Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2022-05-26
Books mentioned on Part Two: General Butt-Naked and the Liberian Civil War
Robert is joined again by Shereen Lani Younes to continue to discuss the Liberian Civil War. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans discussed The Liberian Civil War by Mark Huband, The Redemption of an African Warlord by Joshua Blahyi, and Lysistrata.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Liberian Civil War
Discussed“And I'm going to quote from the Liberian Civil Wars. The events that followed were captured on film by a Palestinian journalist representing a Middle Eastern news agency”
Where to get it
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The Redemption of an African Warlord
Discussed“The mysterious universe thing is based heavily on a book that he wrote after he became a bornagain Christian. His book titled the redemption of an African warlord is a pretty standard redemption narrative.”
Where to get it
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Lysistrata
Discussed“This is definitely definitely a a a story where the women are the ones who are much smarter and also very much like have you so Liz Estrada is this old Greek play about the Pelpeneisian war”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Bible
“The former general butt naked flees to Ghana where he lives in a refugee camp. And he claims he learns to read and studies the Bible during this time.”