Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2023-02-20

Books mentioned on Strange News: Balloons, UFOs and Other Explosive Distractions

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The United States government propagandizes missions to shoot unidentified objects from the sky, while a small town in Ohio goes against rail tycoons in hopes of surviving an ecological catastrophe. All this and more in this week's Strange News.

Ben Bowlin discussed Watchmen by Alan Moore and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Watchmen

   Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons · at 39:16

   Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is a landmark graphic novel set in an alternate history that deconstructs the superhero genre against the backdrop of Cold War tensions.

   Discussed

   “generally in these stories the way it plays out is very Watchman style where there's not just an alien invasion”

   Ben Bowlin Strange News: Balloons, UFOs and Other Explosive Distractions 2023-02-20 Listen at 39:16

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