Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-09-11
Books mentioned on The Dark Side of Adoption
Adoption is, at heart, an amazing concept. People who'd love nothing more than being part of a family come together and create their own -- no two ways about it: adoption genuinely saves lives.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Making Sense of the Divine Name in the Book of Exodus
Discussed“And another example historically speaking is of course Moses from the Bible, from the book of Exodus, who was found as a babe in the rushes or whatever and adopted by a powerful family and then ultimately became a pretty important political figure. Let's just say love it!”
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Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann is a harrowing work of investigative journalism that uncovers the systematic murders of wealthy Osage Nation members in Oklahoma during the 1920s following the discovery of oil on their tribal lands.
Discussed“I mean, if anyone had a chance to see 'Killers of the Flower Moon', you see how that assimilation was utterly taken advantage of in order to rob these individuals of their tribal land and their wealth, especially in areas where that land may have sat upon oil reserves or other precious mining materials.”
