Dark Money here. Carnell Green was a pipeline technician and gas meter serviceman for KO Industries when he ran a foul of the management.”
Where to get it
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The Science of Success
Discussed“Charles Ko was even forced to acknowledge this sort of in his 2007 self-help book, The Science of Success. Excuse me. It was more of like a business book, but you know, you get the idea.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Libertarian Reader
“On his bookshelves rest a bust of Adam Smith, the patron saint of unimpeded capitalism and a copy of the libertarian reader. But Mr. Williams says that he is careful not to bring his opinions, hardened as they are, into the classroom.”