Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-11-16
Books mentioned on Part Two: Lord Aspinall: The Gambling King of London
Robert and Ed continue the story of Lord Aspinall, who trades in his gambling house for the deadliest zoo in history. Bonus: murder!
Robert Evans discussed Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler, The trap, The Gamblers by John Pearson, and Grey Wolf by Louise Penny.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is Adolf Hitler's notorious autobiographical manifesto detailing his political ideology and antisemitic worldview.
Discussed“he develops a specific fascination with the Nazis and in fact after bad night's gambling he would calm himself down by reading mine comp like that's his like that's his safe place”
Where to get it
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The trap
The Trap is a 1994 political and economic book written by Sir James Goldsmith that serves as a critical response to the failure to halt the expansion of the European Union.
Discussed“and gets he's as kind of a response to failing to to stop the EU he writes this book in 1994 called the Trap and the basically the argument is the TR in the Trap is that like us style attitudes of free trade which bring with them Mass migration right which open borders that people can travel between borders”
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The Gamblers
The Gamblers by John Pearson is a biographical and historical work exploring figures such as the eccentric gambler John Aspinall.
Discussed“having identified so closely with his gorillas he started to imitate their habits and showed a marked preference for the rules governing the world of animals to that of human beings from watching how the dominant old silverback gorilla ruled the females in his Entourage he concluded that the idea of women's rights and women's Liberation was not only ridiculous”
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Grey Wolf
Grey Wolf by Louise Penny is a murder mystery novel featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache as he uncovers dark conspiracies and complex crimes within the seemingly idyllic Quebec village of Three Pines.
Discussed“and the book is called grey wolf right which is today the name of a fascist organization in Turkey”
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