Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2026-01-12

Books mentioned on Strange News: Venezuela, Food Conspiracies, and More

2 books · With Max Williams · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Oh, come on! We take a couple weeks off for the holidays, and the world goes nuts?

Mentioned: 1984 by George Orwell and Freemasons For Dummies by Christopher Hodapp.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   1984

   George Orwell · at 12:08 · mentioned 2 times

   1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.

   Recommended

   “What was what was the guy's name? Goldstein in 1984 where they all have the two-minute hate every day. I don't know. It's it's a great book. I'll have to look up the the specific villain's name.”

   Speaker Strange News: Venezuela, Food Conspiracies, and More 2026-01-12 Listen at 12:08

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   Freemasons For Dummies

   Christopher Hodapp · at 58:25

   Discussed

   “you can look all that stuff up now now that there are books like Freemasons for Dummies that we've read. Um, there's all kinds of fun stuff out there.”

   Speaker Strange News: Venezuela, Food Conspiracies, and More 2026-01-12 Listen at 58:25

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