Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2026-01-09
Books mentioned on The Great US Brain Drain
Well, folks, the results are in: 2025 was a rough year for American science. Massive funding cuts to research and development aren't just slowing the pace of innovation -- they're also sending thousands of the nation's best and brightest out of the country...
Ben Bowlin discussed The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and The Foundations of Geopolitics by Aleksandr Dugin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a classic American novel depicting the hardships of Oklahoma families migrating to California during the Great Depression.
Discussed“So, the Okeis is a term we're shouting out the book uh Grapes of Wrath uh which examines the mass migration of people from Oklahoma who were called Okeis in a porative way by the media of the time.”
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The Foundations of Geopolitics
The Foundations of Geopolitics by Aleksandr Dugin is a controversial political science book often described as a strategic blueprint for Russian influence, foreign policy, and disinformation campaigns.
Discussed“And for the record, uh, that project 2025 stuff is heavily plagiarized from the foundations of geopolitics by Alexander Dugan. Look it up.”
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