Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-03-01
Books mentioned on Russian Space Weapons, Star Wars, Longer Life for Pets | STUFF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW
Ben Bowlin discussed 1984 by George Orwell, Watchmen by Alan Moore and others, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel exploring totalitarianism, surveillance, political tribalism, and the systematic control of information.
Discussed“I mean it makes me think of like stuff you might read about in like fiction like dystopian fiction like 1984 where you have the threat of the thing that is what you base your entire strategy of control over the people on”
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Watchmen
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is a groundbreaking graphic novel set in an alternate history where superheroes are real, exploring complex moral dilemmas, Cold War tensions, and the psychological toll of vigilantism.
Discussed“we always talk about Watchman that's what it was of course that's what it was yes thank you that's what it is”
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain is a classic satirical novel about a nineteenth-century American mechanic who travels back in time to Arthurian England and uses practical knowledge to pose as a powerful wizard.
Discussed“Connecticut Yankee's a good uh example of that in fiction was that Twain yeah yeah that's Twain”
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